You Cant See The Forest Through The Covid
With Illinois under ‘shelter in place’ orders there are a lot of hassles and annoyances. Without sounding like a huge snob I want to tell you a story about my cleaning lady. She was supposed to come this week. My wife and I really wanted her to come…mostly cause our house is starting to deteriorate…quickly. […]
There’s A Crash Coming…And It Is NOT The Market
There’s another massive opportunity shaping up in the market, but before I get into that due to these important times, I’m opening up my phone lines for you to call me today and tomorrow. I know that many of you still had some questions that couldn’t be answered because of all the people that showed […]
Olive Garden Has A Secret Key To The Market (shocker I know…)
I do not like the Olive Garden. I would rather have a can of Chef Boyardee than eat at the Olive Garden. To start, the meals make no sense. They make these crazy meals that have ziti, meatballs and alfredo sauce. Maybe they have breaded shrimp over veal scallopini sitting on a bed of ravioli. […]
The Black Swan World Series
One of my fondest memories I have of growing up is watching the Cubs with my Dad right before bed. He would lay down on the floor below our old tube TV (which was on sat about 3 feet off the ground not WAY up high like the Wall TV’s do now) with his head […]
VIX Skyrocketing…How To Become the Luke Skywalker of Vol Trading
One of the most common words I hear in the trading world is the word: Why…?????????? -Why is the market rallying so hard? -Why is this stock up? -Why is this stock down? -Why is the market down? My favorite might be: Why did this happen to me? Most of the time my response is,…
Market Update
This Asset Explains Coronavirus (Trade Inside)
One of the most common words I hear in the trading world is the word: Why…?????????? -Why is the market rallying so hard? -Why is this stock up? -Why is this stock down? -Why is the market down? My favorite might be: Why did this happen to me? Most of the time my response is,…
Here Is Why the Market is Tanking
Markets are selling off because of the news that the coronavirus is spreading. When does it end? How long can the market sell off? These are relevant questions. It is necessary to understand an important thing about this sell off: There are two VITAL pieces to a market correction A catalyst: something to get a […]
The VIX Explained
Spot a Terrible Trading Indicator Just Like This
My favorite watering hole in Chicago is called Ceres Café. It is a bar disguised as a diner in the Chicago Board of Trade Building. Ceres is famous for having quite possibly the stiffest drink in the country. When I was on the floor, a lot of traders would head over there for ‘lunch’ and […]