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Should You Place Call Or Put Options On The S&P 500 Index?
The S&P 500 Index (SPY) has suffered agonizing declines in 2016. As you can see from the above graphic, it plunged from approximately 2,080 to its current level of 1,882.9... -
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That Didn’t Take Long
It wasn’t in any way magnanimous for the FOMC to state clearly what everyone already knew without any need for aid of GDP calculations. The policy statement for its January 2016 ... -
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Week In Review: China Pharma Financing Deals
Deals and Financings CARsgen Therapeutics, a Shanghai company developing CAR-T immunotherapies for solid tumors, completed a $30 million Series B round (see story). CARsgen is cur... -
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Saudi Arabia Hemorrhages $19.4 Billion In Reserves During December
Saudi Arabia – which was busy playing headline hockey with Russia over a rumored 5% production cut proposal – is running out of money. Yes, we know, that sounds absurd.... -
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It’s Time For Twitter To Make A Deal… And Fast
It’s time for Twitter Inc. (TWTR) to stick or twist. Last Sunday, the embattled social media company suffered a mass exodus of executive talent. If you believe the official s... -
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Weighing The Week Ahead – February 2016: Is The Correction Over?
Stocks once again made a sharp turnaround late in Wednesday’s session. The “mystery” rebound took the S&P 500 (SPY) up 3.5% in about two days of trading. Despite the impo... -
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Gold Forecast – February, 2016
Gold prices settled at $1117.83 an ounce on Friday, making a gain of 1.8% on the week and 5.2% over the month. The precious metal’s gains were mainly driven by the risk-off s... -
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The Federal Reserve’s ‘Uh Oh’ Moment Has Already Arrived
The Federal Reserve seems to have been caught off-guard by the recent turmoil on the markets. As the Chinese economic growth seems to be slowing down, all of the Western central ba... -
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Lacy Hunt – “Inflation And 10-Year Treasury Yield Headed Lower”
No one has called long-duration treasury yields better than Lacy Hunt at Hoisington Management. He says they are going lower. If the US is in or headed for recession then I believe... -
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NZD/USD: Targeting Further Downside Pressure On Price Failure
NZD/USD: The pair closed flat the past week leaving risk of a move lower on the cards. As long as the 0.6542/58 zone continues to hold as resistance, the pair looks to weaken. This...
