Luckbox sponsors a new tastytrade network segment to teach two young influencers the trade Two Gen Z TikTok influencers are learning the fine art of trading stocks and options from…
“The Political Trade” podcast is now “The Prediction Trade,” and there’s a lot more than just political betting on the horizon Luckbox magazine’s political prediction market podcast, The Political Trade,…
Sexual misconduct allegations might not be enough to stop the New York governor from securing a fourth term. Despite numerous sexual misconduct allegations and a deluge of calls for his…
This first-mover cannabis sweetener hopes to earn $3 million in first-year revenues. Shoogies, a (THC) cannabis-infused sweetener, is hitting dispensary shelves throughout California. It’s available with agave or cane sugar,…
Many investors and traders are comfortable trading equities (i.e. stocks), but fewer are familiar with equity options. Knowledge and awareness of this niche of the financial markets can serve as…
Topics
After a tumultuous trading year in 2020, the first quarter of 2021 saw valuations in the global financial markets continue to climb higher, with some…
The red-hot U.S. housing market hasn’t slowed down in 2021, with low inventories and strong demand now catalyzing bidding wars in some parts of the…
Scientists debate whether extraterrestrials may have created a mysterious object visiting us from outside the solar system The world may someday remember 2017 as one…
NASA’s former head scientist says humans may soon discover signs of life elsewhere in the solar system and eventually on exoplanets Six years ago, a…
Trends
Cuomo Will Be Reelected, Scaramucci Says
Sexual misconduct allegations might not be enough to stop the New York governor from securing a fourth term. Despite numerous sexual misconduct allegations and a…
Outer Spirits
A stellar space race for potables is underway While the billionaire bosses of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX battle for space tourism bragging rights,…
Beware of These Two Mental Traps
What can we learn from the possibility of alien life or the idea that we live in a massive simulation? If someone wanted to make…
Not the “Billions” Carl Sagan Was Referring To
Musk and Bezos square off in a lopsided showdown to determine who can build a bigger payload for phallic-shaped rockets Amazon sold another $100 billion…
The LAST Picture
“A few hours before leaving space for the last time, I went to the Cupola to take a few final shots. After I shot this one,…
New Kids, Old Crimes, Bad Cops, Good Times
The scrappy little guys who have overrun the markets provide cover for sophisticated Wall Street players who are exercising the digital pump and dump. Get…
Superhero Status
In the world of fitness, speed doesn’t kill, size does. Invincible. Unstoppable. Like Superman flying through through the night, lead arm extended, there is nothing…
Crypto Art? Yeah, That’s a Thing
An emerging market for digital art and memorabilia—referred to loosely as “crypto art”—could turn the traditional world of art upside down Ones and zeros are…
TikTok Dough
Luckbox sponsors a new tastytrade network segment to teach two young influencers the trade Two Gen Z TikTok influencers are learning the fine art of…
Open-Minded Forecasting in a Deeply Polarized World
Superforecasters share three strategies for making accurate predictions Americans are more polarized than ever, and their split along two ideological extremes complicates a forecaster’s job.…
Smart Farming Goes Vertical
Agtechs are creating indoor vertical “smart farms” that outproduce traditional flat farms by nearly 400% Imagine a future when an acre of farmland yields 400…
The Luckbox Bookshelf
Exploring space without leaving home Far too often, book reviews drive away readers. But reviews present just one stranger’s view, and taking them to heart…
Your Brain on Sleep
Americans spend a third of their lives sleeping—or trying to, anyway. And although it may come naturally, how and how often people sleep can play…
Trades
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
It’s no secret that equity investors are always on the lookout for the “next big thing.” In years past, they’ve become fascinated with cannabis stocks,…
U.S. equity indexes have hit historic highs, but the price action included periods of drawdowns throughout last year. Some drawdowns were related to negative U.S.-China…
This year marks the 105th anniversary of Boeing (BA), a company known across the globe for its long history of unparalleled innovation and success. But…
Think of foreign exchange, or FX, as the “cult classic” of asset classes. Compared with investors in mainstream markets—like stocks and commodities—FX traders are fewer…
Why trade E-mini S&P 500 futures when Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures is also liquid and more appropriate for smaller accounts? Trading the /ES on…
Tactics
A “volatility crush” can materialize in the wake of a company’s earnings, or after a particularly chaotic period of trading in the stock market.
Feeling bearish? Options and futures can beat short-selling. Here’s how. There’s something suave about shorting the market, whether it’s fading an earnings pop, selling a…
Trading in weekly options has exploded in 2021, but investors and traders should consider the respective value propositions of weekly, monthly, and LEAPS options before…
When trading options, investors and traders have a plethora of data at their disposal to assist with trade analysis, including Implied Volatility Rank and Implied…
Strong correlations don’t guarantee profitable outcomes in the market, but they do increase the likelihood of success—especially when it comes to pairs trades.
“Vol of vol” provides active investors with important insights into the current risk dynamic through metrics like VVIX, VIX, and the VVIX/Vix ratio
When ratio spreads move into a winning position they can be converted into so-called “free” butterfly spreads. When taking a position in the market, most…
Risk increases if a stock is too volatile or makes price moves far outside of what’s expected Options traders often gravitate toward highly volatile stocks.…
Semiconductor stocks offer high volatility and extraordinary liquidity Tech stocks were the market to buy in 2020. While Covid-19 crippled many sectors, technology stocks bloomed…
