Ioannis AchilleusMar 9, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/9/2020The circuit-breakers were activated in futures markets as equity futures opened with a limit down. Panic and hysteria is in the air. ...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 5, 20203 min read11 Must-Read Books on TradingThere is seemingly an endless amount of financial literature available for those looking to become involved in markets. But there are...
Ioannis AchilleusMar 2, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 3/2/2020In just one week, stocks erased all of their gains since October. Although the severity of the selloff was a bit worse than anticipated,...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 27, 20203 min readIntro to Basic Financial VocabularyUpon sharing the Mercator Letter recently with friends and family, some responded by saying, "I have no clue what you're talking about,...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 24, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/24/2020Equities are down significantly across the board this Monday morning. This is something we warned about in previous weeks. Last week's...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 20, 20202 min readDo You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Make Money?This might seem like a silly headline at face value, because if I buy a stock, and it goes up, then I was right and I made money, right? ...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 17, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/17/2020U.S. markets are closed on Monday, February 17 in observation of President's Day. Markets overseas are up so far on Monday, in spite of...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 14, 20203 min readKing Dollar, Bonds, and Crude OilAfter a very nice, warm, and much-needed vacation, we are back to analyzing global financial markets. It hasn't been that long since our...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 3, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/3/2020Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down for the month of January, but the Nasdaq closed up. In terms of seasonality, January has served...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 30, 20202 min readWhat Goes Up Must Come DownStocks continue their pull back from all-time highs. It looks like a short-term peak was achieved, which sets up a decline that should...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 27, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 1/27/2020The last week of January is upon us, and it sure has been quite the start to the new decade in terms of world events. In the past two...