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Jul 26, 2020

Last week we talked about Tesla’s potential to qualify for the S&P 500 Index. Post earnings, some new option traders were surprised by the stock and options prices post positive earnings release. Plus, a paper recently updated called “Day trading for a living?” compile data on day traders trading...


Jul 19, 2020

Tesla has had a meteoric rise lately. At their recent high their market cap would have put them in the top 10 weighted companies of the S&P 500 Index. But will Tesla have the required consecutive quarters of positive earnings? What are the criteria for a company to be included in the S&P 500 Index? When does S&P do...


Jul 12, 2020

Why doesn’t the stock market and economy both go up or down with one another at the same time? How is the market a forward-looking discounting mechanism? How do recessions and earnings expectations play into underlying price of the S&P 500 Index?

 

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Comparing historical recessions by examining real...


Jul 6, 2020

The Federal Reserve through their SMCCF or Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility have been buying bond etfs and individual bonds. What have they been buying and how much? Where to find the list of ETFs and Bonds purchased by the Fed. Plus, TIPS or Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Bonds). How do they...