Fed staff trading stocks like it’s 1999…
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Do you believe Congressional members should be day trading?
Do you believe Congressional members should be day trading? https://t.co/eycb2d6XQK — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 4, 2022
It is hard to suggest the Nasdaq is cheap, particularly when you have the most stocks every trading above 20x price-to-sales…Forward earnings are falling
It is hard to suggest the Nasdaq is cheap, particularly when you have the most stocks every trading above 20x price-to-sales.More importantly, forward earnings are falling which, even if the #market stays where it is, will get more expensive.h/t @ISABELNET_SA …
SEC says: SHOW ME THE MONEY! Lemme take a look at those ATS (Alternative Trading Systems) that trade govt. securities and RRPs.
by laflammaster https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2022/34-94062.pdf https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2022/34-94062.pdf https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2022/34-94062.pdf
Put delta is nearing the put-heavy extremes from Dec ’18 and Mar ’20; Only 5% of Tech stocks are trading above their 50d moving average, the lowest since beginning of April 2020
call delta : put delta is nearing the put-heavy extremes from Dec '18 and Mar '20. pic.twitter.com/Tkv1WUN5qx — SpotGamma (@spotgamma) January 26, 2022 Only 5% of Tech stocks are trading above their 50d moving average, the lowest since beginning of …
Pelosi says she’s open to stock trading ban for Congress
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday appeared to suggest she is open to a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. Asked about the issue during her weekly press conference, Pelosi said she trusts lawmakers but would be willing …
67% of Americans support bill to ban stock trading by members of Congress, even as Pelosi resists
Data for Progress found that 67% of voters support banning lawmakers from trading stocks. That figure jumped to 74% when voters were given reasons for and against a ban. But Pelosi continues to resist a ban, opting to consider raising …
SEC added a new version on the rule filing for “Insider Trading” – with unknown changes, so we have to read the whole thing.
by laflammaster Did you know that it costs ~$3B/year for companies to file all the SEC paperwork? Source: https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2022/33-11013.pdf
Evergrande Trading Suspended!
JUST IN: China Evergrande Group announces its shares will be suspended from trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday without giving a reason https://t.co/gX6DnvaCsI pic.twitter.com/wD8RnoLvX1 — Bloomberg (@business) January 3, 2022
CNBC “Options trading activity hits record, but most are playing a losing game”
by cclagator CNBC article link This 1% stat is bonkers, I would have guessed closer to 10% (which is still really bad): For example, 11% of Robinhood’s monthly active users made an options trade in the first three quarters of 2021. …
Retail “more than 25%” of total options trading activity (2021)
by PapaCharlie9 EDIT: CNBC article, linked in this thread goes into more detail about Robinhood active trader profiles, like single-leg traders outnumber multi-leg traders more than 10 to 1. Hopefully this puts things in perspective. Retail is not the tail that wags the …
Swing or Day Trading, Which Should You Choose?
There are various different ways that you can build a financial portfolio with your choice of securities and assets. You might decide to simply invest in long-term strategies that allow you to gradually make cash over time based on changes …
AOC Turns on Pelosi, wants Ban on Stock Trading for Congress -‘We write major policy and have access to sensitive information’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed back against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of a ban on members of Congress from trading and holding individual stock while in office. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/aoc-pushed-back-on-nancy-pelosi-s-stance-against-banning-congressional-stock-trading-we-write-major-policy-and-have-access-to-sensitive-information/ar-AARWOQl?ocid=msedgntp What’s worse is that many who engage in these practices publicly tout …
GME/AMC are broken and unmeasurable. This goes for both trading options and the stock itself.
by girthygirthmonster If you know, you know, but if you don’t, trading options on meme stocks is bad juju. What does going long on options feels like for GME? There is a curse on these stocks. Both GME and AMC are totally broken. They have …
48 members of Congress have violated a law designed to stop insider trading and prevent conflicts-of-interest
Insider and other media have identified numerous US lawmakers not complying with the federal STOCK Act. Their excuses range from oversights, to clerical errors, to inattentive accountants. Ethics watchdogs — and even some in Congress — want to ban lawmakers …
Joe Rogan: If Insider Trading Is Illegal, How Did Nancy Pelosi Get $150 Million Dollars?
During a conversation with Jocko Willink on Friday, podcaster Joe Rogan wondered why no one has ever investigated the outstanding investment portfolio of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband for possible insider trading. See also via Business Insider: Retail traders are mirroring …
Can’t stop trading Options? You may be addicted
by Delicious_Reporter21 Addiction is the inability to stop consuming a chemical or pursuing an activity despite causing harm. Very much the same happens to people who trade. Can we define trading addiction as a crossing a line between being passionate about …
Options trading is poised to overtake the stock market
by Delicious_Reporter21 The average daily notional value of traded single-stock options has risen to more than $450 billion this year, compared with about $405 billion for stocks, according to Cboe Global Markets data
Cboe to Extend Global Trading Hours for VIX and SPX Options to Nearly 24 Hours, Beginning November 21, 2021
Aims to meet growing customer demand for SPX, VIX options to hedge and manage exposure to broad U.S. equity market and global equity volatility Move to extend global trading hours expected to complement upcoming planned launch of Cboe Europe Derivatives …
Gold About To Breakout of Trading Range? India & Russia Central Banks Buying Large Tonnage Orders
Gold is back above $1,850/oz again and we are getting more data that central banks in Russia and India are buying more gold. Indian Central Bank Accumulating Large Quantities of Gold almost under the Radar https://www.bullionstar.com/blogs/ronan-manly/indian-central-bank-accumulating-large-quantities-of-gold-almost-under-the-radar/ Gold demand in India …
Wilshire 5000 Trading Into Important Inflection Point!
by Kimble Charting When investors want to get a sense of the broader U.S. equities market, one index they analyze is the Wilshire 5000. The Index is made up of all American stocks actively traded in the U.S. Simply put, this …
MetaTrader 4 vs. MetaTrader 5 – A Comparison Between Them and with Other Trading Solutions
The challenges arising in the financial industry demand that retail traders use advanced software and tools, especially now when volatility is elevated in some critical sectors. The commodities market runs hot as demand/supply imbalances lead to bottlenecks, higher prices, and …
DWAC option trading risks
by Ken385 If you are trading DWAC options today, be aware that the current Hard to borrow rate of short stock is around 100%. This will cause certain spreads, such as boxes, to trade higher then the normally would. Deep …
DWAC options begin trading Monday
by Ken385 DWAC options start trading Monday. Assume some crazy high premiums. Stock has had a range of about 10 to 175 over the last few days. Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any …
Doug Casey on Insider Trading… Why Politicians Can Do it and You Can’t
Via International Man International Man: What exactly is insider trading? Is it inherently unethical? Doug Casey: The term insider trading is nebulous and as open to arbitrary interpretation as the Internal Revenue Code. A brief definition is to “to trade …
Why Traders Get Trapped in Momentum Trading
by HSeldon2020 Momentum Trading – everyone’s favorite way to lose money. It looks so easy, right? A low float, heavily shorted stocks that nobody has ever heard of until that morning is suddenly jumping on huge volume. Yesterday it was …
Fed to ban policymakers from owning individual stocks, restrict trading following controversy
The Federal Reserve announced sweeping new rules for its top officials Thursday, banning trading in individual stocks and bonds. Those new rules come on the heels of a swelling ethics controversy over whether central bank officials should be able to …