Last week, the Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill that was decades in the making. Not since the 1950’s has a package this large been passed, but of course President Biden’s long sought-after bill has a way to go before becoming law. The haggling and debate over what projects are getting money is just about…
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Financial media pundits are at it again. They are the ones who have been saying, “This is the market top, get ready for the downside!” Ignore them. Calls for a bearish turn in the markets over the last few years have rarely worked out. I don’t know why the talking heads get so giddy in…
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Follow through is important in so many areas of life. In sports, following through with your body helps achieve maximum performance. You can see this in tennis, golf, bowling, baseball – among many others. It’s also essential to good manners. My dad used to tell me to follow through with a handwritten note or phone…
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Jim Cramer is hungry for these restaurant stocks – by Tyler Clifford. CNBC’s Jim Cramer recommended the stocks of McDonald’s, Starbucks and Yum Brands for investors worried about rising Covid-19 cases. “Last week, some of the biggest restaurant names exploded higher and the charts, as interpreted by Bob Lang, suggest that they’ve got more room…
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The two best indicators to follow for the market are price action and volume. I often refer to them as the king and queen of the indicators. Other indicators can offer a glimpse of what is happening under the market surface, giving us a heads up to big moves that are brewing. The two that…
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Inflation: How It Works and Why It’s So Destructive – Webinar Recap The sharp rise in inflation this year and has set off numerous alarm bells. Some (2% per year or less) is completely normal, but what we’re experiencing is anything but. Consumer prices increased an astonishing 5.4% in June from a year earlier – an…
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How Spread Trading Works (Plus Your Chance to Try It Free) – Webinar Recap We did a little something different in this options trading webinar. Every single person who attended automatically got one month free in our popular Spread Trader service. If you missed the opportunity, this webinar is still a great primer on this…
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Aesop’s fable about the tortoise and the hare is as true for options trading as it is in science. That’s right – researchers have proven that over the long-run, the race will be won by the slower, steadier animal. Ergo, if you want to be successful trading options for income, be the tortoise when it…
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I often talk and write about the dangers of listening to anyone or anything related to the markets. It’s especially important to ignore the market doomsayers, as their opinions don’t matter. The only guide you should be listening to is the market itself. Now with that said, you and I do need some guidance at…
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Last week, we closed the books on the first half of 2021, so naturally we ponder who the market leaders will be for the next six months. Inflation will play a small role, but I fully expect that the momentum behind the markets, the massive infrastructure bill and consumer spending will be key players. Inflation…
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