With earnings season in full swing, I’m expecting volatility to pop from its long overdue coma. Of course, the market has gone straight UP… but with so many catalysts on the table (earnings, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and the trade deal) sentiment can shift fast However, I’m going to remain patient and look for smoke signals before … Read more
Political tensions rose over the weekend, as Iran admitted it lied and “mistakenly” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet… yet, futures were trading higher early this morning. Talk about a wacky market. Since when did political tensions not matter, especially when we’re looking at a potential war. Not only that, but it seems as if … Read more
It’s been a wacky market, to say the least, as political tensions rose earlier this week… as the Dow futures looked to gap down on Tuesday, only to turn positive on the day. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 notched record highs this week… and traders are still trying to make sense of the market. This … Read more
The only certainties in life are death and taxes… in the markets, there’s something known as the volatility tax. The mathematical finance geniuses came up with this term… and it shows how crashes affect your returns. It’s not like the tax you pay to Uncle Sam, instead, it resembles a tax because when you hold assets in … Read more
Jason Bond’s Smoke Signals LIVE Event I’ve been there. You buy a stock, the rally seems to be going your way. Then all of a sudden, earnings are missed or negative news is released. The stock begins to spiral. You think to yourself… “It won’t last. It’ll come back”… It doesn’t. You sell the stock … Read more