Managing the Menace of Internet Powerhouses
A diverse panel plumbs the excesses of Google, Amazon and Facebook The ravenous rulers of the internet aren’t satiated by the tasty data that innocent users willingly feed them. They…
Auto Industry Autopsy
If the average age of a car on the road increases 15% every 10 years, half a century from now the average car would be 23 years old and might…
Are Smartphones Dumbing Us Down?
The desperate are seeking help with their digital addiction. The smartphone—that slender slab of glass and metal gently warming your inner thigh through the pocket of your jeans—packs more raw…
Probabilities Don’t Lie
“Occurrences” when trading volatility typically refers to the total number of trades deployed over a given period of time (one year, for example). Because volatility trading relies so heavily on…
Meet Adam Mesh
Birthplace Long Island, NY Age 43 Office Location Manhattan Years trading 22 years (10+ as a pro day trader) How did you become interested in trading? I was attracted to…
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Topics
Facebook Advisor Turns Tech AdversarySeasoned investor Roger McNamee, an early proponent of Facebook and a mentor to Mark…
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Trends
The Great HackTechnology’s shocking invasion of privacy gained momentum in the early 1970s when…
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Trades
Seasonal Opportunities in the Natural Gas You Can TradeWhile the heavyweight in global energy markets remains crude oil, natural gas is no slouch. On…
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Tactics
Mastering the Vertical SpreadMany options traders have a good idea of the specific trading approach they might choose to…
Topics
Facebook Advisor Turns Tech Adversary
Seasoned investor Roger McNamee, an early proponent of Facebook and a mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, now advocates curbing the abuses of the internet’s tech giants.…
Mergers & Accusations
Facebook, Amazon and Google (Alphabet) have orchestrated explosive organic growth and expanded even further through acquisitions. These juggernauts continue nearly unabated despite massive security breaches,…
Managing the Menace of Internet Powerhouses
A diverse panel plumbs the excesses of Google, Amazon and Facebook The ravenous rulers of the internet aren’t satiated by the tasty data that innocent…
Facebook Advisor Turns Tech Adversary
Seasoned investor Roger McNamee, an early proponent of Facebook and a mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, now advocates curbing the abuses of the internet’s tech giants.…
Trends
Amazon Doesn’t Sell Sculpted Physiques
Staying fit requires discipline and commitment; the same can be said for profits in trading. Instant gratification and immediate satisfaction. If the explosion of Facebook…
Glass Act
Whiskey is in a golden era. The brown-booze bull market is propelled by trends that show little sign of abating. Unique barrel finishes are flourishing,…
Handicapping the 2019 US Tennis Open
In the world of sports, European football, cricket, American football, baseball, and basketball usually get the most international coverage. Those sports possess legions of rabid…
The Great Hack
Technology’s shocking invasion of privacy gained momentum in the early 1970s when supermarkets began installing closed circuit television cameras to monitor the aisles for shoplifting.…
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…
Lottery Wins Become Habit-forming
Remember the 69 million-to-one odds that octogenarian golfer Chuck Miller defied by sinking two holes in one within one hour? That earned him the August…
Four Tips to Winning Poker
Players have a choice: Constantly hone their tactics or plunge into an abyss of losses Poker’s a tough game, and players who aren’t constantly improving…
Auto Industry Autopsy
If the average age of a car on the road increases 15% every 10 years, half a century from now the average car would be…
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
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…
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…
Liz Dierking
Co-Host of The LIZ & JNY Show on the tastytrade network Age 42 Home Lemont, Ill. Office Most of the time, my car. I am…
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…
Are Smartphones Dumbing Us Down?
The desperate are seeking help with their digital addiction. The smartphone—that slender slab of glass and metal gently warming your inner thigh through the pocket…
Trades
AMZN: Prime Sell
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
Venomous FAANGs
A VETERAN TRADER TACKLES TECHNICALS For decades, conservative politicians have courted votes by promising to reduce federal regulation. After all, many of their constituents are…
Risk-Off FAANG Trades
Opportunities in global market directional trends FAANG, an acronym for a collection of tech and communication companies that have changed the way most people live,…
S&P Changes as it Soars
The S&P 500 Index surpassed 3,000 for the first time on July 10, giving bullish investors across the nation cause to rejoice. The bears, on…
Inversion in Treasuries: Two Ways to Trade
A savvy futures trader’s take on the markets Rip van Winkle slept for 20 years, but that was 200 years ago. Today, van Winkle’s smart…
The VIX Cheat Sheet
Interested in knowing how much the S&P 500 is expected to move? This cheat sheet will help! But first, get the last sale of VIX…
Tactics
Probabilities Don’t Lie
“Occurrences” when trading volatility typically refers to the total number of trades deployed over a given period of time (one year, for example). Because volatility…
Mean Reversion and Optimal Trade Entry
With equity markets in correction mode at the start of October, current market conditions are opening up plenty of new opportunities on the short side…
Butterfly Spreads
The good news is that investors can slightly tweak many option strategies, including the butterfly, to gain maximum control over the risk and reward. The…
Mastering the Vertical Spread
Many options traders have a good idea of the specific trading approach they might choose to employ when identifying an opportunity in the marketplace, especially…
Avoiding the Long Premium Trap
The increase in market volatility at the end of summer has become more tempered in recent weeks. That reality is reflected in the Chicago Board…
The Butterfly Payoff
What’s the right environment for the butterfly spread? While short straddles and strangles are great trades when investors want to speculate that a stock will…
Managing Directional Risk
While many traders focus on statistics-based volatility positions that leverage the mean reversion philosophy, it’s important to recognize that even these types of exposures can…
The (Broken Wing) Butterfly Effect
Trading a BWB at price extremes affords the trader room for the trend to continue and zero risk, if the trend reverses. When markets reach…
Fine-Tuning Stop Losses
Parts I and II in this series made the case for stop losses in options trading … and stop profits. To use stops well, it’s…
