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This week brings several important events that could set the tone for the market heading into the September Fed meeting. On Wednesday we get the July PCE inflation report. This is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, making it an important report for interest rates and future Fed policy. A hotter-than-expected number could keep pressure […]

It’s expiration Friday, which means the monthly options contracts are coming to an end today. We have several positions with options expiring worthless, allowing us to lock in the premium we collected while continuing to hold the underlying stocks.  I want to take a quick look at each of these positions, where they stand today, […]

We still have ongoing tension in the Middle East, and with the Jackson Hole meeting coming up next week, there is a lot of uncertainty in the market right now. Given that uncertainty, I want to reduce some of our risk and lock in some of the gains starting with our Qualcomm position. The Qualcomm […]

The biggest headlines lately have centered around rising interest rates, and there is a good reason for that. The federal debt isn’t going away anytime soon. And while I haven’t talked much about the upcoming midterm elections, I don’t think the outcome changes the bigger picture. Government spending is likely to continue, and so is […]

Sometimes the best opportunities show up when the market is doing exactly what investors hate most: selling. A stock with strong fundamentals can get dragged lower simply because the broader market is under pressure, creating an opportunity that may not last long. That appears to be happening right now, as one of the market’s more […]