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*Urgent* Is Evergrande the next Lehman Brothers?

*Urgent* Is Evergrande the next Lehman Brothers?

This is Serge Berger with an urgent message about the Evergrande situation currently going on in China. This company is at risk of default on their real estate portfolio… and many question if there are “contagion risks” to the US market. Meaning, will we be seeing some correction in the short-term as this incident ripples […]

Bristol-Myers Squibb Shares Oversold: Time to Buy?

Bristol-Myers Squibb Shares Oversold: Time to Buy?

A common warning you’ll hear on Wall Street when a stock is in a major downtrend with no end in sight is not to “catch a falling knife.” This popular investing idiom is often used to describe a risky investment strategy, even if it applies to a bellwether stock. The danger in trying to catch […]

Aug 1, 2019 San Jose / CA / USA - CISCO sign in front of the headquarters in Silicon Valley; Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate

How to Earn More from Holding Cisco

If you traded during the dotcom boom of the late ’90s, you probably have fond memories of Cisco Systems (CSCO). The Silicon Valley networking giant was one of the most popular stocks of that era—for several years, the price of the stock did nothing but go up. [insert Cisco image we have in the media […]

Trade of the Week: SBUX

Trade of the Week: SBUX

Starbucks (SBUX) showed up on the unusual options volume page last week for the first time in quite a while. The coffee giant saw its shares drop 3.7% in one day, with 2.7x the number of options traded compared to the average. However, 61% of the options traded were calls, which tends to be a […]

This Top Dividend Stock is Selling at a 15% Discount

This Top Dividend Stock is Selling at a 15% Discount

Shares of Hormel Foods (HRL) are down 15% from a 52-week and all-time high north of $52 and is a company that investors might want to consider at a discounted rate. HRL’s products portfolio includes a number of well-known consumer brands, including Spam, Natural Choice, Justin’s, Jennie-O, Black Label, Sadler’s and Columbus. The canned-meat company […]

Meme Stocks Are Not Just For Buying Calls

Meme Stocks Are Not Just For Buying Calls

One of the most interesting developments in the financial markets in 2021 is the rise of the meme stock. Meme stocks are the ones that get a bunch of attention on social media platforms like Twitter and chat groups on Reddit. The meme stock phenomenon really caught the public’s eye, starting with GameStop (GME) in […]

Trade of the Week: First Solar

Trade of the Week: First Solar

For the first time in a while, First Solar (FSLR) showed up on the unusual options volume radar. The domestic solar company has seen its stock price perform nicely since 2020 and the push for more green energy solutions in the US. The options on FSLR traded 6x the normal volume on a day last […]