by Jeff Bishop | May 4, 2020 | Editorial, Total Alpha
Forget about the Apples and Amazons of the world. They could barely hold their own last week. The real winners this week look to be U.S. Treasuries. I know, who wants to tie up their money for 10 years and get less than 1% interest? Apparently, the same people pulling...
by Jeff Bishop | May 2, 2020 | Editorial, Options Trading, Total Alpha
$500 million…or 9 tons if you like. In an effort to save its nation, Venezuela raided its vaults to pay Iran for assistance it desperately needed to prop up the failing petrostate. That goes to show you the lengths people are willing to go to get their hands on...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 30, 2020 | Editorial, Total Alpha
It’s tough to move $2.3 trillion unnoticed. But that’s exactly what the Federal Reserve did nearly a month ago. We all read about the Fed dropping $4 trillion to lubricate the lending markets in March. However, did you know they “facilitated” another $2.3 trillion...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 28, 2020 | Editorial, Options Trading, Total Alpha
Has this ever happened to you? You have high conviction on a trade so you decide to trade options because they give you more bang for your buck. You place the trade, the stock does exactly what you thought it would do, but you end up losing money anyway. Nothing is...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 27, 2020 | Editorial
Market pundits are still trying to wrap their brains around what happened in crude oil last week— but there’s already talk of the next freight train… I’m talking about gold…and get this…Jerome Powell knew about this! A few Total Alpha members emailed...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 26, 2020 | Editorial, Total Alpha
After the Fed shocked markets with their unlimited stimulus plans last month, what’s they’re next move? This week is all about preparation. That’s why I’m digging heavy into the latest economic catalysts. a Fed rate announcement, earnings from Apple,...
