Week in Review #62

Week in Review #62

Summing Up The Week Despite signs from major industrial companies Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT) indicating a global macroeconomic slowdown, the markets closed the week surprisingly upbeat. However, October is historically a negative month, particularly if...
Week in Review #61

Week in Review #61

Summing Up The Week The week kicked off with China telling the U.S. to calm down and not get too excited over the “phase 1 trade agreement.” Things seemed to get rosy when JP Morgan (JPM) and the other banks reported good quarterly earning only to have the...
Week in Review #60

Week in Review #60

Summing Up The Week Financials or Freedoms? The double-edged sword of American business. The U.S. China Trade War brought up an interesting philosophical argument this week as many American companies backpedaled and sacrificed many ideals thought to be instrumental to...
Trades in Play #39

Trades in Play #39

 October 4, 2019    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...
Week in Review #59

Week in Review #59

Summing Up The Week The market once again demonstrated how it’s favoring the downside when negative news sent the indexes tumbling throughout the week until the U.S. jobs report released Friday started to turn things around. Just when it started to look like...