Luckbox magazine won a Maggie Award for Best Special Theme / Consumer & Trade for our November 2021 Political Issue at the 69th Annual Maggie Awards, which was hosted virtually April…
Early trading in 2021 suggests bullish optimism in global markets carried over into the new year.
“The Political Trade” podcast is now “The Prediction Trade,” and there’s a lot more than just political betting on the horizon Luckbox magazine’s political prediction market podcast, The Political Trade,…
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 enter his first primary. Non-fungible…
Despite the tragic events of the pandemic, many fortunate households have struggled with only one issue: boredom. Working or studying from home, financially stable Americans baked sourdough, flocked to TikTok…
Topics
What investors need to know about the recently resurrected investment structure For decades, the Russian proverb “Trust, but verify” has guided the United States in…
Don’t worry about the market’s supposedly overheated penchant for SPACs. Worry about the armchair SPAC experts. And consider the risk-free WeWork trade. In August 2019,…
Wall Street is spitting out special-purpose acquisition companies at a frenzied pace—but let the buyer beware By now, nearly everyone who’s interested in finance has…
An institutional investor answers six questions on SPACs Mark Yusko founded Morgan Creek Capital and now serves as the firm’s CEO and chief investment officer.…
Trends
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,…
Volatile SPACs: Welcome
As low-cap stocks, SPACs have built-in volatility. That’s a good thing. During the past year, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have grown in popularity, not…
Optimism on U.S. Economy Hasn’t Rescued Sliding Dollar
The U.S. dollar continues to slide against the Chinese yuan, with many wondering whether the strength in the underlying Chinese economy has catalyzed this trend,…
The Cost of Overconfidence
Hubris erects a barrier to good forecasting. Unchecked, it could prove expensive. With SPACs all the rage, it’s important not to get too carried away…
The Last Picture
Retirement Ink Comes Pensioner Vladimir Sedakov, pictured here at his home in Yekaterinburg, Russia, says he’s determined to cover his entire body in tatoos. In…
Superhero Status
In the world of fitness, speed doesn’t kill, size does. Invincible. Unstoppable. Like Superman flying through through the night, lead arm extended, there is nothing…
The Education of New Speculators strong
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…
The Serendipity Mindset
Luck? It’s all in your head. In his book The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck, author Christian Busch differentiates between…
Fame, Fortune & Finance
Starstruck by big-name athletes and entertainers, investors stock up on special-purpose acquisition company stocks We look to celebrities for lots of things: Which vitamins will…
Learning the Trade
Two Gen Z TikTok influencers are learning the fine art of trading stocks and optionsfrom a seasoned pro—and they’re doing it in real time on…
Trades
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States has…
The “blank check” companies known these days as SPACs, or special-purpose acquisition companies, have enjoyed an astonishing burst of popularity. Check out their growth below,…
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…
Despite the tragic events of the pandemic, many fortunate households have struggled with only one issue: boredom. Working or studying from home, financially stable Americans…
Believe it or not, the market for U.S. dollars bears some similarity to GameStop (GME) stock. How? Both rallied from historical lows to start 2021,…
Sometimes traders strain to achieve a “moonshot.” They dream of picking a single stock that quickly moves from $1,000 to $100,000. But they shouldn’t expect…
Tactics
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
A “volatility crush” can materialize in the wake of a company’s earnings, or after a particularly chaotic period of trading in the stock market.
According to new research, there’s reason to believe that 4% may be a good starting point when it comes to allocating cryptocurrencies in the portfolio.
When trading options, investors and traders have a plethora of data at their disposal to assist with trade analysis, including Implied Volatility Rank and Implied…
Strong correlations don’t guarantee profitable outcomes in the market, but they do increase the likelihood of success—especially when it comes to pairs trades.
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…
Risk increases if a stock is too volatile or makes price moves far outside of what’s expected Options traders often gravitate toward highly volatile stocks.…
