Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Although the meme stocks were grabbing the headlines, there was some interesting options activity last week in VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH). SMH is a popular ETF for tracking the chipmaker industry, with over 30,000 options trading per day on average. On a day last week when options activity was 2x the normal amount, 65% […]
You may think I am crazy to be excited about this stock market. Major market indexes are down for the year, many former high-flying stocks have crashed, and the market volatility is tremendous. From the financial news, it appears that investors are very nervous about the value of their stock portfolios. And yet, I don’t […]
Lithium prices are soaring as demand continues to significantly outweigh supply. In an article titled “Lithium Prices Have Nearly Doubled in 2022 Amid Insane Commodity Rally,” OilPrice.com writer Alex Kimani reported that this rapid doubling comes on the heels of 2021’s quadrupling of lithium prices. Kimani ads: “…lithium producers have been caught flat-footed again, ill-prepared […]
Last fall the Fed said it began “tapering” the amount of debt securities they were buying. This Wall Street on Parade (WSOP) headline reports; “Since the Fed Announced It Was ‘Tapering’ Last November, It’s Actually Added $332 Billion in Liquidity with New Debt Security Purchases.” The Fed says one thing and does another; they continued buying debt […]
I’m going to show you a few charts on the next page revealing how we might not be out of the woods yet. Despite seeing some relief rallying last week… From a technical perspective, I expect more downside to come. This isn’t a fundamental statement… nor a remark about any geopolitical events… I’m looking purely […]
I have no doubt that one of the very best investors over the long-term is Warren Buffett. The real proof to me is how he especially shines in times of crisis, as in the current environment. Over two decades, his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A & BRK.B) stock has outperformed the S&P 500, 570% versus 465%. This […]
Dear Investor, Recent global events have made it clear that the world’s economies are a long way off from producing the necessary energy from entirely renewable sources. European countries were too quick to shut down coal and nuclear power plants to focus on wind and solar renewable energy sources. The transition was not close to […]
Higher inflation has been rough on all of us. Gas, food, and housing costs are through the roof. Consumer inflation was up 7.9% year over year—the worst it’s been in about four decades. As it turns out, inflation wasn’t transitory after all. As noted by CNBC: Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian: “The characterization of […]
There are a number of ways to analyze a stock by doing some fundamental and technical homework; using some simple scanning criteria can help with this process as well. There are numerous ways to start your research, but it is important to note that traders may have many different styles and strategies. Some traders like […]
With all the volatility in the market and the uncertainty brought about by the Ukraine/Russia war, there has been a lot of options action in defensive investments like gold. Investors will often use gold or gold miners ETFs to take positions in the metal A popular gold miners product is the VanEck Gold Miners ETF […]
