Tips for Trading Microchips
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 with a 40% rally from…
The Low Bar to Trading High-Action Currencies
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 in number but certainly more…
The Genius Guide to IQ
Scores on IQ tests can tell us a lot, but they can’t tell us everything Does IQ matter? Well, yes and no. High scores on intelligence-quotient tests often correlate with…
It’s Time to Talk About Speculative Financial Bubbles
Asset bubbles in the financial markets are inevitable, and while they can’t easily be forecasted, there are some reliable methods by which investors and traders can detect their presence. When…
Does IQ Matter?
Shrinks established a century ago that IQ tests can predict performance … but provocative interpretations of test results reinforced tragic misconceptions that persist to this day Although most Americans have…
Topics
Your Brain on Speed
How would you score on a cognitive ability test? Luckbox teamed up with JobTestPrep to share questions similar to those used on the iconic Wonderlic…
The Smartest Man in America?
Luckbox leans in with Chris Langan, a man with an estimated IQ score of 200, who breeds horses, ponders the nature of the universe and…
Demystifying Mensa
Members of the best-known high-IQ society don’t just discuss Proust or quantum mechanics. They know other ways of having fun, too. The leaders of Mensa,…
Dismantle the Cult of Smart
Variations in IQ scores are one reason schools should stop trying to squeeze every student into the same academic mold Fredrik deBoer, author of The…
Trends
Jo Jorgensen: On “Wasted” Votes & Shy Libertarians
In solid red or blue states, one vote is unlikely to change the outcome. Instead, Libertarian presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen suggests using that vote to…
A Difficult Year for Distilled Spirits
Americans in COVID-19 lockdown changed the modes and means of their drinking habits in 2020, resulting in many losers and some surprising winners in the…
The Smartest Guys in the Trade
Traders don’t need the highest IQ in the room—they can succeed with discipline, quick calculations, confident decisions and a little online help People are sensitive…
Meet Michael Nauss
Trader/Consultant, @bonpara Age 35 Office Halifax, Nova Scotia Years trading 15 How did you start trading? It was a very random occurrence during a job…
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…
The Last Picture
Brain Matters Our brains contain roughly 86 billion brain cells • In general, men’s brains are 10% bigger than women’s. However, the hippocampus, the part…
There’s More Than One Way To Be Smart
Nature, nurture and emotional intelligence If you’re a hiring manager, talent scout or just a woman who’s dating well into her 30s, you know that…
The Luckbox Bookshelf
New and not-so-new books that captured our attention this month Far too often, book reviews drive away readers. But reviews present just one stranger’s view,…
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…
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…
Nutritious Meals and the Markets
Just as fitness devotees ponder the nuances of nutrition, investors consider the subtleties of trading There’s more than one way to get downtown—the highway, side…
Trades
AMZN: Prime Sell
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
Seven Smart Stocks
Is Luckbox focuses on the measure of intelligence, let’s turn our attention toward the sector of the equity markets dedicated to education companies. Most well-known…
US-China Trade Impacts Aussie Dollar
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…
High-IQ ETFs
The American public has favored mutual funds for decades and by the end of 2019 had placed $21.3 trillion in them, often through 401(k) retirement…
The Low Bar to Trading High-Action Currencies
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…
Volatility “Sweet Spot”
Securities are ranked on this page according to their forward-looking volatility from last year. Traders seeking safer investments—at least those expected to move less—might lean…
Tactics
The Long and Short of Weekly Options
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…
It’s Time to Talk About Speculative Financial Bubbles
Asset bubbles in the financial markets are inevitable, and while they can’t easily be forecasted, there are some reliable methods by which investors and traders…
Trading Bitcoin’s Recent Volatility
Without developed options markets, it can be hard to track and trade bitcoin implied volatility, but investors and traders can also reference historical volatility. Cryptocurrencies…
Put-Call Parity
The overarching pricing relationship that exists between calls, puts, the underlying and the strike price. Options trading has exploded during the last 12 months, and…
The Semiconductor Trade: Correlation & Volatility
The sector yielded startling increases last year, but it’s not right for every portfolio Semiconductors have become increasingly popular with traders because of the sector’s…
Covered Calls Explained
Covered calls are one of the most popular options-based strategies in the stock market because they provide equity holders with valuable flexibility when it comes…
Tips for Trading Microchips
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…
Make History Work For You
Google provides historical stock prices traders can study or use to create a personalized portfolio tracker Anyone with a Google account can easily download historical…
Trading Direction and Volatility—Flavored Ratio Spreads
Ratio spreads allow traders to express opinions on both underlying direction and implied volatility. Using equity options in conjunction with stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…
