Last year, if you held your stocks… You’re likely sitting on double-digit losses over a 12-month timeframe.  Drawdowns in your portfolio can be crippling to your future wealth and income.  If you lose 50% of your portfolio… it requires a 100% return to get back to even.  As you can imagine, losing 50% is much […]

Utility stocks are historically seen as dull but dependable. After all, they have assured demand despite limits on profitability due to heavy regulation. Investors also see these stocks as regular dividend payers—bond proxies, in effect—with investors confident of solid income streams, leading to low but highly reliable total shareholder returns with relatively little capital risk. […]

For the last 5 years… with low interest rates… the only way to make money was investing in stocks.  As you know, stocks have been volatile for the last few years.  …big drop from Covid… …stocks rocket back… …equities peak end of 2021… …bear market in 2022 (and ongoing).  But, right now, you can earn […]

There wasn’t a lot of meme stock action in 2022, but 2023 has been a different story so far. Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) has seen plenty of meme options action, and so has Carvana (CVNA), which appears to be the latest choice for meme stock traders. On a huge up day for the stock […]

Beleaguered retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) was once a favorite among meme stock traders. But just last week, the company expressed doubt that it will be able to continue operating without filing bankruptcy. The stock price dropped 25% on the news, falling under $2 a share. Most options action on the day appeared to […]

Bear markets tend to move in 3 stages.  I believe we just entered stage 2 (yes, only stage 2 at this point!).  There’s one US economic chart I’m looking at today that verifies what I’m telling you.  Every Thursday, I share weekly videos like this for free.  This video is under 3 minutes so it’s […]

We’re in a rapid economic tightening environment right now with the Federal Reserve pushing up rates.  However, we haven’t seen company earnings hit that hard yet.  But, I believe once we see worsening economic data, the Fed will loosen economic policy.  When they do… I found a surprising ‘tech’ stock that could shoot up 100% […]

2022 was a very tough year for the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK). Cathie Wood’s flagship fund saw a nearly 70% share price drop for the year. A 40,000 lot of short calls that traded last week in ARK options suggests there could be some (but not a lot) of upside for the embattled ETF early […]

AMC Entertainment (AMC) was a popular meme stock for Reddit/Robinhood traders back in the height of the meme stock frenzy. However, the stock hasn’t done much in recent months – until now. Last week the stock jumped 13% in a day with over 3x more options volume than normal. One of the larger trades on […]