Boeing made two headlines today: only one was good

Shares of Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) are up nearly 2.0% on Tuesday after the aerospace giant made two headlines, of which, only one was good. The bad news first Boeing says it delivered 38 planes in January...

What’s Next for Palantir as It Prepares to Post Earnings?

Big data analytics firm Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is scheduled to report their latest earnings after the close of trading Monday. Let’s check out the charts and indicators before the pri...

If Stocks Zap Your Portfolio, Follow the Path of Least Resistance

I’m charged up about energy. I have increased my exposure here over the past couple of weeks, despite the likelihood of a recession. Several reasons exist for my outlook for the sector. For one,...

3 High-Yielding Monthly Dividend Stocks

While most dividend stocks pay out dividends on a quarterly basis, there are some that pay out dividends monthly. The nice thing about monthly dividend payments is that they come much more frequently ...

Natural Gas Could Go From Widowmaker to Moneymaker: Here’s How to Play It

I can’t think of a more difficult speculative market than natural gas. However, it is a popular venue for traders because with big risks come significant opportunities. After peaking in 2022 nea...

3 Agriculture Dividend Stocks With Long-Term Growth Potential

The agricultural sector is a compelling place to invest right now for several reasons. First, it is a very defensive sector given that our need to eat does not change with macroeconomic or geopolitica...

So Far My Tax-Loss Selling Recovery Strategy Is Paying Off Big-Time

Two months since inception, my “2023 Tax Loss Selling Recovery Portfolio,” benefitted from a solid January that took returns into positive territory. Down about 2.8% as of my Jan. 6 update...

This Trade Might Just Knock Your Socks Off

Let’s see how elastic the shares of Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI)  are…. The company is best known for underwear — the stock came up in a conversation on Doug Kass’ Daily Diary on Rea...

3 New Dividend Aristocrats for 2023 — And Your Portfolio

Dividend Aristocrats are generally phenomenal sources of dependably increasing income for long-term oriented investors. As companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive yea...

3 High-Yield REITs for Safe Dividend Income

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are generally a great place to turn for safe and attractive dividend income. This is because they benefit from zero corporate taxation and are required by law ...

Why We Added This Chip Stock to the Bullpen

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly implied Marvell was not already in the Bullpen. We regret any confusion. After hinting in the Daily Rundown that we’d revisit se...

3 High-Yield Energy Stocks Worth Owning Now

The energy sector has been a great place to invest over the past two years due to the strong tailwinds to energy prices stemming from the war in Ukraine as well as rapid inflation in the broader econo...

3 High-Yield Dividend Tech Stocks for Income Investors

The technology sector had a very rough 2022, with the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) down by about 33% and Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Innovation ETF (ARKK) down by a whopping 67%. As a result of the selloff, th...

With Lucid Motors Buyout Talk, Here’s What the Charts Indicate

Shares of Lucid Motors (LCID)  soared sharply on Friday on rumors that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is considering buying a remaining stake in the luxury electric vehicle startup. Let&#...

That SoFi Technologies Improved So Quickly Is No Surprise: Here’s What I’d Do

Most investors and followers of financial media know of SoFi Technologies (SOFI) CEO Anthony Noto. Noto has been around the block a couple of times. Many have followed his career from Goldman Sachs (G...

Adani Delivers Tome in Response to Short-Sale ‘Attack on India’

The Adani Group has returned fire after an attack by the short seller Hindenburg Research, attempting to bolster its corporate image after shedding more than US$50 billion in market capitalization. Ad...

With Pfizer Firmly in Value Territory, Here’s What Investors Are Missing

Investors have faced a conundrum in valuing companies that benefited from the Covid-19 pandemic. Pfizer’s (PFE) partnership with BioNTech (BNTX) in creating a vaccine, plus its antiviral, Paxlov...

Bearish Bets: 3 Sagging 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...

How to Build Great Wealth With the Power of Compounding

The time to start using the power of compounding is today. Forget your past performance and work on keeping losses limited as you build your portfolio and produce returns. Albert Einstein is credited ...

Boeing Headlines Five Stocks To Watch Near Buy Points

The stock market rally continues to show broad-based strength. Investors should be looking across sectors for buying opportunities. Wingstop (WING), Lam Research (LRCX), Halliburton (HAL), Boeing (BA)...

Chevron Is Not Only Greasing the Wheels, It’s Turbocharging Them

You already know that Chevron (CVX) is a component of my benchmark HOAX portfolio. I have owned it in my personal account forever, and for reasons clear to anyone who reads my columns, you would have ...

Something to Chew On: First Watch Restaurant Group’s Stock

Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio manager Chris Versace had breakfast over the weekend at one of First Watch Restaurant Group’s (FWRG)  474 locations. It was a warm, lively place and being the weeken...

Patience Is Required If You’re Going to Trade AT&T: Here’s the Play

On Wednesday morning, AT&T (T) , or “Telephone” as traders once referred to the company in the way they once referred to McDonald’s (MCD) as “Burgers”, released the f...

Here’s Why I Won’t Exit Lockheed Martin or Defense Stocks

On Tuesday morning, defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin (LMT) , which is a long-time Sarge name though I had recently reduced exposure, released the firm’s fourth quarter financial resul...

Boeing Has Been Rising but Its Ascent Has Stalled in Advance of Earnings

Boeing (BA) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday before the market opens. Let’s check the charts and flight plan for this Dow Jones Industrial Average component. In this da...

Johnson & Johnson Might Need a Band-Aid Ahead of Earnings

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is expected to report its latest quarterly earnings on Tuesday before the stock market opens. The shares have been weak so far this month so let’s review the conditio...

This Small Pharma Company Could Develop Into a Nice Trade

GlycoMimetics  (GLYC) is a clinical-stage drug developer aiming to create what’s called glycobiology-based therapies for cancers. This one has a catch, however. It’s a small biotech name. ...

Schlumberger Stock Could Rise 45% From Here

Shareholders and analysts got a nice report from SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger (SLB)  , Friday morning as the company announced better-than-expected fourth-quarter numbers on strong oilfield ser...

The 3 Top Dividend Kings for 2023

Dividend Kings are the companies that have grown their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. There are only 48 companies that belong to this best-of-breed group. Most of them enjoy a meaningful...

Here’s How to Buy Stocks in a Bear Market

Everyone knows that the way to make money in the stock market is to buy low and sell high. It isn’t complicated logic, but the biggest losses that most investors suffer are when they ‘buy ...

Why Are Insiders Buying These 2 Stocks?

When the market closes today, the cash portion of my portfolio will surge past 40% as myriad covered call positions expired in the money. That means I will have to do a lot of research in the weeks an...

Adding to 2 Stocks That Are Dividend Dynamos

As we move through the current earnings season, we’ve continued to learn from consumer packaged companies ranging from ConAgra (CAG) to Lamb Weston (LW) , and more recently Procter & Gamble ...