Monday, December 23, 2024
I am often asked about cryptocurrencies and if they are safe investments to add to a portfolio. For investors unfamiliar with the term, a cryptocurrency is basically a digital token, or coin, which trades on a distributed and decentralized ledger called the blockchain. The best-known and most popular cryptocurrency is Bitcoin. It debuted in 2010 […]
The weekly AAII Sentiment Survey indicates whether investors are “Bullish,” “Bearish,” or “Neutral” on the stock market over the next six months. It can be a useful proxy for market sentiment. Optimism among individual investors about the short-term direction of the stock market declined last week and remained unusually low. Pessimism rebounded while neutral sentiment […]
Shares of Beyond Meat (BYND) tested a 52-week low north of $35 in mid-March, but the stock has rebounded along with the overall market in recent weeks as it tries to recover a key level of resistance. However, the stock still has large short bets placed against it by hedge funds. Roughly 40% of BYND’s […]
One of the first things that might draw in investors who are considering an investment in ZIM Integrated Shipping (ZIM) is its sky-high dividend yield. The company paid its recent massive dividend of $17 last week to push its current yield north of 20%. This follows previous quarterly dividend payouts of $2.50 and $2 in […]
There are a number of ways to analyze a stock by doing some fundamental and technical homework; using some simple scanning criteria can help with this process as well. There are numerous ways to start your research, but it is important to note that traders may have many different styles and strategies. Some traders like […]
Investing in biotech stocks often comes with huge risks and rewards, as a company is dependent on its pipeline and royalty payments. It can also take years to develop a treatment or drug, which can burn through cashflow until approved by the Food and Drug Administration. One such company that remains unprofitable but has a […]
VIZIO Holdings (VZIO) shares are trading near their recent 52-week low—south of $12—following the company’s initial public offering (IPO) of $21 in March of last year. At the time, the company priced just over 12 million shares at $21-$23 in its debut; after the deal, the size was reduced from 15 million shares. In its […]
There are many ways to look at a stock chart, but I want to keep it simple here. This is a basic overview of some key charting concepts. It is not a dissertation on advanced indicators and charting strategies. The goal is to give you just enough tools to allow you to quickly analyze a […]
Once you start looking for option trades on your own, the most important thing you can do to find trades with triple-digit profit potential is staying up on the news. The market and stocks in general move up and down over time, and the key is to identify these cycles. You will learn to decipher […]
Shares of Palantir (PLTR) are down 65% from the January 2021 high of $39, bottoming bottomed at $11.75 on January 24 of this year. It is an interesting company and many investors think could make for a good buying opportunity. Palantir was co-founded in 2003 and went public in late September 2020. As a private […]
