Author Archives: Erik Calco

About Erik Calco

With a passion for Investing, Business, Technology, Economics, People and God, Erik seeks to impact people's lives before he leaves. Contact Erik

Building a long-term position in gold via NUGT

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Erik Calco

I and others I know have found ourselves chasing gold.  We periodically get a nice position, take our profits, and then find ourselves missing out on the next big move because we cannot find good entry. This has been driving … Continue reading →

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US Commercial Real-Estate Storm Brewing?

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Erik Calco

One counter I hear to the possibility of a recession coming to the US before the end of the year is that real-estate is booming.  Is it?  It has for 6 years, but this year doesn’t look as rosy. In … Continue reading →

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Major Economies Are Not Raising Rates in 2016

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Erik Calco

If the US raises central bank (CB) rates this year, it looks like it would be the only major economy to do so.  So far in 2016, major economies are either lowering rates, or leaving them steady.  The ECB, for … Continue reading →

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Investing and Trading Resources

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Erik Calco

UPDATE July, 23, 2016: This post was moved to and is now being updated at Trader Central, a team of traders helping traders. Here is a collection of valuable resources for Investors and Traders. Links TraderCentral Mail List – Traders … Continue reading →

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Market Update: U.S. stocks see worst opening week ever

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Erik Calco

We witnessed history this week, as 2016 was kicked off with a market plunge.  Of course, if you followed the posts the previous week, and hopefully created a position to profit from long volatility, your portfolio should of reaped some … Continue reading →

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Market Update: Bears 6, Bulls 0

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Erik Calco

What’s more exciting — what happened today, or what is about to happen?  Let’s start by dispelling the myth that there was hope for bulls today.  Despite it being a choppy day, with plenty of bounces to give bulls who … Continue reading →

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Where Is The Market Going? (Jan 5, 2016)

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Erik Calco

This has been a very profitable week. As I’ve been saying, when the market breaks through the supports of the trading range it’s been in since October 22, it could possibly retest its August lows, giving it a lot of … Continue reading →

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Market Futures Begin New Year With Drop

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Erik Calco

It is easy to get so narrowly focused that one can miss the big picture.  The big picture creating near-term predictability is simple.  The markets have been in a trading range since October.  Until it breaks out of it, it … Continue reading →

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Going Long Volatility – Puts Vs Calls

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Erik Calco

As anyone who knows me knows, I’m a premium collector.  I primarily sell options short to collect their premium.  I also try to place directional plays when I do it.  Together, this means that the majority of my profits are … Continue reading →

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July Nasdaq High Becomes POC

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Erik Calco

In yesterday’s blog post, I mentioned two points to watch on the Nasdaq 100 futures (/NQ), the blue downtrend line, and the yellow July high.  After it initially bounced off the trend-line, it made a 2nd attempt and pierced it.  … Continue reading →

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