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As Amazon Preps Its Stock Split, Let’s See If It’s Past Its Prime
With just days to go before Amazon (AMZN) splits 20 for one, it’s worth putting pen to paper to understand the bull case and see if it holds up. For those who haven’t followed the news, t...
Bear Market Rally or Start of Something Bigger?
Is it a bear market? Oh, I suppose that depends on your definition. If you think the media, which somewhere along the line defined a bear market as down 20%, then I suppose we’re not in a bear m...
Yogi Berra and the Inflation Conundrum: It Ain’t Logistics or the Supply Chain
I worked for a commodity consulting firm from 1973 to 1976. This was my first job out of university. I learned about the supply and demand for everything from cotton and live cattle to soybeans and zi...
Crypto’s youngest investors hold firm against headwinds — and headlines
These can be anxious times for holders of cryptocurrencies, especially those who entered the market in late 2021 when prices were cresting. Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and especially altcoins now appea...
I’m ‘Following Up’ on a Biotech Trade With Attractive Potential
Just before noon ET on Friday, May 27, Doug Kass posted the following in his Daily Diary on Real Money Pro: “I added to SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) this morning. And I sold some attractivel...
When Not Just Any Dividend Stock Will Do
The volatility — and resulting lower prices — that have hit financial markets in 2022 have been tough on investors. Fears of supply-chain impacts, a slowdown in consumer spending, and even...
Move Over Target and Walmart, Costco Gets the Gold Star
Club retailer Costco ( COST) released the firm’s fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday evening. What a nail-biter! A week earlier, the stock had been smashed in sympathy with the earnings-re...
AbbVie’s Correction Appears to Be Over: Here’s Where the Stock Could Be Headed
AbbVie (ABBV) , the research-based biopharmaceutical company that was spun off from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) in 2013, has made an impressive move higher the past nine years. Recently, ABBV pulled ba...
Dow Jumps 500 Points, Market Rebounds As Strong Earnings Alleviate ‘Dire Recession Headlines’
Topline The stock market rebounded for a second day in a row on Thursday, on track to snap a seven-week losing streak, as recession fears cooled amid a slew of strong quarterly earnings reports that b...
As Pioneer Natural Resources Blazes a Trail Higher, We Have New Price Targets
When we reviewed the charts of Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) on December 28 we wrote that, “Traders could repurchase PXD at current levels or on strength above $189.74. Risk to $165 this time....
Alibaba Is Sold out on the Downside
I read online Monday that half of the provinces in China are in some form of Covid lockdown so I see the news as half full rather than half empty. I see China at a bearish extreme and “uninvesta...
I’ve Got Smith & Wesson in the Holster, but the Safety Switch Stays On
As I was scouting for companies recently, I found one name that — while not ready to pull the trigger on — is worth setting your sights on. Let me explain. I was developing a list of compa...
Can Costco Buck the Retail Train Wreck Trend? We’re About to Find Out
I can’t tell you to follow my lead on this one. It’s too risky. All I can do is tell you how I think and why I think what I think. Then you can decide for yourself. I took it on the chin i...
Mainland Markets Shrug Off Headlines
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were mixed overnight as President Biden visited the region. On the positive side, US tariffs on Chinese consumer goods might be cut. Also, Australi...
Is This the Time to Buy Costco?
Costco Wholesale (COST) saw its share price plunge sharply in the past six weeks. Have prices reached a level or area where some farsighted investors see an opportunity? Let’s check. In this ...
Occidental Petroleum Continues to Target Higher Prices
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is making a new 52-week high Monday as crude oil futures resume their rise. In our February 24 review of OXY and the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) , we were bullish with a...
Is It Time to Jump Back Into Ford? Here’s How to Trade It
The recent news has been messy. On Friday, Ford Motor (F) sold another 7M shares of electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive (RIVN) for about $188M. Ford had sold 8M shares of RIVN earlier in the w...
SoFi Technologies Is Primed for a Rebound
By BRUCE KAMICH May 16, 2022 | 08:50 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: SOFI A fundamental analyst at Piper Sandler raised their rating on SoFi Technologies ( SOFI) to “overweight” Mond...
Bearish Bets: 3 Sluggish Stocks You Should Consider Shorting This Week
Each week we identify names that look bearish and may present interesting investing opportunities on the short side. Using technical analysis of the charts of those stocks, and, when appropriate, rece...
10 ‘Benjamin Graham Defensive’ Stocks Make That Make the Grade
Admittedly, the rest of the names that currently meet my modified Benjamin Graham “Stocks for the Defensive Investor” criteria are not as big or as well-known as the one I mentioned in my ...
Olympus, a P2E NFT Game Similar to Clash Royale, Is Making Headlines
If you are a fan of PvP 3D tower rush games, the name Clash Royale probably already rings a bell. After all, it’s arguably the most popular tower rush game out there with over 500 million (and countin...
Where Nvidia, AMD, Intel and Qualcomm Shares Now Stand
Nvidia (NVDA) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Intel (INTC) and Qualcomm’s (QCOM) valuations have all compressed significantly this year. But I think two of these big-name chip developers have...
Bearish Bets: 3 Slumping Stocks You Should Consider Shorting This Week
Each week we identify names that look bearish and may present interesting investing opportunities on the short side. Using technical analysis of the charts of those stocks, and, when appropriate, rece...
This Prescient Contrarian Indicator Is Flashing a Very Bullish Signal
The trading was harsh enough Thursday to send several of the equity indexes back below their support levels. However, none of the near-term trends were violated. For sure, the markets remain on volati...
Forget ‘Buy Low and Sell High,’ and More Wisdom from William J. O’Neil
William J. O’Neil is well-known as the founder of Investors Business Daily and the author of the book called, “How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad.” T...
As Investors Wait for Capitulation, Here’s What Could Trigger a Reversal
Markets that resemble the current one have the feel of approaching an ugly liquidation stage. Powerful but quickly failed rallies give the market a hopeless feel, headed-for-a-lower-level slant. Some ...
AMD Crushed It, Lisa Su Crushed It: Here’s How to Trade It
Crushed it! Okay, maybe I’m a little biased. Maybe I’m long Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) . Maybe Lisa Su was already my favorite all-time CEO. Maybe, just maybe, when Advanced Micro Device...
Jack Ma ‘Arrest’ and SEC’s DiDi Investigation Whack China Tech Stocks
Mainland traders will have a nasty shock on their hands when they return to their computer screens on Thursday after a long holiday. The Hong Kong market saw heavy selling here on Wednesday in Chinese...
As Pfizer Faces a Period of Volatility, Here’s My Plan for the Shares
The numbers for Pfizer (PFE) are excellent. The guidance? Meh. Pfizer released the firm’s first quarter financial performance on Tuesday morning. Pfizer posted adjusted EPS of $1.62 (GAAP EPS of...