By Jon D. Markman On July 11, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Note: I am traveling this week, so the next publication of Strategic Options is likely to be on Monday, July 15.
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Stocks jumped to record levels mid-morning Wednesday, following dovish...
By Jon D. Markman On July 10, 201902:20 PM Eastern
Note: I am traveling this week and taking a short break from producing our morning issues. We’ll resume regular publication next week.
Stocks have jumped to record levels today after Federal...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 10, 201910:46 AM Eastern
Bitcoin hit rock bottom on Dec. 15, 2018, exactly 207 days ago.
According to CoinMarketCap, it traded as low as $3,191.
Then it bounced back up.
And BTC has been moving mostly higher ever...
By Mike Larson On July 10, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Cue the spooky music and the Rod Serling narration ... because it’s time for you to join me on a trip into the global bond market “Twilight Zone”! And believe me, this is one journey you can NOT...
By Jon D. Markman On July 9, 201902:50 PM Eastern
Stocks are chopping around today as investor sentiment was buoyed on tech stocks but bummed by new evidence of fallout from the U.S.-China trade war.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down...
By Sean Brodrick On July 9, 201901:46 PM Eastern
Gold is consolidating recent gains, at the same time that stocks are under pressure, too. That’s okay. We’re riding big trends, and short-term noise doesn’t bother me at all. Indeed, it could lead...
By Jon D. Markman On July 9, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks retreated on Monday as investors initially backed away from hopes that the Federal Reserve would aggressively cut interest rates, and then swooned on aggressive downgrades of key stocks and...
By Jon D. Markman On July 8, 201901:57 PM Eastern
Stocks are retreating today as investors backed away from hopes that the Federal Reserve would aggressively cut interest rates to boost the economy.
Major U.S. stock indexes hit record highs...
By Tony Sagami On July 8, 201912:56 PM Eastern
Bitcoin peaked at $19,783 on Dec. 17, 2017.
It's now trading well below that peak, but up sharply — more than 250% — from its December 2018 low of $3,122.
Investor interest in...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 8, 201911:07 AM Eastern
Some are calling Facebook's Libra a “cryptocurrency.”
But that label doesn't quite fit, as the fundamental defining principle of cryptocurrencies is decentralization. And Libra defies that...