When America was asked to stay home in 2020, Amazon (AMZN) was there to keep consumers stocked up, in shape and entertained with everything from face masks and toilet paper…
What do you HATE about Luckbox? The publishing industry has been kind to Luckbox. In two years we have won 15 editorial & design awards (far more than our peers) and each month we…
My daddy was a minerHe’s now in the air and sunHe’ll be with you fellow workers‘Til every battle’s wonWhich side are you on?Which side are you on?—Which Side Are You…
Success has rewarded Jeff Bezos. Twenty-seven years ago, he was a Wall Street refugee peddling books online with the help of a $250,000 loan from his parents. These days, he’s…
Prime Day sales have been getting bigger and bigger every year. But will that trend continue in 2021? Amazon’s 2021 Prime Day sale is set for June 21 and 22…
Topics
Prime Day sales have been getting bigger and bigger every year. But will that trend continue in 2021? Amazon’s 2021 Prime Day sale is set…
The big American online retailer has become inextricably intertwined with China—but do Americans care? Amazon and China can’t seem to get enough of each other.If…
In April, the digital experience management software company Sitecore released its Amazon-focused survey. And in May, Investor’s Business Daily and TechnoMetrica collaborated on a big…
Success has rewarded Jeff Bezos. Twenty-seven years ago, he was a Wall Street refugee peddling books online with the help of a $250,000 loan from…
Trends
Amazon Primed
Public enemy No. 1, or Wall Street hero? Either way, odds say Amazon will dominate competitors for a long time to come. Consider the great…
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,…
The LAST Picture
The Future of Antitrust Progressive trustbuster Lina Khan, shown here testifying in April on Capitol Hill, was seemingly poised for Senate confirmation as head of…
Black Mirror Bodega
Amazon Go stores combine the ambiance of the inside of a vending machine with mundane sandwiches As consumers shift from conspicuous consumption to experiences, they’ll…
Meet Rich Dvorak
Rich Dvorak, IG Analyst @richdvorakfx Home/Office location Chicago Age 27 Years trading Nine How did you start trading? I opened a brokerage account on my…
Pro Tip: Volatility is Seasonal, Price Direction is Not
Research conducted by tastytrade suggests that market volatility tends to be seasonal—historically dipping in summer and peaking in fall—while price direction is not.
The Education of New Speculators
Don’t confuse healthy speculation with desperation Think back to the world before 2016. A world before Covid-19. A world where Donald Trump had yet to…
Business Forecasting Models
Combining related forecasting questions into clusters can reveal bigger-picture insights for businesses and industries Forecasting is an essential part of business. Companies use historical data…
The Luckbox Bookshelf
How to Resist Amazonand Why: The Fight for Local Economics, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores and a People-Powered Future! by Danny Caine Danny Caine,…
Trades
Volatility in the cryptocurrency market has picked up in recent…
The world of investing is fraught with uncertainty and disagreement, but one fact remains indisputable: Over the past 100 years, stocks in the United States…
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…
When America was asked to stay home in 2020, Amazon (AMZN) was there to keep consumers stocked up, in shape and entertained with everything from…
Even corn and soybeans are not immune to the perils of social media. According to online chatter, grain prices in 2022 will hit $18 to…
Inflation is in the news a lot lately. Check out the Google Search spikes. Google Trend searches are measured 0-100 with 100 being the peak…
Tactics
Liquidity often gets overlooked as a strategic tactic in the financial markets, but the utilization of this metric can provide investors and traders with considerable…
Market volatility dipped below its long-term average in April, but despite that relative complacency, investors and traders can still employ a wide range of tactics…
Buy stock in multiple companies to increase the chance of picking a winner and lessen the pain of choosing a loser
The Sharpe Ratio is widely used to measure the performance of a given investment approach as compared to the degree of risk involved, but the…
A new futures product helps investors balance exposure to tech stocks The line between retailing and technology has blurred. Who can decide whether to call…
Investors and traders that owned tail risk protection in spring of 2020 likely benefited from that foresight, but the long-term maintenance costs of such protection…
Transform a low-profit, low-risk trade into one with higher profit but higher risk The butterfly, a low-probability, low-risk options trading strategy, doesn’t maximize profit, but…
Here’s how to compute the relationship between two stocks without having to leave home. Market correlation helps traders understand the relationship between two stocks or…
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…
