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    July 29, 2020

    Is JPM Morgan Poised For Its Next Leg Up?

      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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    March 12, 2020

    The New York Fed Announced A New Repo Program. What Does That Mean?

    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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    January 6, 2020

    Looking Forward to the Week Ahead!

    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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    January 1, 2020

    What Could the Markets Hold In Store For Us In 2020?

    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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    December 11, 2019

    Markets In A Holding Pattern Awaiting FOMC Decision

    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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    November 4, 2019

    Looking Forward to the Week Ahead!

    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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    October 20, 2019

    Looking Forward to the Week Ahead!

    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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    October 13, 2019

    Looking Forward to the Week Ahead! PHASE ONE, EARNINGS, BREXIT……

    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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    October 7, 2019

    TRADE TALKS, FOMC/POWELL TALK, AND TRUMP TWEETS. WILL WE HAVE A WILD WEEK OF TRADING?

    Hi everyone – We finished the week strong as the markets gained throughout the day into the close. The broad markets have rallied back strong after the selloff earlier this week, thanks to the worst ISM data since the financial crisis.  The bounce was led by growth tech names (cloud notably) along with AAPL making a […]

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    September 20, 2019

    Prosper Trading’s CEO Scott Bauer Spars On Business First AM’s “Top That Trade”

    Prosper Trading’s CEO Scott Bauer made an appearance with Business First AM’s Angie Miles on “Top That Trade”. He discusses a number of topics including the future of Silver prices, what the landscape may look like if we have zero or sub-zero interest rates here in the U.S. and which energy sector will lead the […]

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