Trade of the Week: NU

Trade of the Week: NU

Analyzing block trades in options (very large trades) can be enlightening, but it can also leave you scratching your head at times. For example, last week someone appeared to sell a strangle nearly 50,000x (selling both a call and a put around the stock price) in Nu Holdings (NU) . This strategy will make over […]

Why the AI Profit Party Has Yet to Start

Why the AI Profit Party Has Yet to Start

We’ve been talking about pirates the last couple of issues – stock market pirates, how they make money, and how looking at what they do can be hugely profitable for us. Well, so far, the pirates are staying in port. Both private equity funds and corporate activists were very quiet in the first quarter of […]

The Deep Value Stock No One Likes

The Deep Value Stock No One Likes

Citigroup (C) is the third-largest lender in the U.S. and the least-loved major bank by investors—and for good reason… The bank has been a chronic poor performer seemingly forever. Its low return on equity, poor stock market underperformance, and low valuation made the point for quite a while that Citigroup’s business model did not work […]

Can The S&P 500 Catch Up to the Nasdaq?

Can The S&P 500 Catch Up to the Nasdaq?

2023 has been complete opposites for most of the stock market. The Dow is around breakeven… S&P 500 up less than 10%… Small caps in between them… But the Nasdaq soaring nearly 27%. Crushing all their returns. The market hasn’t risen together. But I noticed last week we started seeing a broadening out of the […]

My Dividend Income Portfolio Just Gave Me a 23% Upside Surprise

My Dividend Income Portfolio Just Gave Me a 23% Upside Surprise

My Dividend Hunter service and recommended portfolio are dedicated to generating income from high-yield stocks and ETFs. My focus stays on overall portfolio results, primarily on total income earned. Recently I dug a little deeper into current yields… and I discovered the Dividend Hunter investments are priced like the economy is in a deep recession. […]

Can Nvidia Fulfill the Hype?

Can Nvidia Fulfill the Hype?

I wrote to you about Nvidia (NVDA) on March 1, calling it the real winner of the AI wars. Needless to say, a lot has happened since, with Nvidia’s stock having soared 75% from March 1. But can the company live up to all the current hype? Let’s take a deep dive… All sorts of […]

Trade of the Week: CLF

Trade of the Week: CLF

 For investors who follow steel stocks, there may be some good news on the horizon. Steel companies have taken a hit in recent months, including Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), which is down 14% year-to-date. However, a trader purchased what appears to be a bullish call spread in CLF options that expires in August. This 10,000-lot vertical spread […]