Call Credit Spreads Explained Using Real Index Options Timer Trade

Earlier this week our Index Options Timer service booked 19% gain on a credit spread trade on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)… a bearish bet, essentially.  In the grand scheme of things this trade wasn't all that different from any of the other trades we take on in the IOT newsletter. But, in that this particular position...

Call Credit Spreads Explained Using Real Index Options Timer Trade

Earlier this week our Index Options Timer service booked 19% gain on a credit spread trade on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)… a bearish bet, essentially.  In the grand scheme of things this trade wasn't all that different from any of the other trades we take on in the IOT newsletter. But, in that this particular position...

Two factors will prevent a stock market correction, Goldman Sachs says

Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin said subdued optimism and a strong consumer will stand in the way of a stock market correction. Kostin has a 2,400 target on the S&P 500 this year, implying a 2.5 percent decline from Friday's close. Pessimists worry that stretched valuations, tighter Fed policy and other factors will lead to a correction. By Jeff Cox,...

Two factors will prevent a stock market correction, Goldman Sachs says

Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin said subdued optimism and a strong consumer will stand in the way of a stock market correction. Kostin has a 2,400 target on the S&P 500 this year, implying a 2.5 percent decline from Friday's close. Pessimists worry that stretched valuations, tighter Fed policy and other factors will lead to a correction. By Jeff Cox,...

Weekly Market Outlook – Stocks Back on the Fence (and maybe willing to stay on it)

Technically speaking, the market is still in a bullish mode. It's the most lethargic bullishness one could possibly imagine though, with most of the key indices one bad day away from being back on the wrong side of the table. Never even mind the fact that the market actually lost a little ground last week. So once again, investors are...

Weekly Market Outlook – Stocks Back on the Fence (and maybe willing to stay on it)

Technically speaking, the market is still in a bullish mode. It's the most lethargic bullishness one could possibly imagine though, with most of the key indices one bad day away from being back on the wrong side of the table. Never even mind the fact that the market actually lost a little ground last week. So once again, investors are...

U.S. Dollar Shatters Major Support Level. Now What?

Over the course of the past several weeks we've been monitoring the slow demise of the U.S. Dollar Index. Though ugly, there's always been a potential floor in place that could serve as a turnaround point (and prod). Though still overbought and overdue thanks to its 2014/2015 runup, there was always a slim chance the greenback might get back into...

U.S. Dollar Shatters Major Support Level. Now What?

Over the course of the past several weeks we've been monitoring the slow demise of the U.S. Dollar Index. Though ugly, there's always been a potential floor in place that could serve as a turnaround point (and prod). Though still overbought and overdue thanks to its 2014/2015 runup, there was always a slim chance the greenback might get back into...
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