January 27, 2019 | Daily JAM, Friday Trick or Trend, Mid Term, Volatility, You Might Have Missed |
Our regular (or occasional or perhaps occasionally regular) Friday series (actually running on Sunday this week) Trick or Trend looks at what might (or might not) be emerging investible trends. Exclusively on JAM. This post won't run anywhere else. Ever. You've...
January 22, 2019 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
Remember last week? Markets were running over with optimism that growth in the U.S. and global economies continue strong in 2019, that the U.S.-China trade war was headed to a resolution, that earnings growth in reports for the fourth quarter would be above...
January 17, 2019 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, Volatility |
Did you see what happened in Hong Kong overnight? The major Hong Kong Index, the Hang Seng was down slightly, dropping 0.54% on the session. But a smaller group of stocks in the Hong Kong market got slaughtered. Jiayuan International Group, Sunshine 100 China Holdings...
January 2, 2019 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing |
It's not just China anymore. Unfortunately. The Caixin Media and IHS Markit Purchasing Managers Index for China's manufacturing sector fell to 49.7 in December  from 50.2, its lowest reading since May 2017. That confirms a trend seen in the official government PMI on...
December 31, 2018 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, VIX, Volatility |
I'm taking advantage of the 25% drop in the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) to add March 19, 2019 Call Options at a strike price of $26.00 (VIX190319C00026000) to my Volatility Portfolio today. Â The VIX, otherwise know as the fear index, climbs when investors...
December 26, 2018 | Daily JAM, NFLX, Short Term, Stock Alerts, Volatility |
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December 21, 2018 | Daily JAM, Short Term, Special Reports |
This Special Report was revised--extensively- on December 21. When I posted the first version of this Special Report back in November, the bear market was just a possibility--although a highly likely possibility--and my best projection on how the market would develop...
December 20, 2018 | AAPL, Daily JAM, EQNR, FCX, NKTR, PXD, Stock Alerts, VIX, Volatility |
In November and December I selectively added risk to my Volatility Portfolio in the expectation of a strong seasonal January Effect Rally and the odds of an end of the year bounce that would, temporarily, disrupt the developing bear market. I thought that was a...
December 9, 2018 | Daily JAM, Friday Trick or Trend |
Our regular (or occasional or perhaps occasionally regular) Friday series (actually running on Sunday this week) Trick or Trend looks at what might (or might not) be emerging investible trends. Exclusively on JAM. This post won't run anywhere else. Ever. The...
December 3, 2018 | ALV, AMZN, CAT, CTRP, Daily JAM, DE, FCX, FQVLF, NVDA, SGMO, Volatility, ZNH |
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...
November 8, 2018 | Daily JAM, VIX, Volatility |
The trend is still down, in my opinion, despite today's slight gain in the volatility index. The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX), often called the "fear index" because it measures how much traders and investors are willing to pay to hedge risk in the S&P...
November 5, 2018 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Special Reports |
Scary market, huh? Completely unpredictable it seems, right? Up on Tuesday October 30 with the Standard & Poor's ahead 1.57% at the close and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite ahead 1.58%. Quite a turn about from the previous day when the S&P 500 finished...