What goes for “valuable” in a given year can seem truly random. So far in 2021, GameStop (GME) has gone from trading in single and double digits for more than...
Talking heads can share many attributes whether they represent politics, finance, or sports. One mutual trait that’s been particularly relevant lately is...
Most people like talking about a good outlier story: Can you believe bitcoin is up over 1,000% since the start of 2019? Did you see WTI crude oil futures went...
Every so often a market reaches an inflection point, and traders ask themselves: is this a flash in the pan or is the landscape actually changing? Examples...
While “The Steepening” may sound like a Hollywood-produced thriller wherein an animated monster made of tea leaves terrorizes some unassuming small town, it’s...
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he would not “even think about” lifting interest rates off their current 0-0.25% level as the US economy...
Last week’s activity has many traders asking questions: How should markets react to certain real-world events? Is there any correlation between the state of...
In 2020, people rarely go to their platforms with the intention of trading interest rates. It’s usually Tesla, Bitcoin, [insert marijuana company] in some...
The Fed primarily controls interest rates, which they move higher in times of inflation and lower in times of recession. But what do they do when there's fear...
High inflation is causing some of the largest price extremes, bond and forex markets have seen in decades. Mike and Frank show you how high inflation has...
The highest inflation measure in more than 40 years has left many markets in utter disarray: Nasdaq is at its lowest since 2020, interest rates are their...
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