It’s going to be an interesting week for the markets and the economy. It’s the first week in May, and often we see investors follow the saying, “Sell in May and go away.” That ...
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Bearish Bets: 3 Big-Name Stocks You Should Think About 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...
General Motors Was a Bumpy Ride but Could Start to ‘Cruise’
General Motors (GM) reported a solid quarter on Wednesday, affirming guidance for cash flow and earnings of $6.50 to $7.50 per share. Analysts mostly viewed the quarter bullishly, with Bank of Americ...
Qualcomm Is Now an Elite Semiconductor Company: Here’s My Plan
Qualcomm (QCOM) released the firm’s fiscal second quarter results on Wednesday evening, and unlike Meta Platforms (FB) , which got all the FinTV coverage overnight, actually did hit “it...
Cathie Wood Leads the Market in Schadenfreude – And It’s Not Hard to See Why
The ARK Invest ETFs, which are operated by Cathie Wood, are leading the market in schadenfreude. Schadenfreude is the German word for taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. In this miserable mar...
Carvana Has a Difficult Uphill Climb After a Series of ‘Engine’ Problems
Last week, Carvana (CVNA) , the online used-car selling platform, released a terrible quarter. In a research note on Monday, J.P. Morgan called it “a confidence shattering quarter” and red...
Here’s the Best Advice I Can Give for This Miserable Market
After a very brief respite on Monday, steady selling kicked in again on Tuesday. There was no interest in dip-buying, and the action became worse as the day progressed. At the closing bell, breadth wa...
Bearish Bets: 3 Small-Cap 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...
The Market Is Far Worse Than It Looks
One of the most annoying things about the current market action is that despite the very poor action in a great many stocks, the major indexes are still not in technical bear markets. It isn’t c...
Plug Power Is a Strictly Speculative Name: Here’s My Trade Idea
Surely you saw the news this morning. Apparently, retail giant Walmart (WMT) has agreed to purchase “green” hydrogen from Plug Power (PLUG) to power the firm’s forklifts in operation...
Looking Behind The Headlines On Food Price Increases
Woman cashier in a supermarket, Mendoza Plaza Shopping. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal … [+] Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images There is no bigger sto...
Bank of America’s Results Are Better Than Expected: Here’s My Plan
On Monday morning, the nation’s second largest bank released the firm’s first quarter financial results. Those results appear to be somewhat better than some had expected after seeing seve...
Traders Can Clench the Power of Compounding Returns. Here’s How
One of the primary arguments for long-term buy-and-hold investing is that it allows you to compound your returns. Compounding has been called the most powerful force in the world. Supposedly Albert Ei...
Bearish Bets: 3 Stocks You Really 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...
Elon Musk’s Bid for Twitter Is a Machiavellian Play
On Thursday, market talk was dominated by Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter (TWTR) . I believe Musk will eventually own the company, one way or another. Earlier this week, I wrote about Musk’s p...
Doug Kass: How Did Bank Stock Investors Get So Clueless?
Travelling with the herd is often harmful to your investment well being. Banks stocks have been among the worst-performing sectors in the last six months. Yet, the vast consensus view was that, in ...
AT&T, Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Leaves Plot Twists for Investors
Primetime TV came early — really early — on Monday morning for investors as the blockbuster deal between Discovery and AT&T (T) had closed, clearing up the picture for the new Warner B...
AT&T Isn’t Calling My Name, But I Have a Trade Idea
On Friday, AT&T (T) and Discovery closed the $43B “Reverse Morris Trust” deal that turned their media operations into one larger, potentially key player in that space, while separating...
Chairman Yi Huiman’s Weekend Speech Promising, Other Headlines Contribute To Weekend Weakness
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities had a poor start to the week following an eventful news weekend. Covid risk continues to weigh on China markets as a lockdown in Guangzhou was anno...
I’ve Got the Secret to Successful Day Trading
There are many ways to approach the market, but the one style that probably receives the least respect is day trading. It is viewed as primarily the domain of unsophisticated, small investors who are ...
This Cybersecurity Stock Is an Easy Pick for Investors in Tumultuous 2022
As I reside in Eastern Europe, most conversations I have inevitably turn to concerns over protecting the region. A strange time to be an American abroad, indeed. But front of mind for U.S. investors r...
We Have a New AbbVie Price Target After Our Previous One Was Reached
AbbVie (ABBV) is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that was spun off from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) a number of years ago. Its blockbuster drug Humira brought in billions. We reviewed the cha...
AMD Is About as Hot as It Gets: Here’s How to Trade It
The news on Monday morning was a little surprising. Long-time Sarge fave Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had agreed to acquire edge computing startup Pensando for about $1.9B… just weeks after clos...
Bearish Bets: 3 Well-Known 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...
Stick to Companies That Reward You From Their Positive Cash Flows
When I think I have seen the depths of fecklessness from our current monetary policy regime, I often find an even deeper part of the pool. This morning it was a paper by two Fed employees entitled (Do...
The Rally in Gladstone Land Can Continue to Grow
By BRUCE KAMICH Apr 01, 2022 | 08:45 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: LAND In his “Homework” segment of Thursday’s Mad Money program, Jim Cramer followed up on a few stocks that...
Palo Alto Networks Continues to Reward Investors: Here’s Where It Could Go Next
In his first “Executive Decision” segment of his Mad Money program Thursday evening, Jim Cramer spoke with Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) , the cybersecurity c...
Walgreens Gets Booted Down a Notch: How We’d Play It
By BRUCE KAMICH Apr 01, 2022 | 10:34 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: WBA Shares of drugstore chain and healthcare firm Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA) were downgraded to “neutral” fr...
Here’s How to Ride the Wave With Lithium Manufacturer Livent
News broke Wednesday afternoon. It appears that President Biden is preparing to invoke the Defense Production Act to help improve U.S. availability of lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese....
AMD Turns Lower on Fundamental Downgrade: Key Price Levels to Watch
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was downgraded by a sell-side firm Thursday and the stock is trading lower on the day. In our last review of AMD back on Jan. 4 we were bullish and wrote that “Trade...