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 […]
How Much Can You Make in Three Years From Just One Dividend Stock?
If you buy stocks for capital gains, it is currently a difficult market in which to invest and earn acceptable returns. Today’s hot stock is very likely to crash tomorrow. The winners of 2020 are falling in 2021. And despite the big daily gains you see on the financial news and tremendous price volatility, the […]
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 […]
How to Protect Your Gains After a Big Move
All of a sudden, your favorite stock is falling out of the sky. What do you do? Sell? Hold? Unfortunately, many traders aren’t really sure, so they make impulsive decisions. Instead of calmly looking into why a stock may be falling (sometimes for no reason), they may panic and sell on emotion. However, it’s possible […]
How to Get Started as an Options Trader
Instead of simply buying and selling stocks at market price, you can become an options trader to hedge risk and earn off of price volatility.
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A Trader’s Guide to Financial Markets for Beginners
In this trader’s guide, you’ll learn how asset classes, types of analysis, and your time frame will all factor into your trading strategy.
Top 10 Reasons I Love Dividends, And You Should Too
Over the decades, I have seen friends, relatives, and acquaintances lose their entire investment portfolios due to stock market crashes. Some of these folks, along with many, many other investors, gave in to fear and sold at the worst time in the markets. In truth, the human nature pushes most investors to follow the greed […]
Southern Copper (SCCO) a Pure Play on Copper
There are many of ways to invest in copper, whether through specific companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), that investors can use to play the longer-term demand for the red metal. The chart below shows copper traded at a record high in May to just below the $4.90 level (per pound) and up from a previous […]
Missed Out on GME? Here’s a More Affordable Way to Trade Meme Stocks
While 2021 has been a very unusual year for the stock market, the most notable thing to happen is the rise of meme stocks. Meme stocks are the ones that get talked about on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit. The first one to achieve widespread public attention was GameStop (GME). Generally speaking, meme […]