The truth about market correlations

  We’re told that bonds and stocks trade in opposite directions. In reality, it’s not that cut and dry, despite what economists would have you believe. Over the last 20 years, the TLT and SPY have a daily correlation of -0.424.     While that’s a pretty...

Don’t Trade GLD or SLV Before You Read This

Over the weekend, I received a question from a High Octane Options member. Some of it dealt with the crude oil price crash from a few months ago…when the futures actually traded negative.  But they weren’t asking about crude oil.  Instead, they wanted to know if...

This SPY price will cause a short squeeze

Markets aren’t cheap by any traditional measure. But that hasn’t stopped bulls from trampling bears left and right. If the SPY crests $339.08 and starts closing daily above that level… Prepare for the mother of all rallies!   SPY Daily Chart So far, it’s been...