Trading China’s Coronavirus (Part 7)
China is Taking a Beating, Economists and Prediction Markets Agree News regarding the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, (now called “COVID-19” by the World Health Organization) continues to top…
A New Podcast for Gambling on Politics
Inspired by the tastytrade financial network’s comprehensive daily coverage of stocks, options and futures markets, Luckbox launched The Political Trade, a weekly podcast devoted to the growing universe of prediction market traders.…
The Trade War & GDP Growth
January saw the signing of a “Phase 1” trade agreement between the United States and China, signaling progress in the trade war enveloping the world’s two largest economies. “With this…
Trading China’s Coronavirus (Part 8)
Pharma Names in Play Key Coronavirus Updates: The estimated number of global coronavirus infections has risen to more than 70,548 with at least 1,770 associated fatalities Five deaths linked to…
The China Threat (March issue preview)
It’s never a bad time to call out bad actors, and that’s what we do in the March 2020 issue of Luckbox magazine, which goes live on Wednesday, March 12.…
Topics
Fakery and the Authentication Economy
Business is booming for companies that identify and combat bogus news stories, doctored videos and counterfeit goods Fakery permeates life in the 21st century. On…
The Real Threat of Deepfake
Videos of events that didn’t really happen can overturn elections and sabotage companies The pornography industry latches onto new ideas quickly, particularly when it comes…
Jeri Ellsworth on Augmented Reality
Tilt Five’s CEO Jeri Ellsworth discusses what consumers should expect from the future of AR. Silicon Valley’s Jeri Ellsworth was the first team member hired…
Real Possibilities in Spatial Computing
An unprecedented combination of the real and unreal is set to engulf humanity, thanks partly to the spread of spatial computing Former Microsoft tech evangelist…
Trends
Shredded on the Side
Side hustles go better with physical conditioning These days, everybody needs a side hustle. A professional house painter oversees fishing expeditions on the weekends. A…
Meet the Robots: Aibo, Jibo, Leo & Cleo
This robot roundup includes one recently deceased, one arisen from the dead and two that are gainfully employed
OK Boomer
Instead of choosing an individual for Luckbox of the Month, the magazine is recognizing the blind luck of an entire generation—the baby boomers. The cohort…
8 Favorite Fidget Toys
The anxiety-related consumer products market is expected to grow to $7.5 billion by 2023. In the Fall of 2016, two Kickstarter campaigns were launched with…
La Dolce Vita: THC-infused Sugar
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…
Catfish Are Biting in Love and in Money
Separate fact from fiction to reveal the traps set by bogus online daters and fake financial marketers Imagine that you’re using a dating app and…
Burning Man
A former floor trader shares sights—and insights—from his 15th visit to The Playa By Alan Matthew Burning Man, which bills itself as “the place to…
Swimming in Sales
Relentless ambition turns a solo act side hustle into a multi million-dollar business A dream job wasn’t enough for Emily Vaca—she always had a part-time…
Richard Jewell
The story of Richard Jewell, the security guard who discovered an explosives-filled backpack during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, is once again captivating…
A New Podcast for Gambling on Politics
Inspired by the tastytrade financial network’s comprehensive daily coverage of stocks, options and futures markets, Luckbox launched The Political Trade, a weekly podcast devoted to the growing…
Options Trading: An Antidote for Division
Smart options traders know that life—and markets—aren’t zero-sum games Trading can bring the country back together. That’s right. Trading. Anyone can see all the anger…
Trading China’s Coronavirus (Part 8)
Pharma Names in Play Key Coronavirus Updates: The estimated number of global coronavirus infections has risen to more than 70,548 with at least 1,770 associated…
Greta’s Guitars
Sam and Jake Kiszka, two of GVF’s three brothers set aside time with luckbox to discuss music, fame and influences. Sam plays bass and keyboards…
Bluffing Is Real
Blurring the line between real and fake can help a savvy player steal some pots In poker, investing and life, things are not always as…
Meet Jenny Andrews
Co-host of The LIZ & JNY Show on the tastytrade network Hometown Frankfort, Ill. Age 43 Years trading 22 Office When I’m not at tastytrade,…
Race out to find this Rye
For whiskey explorers, discovery is the easy part. There is always something that you haven’t tried, but the results are often disappointing. Happening upon Pinhook…
Wrestling With Reality
Spontaneous or scripted? The pros sometimes improvise on a predetermined storyline to create a crowd-pleasing spectacle. Redneck soap opera. Populist performance art. Repressed homoerotic fantasy.…
Trades
AMZN: Prime Sell
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
Long & Short Sino Picks
Most traders in the United States have probably encountered two or three Chinese stocks in their search for market opportunities, but about 150 publicly traded…
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…
Diversify With Alibaba & Baidu
The U.S.-China trade war creates far-reaching ramifications for the economies of both nations. The ebb and flow of negotiations only exacerbates tensions and casts uncertainty…
Currencies’ Future
Most traders don’t pay much attention to foreign currencies or their value relative to the dollar. But everything that’s traded has a dollar component. Whether…
Three Roads to China
Some stocks offer more exposure in Chinese markets than their names suggest. Here’s a sampling of opportunites. Alibaba A Chinese holding company with a range…
Tactics
Chinese Stocks & ETFs to Trade
Investing in China remains notoriously difficult, but here are some liquid options With the second-highest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world—and a close second…
Pairs Trading, Correlations and Cointegration
Traders looking to expand their repertoire of available trading strategies, or enhance their existing skill set, might want to consider a deeper dive into pairs…
Well, There Are Earnings Recessions and Then There Are “Real” Recessions
An earnings recession is generally defined as a period in which corporate earnings growth declines over two consecutive quarters. Based on projections for the Q4…
China’s Neutral Price Action
Testing the strength of a strangle in the FXI For the past 10 years, U.S. stock markets have tended to move in a single direction:…
The Myth of the Protective Put
Buying an expensive “portfolio insurance policy” hardly ever works In Chicago, the weather can seem as volatile as the market. A day that begins with…
Binary Events and the Odds of a 2020 Market Correction
When investors and traders hear the term “binary event,” they usually think of biotechnology companies that explode higher after FDA approval, or of a company…
Spreading for Risk Reduction
Traders can spread risk with calendar spreads, pairs trades and options Short naked options are a preferred strategy among experienced traders because of their high…
False Prophets Get It Wrong About Profits
New data suggests it pays to concentrate on managing stocks that are gaining value, not the ones in decline For the last 100 years, Wall…
Zeroing Out Those Utility Bills
With this hack, investors can make utility companies pay the family gas and electric tabs Traders consider utility stocks relatively safe investments—partly because regulation limits…
