Batnick: Why Gold is a Great Trade Here
When you hear the term gold bug, what often comes to mind is a “prepper” – someone making sure they have the physical metal in hand...
“Markets Will Fluctuate”
The Real Reason Markets Swooned Yesterday It’s the same one that explains why they are rising today and might fall the day after....
Cashin on the Cuban Missile Crisis / North Korea
The North Korea situation reminded me of a story told by the great Art Cashin (I have heard him tell various versions of this – but...
Yes, There Is Volatility
Source: Birinyi Jeffrey Yale Rubin of Birinyi looks at the issue of low volatility. He makes two interesting...
The End of Brokerage? Not Yet . . .
Stock-Brokerage Industry Enters the Twilight Years Technology makes it easier to start an independent firm, while more salespeople shift...
Commodity Traders Departing . . .
The number of trading houses has dwindled, and the institutional, pure-play commodity hedge funds that remain are few: click for...
When E. F. Hutton talks . . .
We were discussing this in the office the other day. I am old enough to recall seeing (but not exactly understanding) these commercials...
Red & Green & All the Colors in Between . . .
Over the weekend, Jason Zweig had a very interesting column about how susceptible people are to even minor things influencing them,...
Is Tech Cheap?
Barron’s expects Apple, Alphabet, Amazon.com, and other big tech stocks to bounce back. The Tech Stock Rally Will Be Right...