Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Euro-to-Dollar just hit a 20-year low the last few weeks. The Dollar (DXY) has broken out of a 7-year consolidation period and moving higher. And, as this happens, things will start breaking. We’re already seeing the cracks in Europe with their economy tanking fast. In my free video this week (I do this every […]
America has a history of welcoming refugees from foreign shores. And now Wall Street is doing its part by welcoming a refugee from the United Kingdom. Unlike the U.S. market, the U.K. market has never been very fond of technology stocks, including biotechnology companies. Their valuations—and the levels of interest the attract—are usually low. That’s […]
For the dividend-focused investor, nothing is better than one of your stocks announcing a dividend increase. So you can be assured that this Seeking Alpha headline caught my eye: 100 REIT Dividend Hikes Investing for dividend growth is a sure-fire way to build your wealth over the long term. The article explained that 100 real […]
If you want to stop worrying about using the wrong trading strategy… picking good stocks… and this unpredictable market… Then you need this brand new trading plan. You see, The Wall Street Journal reports, “This Could be a Lost Decade for Stocks.” And many options traders will be left in the dust! That’s because most […]
The share price of Peloton (PTON) has taken a massive beating after being a darling of the Covid era. The exercise bike maker has struggled to appease investors as sales growth has slowed. However, investors liked a new deal between PTON and Amazon (AMZN) last week, which sent the shares up 20%. A bullish block […]
About as big of an options trade as you’ll ever see hit the tape last week in Petrobras Brasileiro (PBR). This trade appears to be a put spread executed 150,000 times, expiring in October. The trader spent about $12 million in premiums to buy the put spread. This position may be a hedge for an […]
I am a huge fan of special situation investing. Situations that involve unusual buying activity by insiders or corporate activists, merger arbitrage and bidding wars, and other unusual events can offer the opportunity for outsized profits no matter what the markets might do. Sir John Templeton once remarked that it is impossible to beat the […]
This article could save you a lot of money… Because one of the biggest mistakes options traders make is trading the wrong stock at the wrong time. If you’ve run into this problem, you know how frustrating it can be. To have all the stars aligned for a winning trade… only to discover one crucial […]
The DCP Midstream (DCP) buyout offer earlier this month marked another master limited partnership (MLP) coming off the board. Over the last eight years, the number of publicly traded midstream MLPs declined by 74%. Here’s what that means for investors, especially those who like the tax-advantaged, high-yield income from MLPs… On August 18, Phillips 66 […]
This strategy is… Selling Covered Calls. My readers and I enjoyed a 95% win rate on 47 trades last year because covered calls can be incredibly low-risk when done correctly. Lots of folks have a hard time believing my 95% win rate. So here’s my full trading record: If you look close, you’ll notice that […]
