06-21-2017, 10:39 PM
Lots of people are worrying about Big Tech. The so-called FAAMG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google) have surged in value this year, prompting bank analysts and financial commentators to ominously invoke warnings from the last dotcom bubble. With seemingly millions of pixels devoted to the subject in recent weeks, it is worth re-examining some of the more questionable arguments that fast appear to be becoming consensus.
How I learnt to stop worrying and love Big Tech
Stock markets are as calm as they've been in five decades, causing investors to crowd into funds that aim to minimize volatility. Goldman Sachs is questioning whether that is the right goal in such a calm market. "Fund managers should seek to maximize prospective risk-adjusted returns rather than minimize realized volatility," said Goldman Sachs' chief U.S. equity strategist, David Kostin. Put simply, investors are focusing too much on finding stocks that offer just low volatility and not enough on stocks that offer both low volatility and high returns.
In calm markets, focus on maximizing returns, not minimizing volatilty
These strategies are designed to profit from choppy market environments, and I have been designing proactive strategies since January 2000. One is called the “Lock and Walk,” and it has been profitable in the past during choppy markets. Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results. The strategy is designed to respect support and resistance levels in the Nasdaq 100 NDX, -0.80% and then to trade the ProShares UltraShort QQQ QID, +1.61% and the ProShares Ultra QQQ QLD, -1.53% when support and resistance levels are tested or broken. With these rules, you can do it yourself: If support is tested by QLD, target resistance to sell. If support breaks, sell QLD. If resistance is tested by QID, target support to sell. If resistance breaks, sell QID.
Use this simple strategy to profit from choppy summer trading - MarketWatch
It can be hard to be enthusiastic about your job after you've been at it for a while. Even if you once found the work exciting, it's easy to get in a rut. That doesn't necessarily mean that you need a new job. Sometimes a new perspective is enough. There are so many different things you can try to help make your old job feel a little more exciting.
10 ways to make your boring job exciting again
Arguments with your partner don't have to be devastating. In fact, couples who follow two basic rules when they argue tend to stay together longer than couples who do not, according to research from University of California, Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson and University of Washington psychology professor John Gottman.
Best way to argue with your partner according to a psychologist - Business Insider