Market Implications of a Second Wave
The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic is currently rolling across much of the world, with devastating results. Over 4.5 million people are known to have been infected by COVID-19,…
Trading the Escalating Trade War
Prior to 2020, the United States and China were embroiled in a trade war that made relations between the world’s two largest economies thorny, at best. Developments in the current…
Increasing Your Immunity
No single factor magically boosts immunity. To make living longer worth the effort, U.K.-based immunologist Jenna Macciochi concentrates on enhancing “health span” as well as “lifespan.” Her book, Immunity: The…
James Carville: Nevada’s Cortez Masto is a Good Bet for Biden’s VP Shortlist
Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto reportedly sits among Joe Biden’s “top three” picks for a possible vice presidential running mate, according to Mediaite. The news broke less than a…
Luckbox wins Niche Award for Best New Magazine
On May 13, the Super Niche event held their annual Niche Media Awards celebration (virtually this year), honoring magazines which capture the talent, spirit, and creativity of the very best…
Topics
Three Rules for Longevity as an Active Investor
If you’re in it for the long haul, you need to know the rules—that the news doesn’t matter much, the markets are random and active…
The Pandemic, Immunity and the Long Game to Longevity
Living to a healthy old age is within reach but requires respect for scientific findings and adherence to good habits, according to a socially-distanced panel…
How Not to Die
Combining proper diet, regular exercise and a fitting environment can make life beautiful. Research proves that nearly anyone can achieve happiness, good health and a…
Longevity Lessons From the World’s Happiest People
Dan Buettner introduced the world to Blue Zones in his cover story for National Geographic magazine’s November 2005 The Secrets of Long Life edition. The…
Trends
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…
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…
Wrestling With Reality
Spontaneous or scripted? The pros sometimes improvise on a predetermined storyline to create a crowd-pleasing spectacle. Redneck soap opera. Populist performance art. Repressed homoerotic fantasy.…
Help! I Might Need Somebody!
During the pandemic-mandated quarantine, loners and socialites alike can enjoy a longevity-related bestseller What sticks with me is the brightly colored pieces of tape on…
Top 5 Mistakes Donkeys Make
Expert poker players refer to amateurs as “donkeys.” Here, a WSOP pro reveals the most frequent donkey mistakes. When amateurs sit down at the poker…
Meet Draye Densmore
Home Houston Age 25 Years trading 4 How did you start trading? I’ve always been passionate about the markets and had a strong desire to…
ATLAS OBSCURA
Pandemics and travel bans are no match for Atlas Obscura: The Second Edition by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras and Ella Morton. But that’s no surprise.…
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…
News, Comedy & Gambling on Politics
Plus sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll—this podcast has it all! Get a FREE digital subscription to Luckbox magazine!And…Subscribe here to The Political Trade podcast!…
COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Frontrunners
If Dr. Edward Jenner were still alive, he’d likely relish the opportunity to pit his knowledge and experience against the modern scourge known as COVID-19.…
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
Burning Man
A former floor trader shares sights—and insights—from his 15th visit to The Playa By Alan Matthew Burning Man, which bills itself as “the place to…
Breathe Right
The proper breathing technique can calm the mind, relax the body improve decision-making The coronavirus turmoil isn’t conducive to staying mentally present, and the body…
Hunger Games
Alternating rounds of starvation and gluttony won’t bring desired results So what’s the best way to diet in 2020? How about long stretches of extreme…
Drink and Be Happy
Based on the potential benefits of proper hydration, such as reduced bladder cancer risk, how many cups of water should people drink every day? Blue…
Errant Burr
When the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, was passed in 2012, it came as a surprise to many that up until…
Testing Vaccines and Trading Strategies
Yes, active investment strategy has a lot in common with testing vaccines As though real-life were imitating a medical drama, COVID-19 is providing a glimpse…
Trades
AMZN: Prime Sell
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
Nine Health Stock Trades
Nearly one-fifth of the nation’s economy is dedicated to health care and, at this writing, the sector’s stock prices are caught up in the wild…
US-China Trade Impacts Aussie Dollar
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…
Healthy ETFs
The risks and rewards that investors face when making investment decisions often can lead to more volatility than expected. This concept applies to the biotechnology…
ETFs Move Over: Smaller Futures are Here
That’s the greatest financial innovation of the last 20 years? Weekly options? Digital currencies? Zero commissions? It may come as a shock that many consider…
Two Ways Back In
Perhaps some traders are looking to “tiptoe” back into the market and make some cautious purchases. Anyone seeking lower-volatility assets could consider two exchange-traded fund…
Tactics
Recovery Calls for Covered Calls
The fast and furious COVID-19 downturn provides the perfect prelude for this options strategy What made the 2020 COVID-19 market downturn unusual wasn’t the magnitude—the…
Volatility Contraction Part 1: Mean Reversion
In finance, mean reversion describes the tendency of asset prices to move toward their average, over time. A mean reversion-based trade therefore expresses the belief…
Trading Defensively: Managing Tested Positions
With the spread of the novel coronavirus outside of China, the entire world is now wrestling with a very serious threat. Furthermore, many investors are…
Portfolio Diversification in a Post-Pandemic World
While an international public health emergency like COVID-19 isn’t a frequent occurrence—at least not one affecting such a large portion of the human population—it nonetheless…
Does Volume Predict Future Price Direction?
When trading in the financial markets, it’s typically advantageous to target positions with high liquidity. High liquidity helps ensure that pricing in a given market…
Tracking the SPY in Complacent and Chaotic Markets
Extreme trading conditions can at times be profitable and at times painful, but they are also great avenues for learning. Because the last major market…
The VIX Has Spiked—Time to Check Your IV
Longtime options traders are well aware of the link between realized (i.e. historical) volatility and implied volatility. The former speaks to actual movement in a…
The Magic Number You Need to Know When Pairs Trading
As most traders are well aware, the pairs approach is founded on strong historical correlations that exist between the two underlyings being considered for a…
How This Sell-Off Stacks Up
Stocks declined in value more quickly this year than ever before Volatility had been slowly declining in the markets for the last 11 years, but…
