Digging Into Debit Spreads

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Today’s newsletter explains how to construct debit spreads and the best times to use them. And if you stick with me until the end, I’ll give you a few ideas to get you started.

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Expect More March Madness for Stocks

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

The S&P 500 dropped another 3.1% last month. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index was hit even harder to start the year, falling more than 12% throughout January and February.

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Don’t Let a Good Options Spread Expire

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Folks want to know how to establish a position, where and when to take profits, and how to avoid losses when possible. The good news is that I have those answers. So, let’s start at the beginning.

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Inflation Is the Fed’s Own Problem, and It Is Too Slow with the Solution

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

The Fed greatly expanded its balance sheet – essentially printing money – for years through a process called quantitative easing (QE). It started in the aftermath of the housing bust and financial crisis 15 years ago. And while the economy recovered, the Fed never really stopped printing money for long.

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Sustainable Dividends Need This

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

History is littered with bankrupt enterprises that were seemingly profitable until the day they went belly-up because they simply ran out of cash. Analyzing a company’s cash flow isn’t difficult. (By the end of this article, you’ll know how to do it in a matter of minutes.)

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Here’s How to Select the Top Stocks from the Best Sectors

TradeSmith Editorial Staff

This proven strategy has outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past 20 years. And the beauty of it is that you participate in the upside of every healthy sector in the stock market using ETFs, so you hold only 11 positions max.

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