Howard Simons

History of Fear: Only Reaction Matters

By Howard Simons

Waiting out this siege from behind your own wall makes sense only if you can afford to.

03:00PM 09/26/01

Alarm Bells: Unusual Options Activity in the Airlines

By Howard Simons

Some options saw exceptional volume before Sept. 11, and it wasn't part of any spreading strategy.

02:51PM 09/25/01

The Impact of Just-in-Time Inventory on This New World

By Howard Simons

'Business, at its most essential, is the prudent acceptance and management of risk.'

02:50PM 09/19/01

Remembering Bill Meehan: Howard Simons

By Howard Simons

Bill was an analyst's analyst who touched the lives of many.

01:41PM 09/18/01

Tracking the Trendy Jobless Rate

By Howard Simons

A rise in unemployment usually occurs after the worst economic news has been discounted.

03:11PM 09/17/01

Weighting for the Sun(W) (RealMoney.com $)

By Howard Simons

Tech stocks such as Sun Microsystems are creating a tradeable spread between the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100.

07:05AM 09/06/01

The Joy of SOX? Don't Count on It (RealMoney.com $)

By Howard Simons

Don't look to the semis to lead us out of the Nasdaq bear market.

01:49PM 08/29/01

Collateral Damage in the Brokerage Sector (RealMoney.com $)

By Howard Simons

Remember when brokerage stocks always seemed to benefit from lower interest rates? Not so, anymore.

12:39PM 08/22/01

U.K.'s Ounce of Smarts Is Worth a Pound of Cure (RealMoney.com $)

By Howard Simons

A currency's absolute level isn't that important to the markets, as long as it feels right.

04:14PM 08/08/01

Moving Into New-Millennium Economics (RealMoney.com $)

By Howard Simons

Get out of the '70s. A surprising relationship exists between stocks and expected inflation.

10:01AM 08/02/01