How Long Will the Bear Market Last The U.S stock market has been brutal in 2022. Through the first two quarters of the year, the S&P 500 is down 20%. While the market is up slightly in July, it’s not much of a consolation. We are in a bear market, and it doesn’t feel good. [...]
Lessons Learned Shorting Micro-Caps In March, I wrote the article: Ticker Confusion Leads to Opportunity Short ZOOM. This is a follow- up article to share: How the trade worked out. Lessons learned. In short (pun intended), the trade worked. I was able to short 800 shares of ZOOM on March 17, 2020 at an average [...]
Investing in a Recession The US economy and world economy are likely already in a recession. A recession is defined as two quarters in a row of negative GDP growth. Goldman Sachs estimates Q1 2020 GDP will shrink by 6% while Q2 2020 US GDP will drop by 24% due to decreased business and consumer spending [...]
Ticker Confusion Leads to Opportunity to Short ZOOM (not ZM) I’ve been a big fan of Zoom since I started using their service last year to record my live calls with subscribers. And since the outbreak of Covid-19, everyone has been relying a lot more on the company. It’s no surprise that the stock has gone [...]
How to Front Run the Index Printable PDF Version I had just finished my third cup of coffee as the market opened. I settled into my chair and watched the early price action of Kontoor Brands (KTB) on its first day of trading with eager anticipation. You see, one of my favorite things to do [...]
The Yield Curve Is Still Inverted. Is a Recession Imminent? In the past year, a lot has been written about U.S. interest rates and 1) whether or not the yield curve is inverted and 2) whether or not that matters. The purpose of this article is to look at the yield curve today and [...]