William F Thompson
T Bill's Plain Market Talk
Hey everyone. It’s Bill Thompson, T Bill, and welcome to Plain Market Talk, where I will provide a straight-forward interpretation and analysis of current market news based on my experience as a retired Wall Street Stockbroker with almost 50 years of experience and I will also provide business lessons to help you become much more successful with your personal finance, trading, and investments.
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William F Thompson
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Jan 9, 2026
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Episodes
02/24/23 – Investing 30 – Options 7 – Covered Calls, Inflation Still Higher Than Expected, Live Nation Beats Earnings on Record Concert Sales, Restaurants and Bars Being Hit By Hybrid Work 24.02.2023 19:37
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options Covered Calls explained Inflation still running higher than expected Live Nation reports strong earnings on record concert ticket sales Restaurants and Bars struggling with the effects of hybrid work Warner Brothers Discovery earnings miss New Lord of the Rings movies coming
02/16/23 – Investing 29 – Options 6 – Long Straddles, The After Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor, Retail Sales and Inflation Higher Than Expected, DoorDash Strong Earnings, Diamond Sports Bankruptcy 16.02.2023 19:38
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Straddles explained The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor after this year’s Super Bowl Retail Sales and Inflation are higher than expected DoorDash strong earning and possible opportunities Tesla recalling 363,000 self driving vehicles Diamond Sports declaring bankruptcy Bitcoin rally...
02/10/23 – Investing 28 – Options 5 – Protective Puts, The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor, Disney Possibly Selling Hulu, Zoom Laying Off 15% of Workforce, Taxing The Rich 10.02.2023 18:12
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Protective Put contracts explained The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor Disney possibly selling its stake in Hulu Zoom laying off 15% of its workforce Taxing the rich
02/03/23 – Investing 27 – Options 4 – Long Put Contracts, Lowest Unemployment Since 1969, Massive Job Growth, Consumer Credit Card Debt At Record Levels 03.02.2023 19:30
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Put contracts explained Unemployment at its lowest level since 1969 Massive job growth with 517,000 new jobs in January Consumer credit debt up 18.5% to record levels Earnings news on Facebook, Apple, Ford, Amazon, Google, and Starbucks
01/27/23 – Investing 26 – Options 3 – Long Call Contracts Continued, Inflation Coming Down, Consumer Spending Slowing, Bed, Bath, & Beyond Nearing Bankruptcy, The Upcoming Big Week 27.01.2023 20:19
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Call contracts continued The markets good year so far A key Fed indicator shows inflation slowing Consumer spending down Bed, Bath, & Beyond nearing bankruptcy People looking to buy chickens due to high egg prices News on Intel and Hasbro The upcoming big week
01/20/23 – Investing 25 – Options 2 – Long Call Contracts, Google laying off 12,000, Company Financial Benefits of Work From Home, Cryptocurrency Lender Genesis Declares Bankruptcy, Bitcoin Up 30% YTD 20.01.2023 17:53
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Long Call contracts explained Google laying off 12,000 employees Financial benefits to companies of employees working from home Cryptocurrency lender Genesis declares bankruptcy Bitcoin up 30% YTD Netflix stock up on subscriber growth
01/14/23 – Investing 24 – Options 1 – Options Basic Concepts, The Market’s Good Week, Inflation Coming Down, Bitcoin Over $20,000, Avatar 2 Nearing $2 Billion, WWE News, The Price of Eggs 15.01.2023 15:38
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Options – Basic terminology and concepts The market’s good week Inflation starting to come down Bitcoin back over $20,000 Avatar 2: The Way of Water nearing $2 Billion at box office WWE takeover news The cause of the increase in the price of eggs
01/04/23 – Investing 23 – Stocks 22 – An Overview of the 2022 Market, Conditional Stop Orders and Special Conditions Explained. Avatar 2 Hits a Big Milestone, Upcoming Market Events 04.01.2023 15:40
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An overview of the 2022 market Conditional Stop Orders and Stock Order Special Conditions explained Avatar 2: The Way of Water hits $1.5 Billion at the box office Upcoming economic reports and other factors that may affect the market Salesforce laying off 10% of workforce
12/22/22 – Investing 22 – Stocks 21 – Fill or Kill, immediate or Cancel, and Take Profit Orders, GDP Revised upwards. Avatar 2 Tops $600 million at Box Office, NFL Sunday Ticket Rights Sold To YouTube 22.12.2022 16:27
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Fill or Kill, Immediate or Cancel, and Take Profit Orders Explained Third quarter Gross Domestic Number revised upwards Avatar 2: The Way of Water tops $600 million at box office NFL Sunday Ticket leaving DirectTV and heading to YouTube AMC down on news of 1 for 10 reverse stock split Tesla down on...
12/15/22 – Investing 21 – Stocks 20 – Short Selling and Buy Stop Orders, The Market’s Fear of Recession, Avatar 2’s Imminent Release, Shaquille O’Neal Disavows Cryptocurrency Endorsement 15.12.2022 15:32
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Short Selling and Buy Stop Orders Explained The market down on fear of recession The imminent release of Avatar 2 – Way of the Water Shaquille O’Neal disavows previous FTX cryptocurrency endorsement A major breakthrough in nuclear fusion
12/10/22 – Investing 20 – Stocks 19 – Short Selling Explained, Mixed Economic Indicators, Avatar 2’s First Reactions, The Upcoming Fed Meeting, Lululemon Stock Down 10.12.2022 15:45
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Short Selling Explained Mixed Economic Indicators The first reactions to Avatar – Way of the Water The Upcoming Federal Reserve Policy meeting Lululemon stock down on earnings outlook
12/01/22 – Investing 19 – Stocks 18 – Stop Orders Limit Explained, Supreme Court To Hear Student Loan Debt Relief, Mixed Economic Reports, Possible Rail Strike and Russian Oil Embargo 01.12.2022 17:36
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stop Limit orders explained The Supreme Court to hear student loan debt relief case Mixed GDP and inflation reports A possible rail strike and embargo and Russian Oil Salesforce Co-CEO suddenly resigns Earnings news on Costco and Five Below
11/23/22 – Investing 18 – Stocks 17 – Stop Orders Explained, Disney News, The Main Objective of the Chief Executive Order of a Publicly Traded Company 23.11.2022 17:39
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Stop orders explained Disney’s change in leadership and rumors of purchases or being purchased The main objective of the Chief Executive Officer of a Publicly Traded Company
Investing 17 – Stocks 16 – Limit Orders Explained, Theranos Founder Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison, The Twitter Fiasco, Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Issues, NASA Launched Artemis 19.11.2022 17:33
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Limit orders explained Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to eleven years in prison The Twitter drama continues The continued and expanding fallout from the cryptocurrency FTX Exchange’s collapse The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster concert ticket situation NASA has successfully launched Artemis...
11/11/22 – Investing 16 – Stocks 15 – Or Better Orders Explained, The Markets Big Week, FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange Declares Bankruptcy, A Brief Explanation of Blockchains and Data Mining 11.11.2022 16:24
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Or Better orders explained The markets heading for their best week in over two years FTX Cryptocurrency exchange declares bankruptcy Cryptocurrency Blockchains and Data Mining explained Wakanda Forever’s anticipated big weekend A brief explanation of movie financials
11/04/22 – Investing 15 – Stocks 14 – The Market Order, The Federal Reserve Statement, Twitter Layoff Lawsuit, Positive Underlying Fundamentals for the United States Economy 04.11.2022 19:27
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Market Order explained in more detail The Federal Reserve Policy Statement The October Labor Report Twitter being sued over layoffs The positive underlying fundamentals for the United States Economy
10/27/22 – Investing 14 – Stocks 13 – An Introduction to Stock Order Types, The Big Tech Earnings, The Buffalo Bills New Stadium, Avatar 2’s Massive Marketing Campaign 27.10.2022 18:43
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An introduction to Stock Trading Order Types The earnings reports from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon Avatar 2’s massive marketing campaign, the highest in movie history The upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation report and Federal Reserve policy meeting The controversy...
10/21/22 – Investing 13 – Stocks 12 – The Nasdaq Composite Explained. Bitcoin Now Less Volatile Than Stocks, The Big Upcoming Earnings, Consumer Spending Remains Strong 21.10.2022 16:11
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Nasdaq Composite Explained Bitcoin now less volatile than stocks The big upcoming earnings from Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon Consumer spending remains strong
10/14/22 – Investing 12 – Stocks 11 – An Introduction to S&P 500 Index Options, The Market’s Attitude Towards Inflation, UK Finance Minister Has Been Fired, Banks Reporting Strong Earnings 14.10.2022 17:10
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: An introduction to trading Standard & Poor’s 500 Index options The market’s changing attitude towards inflation The United Kingdom has fired its finance minister Banks are reporting strong earnings due to higher interest rates. Morgan Stanley reports investment banking revenue plummets 55%
10/06/22 – Investing 11 – Stocks 10 – S&P 500 Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, Options, and Futures Contracts, The Market’s Opposite Outlook for the Big Labor Report, United Airlines Electric Planes 06.10.2022 17:22
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Investing in the S&P 500 through Mutual Funds, Closed End Funds, Options, and Futures Contracts The market’s opposite than usual possible reactions to the September labor report President Biden’s pardon for past marijuana possession and the effects from states that have legalized it United...
09/28/22 – Investing 10 – Stocks 9 – The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index Explained, England Bond and Currency Selloff, SEC Cracking Down on Stockbroker Texting, The PCE vs CPI Inflation Index 28.09.2022 18:20
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index explained England bond and currency selloff over recently announced Reaganomics policy Securities and Exchange Commission fining firms over stockbroker’s personal texts Biogen stock soaring on positive Alzheimer’s drug results The Personal Consumption Expend...
09/24/22 – Investing 9 – Stocks 8– The Dogs of the Dow Trading Strategy, Reasons for the Market’s Decline, United Kingdom’s Move to Reaganomics Explained, The Movement of Trade Traffic 24.09.2022 17:02
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dogs of the Dow trading strategy Reasons for the market’s recent decline The United Kingdom’s move to Reaganomics explained The movement of trade traffic from west coast to east coast ports
09/21/22 – Investing 8 – Stocks 7 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s Calculation and Historic Returns, The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Hike and Policy Statement 21.09.2022 19:09
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s calculation and historic returns. The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike and policy statement Possible implications of President Vladmir Putin’s troop increase announcement
09/17/22 – Investing 7 – Stocks 6 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average Explained, Reasons for the Recent Market Decline, The Upcoming Week, FedEx Down 21%, Facebook’s Three Underlying Fundamental Issues 18.09.2022 17:56
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: The Dow Jones Industrial Average explained – Part 1 Reasons for the recent market decline The upcoming week and the Federal Reserve Policy meeting FedEx down 21.4% on Friday Facebook (Meta) down 14% for the week and 60% for the year and its three fundamental challenges
09/09/22 – Investing 6 – Stocks 5 – Reading Stock Prices Continued, Possible Financial Aspects of the Reign of King Charles III, Next Week’s Economic Reports 09.09.2022 17:28
Hello everyone, it’s Bill Thompson – T Bill. Some of the things covered on today’s session include: Reading Stock Prices Continued Possible financial and business aspects of the reign of King Charles III Next week’s economic reports
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