Cyber-Security M&A Heats Up: Symantec’s Purchase May Spur Deals
Cyber-Security was one of the hottest areas in the Tech space during the first half of 2015. Then came the July washout of all high...
Stock Market Enters New Week Oversold and Under-Believed
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average lost just 1.0% last week. This was a victory of sorts over Europe and Japan that...
Bull Market Receives Stay Of Execution; But For How Long?
The following first appeared as the June 2016 edition of the J. Lyons Fund Management, Inc. Newsletter at www.jlfmi.com
Positive developments in recent months may...
June 17 COT Report: Market Bulls Have An Opening
The following is a recap of the June 17 Commitment Of Traders COT Report released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at...
Volatility Spike Leaves VIX Open To A Reversal
Thursday saw a short-term volatility spike across the board as stocks were hit in early trading. But both reversed course, leaving a reversal candlestick...
Inside The Monster VIX Rally: Market Stats & Returns
While stocks have hit the skids a bit in the past few days, by comparison, volatility expectations have soared by an unprecedented amount. So...
Covestro M&A Speculation: A List Of Potential Candidates
Covestro, a German specialty plastics maker that was spun off from Bayer in October, recently raised $5.56B in debt in part to fund acquisition...
Gold Volatility Expectations On The Decline: $GVX Chart
After a big run higher in the first half of 2016 that saw gold prices press over $1300 in early May, the yellow metal...
Weekend Market Commentary: Diversification In Trading
Big Picture:
One of the truths of markets is that we don’t get to choose the market environment. Investors want markets that go up all...
Volatility Market Shows Signs Of Complacency As Stocks Rise
I was away from the office for a few days but upon returning it’s nice to see that traders have pushed the equity markets higher...
