Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Of the two types of stocks in which to invest – growth stocks and value stocks – investors naturally gravitate to growth stocks. At first glance, it makes sense to invest in rapidly growing companies and see rapidly increasing share prices and capital gains. However, it’s not that simple, and investors often get burned chasing […]
The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is a heavily traded ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100. It’s been a tough year for QQQ as the predominantly tech-weighted index has seen plenty of selling of its largest components. QQQ is down almost twice as much for the year as the S&P 500. However, a covered call trader made […]
Travelers are taking to the skies again, which means it may be time to buy oversold airline stocks. About 6.5 million people passed through TSA checkpoints over the last weekend, Barron’s reports. In addition, airline spending jumped 91% year over year in March. As Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora recently wrote, “We think the […]
Uranium companies, like Cameco Corporation (CCJ), are booming, thanks to a global nuclear revival. European leaders, realizing their countries are too dependent on Russia for natural gas, are looking again into nuclear power generation. French President Emmanuel Macron, for example, called for a “nuclear renaissance.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly has a plan that […]
I don’t know if I am amused or appalled by how much a gambling mentality has taken over much of our lives. For example, I recently noticed that NFL football analysts spent as much time on the betting spread as they spent discussing teams’ potential to win or lose. You see and hear gambling terms […]
Lithium prices are soaring as demand continues to significantly outweigh supply. In an article titled “Lithium Prices Have Nearly Doubled in 2022 Amid Insane Commodity Rally,” OilPrice.com writer Alex Kimani reported that this rapid doubling comes on the heels of 2021’s quadrupling of lithium prices. Kimani ads: “…lithium producers have been caught flat-footed again, ill-prepared […]
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 […]
Pay close attention to Nordstrom (JWN). After diving from a November high of $34.65 to a low of $19.39, the retailer is once again skyrocketing—so much so, it could refill its bearish gap around $32.50 a share, near-term. This is all thanks to blowout earnings and a strong outlook. For its fourth quarter, Nordstrom posted […]
Investors may want to pay close attention to solar energy stocks as energy producers, particularly in Europe, scramble to reduce dependency Russian oil and gas. With the war between Russia and Ukraine raging, renewable energy stocks, like Sunrun (RUN), First Solar (FSLR), and Enphase Energy (ENPH) are moving higher, quickly. That’s because, as Joe Keefe, […]
Perhaps no sector is thought to be as boring as logistics. Yet, in today’s post-pandemic world, if you’re looking for profitable investing opportunities, logistics is also one of the most exciting sectors for investors. That’s why I’m bringing to your attention the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, GXO Logistics (GXO), which owns about 900 […]
