The greatest remaking of the US economy in history looks like it is about to be signed into law. I have been running the numbers, and the impact on your portfolio is pretty clear-cut. I’ll summarize the high points and then go into detail on each measure. 1) It will create a higher high in … Read more
Trade Alert – (TLT) – TAKE PROFITS SELL the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) December, 2017 $129-$132 in-the-money vertical BEAR PUT spread at $2.95 or best Closing Trade 11-29-2017 expiration date: December 15, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 39 contracts I am going to take the win on this one. German … Read more
When I trained for the Japan National Karate Championships, fought in Tokyo’s fabled Nippon Budokan 45 years ago, there was one rule my sensei never failed to beat into me. Ducking the punch is far more important than landing one. Certainly stock market traders took that rule to heart last week. Four out of five days, a weak US … Read more
Trade Alert – (X) –SELL – TAKE PROFITS SELL the US Steel (X) October, 2017 $22-$23 in-the-money vertical bull call spread at $0.98 or best Closing Trade 10-5-2017 expiration date: October 20, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 115 contracts With the Mad Hedge Market Timing Index now more overbought than any time in the last … Read more
Trade Alert – (TLT) TAKE PROFITS SELL the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)October, 2017 $129-$131 in-the-money vertical BEAR PUT spread at $1.98 or best Closing Trade – NOT FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS 10-4-2017 expiration date: October 20, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 66 contracts — TRENDING NOW— SHOCKING: Federal Reserve #2 … Read more
Trade Alert – (X) – BUY the US Steel (X) October, 2017 $22-$23 in-the-money vertical bull call spread at $0.87 or best Opening Trade 9-27-2017 expiration date: October 20, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 115 contracts THE SPECIAL OFFER Watch The Latest John Thomas Webinar Here I believe that while the stock market … Read more
Trade Alert – (AAPL) – TAKE PROFITS SELL the Apple (AAPL) October, 2017 $167.50-$172.50 in-the-money vertical BEAR PUT spread at $4.80 or best Closing Trade – NOT FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS expiration date: October 20, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 23 contracts I am going to take the gift of a sudden $7.00 plunge in … Read more
Trade Alert – (TLT) – TAKE PROFITS SELL the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) July, 2017 $130-$133 in-the-money vertical BEAR PUT spread at $2.98 or best Closing Trade 7-6-2017 expiration date: July 21, 2017 Portfolio weighting: 10% Number of Contracts = 37 contracts I am going to take the home run here. The complete … Read more
When my algorithm driven Market Timing Index is at 50, the chances of losing money on new positions is the greatest, be they long or short.It is greatest for short positions when the index ticks 80, as it did in February, and for longs when it plumbs the depths of 25, like we saw in … Read more
Theoretically, this is supposed to be impossible. It can only end in tears. When both stocks (SPY) and bonds (TLT) go up at the same time, it usually signals that a medium or long-term top in markets is coming. This can’t go on forever. One or the other of the twin bull markets has to … Read more