Are Troubling Inflation Figures Spooking the Stock Market?

[The Option Specialist]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Are Troubling Inflation Figures Spooking the Stock Market?]( Investors are worried that the Fed might have to go even further to tame price pressures. The stock market was mixed on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.04%) and S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.09%) rising but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.22%) easing lower as of noon ET. Markets had been primed to rise until the latest numbers of inflation came out before the market opened, after which those gains largely evaporated. [More...]( SPONSORED CONTENT [Is BITCOIN Useless? (The answer might surprise you)]( [image]( Watch this short video footage ASAP! ?? Controversial millionaire trader, Jeff Clark, just exposed a rare Bitcoin "loophole"... Something that 99% of investors have never heard of... But the ones who do, can rake in gains as high as 660%... 810%... even 1,925% or more from Bitcoin* - in a matter of days! *This works whether cryptos go up or down. [Click here - LIVE demonstration reveals all the details!]( [REFLECTIONS.....The Scary Economy]( Stocks retreated across the board on Monday's opening. Traders and investors were increasingly apprehensive that the Federal Reserve will carry on with interest rate hikes well into next year, 'riding hard' on combating inflation. The 'big' banks reacted more seriously, as they are affected by rate increases to a greater degree in adjusting their own rates. The December 13th CPI number release will give the Fed more long term direction. General consensus is the upcoming increase will be 50 basis points, as inflation is 'trending down.' The Commerce Department's October's announcement that factory orders were up 1% over the projected 0.7% were buoyed by a stalwart jobs report. [Read more...]( [This Iron Condor On Nike Stock Has The Potential For A 45% Return]( Today, we're looking at another earnings iron condor, this time on Nike (NKE). The options market is currently showing an implied volatility percentile of 86% for Nike stock ahead of its earnings report on Dec. 20 after the close. This means options are very expensive compared to the recent past. That makes option selling more advantageous. [Article continues...]( SPONSORED CONTENT [65 Year Old Grandma Humiliates Wall Street's Top Traders...]( They laughed when this backwoods grandma taught herself how to trade options for income. But she's got the last laugh now... and she's sharing her #1 tip for FREE! [Click here for instant access...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Option Specialist]( All content © 2022 The Option Specialist Neptune Ave, 300 Main Street #711, Madison, NJ 07940 USA Welcome to The Option Specialist, an e-mail service that replaces many of our previous alerts. We hope you enjoy it. | [Privacy Policy]( --------------------------------------------------------------- © Copyright 2022 The Option Specialist, All rights reserved. All content made available to you through our services are subject to and protected by copyright. Legal disclaimer: The Option Specialist is strictly a research publishing firm and much of the information we publish in email and our various websites are obtained from sources we believe to be reliable. You should know that accuracy can never be guaranteed. We do not design our content to meet your personal situation & you need to know we are absolutely not financial advisors and we never, under any circumstance give our users personalized advice. Every single opinion we express herein are those of the publisher and are subject to change without notice. Published content may become outdated and there is no obligation to update any such information. Sponsored emails like this in The Option Specialist or our other publications contain paid advertisements and don't necessarily endorse or recommend it to you or any investor. Neither the company nor our affiliates bear responsibility or control over the content of the advertisement and the product or service offered. Proceed at your own risk... If you wish to contact us, please do not reply to this message but instead e-mail us at support@neptuneave.com. Replies to this message may not be read or responded to. We are unable to respond to emails and phone calls requesting personal financial advice. For up to date stock market news, [click here](. In order to be sure you receive future emails from [The Option Specialist]( please [whitelist our email address]( with your email provider. 300 Main Street #711, Madison, NJ 07940 [Unsubscribe]( - [Unsubscribe Preferences](