The recent, short-term, stock market crash has led to a “flight to quality,” which means money running out of stocks and into safe investments such as U.S. Treasury notes. Demand for Treasuries lifts bond prices, which has the mathematical effect of pushing down yields. Over the last two weeks, the yield on the benchmark 10-year […]
Trade of the Week: Volatility
The market sold off sharply this week into correction territory on fears of the global impact of COVID-19. Options volumes were through the roof as expected as traders and investors rushed to get in and out of positions, including hedges. Volatility soared, with the VIX (S&P 500 volatility index) trading at 2-year highs. A popular […]
SolarEdge Technologies Quadruples Q4 2019 Net Income Over Q4 2018
Over the last trading session, shares of SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) were slightly at $127.20 a share. Year over year, the stock is now up nearly 245%. That’s double the return of the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN). It also beats the S&P 500 return of 18%. SolarEdge Technologies, designs, develops, and sells direct current (DC) optimized inverter […]
Everything You Need to Know about Dividends
Investing in dividend paying stocks is a sure fire way of creating long-term wealth. Money will keep coming in every quarter and eventually your money will start growing exponentially due to compounding interest. Tim Plaehn is an expert at using dividends to achieve this and he wants to show you everything he’s learned. Note: any […]