by Jeanette Schwarz Young | Apr 8, 2020 | How I See It
I have written about crude oil, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), in the past, hopefully adding some color to the analysis of the product. Recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russians and the Saudis decided to start a crude-oil price war. It is not...
by Jeanette Schwarz Young | Sep 18, 2019 | How I See It
Pairs trading is an intuitive, easy-to-understand way to hedge your way into profits and minimize trading risk. Some refer to pairs trading as statistical arbitrage or market-neutral trading. This strategy, which is typically underutilized by the retail...
by Jeanette Schwarz Young | May 29, 2019 | How I See It
Options provide a layer of tools beyond the “buy it, short it, or stand aside” choices available when limited to plain vanilla stock plays. The added dynamism created with options can be used to ward off risk, as well as to bring in extra income. With...
by Jeanette Schwarz Young | Mar 6, 2019 | How I See It
There was once a time when Wall Street’s technicians sat in rooms adorned with paper charts, protractors, and compasses. Back then, buy and sell decisions were made by analysis using Dixon Ticonderoga No. 3 pencils, absent easily adjustable charts and...
by Jeanette Schwarz Young | Dec 5, 2018 | How I See It
In many ways, we are staring down the barrel of a loaded credit gun. Credit is often the “coal miner’s canary” to market downturns. While a market implosion is unlikely, a marked deterioration of credit, specifically leveraged loans and high-yield...
