A serial entrepreneur is working to transform one-of-a-kind gems into a tradable commodity Diamonds may be forever, but only a few of the biggest, most precious examples have been taken seriously as an investment vehicle. The problem’s been that each one is unique—they aren’t a tradable, undifferentiated commodity like oil, gold, corn or pork bellies. … Continued
The S&P 500 is down roughly 16% so far this year, but the individual performance of the eleven primary sectors within the S&P 500 provides investors and traders with a lot more insight into 2022 trading activity.
The 2021 trading year is almost in the books, and a review of this year’s biggest winners and losers should help investors and traders strategize for 2022.
After a subpar 2020, the financial sector has been racing higher on optimistic Q4 earnings expectations, as well as rising interest rates. After a busy holiday season, action in the financial markets can be quiet, mirroring the slowdown in post-Christmas retail activity. But this year, amid a global health crisis and a bumpy transition of … Continued
While the financial world is currently grappling with the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the start of corporate earnings season could add yet another wrinkle to what has already been a chaotic start to the trading year. Q1 2020 earnings season, which kicked off in full force this past week, will be especially interesting … Continued
While many volatility traders target the options of broad market ETFs, such as SPY and IWM, there’s an argument to make for sector ETFs, as well. One constraint with larger cap ETFs, such as SPY and IWM, is that they are high-dollar underlyings that can consume an out-sized amount of capital. And the diversification that … Continued