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If you are tired of relying on demon possessed, exploding dirigibles to tell you where the market is headed, you might want to take a look at an obscenely obscure indicator that has endured some remarkable success.  The Heisenberg Indicator (HI), the brain child of a former Crystal Meth Chemist, has been able to sniff out tremendous moves in the market since the financial crisis in 2008.

Unlike the…

56,  2,632,  285,  20* are numbers that represent tremendous streaks over the last 100 years.

56 = Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hit-Streak. The record was set back in 1941 and is 11 games longer than the next longest streak held by Willie Keeler (45, 1896-1897).

2,632 = Cal Ripken’s 2,632 Consecutive Games Played.  Cal Ripken Jr.’s legendary “ironman” streak began on May 30, 1982…

 

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stock has been under pressure from negative  coverage over pending lawsuits from its Surgical Robot Machines. Despite continued stellar financial performance, the stock has festered under $500, as investors remained skittish from CNBC skeptics like Herb Greenberg (Video), and his so-called Divinci Debate as well as Citron research who prepared two reports (one & two) on why the stock should trade under…

After almost 7 months of seemingly unstoppable bullish action in the equity markets, overnight the Nikkei suffered its biggest pull back in over 2 years.  The question is how far stocks will fall before they bounce.  I think we have yet to see the highs for this year, despite what you see on t.v and read in the newspaper.  The Federal Reserve spent over 4…

Friday’s job report sent the market to new all time highs, and with central banks globally keeping their foot on the monetary pedal, asset prices continue to rise.  They are succeeding in forcing money into risky assets, but how long will that last?  Here are some trades I am looking at for this week.

The prices of these options will likely be different then Friday’s closing…

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