Topics: Earnings

Trying to Plug a Leak


The Chief and Nick Isasi kick off the show talking the NCAA NIT from the night prior. How did Illinois State blow that? We then touch on Comey’s press conference before being joined by Jon Najarian. He helps us make sense of the markets after Comey’s conference yesterday.

Joel Elconin of Benzinga.com joins us to talk University of Michigan basketball and rate increases. Kenny Polcari calls in from New York and give his take on corporate tax reform and our markets.

Wayne Madsen is our featured guest for the day as he tries to walk Chief through these leaks. Who should be the maddest throughout all this?

John Neal rounds out Tuesday’s show and talks what stocks are actually tradeable this week.

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Reflection Monday


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio with the Chief. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, joins the guys first to discuss Trump’s dismissal of Obama ‘holdovers’ from the District Attorney’s office. Frank also tells the guys how to trade this week’s markets before taking a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures picks Villanova to make a run at back-to-back titles. David and Chief then look at historical interest rate hikes compared to those forecasted for 2017. 

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Dr. Trump Will See You Now


The Chief and Lou Michels are live in studio for their weekly on air bout. They touch on Trump’s presidency so far and grade it on the numbers comign out of the economy. They touch on the new affordable health care act, and talk about varying prices before finally agreeing on something regarding healthcare. (!!!)

They talk about Trump’s accusations of wire taps in Trump Tower before touching on even more allegations of collusion with Russia regarding our new president.

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Border Taxing


Chief warns everyone to beware of merger cheerleading before getting into the weeds of President Trump’s proposed border tax on Mexico. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, shares his thoughts on how this administration may affect trading strategies. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, talks earnings and post-President’s Day markets. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location talks college tuition and more.

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Scratching Off


Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, opens the show talking bull markets, $HYG, $JNK and much more (check out Frank’s weekly blog here). Chicago Tribune ‘Watchdog Reporter’, Joe Mahr, joins the show discussing his recent investigation into the Illinois Lottery. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures tells us how to trade these rising markets.

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