If Wall Street had a confessional booth, I’d be first in line. “Forgive me, market gods, for I underestimated how quickly sentiment could shift.” When I last wrote about Abbott Laboratories (ABT), the market was treating this medical device powerhouse like last week’s leftovers—despite growth that would make most CEOs weep with joy. Fast forward […]
Global Market Comments March 18, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (HOW TO HANDLE THE FRIDAY, MARCH 21 OPTIONS EXPIRATION)
Followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader alert service have the good fortune to own four in-the-money options positions that expire on Friday, March 21, and I just want to explain to the newbies how to best maximize their profits. These involve the: Risk On (NVDA) 3/$88-$90 call spread […]
“A fool learns from experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others,” said Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of Modern Germany.
Mad Hedge Technology Letter March 17, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (WE HAVE CROSSED THE RUBICON IN THE SHORT-TERM) (META), ($COMPQ), (NVDA)
The pain trade for tech stocks just recently was up and that has now been broken. It has been a tough fall and the Nasdaq ($COMPQ) has gone from up handsomely for the year to down 8%. The tough point in this was that it was hard to go bearish until we finally crossed the […]
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“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Said Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs
(INVESTORS ARE LOOKING FOR CLARITY AMID THE CHAOS) March 17, 2025 Hello everyone WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR Monday, March 17 8:30 a.m. Empire State Index (March) 8:30 a.m. Retail Sales (February) 10:00 a.m. Business Inventories (January) 10:00 a.m. NAHB Housing Market Index (March) Tuesday, March 18 8:30 a.m. Building Permits preliminary […]
Global Market Comments March 17, 2025 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or SELL FIRST AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER), (SPY), (TLT), (IBKR), (GM), (TSLA), (NVDA), (SH)
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I have been learning a new language over the past few weeks (I already speak six). And like learning any new language, it has been a bumpy road. I remember a family dinner I had in Tuscany in 1968. The dessert was chocolate cake. I didn’t know how to say “cake” in Italian, so I […]