Monday, November 25, 2024
How about yesterday’s inflation numbers? One thing is for sure. The stock market hated the fact that inflation was running much hotter than the economists and experts expected. The stickiness of inflation is causing investors to rethink the risks and rewards of investing in stocks. So, what should you be doing now? There are three […]
Since breaking out of its $65 to less than $80 per barrel trading range, WTI crude oil has continued to trend higher, and as I write this, it is trading near $86 per barrel. The investing public is gaining interest in the energy sector, and as crude prices keep rising, so will energy stocks. With […]
Last week, in my 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on drug store giant, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. WBA put premiums were elevated at the time due to upcoming […]
It’s time. It’s time to start buying real estate. Commercial real estate. That’s right, the asset class everybody hates and thinks will collapse the banking system, the government, and everything except companies that make AI-related semiconductor chips. The media hates it. The clickbait hunters love the stuff because it is so easy to craft doom-and-gloom […]
During my time as a fighter pilot, a one-versus-one dogfight was one of the most challenging types of flights. This type of mission pitted one pilot’s skills against his opponent. This air combat training was not the type of flight in which you wanted to come home second best. The new category of single stock […]
As tracked by the price of WTI, crude oil that serves as one of the main global oil benchmarks, crude oil has climbed from the recent $65 to less than $80 per barrel trading range. A few weeks ago, the WTI price rose above $80, and recent trading shows that level might become a new […]
Last week was Opening Day, so it is only natural that we talk a little inside baseball. There is a lot for investors to learn from baseball. The biggest lessons come from the greatest hitter of all time… As a Baltimore fan, I have a love-hate—as in I love to hate them—relationship with the Boston […]
Last week, in my 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on online pet food supplier, Chewy (CHWY). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. CHWY put premiums were elevated at the time due to upcoming earnings. […]
If my editors leave the headline, I apologize. [Editor’s note: we did, for which we also apologize.] My point is to highlight the timeliness of the launch of our new ETF Income Edge service. Even the Wall Street Journal is figuring it out. Last week, the WSJ published an article titled “The Short-Vol Trade Is […]
The market rally has carried stocks to a high level and extreme valuations. However, insiders and activist investors have been very quiet in recent weeks, as both tend to be bargain hunters.There have been some exceptions, and they are worth further investigation as either long term additions to your portfolio or potential trading opportunities. Insiders […]
