T Bill's Plain Market Talk

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Cryptocurrencies – Attributes and characteristics of money.   Disney+ series Loki, WandaVision, and The Mandalorian coming to 4K Discs.   Nvidia’s Strong Earnings.   Dollar Tree’s Earnings Warning.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin basics and blockchains and data mining.   Movie studios make offer to writer’s union.   Barbie overtakes Batman – Dark Knight as Warner’s biggest movie ever.   Stock market historical performance by month.   The size of Wal-Mart.   ALDI is buying Winn Dixie.  

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Cryptocurrencies – Basic concepts   Consumer Price Index shows inflation slowing to 3.2%   Disney is raising the price of Disney+ to $13.99 a month   The Hollywood Writers strikes passes 100 days   Manhattan rents hit a record $5,588 a month   Moody’s puts banks on credit watch

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Ways to invest in Bonds   The stock market off to its strongest start in 26 years   Barbenheimer over $1 Billion in ten days   The PAC 12 possibly falling apart    The YTD best performing stocks   Amazon employees possibly leaking inside information the third party sellers

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   The Bond Yield Curve and Laddering   Barbenheimer Weekend   A Broadway strike averted   Handling lottery winnings   The reallocation of the Nasdaq 100

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Bond Ratings explained.   Inflation at its lowest level in two years   The imminent movie, tv, and radio actor’s strike   Carvana, Netflix, and Roku stock appreciation

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Corporate and Convertible Bonds explained.   Markets down on strong labor reports.   Twitter threatening Meta over new Threads app.   Summer Blockbuster movies projecting huge losses.  

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Municipal Bonds explained.   The market’s strong first half of 2023.    Inflation still coming down.   A Pfizer employee charged with insider trading.   Netflix is mailing out its last DVDs.   Bed, Bath, & Beyond store locations sold.   Companies cracking down on return to office.   Apple’s ma...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Mortgage-backed securities, GNMA, FNMA, and Freddie Mac compared and explained.   Overstock up big after winning auction for Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s name and digital assets.   Real earnings up for the first time in over two years.   Next week’s economic reports.

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Government Agency Bonds   Inflation is coming down   The Flash Movie finally arrives   Measures of Wealth

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Zero Coupon Bonds Part 2   Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Augmented Reality Headset   Carvana stock up 56% today   Google cracking down on hybrid work schedules   A possible K-shaped economy   The stock market’s strong year   Next week’s inflation reports and the Federal Reserve

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Zero Coupon Bonds - Investing with a U.S. Government guarantee that you can’t lose money.   Meta announces the Quest 3 Virtual Reality Headset ahead of Apple’s announcement.   2,000 Amazon workers walk off job.   Market’s mixed reaction to debt ceiling deal and strong labor report.   Chewy up 24%...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Bonds – Treasury Bonds   Bond ratings service Fitch places U.S. Government on negative credit watch   A possible beer shortage   A huge movie prop auction    Movie theaters evolving   The upcoming economic reports

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Bonds – Pricing Basics   Apple’s long awaited Virtual Reality Headset may be nearing release   Dallas Federal Reserve President’s comments concern markets   Wal-Mart, Take-Two Interactive, and Bath & Body Works up on strong earnings

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Bonds – Terminology   Disney+ unexpectedly loses 4 million subscribers   CPI and PPI reports show inflation coming down   The pending government shutdown and the real debt level of the United States   Twitter may have a new CEO   The stock market’s year-to-date returns

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Bonds – An introduction and general concepts   A strong April jobs report shows unemployment at lowest level since 1969   First Republic Bank and the regional banking issues   The effects of the writer’s strike   The cost of the coronation of King Charles III   The Securities and Exchange Commissi...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Pricing Explained – The Black-Scholes Pricing Model   Personal Consumption Expenditure Inflation index coming in as expected   A slowdown in the railroad and trucking sector and its indication for the economy   Jenny Craig closing all locations and warns of mass layoffs   New tenants exp...

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Put Credit Spreads Explained   Facebook’s $725 million class action lawsuit settlement   The U.S. Mint may be changing the metal in coins   Wal-Mart pulling back from digital niche markets   The upcoming week

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Put Debit Spreads Explained   Inflation and eggs prices coming down   NFL’s Washington Commanders being sold   Strong earnings from JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup   A decline in consumer spending

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Call Credit Spreads Explained   The March Labor Report   Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s proposed reverse stock split   The upcoming week

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Call Debit Spreads Continued   The market’s good first quarter   PCE Inflation report lower than expected   Stock Analyst caution areas   SEC trading change proposals   Virgin Orbit ceasing operations

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include:   Options – Call Debit Spreads Explained   Deutsche Bank’s stock price decline   AMC’s reverse stock split and why it’s not working   Why so many companies incorporate in Delaware

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Writing Naked Calls The Banking Crisis Explained Facebook laying off 10,000 more employees Morgan Stanley offering chatbots to retail stockbrokers

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Using Long Puts and Short Puts to bracket a stock position Cryptocurrency bank Silvergate announces liquidation General Motors offers to buy out the majority of its salaried workers The 50/30/20 rule and its use is debt reduction The Girl Scout Cookie shortage

Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options Covered Calls continued including trading the price spread The United States to remain the world’s largest energy exporter for years to come Congress demanding financial information from cryptocurrency exchange Binance Cryptocurrency bank Silvergate states it may not survive Large British co...