by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Feb 15, 2018 | Research
I have been getting excited about a new industry, hot in the venture capital community, that applies technology to farming – AgTech – and have done a bit of research…
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Feb 14, 2018 | Research
We have written a great many articles about Union Pacific, created a full Guided Tear Sheet mini-course on it, and have recently posted Synthetic Short and Bearish Call Spread Tear…
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Feb 9, 2018 | Research
With the market falling earlier, implied volatilities headed upward, so we decided to sell a call spread on Union Pacific as part of our bearish strategy that includes the synthetic…
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Feb 9, 2018 | Commentary
Time heals all wounds, but the wounds of the recent market drop as evidenced by elevated option premia are still fresh. The so-called “Fear Index,” the VIX, traded down to…
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon | Feb 5, 2018 | Research
As mentioned in my earnings note last week, we have looked carefully at Union Pacific’s valuation since stopping out on another bearish investment late last year and are now re-upping…
