Damocles Weekly Trade Journal

Tag: Geopolitical Tree-Shaker

COVID Corporate Coup
Mar 4, 2021 | Jun 19, 2020 Geopolitics Affecting My Positions

Corporate’s COVID-Coup

There are two wolves who are always fighting.One is darkness and despair, the other is light and hope.The question is: Which wolf wins?Answer: THE ONE YOU FEED!- Casey Newton (Movie: Tomorrowland) Commentary Many geopolitical events have been queued up over..
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Options Trading for income
Nov 1, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 All Posts

Woke Options Trading

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. - Statue of Liberty  Commentary The figurative term "Woke" is getting a rise in today's slang. According to Dictionary.com, it had its emergence in Black English at..
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Nov 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 All Posts

Marketeer’s Stampede

Keep movin', movin', movin', though they're disapproving, Keep them dawwgies rollin', Rawhide! Don't try to understand them, Just rope and throw and brand 'em, Soon we'll be living high and wide! - Frankie Laine (selected lyrics from "Rawhide") Commentary These..
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Nov 1, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 All Posts

Searching for a Bottom? Keep Looking!

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking.Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.- Air Traffic..
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Dec 1, 2020 | Mar 7, 2020 Geopolitics Affecting My Positions

Biden’s Bump

--Matt Farrell: The first time I heard the concept of a Fire-Sell, I actually thought it would be cool if anyone ever really did it. Just hit the reset button – melt the system just for fun.--John McClane: Hey, it's..
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Nov 11, 2022 | Jan 17, 2020 All Posts

Guardian of the VIX

Market volatility can tell me a lot about the broader market, and one of the most useful volatility indicators is the CBOE VIX Market Sentiment. But sometimes, it just flys over my head. Table of Content Commentary - Guardian of..
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Jan 22, 2021 | Jan 10, 2020 All Posts

Geopolitical Awareness – The Great Buzz-Kill

Wisdom tends to grow in proportionto one's awareness of one's ignorance.- Anthony de Mello Commentary Awareness is a great change agent. This is true if you are walking to your car late at night, responding to kooky emails, or making..
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