On Thursday, April 11 2019, Disney (DIS) announced it will be providing a $6.99 per month streaming service called Disney Plus. This news was a direct threat to Netflix's core business, which charges $13 monthly fee. Netflix's shares fell 4.5%…
Tag: News
Is Boeing Stock a Good Buy?
This month, Boeing's 737 Max jets were banned by the United States and 30 other countries after 2 fatal airplane crashes that brought the death toll up to 346 people. After the ban, Boeing stock came tumbling down. As of…
How to Trade the News with Non-Directional Bias?
In my previous blog post, I talked about how to trade the news with directional bias. In this post, I will talk about how to trade the news with non-directional bias. Non-directional bias stems from the fact that an important…
How to Trade the News with Directional Bias?
News has the potential to make or break a market. News can induce fear and cause the market to crash. News can also induce confidence and cause the market to soar. You might have noticed that the stock market fluctuates…
Interest Rates and the Recent Market Conditions
In second half of December 2018, the stock market experienced lots of uncertainty. With the market being up one day and down the next, speculators do not know how to position themselves. It looks like volatility is back and it…
What moves the United States Dollar?
You might have heard the phrase "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" thrown around by media outlets. What does that actually mean? We discussed in a previous blog post the implication of "strong dollar" and "weak dollar" on economies; if you…