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As utterly obnoxious as meme-stock culture is, with diamond-handed bros trading the “stonkmarket,” it’s fun to trade… if you do it right. Here’s what you need to know.

It wasn’t that long ago that the sun never set on the British Empire… or that Spain was the richest country in the world… or that the Ottoman Empire was a wellspring of art, science, and medicine. Every empire falls… eventually. Unfortunately, it looks like the time of the U.S. Empire has come.

America’s largest companies have rediscovered the virtue of thrift… and expectations were already so bad that beating them was a cakewalk! But their fear of recession could very well bring about what they fear. What’s going on here?

Volatility has been spiking over the past month as Wall Street is pricing in the reality that we might not see rate cuts at all this year. That’s bad right? No. Or at least not if you know how to trade it. Volatility can be a trader’s best friend. Here’s how…

It seems like the Yellow Brick Road has led us to a place where “home” comes with a hefty price tag. You know the scene in The Wizard of Oz. The one where Dorothy clicks her heels, longing for the simplicity of her old life? Well, in this economy, that simplicity is becoming more impractical by the day…

Powell presents an image of being in control. He may even believe it himself! But the events of the past four years have made it clear that Powell is no shadowy puppet master bending the economy to his will. He’s a hapless schmuck reacting to every crisis while never managing to get ahead of it. So what now?

It always makes sense to keep a good-sized piece of your portfolio in shorter-term trading strategies. And for the younger generations, this is now more important than ever.

When we talk about options, remember one thing — volatility rules. It’s the big boss, the critical factor that determines how much an option is really worth. Most of the confusion in options trading comes from not giving volatility the spotlight it demands. That’s a fatal oversight.

The stock market always rises over the long term, right? Well, that depends. Just how long do you consider long term to be? And how long can you afford to wait? To answer those questions, let’s go back in time to 2000.

Volatility has been spiking over the past month as Wall Street is pricing in the reality that we might not see rate cuts at all this year. That’s bad right? No. Or at least not if you know how to trade it. Volatility can be a trader’s best friend. Here’s how…