One of the primary reasons that financial markets exist is to shift price risk. Hedging to protect positions comes in many forms. The most common price protection comes in the form of insurance. Buying a put can put in a…
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Oil is everywhere…literally… oversupplied to push prices to 2009 lows back below $40 a barrel. The global glut and the inability of OPEC to cut production, intended or not to break the Shale industry, have turned sentiment on its head….
Interest Rates can’t stay near zero forever. Here are five things you should know about the interest rate hike: 1) It is coming December 16th – nothing is guaranteed, but all indications are this is a done deal. The short-term…
Major indexes offer a diversified way to play macro market moves. The DOW, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are common investments using DIAmond’s , SPYders and nasdaQQQ’s as vehicles. The advantage is lessened individual stock risk by having a broad basket….
Zach Hurwitz Interviews Aaron Fifield About His Trading Techniques In episode 25, Zach Hurwitz interviewed the host to see about what his trading process was like, after being a guest on episode 11. So 25 episodes later, the host thought…
The most discussed and telegraphed Federal Reserve action in history has rates on the move…maybe December 16th. Five years plus of Zero rates is coming to an end according to market indicators. The conundrum for objective market watchers is whether…
There is only one way to never be wrong, hold on until you win. The financial cost and mental anguish are too expensive for investors to not take a loss with the exception of a rare few. Remember the market…
Money is to be made in this merger mania if you have your chips on the right stocks. 2015 has been an epic year for takeovers as companies have cash, and low-interest rates to get more cash, to buy that…
How many times have you thought to yourself that a BIG stock move is coming and the earnings announcement is going to be the price catalyst? What if I told you there was a simple low-cost strategy with a twist…
If you have never ever traded futures before, you are unlikely familiar with the term “limit up.” So let’s explain it… Limit up refers to a market situation in which prices have reached their daily maximum upside price movement. On…
