My favorite Peanuts cartoon was Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football. I’m sure you all remember them: Lucy convinces Charlie Brown she’ll hold the ball while he kicks it. But every ti

The recession is over... or so says today’s GDP data. For the third quarter, Gross Domestic Product rose by 3.5%, better than the analyst forecasted 3.2%. This was the first time the econo

It got nasty during the final hour of trading today as the S&P 500 sold off 20 points in the last 45 minutes. For the day, the index closed right at the low of the day of 1081, off -0.89% from ye

Remember all the way back to that Dystopian world we inhabiteed last Thursday? Markets tanking, options screaming. Dogs and cats living together. And the VIX, ah the VIX. It got considerably overboug

Quint Tatro's FlexFolio is beating S&P 500 by 28% since inception - get your free trial today. While the end of last week put a damper on the phenomenal run the markets have experienced year to

Editor's Note: This article was written by Reid Holloway, a consultant who created The RLH Volatility Model.When all else fails, try being calm and rational. Problem is, the calm and ration

It seems like commodities are in style once again. Last week gold was the story, and this week its crude oil making a large move. Black gold finished the day higher by 4.85% to 71.30. While the yello

The much anticipated September sell-off arrived today, on time nonetheless. After initially trading higher the S&P 500 went into complete freefall for about an hour. For the day, the index closed

The US stock market may be having its sharpest gains for the first six months of the year since the Great Depression, but bond markets aren’t sharing the enthusiasm. According to Bloomberg, inv

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the Buzz & Banter. It's being reposted here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.I had this conversation with Professor Ryan Kruege