Cryptocurrency is an appropriate currency hedge and a good supplement to precious metals and other strategies as diversifiers for your… — Cryptocurrency is an appropriate currency hedge and a good supplement to precious metals and other strategies as diversifiers for your portfolio. Cryptocurrencies have gotten a lot of attention recently in the investment community. The cryptos’ have had a nice run up in price and are looked at by many as…

The Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) is a Solid Income Vehicle — With the recent weakness of the NASDAQ index relative to the S&P I have been looking for spots to add to some positions at good prices. My long-term core holdings Amazon and Alphabet Inc. …

Low stock price, reasonable implied volatility, and liquid contracts make it an covered-call candidate. — Low stock price, reasonable implied volatility, and liquid contracts make it an covered-call candidate. Sandstorm Gold (SAND) has been a “trading sardine” for me for well over a year. What does that mean? …

The markets are showing some pre-election nerves — The markets are showing some pre-election nerves Started the morning with 6% cash after liquidating almost all of my ProShares Short S&P 500 (SH) short hedge position yesterday (At least a day early! SMH). Purchased a 1% position in Twitter (TWTR) on post-earnings weakness. As Doug Kass refers to it…

Why are many of them listed at negative rates of return? — Why are many of them listed at negative rates of return? I was having a conversation recently with a friend who had bought an exchange-traded fund that invested in TIP’s. She was concerned because the fund was down slightly from where she had bought it. Her understanding was that TIP’s…