Liquidity Matters Until Rates Rise
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour recorded on May 14, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss how rising 10-year yields—particularly a move above 4.76%—could signal a major market shift from a liquidity-driven rally to an inflation-driven selloff. Samantha explains that liquidity has been the key driver of equity gains since April, […]
Either The Abyss Or Best Thing That’s Ever Happened
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour recorded on April 23, 2025, Samantha LaDuc, Brent Kochuba, and Hans Albrecht discuss how Trump’s repeated “flinches” on policy have reduced immediate market risk, but the environment remains highly volatile and uncertain. They highlight that the current market is driven more by short-term trading opportunities (like […]
Boring But Profitable $MMM & $GLW
In this short clip from Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour recorded on January 22, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss finding investment opportunities in oversold value stocks that have strong reversal potential. Samantha highlights 3M and Corning as examples of “boring but profitable” stocks that were left behind while tech giants dominated the market. She […]
Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour / Oct 09, 2024
Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour full episode from Oct 09, 2024 In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour from Oct 09, 2024, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss market trends and volatility in the context of upcoming elections and other geopolitical events. They delve into the implications of the VIX’s elevated levels and explore how […]
It Is All About Volatility
From Live Trading Room (08.06.24) In this short clip from Live Trading Room (08.06.24), Hans Albrecht, our Options & Volatility Mentor, discusses the intense volatility in the market, which he attributes not to fundamental issues but to structural imbalances and the unwinding of leverage, particularly through mechanisms like the yen carry trade. He emphasizes the […]
How Does the SPX/NQ Bubble Pop?
LaDucTrading Macro Advisor, Craig Shapiro’s most recent client posts: 1. How does the SPX/NQ bubble pop? Published 13 March 2024 Risk assets are starting to make some Fed members feel uncomfortable with their easing expectations but this won’t stop going until the Fed actually changes course. In my view, we are […]
Crispr Therapeutics: Client Notes (January 25, 2024)
We are VERY lucky to have a ‘resident doctor’ in the house who is generous enough to share his insights and analysis with members. Alexander Kenton is a long-time EDGE member who actively trades and selectively holds biotech stocks – not exclusively but it is his ‘wheelhouse’ so tends to do most of his […]
Fraud Always Marks The Top
“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.” – Ludwig Borne I hate drama, let alone being at the inception of an idea that is triggering both notoriety and attacks. I consider myself an analyst for analysts, and that my clients are savvy enough to do their own due diligence and not follow […]