Speculation in Play #131

Speculation in Play #131

 July 9, 2021   Risk Disclaimer The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.   No one at Get Irked is a professional financial adviser (or a doctor), so consult with your own financial adviser to see if any of these positions fit...
Week in Review #151

Week in Review #151

Summing Up The Week With rising global economic recovery concerns due to new outbreaks of COVID along with new mutations, the markets got nervous this week, seeing volatility later in the week with the Dow and S&P selling off on Thursday. Let’s look at the...
Week in Review #149

Week in Review #149

Summing Up The Week The markets shook off last week’s news of the Fed recognizing inflation in a big week, rallying to make all new highs on all of the indices – the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the NASDAQ. Let’s take a look at the...
Week in Review #141

Week in Review #141

Summing Up The Week While the indexes did make new all-time highs once again this week, it seems as if the markets may actually be exhausted as was hinted to last week. The week saw good news both for Covid and the U.S. economy, yet the news stories did little to push...
Week in Review #139

Week in Review #139

Summing Up The Week Following a mid-week selloff that unnerved some investors, tame inflation data, good jobless claims numbers, and an outstanding March retail sales report sent the markets rocketing higher toward the end of the week.  Analysts pointed to algorithms...