How Safe Are REIT Yields?
History provides an answer. Most real estate investment trust sectors seldom skimp on dividends, even during a financial crisis. An excerpt from a new book, Educated REIT Investing, explains why.…
Lockdown Economics
More than just food is at stake as the pandemic continues to menace America’s restaurants Let me tell you about my dad. He’s former military, in his 70s but still…
Trading VXN, the Nasdaq’s Version of VIX
Investors and traders use the VIX, a well-known gauge of market volatility, to track “fear” in the marketplace. An increase in the VIX signifies that near-term options prices in the…
Getting REITs Right
Investing in real estate can be tough. Getting the timing right and choosing a city—or a sector—on the rise could reap large returns, but watch out if a hurricane flattens…
Meet Katie McGarrigle
tastytrade Host & Content Manager Office Chicago Age 30 Years trading 7 How did you start trading? Being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Kidding! I do NOT…
Topics
How Safe Are REIT Yields?
History provides an answer. Most real estate investment trust sectors seldom skimp on dividends, even during a financial crisis. An excerpt from a new book,…
Office REIT Reckoning
Workers and small-business owners suffered in the first months of the pandemic, but real estate investment trusts could feel the shock later. Nevertheless, one ticker…
This REIT Wins Playing Defense
Corporate Office Properties Trust specializes in defense-related tenants, inoculating the company against economic downturns Not even a worldwide pandemic can stand in the way of…
Two Competing Economic Theories: Hayek vs. Keynes
Two of the 20th century’s most prominent economists, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich August von Hayek, offered sharply contrasting views of the Great Depression. Their…
Trends
Lockdown Economics
More than just food is at stake as the pandemic continues to menace America’s restaurants Let me tell you about my dad. He’s former military,…
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…
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.…
Drunk, High & Horny
America is drinking more booze, ingesting more weed and spending more time on porn sites to while away the hours in self-isolation. Luckbox looks at…
Lucky Goat
While sports entertainment is in many ways an afterthought amid the global pandemic, it also remains an important distraction—a source of escape in tough times. …
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…
Trading VXN, the Nasdaq’s Version of VIX
Investors and traders use the VIX, a well-known gauge of market volatility, to track “fear” in the marketplace. An increase in the VIX signifies that…
Om Alone
Combine the right equipment with the right vibe to create a rewarding home yoga practice Setting up a yoga space at home offers the rewards…
The Inescapable Forces of Economics
Laws of physics apply to everything, from physique development to trading Sir Isaac Newton isn’t best-known for his rock-hard abs or unmatched prowess in the…
The Cult of Celebrity Spirits
We value our liquid assets and the master distillers who make them special, so we’re not the least bit impressed when a celebrity attaches his…
Yeezy Money Betting on Kanye for President
Kanye West is a powerful influencer, and now he’s influencing prices in the political prediction markets Award-winning rapper Kanye West took to Twitter on the…
The Luckbox Bookshelf
What we are reading, and why The Last Taxi Driver By Lee Durkee Lee Durkee’s novels draw upon his own hip but hardscrabble life, combining the…
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
Home Economics
Even when it comes to a house, active investors don’t have to be passive Sitting down? Good. At home? Even better. Because beneath you lies…
Essential Tips for Online Poker
COVID-19 has shuttered the casinos, so here’s what amateurs need to know to play online with the pros. The COVID-19 virus has wreaked havoc not…
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…
Meet Katie McGarrigle
tastytrade Host & Content Manager Office Chicago Age 30 Years trading 7 How did you start trading? Being at the wrong place at the wrong…
Trades
AMZN: Prime Sell
Candlestick chart analysis for intermediate-term trading As the third-largest Nasdaq…
Britain’s Cautionary Tale
Investors and analysts usually go back 10, 20 or 30 years when they consider long-term economic data. But how about taking a really long view?…
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…
Getting REITs Right
Investing in real estate can be tough. Getting the timing right and choosing a city—or a sector—on the rise could reap large returns, but watch…
Less Than Zero
All of the attention in markets was focused on crude oil the week of April 20, when on that Monday and Tuesday, the price of…
Digging Gold
When the markets are in turmoil, money tends to flow out of stocks and into “safer” investments. The market’s definition of “safe” changes, but when…
Tactics
Prophet to Profit: Turning Market Assumptions into Market Success
Investing and trading are about making money, but they also provide the personal satisfaction that comes with transforming ideas into positive returns. Coming up with…
ETF Interest Rate Strategies
Exchange-traded funds provide a good way of trading economically sensitive interest rates Few products are as costly and complex as interest rate futures. For retail…
This is No Amazon Delivery
Trading crude oil presents daunting challenges when its price falls into negative numbers and the owner must take delivery. Here’s a look at the high…
Economic Insensitivity
Traders can reduce risk by trading products that aren’t closely tied to unpredictable macroeconomic swings Basing trading decisions on an opinion about the economy isn’t…
Master the Rebound: Long Stock or the Short Put?
When an investor or trader purchases stock, he is obviously hoping that the value of the underlying will increase. For situations in which a trader…
Here Are Some ETFs to Avoid
Many commodity ETFs represent bad long-term investments Investors often want part of the action when commodities start to move around, especially when prices decline. It’s…
The REIT Trade
Real estate investment trusts tend to pay dividends that can ease the pain of a bad trade Got a bad trade? Tell everyone you bought…
Volatility Risk: It’s All About the Vega
When implied volatility moves up and down a lot, as it has been in recent months, many traders and investors become more attuned to their…
Equities Too Volatile? Consider Some New Shorts (Bonds, Currencies, and Precious Metals)
With equities making big moves in both directions during the first five months of 2020 (underscored by a 1,800 point drop in the Dow Jones…
