DOW 20,000

The march toward DOW 20,000 continues:

• MarketWatch – Triple-digit Dow advance puts the blue-chip benchmark within 20 points of 20,000 mark
• Business Insider – The Dow is closing in on 20,000…

And Bond Holders are still being punished:

• Bloomberg – Global Bond Investors Now Losing Most Sleep Over Rising Populism
• Business Insider – One of Wall Street’s biggest memes of the last decade is here

So what will 2017 bring – here are some opinions:

• ZeroHedge – The Bears Are Dying: Even Bob Janjuah Turns (Somewhat) Bullish
• Morningstar – Are Investors Getting Ahead of Themselves?
• Bloomberg – World’s Biggest Stock Surge After Fed Rate Hike Isn’t Done Yet

I am not short yet – but I am also not putting new money to work at these levels.  In the next few weeks – I will be exploring safer ways to make money simply trading options, regardless of the direction of the market.