The March 2026 Jobs Report was among the most anticipated ones in recent memory. Right now, the economy is being shaped by a number of factors: These current circumstances — combined with February’s bad jobs report — had traders preparing for the worst. Fortunately, the March 2026 Jobs Report looked much better than expected…at least […]
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Ever wonder why option premiums rise before binary events in the stock market? It’s not uncommon for option prices to spike ahead of major announcements like: For context, I like to describe option premium as the difference between the contract’s price and intrinsic value. It’s essentially what buyers pay for the “hope” that an option […]
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We believe that some banks are in a position to make the next leg up? Why? You ask. Unlike your conventional banks, some banks like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citibank and, Morgan Stanley have resources that many conventional banks do not. They have MASSIVE trading entities. They are not simply a place to park […]
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The repurchase agreement, or “repo,” market is an obscure but important part of the financial system that has drawn increasing attention lately. On average, $2 trillion to $4 trillion in repurchase agreements – collateralized short-term loans – are traded each day. But how does the market for repurchase agreements actually work, and what’s going on […]
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Easing Into 2020 AAAHHH! As we ease ever so gently into 2020 (note the sarcasm), it gives us no lack of topics to discuss for the week. Here’s a brief “Pre”-Cap: 1. Oil is back on the front burner. Oil prices spiked on Friday after the U.S. killed a leading Iranian military commander […]
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First of all, Happy New Year to you and yours. We appreciate each and every one of you and we rarely get the chance to express that. So, here is to happy, healthy and “Prosperous” 2020! We begin 2020 with a lot of economic optimism. We have the equtiy market at record highs, low unemployment, […]
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Yesterday on CME Group Equities Commentary, Scott Bauer discussed markets treading water ahead of Fed & trade deal developments and more. Grab a free five day pass to Scott’s live signal trading room today: http://bit.ly/nl-freepass
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NEW HIGHS! NOW WHAT? After the Fed cut rates again last week, they indicated that further policy easing may not be necessary. Many Fed Reserve officials, including NY Fed President John Williams, Philadelphia Fed Chief Patrick Harker, Chicago Fed Chief Charles Evans and Dallas’s Robert Kaplan will be speaking this week and discuss their […]
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Markets will likely be volatile as the week begins. After a week that saw the DOW relatively unchanged and the S&P 500 Index toy with 3,000 again, we should expect volatility at the beginning of the week as optimism over the prospect of a Brexit deal between the UK and EU—touted by UK Prime Minister […]
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Hi everyone – We finished the week strong as President Trump announced a “PHASE ONE” agreement with China. However the last hour of the trading day on Friday seemed more like a “Buy the rumor, sell the news event” as the Dow closed almost 200 points lower and the S&P’s closed 20 points lower […]
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