01/07/2021 — Market Misunderstanding

I’m not surprised that the S&P futures are up 40 points only 24 hours after an armed insurrection swarmed, and momentarily took control of the US Capitol building. A few friends of mine contacted me to ask about what effect all of this had on the market. They…

01/25/2021 — A Perpetual Source of Volatility

At around 9:50 CST this morning, financial markets went into a brief, but sharp nosedive. The S&P index lost over 60 points in about fifteen minutes. As usual, the pundits scrambled to come up with explanations for the tumble, and many of them…

01/14/2021 — Known Unknowns

Almost two decades ago, media outlets and the much of the population laughed heartily when then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld…

01/05/2021 — Missed It By That Much

Few things frustrate as much as the “near miss.” Couple a “near miss” with a “patient plan unrealized,” and you’ve got yourself the ultimate in angry vexation.

That’s my self-analysis on why my trading performance yesterday left me in a…

12/23/2020 — Don’t Sign It

Sometimes I’ll write something and I’ll shelve it. This one I threw in the can because it seemed contrary to the Christmas Spirit, but now that the New Year has arrived, I will kick it off with this. I still think it is relevant.

01/24/2021 — Market Mathematics

Somewhere in middle school, American students learn about the nature of negative numbers. Through intuition or a quick logical stroll, the keener young mathematicians know that the subtraction of a negative number resulted in a more positive difference. And so it is with…

01/18/2021 — Inexplicable Inauguration Rebound

And perhaps that’s the best explanation we can expect as to why the market decided to rebound just as quickly. At present, the S&P’s sit…

01/11/2021–1 or 2?

It’s harder to find answers to grey-area risk situations. On one hand you can examine the past and hope that it can provide a bit of…