Thursday, February 6, 2025
Covered calls are one of the most popular investment strategies used by both retail and institutional traders. For retail traders, covered calls are easily accessible and don’t require a substantial amount of maintenance. For institutions, covered calls are beneficial both because they can scale into the billions of dollars and because they have long-term portfolio […]
“The supply-and-demand balance for lithium fell into deficit in 2020 for the first time in years, according to commodity analysts at CRU. For 2021, the firm is forecasting lithium demand of about 450,000 metric tons, exceeding supply by roughly 10,000 metric tons,” as noted by The Wall Street Journal. That’s all great news for lithium […]
Significant options volume showed up on earnings day last week for Micron (MU). The computer memory chip producer was up nearly 5% on better than expected earnings. That’s likely why 75% of the 335,000 options that traded that day were calls. Call activity tends to correlate with bullish activity in the stock. Several of the […]
When it comes to money, humans primarily react to the emotions of fear and greed. The effect of greed is to push investors to buy when prices are high, and fear triggers selling when investment prices are low. For most stock market investors, the goal is to buy low and sell high, yet the emotions […]
Not much in the world of investment is guaranteed. But, as they say, two things in life are guaranteed — death and taxes. When it comes to investing, it’s essential to understand the tax consequences of various investing decisions. Whether it’s capital gains income vs. ordinary income, long-term capital gains vs. short-term capital gains, or […]
Markets and asset classes are very much intertrwined. But when you look at just the stock market you get only a fraction of the information you need to know. There’s a very simple but also very powerful indicator that I like to use to confirm the messages I see in the stock market. The way […]
Electric vehicle charging stocks, like Blink Charging Co. (BLNK) were higher this week. All after President Biden made charging stations a top priority in his $2 trillion infrastructure plans. “AlixPartners estimates $300 billion will be needed to build out a global charging network to accommodate the expected growth of EVs by 2030, including $50 billion […]
Preferred shares combine characteristics of both common stocks and bonds. We’ll take a look at this investment option and its benefits.
Schlumberger (SLB) is the largest oilfield services industry in the world, with a presence in every energy market through its four main business segments: Reservoir Characterization, Drilling, Production, and Cameron. The company prioritizes providing top-notch services to its customers by being a global driver in technological innovation and is better positioned than most of its […]
Clean energy—whether in the form of solar, wind, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, or something else—has been discussed as an investment opportunity by financial talking heads for what seems like ages. Some of the industries mentioned above have gone through significant periods of growth. At other times, companies in these spaces have seen considerable volatility […]
