As you check out the Bullish Percent Indicator data, be aware there are a number of anomalies present in the data. By anomaly, check the difference between the percentage gains or losses and then compare with the X's and O's on the right side of the tables. X's are bullish and O's are bearish signals. An example of what I am describing shows up in the NASDAQ 100 data where there was an upward … [Read More...]
GLD Options Inflation Play – 16 October 2020 Update
There haven't been any adjustments to the GLD inflation position over the past month as GLD prices have remained relatively unchanged. However my October short Calls expired on Friday so I rolled them out 2 weeks to the October 30 expiry date and at … [Read more]
Toward A More Just Society: Part II
Rather then overwhelm readers with another ten issues to consider when it comes to creating a more just society, as I did last week, here are five more questions to think about. Libraries: Should citizens support and fund their local libraries? … [Read more]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 16 October 2020
This past week is a continuation of a steady upward move for most indexes and market sectors. The equities market is paying no attention to the 3.1 trillion dollar debt the U.S. is ringing up this year. This debt is the largest as a percentage of … [Read more]
Toward A More Just Society: Part I
Over the past few weeks I've been rolling thoughts over in my mind as to how we might work toward a "more just society." Will any of these ideas impact the broad economy and/or individual portfolios? I hope so. There is no particular order of … [Read more]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 9 October 2020
This second week of October was a strong one for U.S. Equities. Long-time readers are familiar with these Bullish Percent Indicator tables and this one shows the strength for this week. Index BPI All indexes are up this week and three moved … [Read more]
Reworking The Investment Quiver
With the majority of ITA portfolios currently recommending no new purchases, now is a good time to rework the investment quiver if you are not completely satisfied with either the Factors or Asset Classes that make up your portfolio. Think through … [Read more]
Options Corner – 19 September 2020
Last week I presented a number of Option positions that might be used to hedge a portfolio. The only way to “perfectly” hedge a portfolio is to buy a Put Option – but, as we saw ( https://itawealth.com/options-corner-11-september-2020/ ) this can get … [Read more]
Options Corner – 11 September 2020
In this week’s Options corner I will take a look at how we might use Options to hedge our portfolios. Of course, the simplest way to do this would be to just buy a Put Option – but is this the best/most effective way to protect ourselves? Let’s … [Read more]