Saturday, February 8, 2025
Whether you’re investing in stocks or options, it’s important to understand order types, such as market orders, limit orders, and stop orders. By understanding how each works, it could save you a good amount of time, energy, and money. The Market Order A market order is an order to buy or sell a stock or […]
With the launch of the first ever Bitcoin ETF… The SEC has legitimized cryptocurrencies. Although the ETF doesn’t buy Bitcoin directly, but rather, the futures of Bitcoin… It still will cause disruptions in the market. In this weekly briefing, I’m going to break down what I see could happen in the broad markets and cryptocurrencies […]
When building your investment portfolio, it’s important to learn how to read stock charts and how to incorporate some fundamental analysis.
Over the course of three days last week, I drove 2,100 miles from my home in northern Nevada to pick up a new travel trailer in southern Michigan. Although this trip was rushed (2,100 miles in three days is a lot of driving!), I always enjoy a long road trip. I thought it would be […]
To understand a company’s profitability, return on common equity is a key metric. Learn about it and other financial ratios in this guide.
The movie theater industry has been one of the hardest hit sectors following the COVID-19 pandemic; however, cinemas are showing signs of rebounding in recent months as more and more blockbuster movies are released. That being said, the recovery has been slow and erratic and could continue over the foreseeable future. It is no secret […]
Options order flow, particular large or unusual block trades, can potentially help traders predict where a big market move may occur. Large traders will often use options on ETFs in order to take a directional position on a major asset class or industry. For example, using the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF […]
Every quarter, companies report their earnings. And every quarter new investors ask what to look for in earnings reports from dividend stocks. Most companies follow a calendar quarter, so I will be digging through a flood of third-quarter earnings reports over the next four weeks. While I review hundreds of company earnings reports, I focus […]
We recently saw a significant amount of action in Global X Uranium ETF (URA). Uranium has become a popular commodity to trade this year as energy prices in fossil fuels have soared. Uranium is often considered a potential stopgap between fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. URA is up nearly 90% this year and at least […]
One of the best ways to spot opportunity in the market is by using charts, by using technical analysis for trading. Granted, as we noted in an earlier article, some traders will tell you technical analysis for trading is nonsense: Warren Buffett once said: “I realized technical analysis didn’t work when I turned the charts […]
