Market Trek
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What Happened to All the Stock Market Short Sellers?
Short selling made headlines a few years ago during the GameStop saga. But despite a common misconception, short selling is not “bad” – in fact, it’s meant to serve an…
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Stocks vs. Commodities and “Hard Assets”: What 124 Years of History Show You (Video)
There are financial assets (think stocks) and there are “hard assets” like commodities. Their prices spiked post-pandemic, then came back down to earth – but recently, commodities like gold, copper…
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Market Trek: Excited About Gold – But Just Not Sure Where It’s Headed? (Video)
Did you know that Costco sells gold bars? It’s true: cute little 1-ounce bars. Of course, at today’s prices, that “cuteness” will set you back about $2,300. But what if…
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Market Trek: What 4 Time-Tested “Financial Stress” Indicators Show Today
We all know that periods of financial calm are followed by periods of financial turmoil. But how do you know WHEN the change might happen? Here’s Market Trek host Brian…
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Market Trek: “$1,000,000,000,000 Every 100 Days”
A U.S. senator once quipped, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Well, it’s not “billion” anymore. One trillion dollars every one hundred days…
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Market Trek: “Magnificent 7” vs. “Magnificent 2”: Looking at You, ASML and LVMH
Would you believe that over the past 15 years only two stocks in Europe’s blue-chip Stoxx50 index have driven 27% of the gains? The luxury giant Moet Hennesy Louis Vuitton…
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The Cycle of Optimism: 2 Years Up, 2 Years Down?
When you place a chart of the DJIA next to a chart of the “fear index” VIX, a steady two-year cycle of retail investor optimism emerges. It so happens that…
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Market Trek: We’re Watching This Stock Market Divergence, and So Should You
There is the nominal Dow Jones Industrial Average, the index you hear about on the financial news eyry day – and then there is the inflation-adjusted Dow, DJIA/PPI. Right now,…
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Market Trek: How to Know What’s Next for Interest Rates (Without Looking at the Fed)
The price of the U.S. “long bond,” the 30-year Treasuries, is down 50% since 2020. The corresponding rise in interest rates has been reshaping the financial landscape. When might interest…
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Market Trek: Same Day Options — What to Make of the New Craze
Market speculators are good at finding the “next big thing.” Right now, same day options make up 50% of all options trading on S&P 500. Watch as Market Trek host…