As of the time I'm writing this (1pm MT), the VIX has been trading back below 30:

While this doesn't mean the coast is clear and the bull market is set to resume, it does signal the extreme fear that exploded last week has subsided as...

Welp, there it is. The dreaded "Death Cross."

I'm mostly just teasing.

I was asked in the All Star Options chat room this afternoon what I thought about this? My answer was that I don't put much stock in an indicator like this. In my...

When there's market volatility, brokers and exchanges thrive.

And that's exactly what we're seeing right now.

Goldman Sachs $GS just reported their Q1 2025 results, and they were incredible.

Their equities segment grew to $4.19B,...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average $DIA has migrated to the top of the list in the aftermath of the recent market crash.

The Dow, like so many other key indexes, have held the retest of their 2021 highs...

Since volatility picked up in early March, I’ve found that shorter-term trades have really started to shine.

Take a look at this snapshot of my recent trades in All Star Options:

With only a couple of exceptions,...

We just heard from some of the largest financial institutions in the world, like JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM, BlackRock $BLK, and Wells Fargo & Co. $WFC.

3 out of 5 reported double beats, and 2 reported mixed results.

The market...