Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Investors may want to pay close attention to the metaverse. As Meta Platforms’ (FB) Mark Zuckerberg defines it, according to CNBC, the metaverse is “a sci-fi concept whereby humans put on some sort of headset or smart glasses that allow them to live, work, and play in a virtual world.” Granted, the metaverse isn’t “alive” […]
I’m looking at the retail sector right now, and I have a few ideas to try and play it. Many retailers are reporting strong customer traffic, but does that mean we’ll see a Santa Claus rally in retail plays? I’m looking at ONE stock in particular that could be a great play. I shot a […]
According to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, for example, demand could exceed supply through 2022. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the shortage won’t end until 2023. “We’re in the worst of it now, every quarter, next year we’ll get incrementally better, but they’re not going to have supply-demand balance until 2023,” he told The Independent. STMicro […]
Dear Reader, Corporations’ renewed focus on “returning cash to shareholders” is laudable, but misleading. As with all things investment-related, you can only determine whether something is a good deal for investors by understanding the nuances of how companies implement these policies. When business results are good, corporate boards of directors often choose (as they should) […]
Roundhill Ball Metaverse ETF (META) has doubled its net asset value from $130 million to $260 million since Facebook (FB) changed its name to Meta Platforms two weeks ago. Volumes have also soared on the ETF. It may have been a serendipitous case of being in the right place at the right time for the […]
Shares of PayPal (PYPL) have lost a third of their value since peaking above the $310 level in late July. Much of the selling pressure has come from a couple of missteps, like its near-acquisition of Pinterest (PINS) and disappointing guidance following PYPL’s most recent earnings report. To start, PYPL’s interest in PINS was a […]
Inflation is what everyone in the market is talking about these days. The financial markets are concerned that the Fed will have to hike rates much sooner than expected. Higher rates will significantly impact fixed income products like Treasuries and corporate bonds. Perhaps that’s why an institutional trader purchased 160,000 put spreads in iShares iBoxx […]
Dear Reader, Last week, the CPI inflation was released, showing the highest year-over-year inflation in 30 years. After living and investing in a low-inflation economy for a couple of decades, investors now need to pick some inflation-fighting stocks and funds. In the 1980s, the Federal Reserve killed inflation by quickly and massively increasing interest rates. […]
Last week was a big option week for iShares Silver Trust (SLV). The popular physical silver ETF got a boost as inflation concerns bubbled to the surface following a larger than expected jump in CPI. Over 460,000 options traded in one day last week, with calls making up nearly 90% of the volume. Calls tend […]
