Facebook is hoping to get into the cryptocurrency business with the proposed launch of its Libra currency. The positions on both sides of this battle seem to be pretty confused. There are a lot of cryptocurrencies around these days, and while Bitcoin and a few other major players get all the attention and all the […]

A lot of people look upon what has happened in the past to guide them in the future. Things have really changed in the markets though and some old ideas don’t work so well now. The principle of reversion to the mean has been one that a lot of analysts and investors have followed faithfully […]

Even during bull markets like the one we are in now, where we are at all-time highs, doing well requires that we manage our positions effectively and seek efficiency. Efficiency isn’t really a word that is used very much by traders and certainly is a concept that is pretty foreign to investors. The way most […]

People have been predicting the death of Bitcoin for a long time now, prior to its meteoric rise, and especially during the ensuing collapse. The monster is far from dead now. Comparing Bitcoin to the Dutch tulip craze of the 16th century, Tulip Mania as it is known as, might have held some weight at […]

While investors often use bonds and gold to hedge against stock market plunges, all three assets going up at the same time is leaving some of them quite confused. In spite of all the talk that we’ve heard about the 10-year bull market with stocks coming to an end, it just has kept going, with […]

After a disappointing month of May which saw markets decline by 6%, putting a real dent into the 2019 rally, things turned around in June. The Fed likely will crash the party this week. We can’t ever know for sure how much expectations of a Fed rate cut have been priced into the market so […]

In spite of all the ups and downs that the market has seen since its low on December 26, we’re still sitting up over 20% since then. The bears haven’t gone anywhere though. With the possible exception of the 20% pullback that we saw in the latter part of 2019, this is the most concerned […]

Friday was difficult enough, with stock markets grappling with new tariffs, this time on Mexican imports. On Monday, some big tech companies got more added to their plate. When news hits the market, this serves to adjust the outlook of the stock market on the issues at hand. For example, when we hear disappointing news […]

U.S. stocks have held up pretty well throughout the upward move that we’ve seen since last Christmas. The month of May has not brought good tidings though and we may be headed lower. There is an old saying in the stock market which tells us to sell in May and go away, meaning stay out […]

While several shots have been fired on both sides using tariffs as the main weapon, the U.S. looking to blacklist Chinese telecom giant Huawei is a bigger threat than it appears. It’s no secret that Huawei has a special place in the hearts of the Chinese government, and a much bigger place than we may […]