by Jeff Bishop | Apr 6, 2020 | Editorial, Small-Cap Stocks
If you thought the market’s reaction to the weekend news was positive, I’d also like to add an observation I’ve been witnessing. There is a specific trend I’ve noticed over the last week. And all has to do with the market’s fear index, the VIX. It rises during...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 5, 2020 | Editorial
6.6 million That’s the number of people who filed for jobless claims last week, shattering the prior week’s 3.3 million record. Our jump on the week starts and ends with one word – jobs. I’m going to shoot straight with you. You’ll see headlines numbers on...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 4, 2020 | Editorial
While some people fear volatility and wide swings in the market— I welcome them. You see, for an options trader like myself, it allows me to get a bigger piece of the pie on my credit spreads. Just yesterday, I closed out a fantastic $25,000 profit in Costco using a...
by Jeff Bishop | Apr 2, 2020 | Editorial
I’ll start off by saying that I’m not a big fan of indicators. There are far too many of them, and folks rely on them way too often. There’s only a handful of them you can rely on during good and bad times. For me, it has to be—moving averages. Everyone from...
by Jeff Bishop | Mar 31, 2020 | Editorial
With equities plunging in and out of bear market territory, some exchange-traded products called it quits. As of March 23rd, 29 leveraged and inverse exchange-traded products have vanished off the face of the Earth. You MUST understand the dangers these pose...
by Jeff Bishop | Mar 30, 2020 | Editorial
Did you know that the consumer staples sector is outperforming the S&P 500 by 8%? That’s right! While the SPY sank over 25.5% from its highs, the XLP consumer staples ETF is down less than 17.5%. I’m talking about the grocery stores, the pharmacies…and all...
