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Big Pharma Just Gave Me a Sell Signal

Hi Traders, Let's go with the puts in Merck (MRK) this week. The stock topped out on Aug. 25 at $156.92, an all-time high, and

Licia Leslie

Don’t Buy the Bounce

Hi traders, CPI came in firm and that settled it. The market is now pricing a 90 percent chance of a Fed rate hike next

Tim Colby

The Monopoly Ended on Friday

Yo Pit Crazies, Way back when, I owned a piece of an exchange. Exchanges were member owned then: we bought seats, and the seat holders

Andrew Giovinazzi

Japan Just Bought the Market a Few More Days

Dollar-yen just had its two biggest days since July. The yen jumped Wednesday, then jumped again Thursday, touching 155.28 to the dollar, its strongest level

Mark Sebastian

Two Financials: One Coiled, One Broken

Dear Trader, The VIX had a wild ride this week. Monday started with the market still digesting Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish tone from Friday

Tim Colby

I’m Flipping My Microsoft Trade

Hi Traders, Last Wednesday, Microsoft was my stock to love with a target at $513.73. It ran through that number on Friday and then started

Licia Leslie

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