Volatility

Alert! Trend change in the markets

Alert! Trend change in the markets

We haven’t seen a trend change in the market since March 2020. Maybe the market will shoot back up like it did… or maybe it won’t. I’m not seeing it necessarily go to “bearish” trend. It’s a different trend. I have a proprietary algorithm that catches these wind changes. And you have access to it […]

Three ETFs For Rate Hikes, Economic Slowdown, and War

Three ETFs For Rate Hikes, Economic Slowdown, and War

There’s a substantial amount of fear in the market. At one point on Monday, the Dow Jones was down more than 1,000. This may have been for a number of reasons. One, the Federal Reserve may have to get aggressive with interest rates in order to slow inflation. “Over the past month, the Federal Reserve […]

How to Beat the Coming “Lost Decade” for Stocks

How to Beat the Coming “Lost Decade” for Stocks

Dear Investor, Bank of America stock analysts recently released a long-term forecast that bodes very badly for investors for the next decade. If the analysts are correct, many investors will not reach their long-term financial goals. But one investing strategy looks to avoid the problem… In October, several news outlets, including Yahoo Finance and Markets […]

Trade of the Week: FCEL

Trade of the Week: FCEL

While the markets were slow for the holiday season, it didn’t stop options in FuelCell Energy (FCEL) from trading quite briskly.  The hydrogen fuel cell company released earnings last week and reported a wider than expected loss on lower revenues.  The share price fell nearly 14% on the day with over 200,000 options trading.  The […]

Why You Can’t Trust Share Buybacks

Why You Can’t Trust Share Buybacks

Dear Investor, Share buybacks have become the rage for companies with large amounts of excess profits or free cash flow. Wall Street analysts love share buybacks as a way to “return capital to shareholders,” and many boards of directors give a lot of weight to what the analysts who follow their companies say. My opinion […]

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

How to Make Market Volatility Work for You

Dear Reader, The recent stock market volatility reminds me again of the power of reinvesting the income from your dividend investment strategy. Once you understand the compounding power of dividend reinvestment, you realize that it’s very good for your long-term wealth when the stock market goes through a period of decline. It’s something my Dividend […]

One Way To Trade CSCO After It Missed Earnings

One Way To Trade CSCO After It Missed Earnings

Networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO) dropped 5% the day after earnings were released last week.  The company’s’ guidance was disappointing to investors and revenues were lower than expected.  However, one trader used this opportunity to enter a covered call trade.  The trader purchased 1.35 million shares of CSCO (at $51.77) while selling 13,500 calls that […]