Inverse ETF’s are a great way to gain leverage if you are trying achieve excess return counter to the market or just trying to hedge a portfolio. The double and triple really can give you some juice. But how about the options? Most ETF’s offer option plays and as you can imagine the double and…
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So much uncertainty to throw the markets into a tailspin. Will they or won’t they? Up or down? Growth or recession? Romney or Obama? Heck, let’s just pack it in and call it a day until it’s all settled. Well…that is NOT AN OPTION. We need to battle through the negativity, poor sentiment and news…
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With the soon-to-be new issue Facebook coming out next week I thought it would be fun to look back on some other internet stocks and how different they are from Facebook and other recent issues. Back in the 90’s I was buying stocks of many tech names. I think at one point I probably owned…
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I pay more attention to what is being done than what is being said. We can listen and believe in whatever is spoken but at the end of the day it is the actions that count most. We see what is being done everyday by market players – buy, sell, hold. We hear analysts say…
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This past week the market had every reason and excuse to go down. Data seems to show the economy may be slowing, China is also coming in for a soft landing, more leaks springing in Europe. The Fed seems to be in a quandary, wanting to do something but unable or unwilling to make a…
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Tough market, isn’t it? It wasn’t long ago when the day started out positive and got stronger as we headed toward the closing bell, the result of a broad participation rally. Now we have but a handful of stocks rising smartly and the hope that our markets don’t crumble from weak knees (see chart below). …
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When I teach my coaching clients, willing friends, colleagues, host webinars, write articles or even answer emails, calls or texts it gives me a great chance to offer some of my knowledge and experience. Unlike some methods, I will often respond to questions with another question(s) (in a similar fashion to the Socratic method). You…
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It’s time for some levity and clarity. Without the benefit of reacting to the NFP report on Friday (with an open market) there is a great deal of anxiety in anticipation of Monday’s opening. I want to go over this with you so we can make something of it. First, take a deep breath with…
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Can you feel the rumbling? It’s that time again, when a tight feeling in your gut comes back to put you in stitches, anticipating company results of the previous quarter. Yeah, it also gives me knots; and when you play the options game and rising volatility – well, it become a binary situation. The past…
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Markets ended the most successful first quarter since 1998, and if you recall that was a pretty good year (and led to even more upside for the next year plus). We’re certainly in a different time and space here but as we know patterns repeat, and maybe we can identify one and ride out the…
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