Even with the U.S. House of Representatives passing a one-month bill to fund the government, there remains speculation regarding a government shutdown, as the Senate must also pass the bill. Many are of the belief that Senate passage is possible at present and there will be much discussion on the subject with only 18 hours…
It’s Thursday January 18, 2018 and we are just shy of hitting the debt ceiling and in need of resolution and an agreement from the Federal government. Republican leaders are scheduled to bring forward a short-term spending bill to keep the government running through mid-February, The Wall Street Journal reported. The uncertainty surrounding a resolution to…
Critics on Twitter, StockTwits, and other social media platforms will tell short sellers (as well as call writers) of UVXY/VXX/etc. that it will require a whole lot of luck to continue to place these trades and not get mauled. My retort to that is that over time and over a large number of trades, it…
The Dow Jones industrial average e-mini futures were up nearly 1%, or 243 points, ahead of the U.S. markets opening for trading Tuesday morning. The move puts DJIA squarely in the cross hairs of achieving Dow 26,000 in a most remarkable fashion and speed. Some of the most recent market rally can be attributed to…
