Volatility
Today United Airlines repeated Delta’s huge loss reported yesterday
After the close today, October 14, United Airlines (UAL) reported a loss to $1.8 billion for the third quarter. Operating revenue fell 78% from the third quarter of 2019. In the second quarter United lost $1.6 billion and reported an 87% drop in revenue. The third...
Taking short-term profits in Wells Fargo Put options tomorrow–will look to rebuy
On October 8 in my Special Report "Your Investing Guide to the Next Dangerous 6 Stock Market Months" I recommended buying Puts on Wells Fargo (WFC) for my Volatility Portfolio as a way to hedge stock market volatility. If you had bought the January 15, 2021 Puts with...
Catching up on my October 5 buy of Twilio
This is something of a catch up post. On October 5 I added Twilio (TWLO) to my Jubak Picks and Volatility portfolios. I announced that buy in a post on October 2 and then again in my Special Report: "Your Investing Guide for the Next 6 Dangerous Stock Market Months" I...
Today was a good day to add those GOLD and GDX risk hedges
In my Special Report "Your Investment Guide for the Next 6 Dangerous Stock Market Months" I wrote "I'm pessimistic about the month before the election and for the lame duck months after it. I think there's a chance either in the United States or in Europe of some...
Adding Puts on American Airlines tomorrow on Trump’s call to end stimulus talks
I've written in my Special Report: Your Investing Guide to the Next 6 Dangerous Months in the Stock Market that I had been waiting for shares of American Airlines (AAL) to move farther above $13 before adding Put options to the Volatility Portfolio. And over the last...
Special Report: Your Investing Guide for the Next Six Dangerous Stock Market Months (Complete with 14 picks)
Yikes. Does this market have enough volatility for you? And I think that volatility will only get worse over the next two to six months, I can't remember a market with so much potential to move up or down in big relatively short-term volatility as this one. Just as...
Stocks rally today–but I’d feel better if volume was higher and the same old big techs weren’t leading the day
Today looks like a strong rally but I've got my doubts. At the close the Standard & Poor's 500 was up 1.60%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead 1.34%. The technology laden NASDAQ Composite was higher by 2.26%. The NASDAQ 100, dominated by the technology...
Stocks lose much of early enthusiasm but still finish in the green
Stocks moved up modestly this morning (modest considering the damage down in the last few days) with the Standard & Poor's 500 up 0.99% at 1 p.m. New York time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ahead 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite gaining 1.16%. The move seems to...
Why did stocks plunge today? How about doubts on the Powell Put
I've argued that there are two giant bets that support stock prices at recent historic levels. One is the Vaccine Put, the belief in the delivery--and relatively soon too--of a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that will let economies around the world return to...
Looks like no government shutdown on September 30: House passes stopgap funding bill that has Senate and White House agreement
Tuesday night the House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government operating through December 11. The House vote was 359-57 and the legislation now goes to the Senate for a vote before the end of the fiscal year on September 30 forces a...
Stocks take a while but deliver expected bounce today
This morning it looked like we might not get the bounce I expected today after the Monday morning sell off and Monday afternoon recovery. The NASDAQ, dominated by the big tech names most likely to bounce today, started Tuesday off in a mild downturn. As of 11:07 a.m....Jim’s Stock Alerts
Download Jim’s eBook for Free
