U.S. employment, previously a bright shining light on the domestic economic landscape, slowed dramatically last month. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at a low 5.5 percent, and the U6 measure, which includes those working part-time solely for the lack of available full-time opportunities, dipped below 11 percent for the first… Read More
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We continue to hold the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) September 208 put option and expect a dip in share prices. One thing to be said for the March labor report: it should put to rest for the time being the idea that the Federal Reserve will tighten credit. That… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Editor’s Note: Due to Good Friday, we publish the weekly issue of Brain Trust Profits today. We will resume our regular Friday schedule next week. Stock Update: Medivation (MDVN)… Read More
Today marks the end of the year’s first quarter, and while such days are often characterized by up-moves in share prices as many professional money managers dump losing positions and scoop up recent top-performing shares to gussy up their portfolios, we do not see any really visible new window dressing… Read More
Our stock market indicators continue to throw off negative readings and we continue to recommend for new clients the purchase of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) September 208 put option in the expectation of a market correction. Our gold-related positions have given up some ground since our last update, but… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Read More
Stocks have managed to climb slightly since the Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement was released last Wednesday. But the gains have been less than what we should expect in light of the central bank’s surprisingly dovish comments. The Fed dropped the word “patience” from its statement, yet offered a more… Read More
Our stock market indicators, meanwhile, forecast near-term weakness in the market. Bonds, too, are likely to come under pressure. Precious metals, on the other hand, should rally, aided by a standstill Fed and a U.S. dollar undergoing a much-needed correction. We maintain a buy recommendation on the SPDR S&P 500… Read More
Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 32.4% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 21.0% Average Holding Period: 248 days Last issue, we discussed this week's Federal Open Market Committee policy-setting meeting. We went against the grain and predicted Janet Yellen and her lieutenants would decide to keep the term… Read More
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we hear the cheerful sounds of the parade marching up Fifth Avenue outside of our midtown New York office. The mood on Wall Street in lower Manhattan is decidedly more downbeat, however, with red the dominant color on trading screens today. Stocks are taking their… Read More