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What do philosophers and world leaders know about trading? More than you think, according to this active tastytrader. The internet provides instantaneous access to an unprecedented flow of information, but…
Treasury yields and stock market valuations traditionally share a positive correlation, but in 2021 that relationship seems to have broken down—at least temporarily. Here is what yields are telling us…
A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 established that states could regulate their own sports gambling activities, which in turn catalyzed a jaw-dropping surge in nationwide online…
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What do philosophers and world leaders know about trading? More than you think, according to this active tastytrader. The internet provides instantaneous access to an…
The first-half of the 2021 trading year saw several new market leaders emerge, with the energy and agricultural commodities sectors unexpectedly leading the charge.
Spiking inflation has been a hot-button topic in 2021, but U.S. Treasury yields have actually declined in recent weeks, suggesting there may be more to…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
Trading and Decision-Making (Part 2)
Brains over bots. If trading were filled with “certainties,” a machine could do it, according to an active tastytrader. But it requires the human touch…
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…
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…
Trades
Treasury yields and stock market valuations traditionally share a positive…
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…
Diversification is spreading money across multiple assets as opposed to just 1 or 2 (i.e. “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”). So how…
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
Event risk spikes during earnings season, but investors and traders can utilize hedging to ensure that the risks are minimized.
When VIX hits an extreme, options traders often seek to pair cheap and expensive volatility against each other using a strategy known as “volatility arbitrage.”
The Black-Scholes model, which was first devised by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes in 1973, has become an ubiquitous options pricing model because it largely…
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…
