When journalists say that we have a tight monetary policy or loose (or expansionary) monetary policy, they refer to the governing body's position on stimulating an economy or cooling down an …
New Money and New Markets
October 12, 1492 changed the world as they knew it. The Americas were discovered! What changed? The discovery of the Americas by Europeans had a drastic impact on wealth and how it was created …
The FED Life Preserver
The “News” is just starting to come around to the fact that bonds have been a losing trade. As a Sleep Well subscriber this is kind of comical. The “News” is almost always behind the curve. For the …
Wayne’s Market Commentary for the Week of March 9th
How to evaluate the Sleep Well Portfolio (SWP)? The closest thing that I draw comparison to is the Risk Parity approach to portfolio construction, AKA All Weather Portfolio. Luckily, there is an …
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Portfolio Effects of Increasing Volatility
Wayne Klump presented how increasing volatility effects portfolio performance on the Round Table on Friday. Wayne compared two portfolios with different win percentages and returns. Wayne talked …
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Settlement Data for Dow Jones, S&P 500, Russell 2000 and VIX Options
The S&P 500 options settle on Friday morning of the 3rd Friday of each month. The CBOE publishes the official settlement prices. Option Elements used to publish the settlement data but that …
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8 Powerful Reasons to be a Member of a Trading Group
We've all heard the saying: "Two heads are better than one." This old adage promotes teamwork, but does this apply to traders? When two or more people coordinate in a spirit of …
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Stock Market Versus the Bond Market – Key Differences
There are numerous choices available today for those looking to invest their capital as a means of income. Today we will talk about the two most traded investment vehicles … the stock market and …
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Trading Curb – Market Circuit Breakers
If you remember Black Monday on October 19, 1987, you recall the market declined 22.68% in one day. This was the largest one-day percentage decline in the DJIA. It took until early 1989 for the market …
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