How Far Will Apple Fall From The Tree?
With the recent conclusion of the FOMC meeting, the market can breathe a collective sigh of relief as some of the prevailing uncertainty dissipates. However, amidst the ongoing earnings season, where many companies are surpassing revenue expectations, concerns loom over future guidance, particularly if interest rates remain elevated. Let’s delve into the implications and potential outcomes for the upcoming week.
Riding The Coney Island Roller Coaster of Market Uncertainty
Could we see a rate hike before a rate cut? That is the question on the table that will most likely be answered in December of this year. If the Fed doesn’t take action and Wall Street priced in the potential of seven rate cuts, where does that put the S&P 500 for the rest of the year? I’ll tell you why I don’t think we’ll see movement until later this year and where that leaves the major indices until then.
This Stock Landed Us Back-to-Back 1-Day Winners
We just wrapped up six straight days of live trading for Income Madness. We adapted our strategy in the face of a challenging market and earnings-related risk to generate a healthy stream of income.
The Three Things Wall Street Has Wrong
Bad news used to be good news; an increase in unemployment meant rate cuts were coming, but now bad news is just bad news. And the market is reacting, dipping down over 1% intraday! Why is everything upside down now and where are S&P 500 earnings telling us the market is headed? We’re going to take a look at that and more…
Here Come The Scare Bears
My inbox is flooded with articles about a 50% market drop, the end of the U.S. Dollar, the upcoming Lost Decade, and more. The Scare Bears would have you believe that it’s time to close up shop, stash your money in a mattress, and maybe revisit the market in 10 years. While the Scare Bears have some compelling arguments, I’ll break down why this is a normal corrective move and where it would make sense for the market to go from here.
Options Income Weekly Pocketing Cash Despite Market Turbulence
The latest round of economic data threw some cold water on the market rally and there’s a key piece of data causing the issue. It’s something that John writes about all the time and has been warning us about for the last year.
And that one data point is signaling an imminent recessionary bear market in the equities market.
Dip, Dive, or Dodge – Is a Recession Coming?
The latest round of economic data threw some cold water on the market rally and there’s a key piece of data causing the issue. It’s something that John writes about all the time and has been warning us about for the last year.
And that one data point is signaling an imminent recessionary bear market in the equities market.
Traders Net $860 With Strategic Covered Call Strategy
A well-executed buy-write strategy allowed Income Masters members to generate a 7.8% return on a top oil and gas exploration and production company despite volatility in the sector.
Find out how we managed the trade to a profit, picking up some dividends along the way for good measure.
Undercover Dividend Stocks
Dividend Artistocrats are the stocks that have been paying consistently rising dividends for at least 25 years and are part of the S&P 500 index.
And while that has been outperforming the S&P 500, I chose to go in a different direction to find undercover dividend stocks to build my portfolio.
Lessons Learned From a Losing Trade (and 26 Wins!)
Successful options trading requires a balance of calculated risk-taking, active position management and the ability to identify new opportunities. The story of two recent recovery trades illustrates how we’re doing just that in Options Income Weekly to achieve our income goals.
