The U.S. bond market corrected sharply in 2022, but current economic conditions suggest a possible rebound this year
The space exploration industry has blossomed into a $350 billion enterprise, with some projections indicating it could double in size during the next decade
Cryptocurrency and its underlying technology will survive the FTX debacle Chaos reigns in the crypto markets. But the problem isn’t with the underlying blockchain. The fault lies with the centralized…
M&A activity slumped in 2022, but many industry experts expect a rebound in 2023 with Lucid Motors and other attractively valued companies
Skew exists in the options market due to the fear of a market correction, which means put prices are naturally higher than call prices
Topics
Expectations for quarterly earnings season—which ramps up on Jan. 13—are tempered at this time due to the backdrop of rising interest rates and a slowing…
Chaos will roil the economy this year, but the Federal Reserve is creating market opportunities for active investors Keeping active doesn’t just improve your health.…
Timebank members exchange an hour of their work for an hour of someone else’s An enthusiastic gardener who hates to bake might be a perfect…
These four major market events will heavily influence where the markets trade during the final month of 2022 and beyond
Trends
Probability Matters
Get serious about investing by attaching a numerical probability to every trade It’s fun to speculate about cultural, political or economic events that might happen…
Bourbon is Bigger in Texas
Garrison Brothers’ bold, pricey barrel-strength bourbons are worth the splurge Judging whiskey awards may sound like fun, but after sipping dozens over a couple of…
Debunking The Music Algorithm
An anthropologist reveals how Spotify and other platforms decide what songs to recommend Nick Seaver was working on his Ph.D. in anthropology when he began…
The Apprentice: A Mathematical Edge
As he learns trading, a teenager is already stockpiling financial wisdom—and cash In the case of 18-year-old Jacob Intrator, youth isn’t wasted on the young.…
Bartering For Kicks
Trading sneakers online provides the thrill of the hunt and the opportunity for profit Cave dwellers were exchanging animal hides and sharp sticks long before…
Taking Stock in Big Pharma
Billionaire Mark Cuban wants to pull the pharmaceutical industry up by the roots and plant something new. In the next issue, Luckbox leans in with…
2023 Grammy Predictions
It’s that time of year again when awards season rolls around. The 2023 Grammy Awards are slated to take place Feb. 5, and the official…
What You Need to Know About the Brewing Leveraged Loan Crisis
Companies with poor credit histories or high debt loads often lean on leveraged loans to finance their operations, and this niche of the corporate sector…
The Pawn Trade
Do rich people pawn stuff? California-based Ideal Luxury offers clients private consultations in an office that looks more like an Edward Jones than an EZ…
Get Used to High Used Car Prices
A shortage of second-hand vehicles is preventing prices from returning to pre-pandemic levels Today’s sky-high used car prices can’t last forever. Experts expect a reset—but…
Amigos, o Enemigos?
Have you ever been hurt by your best friend, and then wanted to exact some form of revenge on them? Maybe even kill them? While…
Trades
Stocks are decoupling, and this troika of equities appears to be headed lower Of the many changes that shook the stock market in 2022, perhaps…
A mean-reverting macro currency trade explained by a meaty metaphor Extreme prices can make an active investor salivate. Contrarians and trend followers alike tend to…
Long-term investors and active traders have more in common than they might think So-called professionals sometimes urge novice investors to turn their backs on active…
Investors who still track and favor the Dow can trade the value of the index Headline writers love describing the daily movement of the Dow…
Retail investors can use new smaller futures contracts to hedge their portfolio bets Hedge fund managers and other big investors have been using futures to…
Tactics
New tastylive research indicates that investors and traders may want to tread cautiously when attempting to “buy the dip”—especially during periods of elevated volatility in…
New tastytrade research shows how the implementation of a disciplined trade management approach can help traders avoid outsized losses—especially during severe bouts of market volatility
Leading up to a vacation, many investors and traders perform a risk analysis of the portfolio, and adjust accordingly
As of early January 2023, the FTSE 100 index—often referred to as the “Footsie”—is on the cusp of breaking above its all-time record high of…
When playing a rebound, investors and traders often use long stock or short puts—both of which have produced historically attractive win rates, but with different…
A menagerie of options strategies called zebras, lizards and spreads can help investors profit from a continued decline in stock prices in the new year…
Hyped-up stocks can have unusual option pricing with atypical option skew Look at prices of the Nasdaq ETF (QQQ) out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes for the April…
To predict next year’s stock prices, look where investors are putting their money New variants of COVID-19 might drive stock prices lower, or President Joe…
Looking to take the sting out of an investment’s shrinking value? Ethereum and bitcoin have been anything but stable. Think gold. Is cryptocurrency the new…
