As fear ripples through the banking industry, Charles Schwab (SCHW) was swept into the mess last week and continued to sink Monday. The stock is now down around 30% for the past few days and around 3...
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Bank of America and Wells Fargo: Here’s How I’m Trading This Bank Mess
Investors want to know. How well is this particular bank problem contained? Will depositors tend to move toward the perceived safety, whether or not this is reality, of the large, U.S. money-center ...
Exxon Mobil vs. Chevron: Comparing 2 Oil Giant, Dividend Aristocrats
Most oil and gas producers, including Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) , posted record profits last year thanks to the rally in prices of oil and gas, which largely reflected the sanctions of weste...
Bearish Bets: 3 Well-Known 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...
My Bank Trade? An ‘Insurance Policy’ on BofA I Hope Doesn’t Pay Off
By Friday, Silicon Valley Bank became pretty much a household name, even by the many who’d never previously heard of, or cared, about it. The Silicon Valley Bank, the California bank subsidiary ...
3 High Dividend Healthcare Stocks for Passive Income
The global economy has slowed down remarkably lately, primarily due to the aggressive interest-rate hikes implemented by central banks in an effort to restore inflation to normal levels. As a result, ...
Time to Hunker Down as SVB Financial Exposes a Growing Number of Naked Swimmers
Some fears of financial contagion crept into the market on Thursday. SVB Financial Group (SIVB) plunged 60% during the trading day and is down big again Friday. SIVB is the parent of Silicon Valley Ba...
Powell Left the Market a Bitter Pill, Let’s Check the Ingredients
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has concluded his testimony Tuesday in front of the Senate Banking Committee, giving the market a bitter pill to swallow. The market moved lower and the Cboe Volatility Index (...
All Chip Stocks Aren’t the Same: Here’s Why We Chose This One
We started a position in Marvell (MRVL) late last week, a move we explained in greater detail in today’s Daily Rundown. Then the questions came in. Members asked why the Action Alerts PLUS inve...
3 Stocks Yielding Over 5% With Monthly Dividend Payouts
Dividend growth investing is a popular strategy for investors looking to generate passive income from their portfolio. The approach is attractive because it allows investors to focus solely on their i...
As Copper Prices Go North, Let’s Check on Southern Copper
By BRUCE KAMICH Mar 01, 2023 | 01:15 PM EST Stocks quotes in this article: TECK, FCX, SCCO Hedge fund manager David Einhorn touted Teck Resources ( TECK) and copper as an investment on a financial ca...
An Aggressive S&P 500 Play: Get Long With Little Out-of-Pocket Expense
The E-mini S&P 500 tested its 200-day moving average and appears to be holding. Despite a rocky week for the stock indexes, the overall trend remains higher (daily trendlines are pointing up and t...
3 Canadian Banks for Big Dividends
Banks currently enjoy a strong tailwind thanks to the aggressive interest-rate hikes implemented by central banks, which are doing their best to restore inflation to normal levels. Rising interest rat...
Increased Insider Selling and S&P Valuation Are Waving Big Yellow Flags
As another trading week plays out let’s take a tally of the market. Most major equity indexes closed near their intraday highs Thursday as three of the charts managed to close above their near-t...
The Charts Are Cooking Up an ‘Apple’ Turnover
By BRUCE KAMICH Feb 24, 2023 | 01:55 PM EST Stocks quotes in this article: AAPL Apple ( AAPL) is perhaps the most closely followed company on the face of the planet. Many people track all the new dev...
3 Stocks Growing Their Dividends By 10% or More
Some income-oriented investors make their investment decisions based primarily on the current dividend yield of stocks. However, a stock’s dividend growth rate is sometimes more important than i...
Is Pioneer Natural Resources Poised for a Major Breakdown?
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company posted mixed quarterly numbers (earnings beat, revenue miss) Wednesday night. Let’s check...
Great Investing and Trading Requires This ‘Weird’ Combination
Market action, like we have on Thursday, brings to mind something that Warren Buffett’s business partner, Charlie Munger, said: Good investing requires a weird combination of patience and aggres...
Where Will Carvana Drive to Next After Earnings?
Carvana Co. (CVNA) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results after the close of trading here on Thursday. Let’s get out the owner’s manual and look up the charts and indicators of ...
How Will Nvidia Stock React to Earnings?
Semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA) is scheduled to report their latest quarterly results this Wednesday after the market close. A review of the charts is in order. In the daily bar chart of NVDA, below...
This Pharma Is Starting to Recover Nicely
Like so many biopharma stocks, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (AUPH) was in need of care over much of 2022. But things are now looking better for the company and the shares have started to rebound. The stoc...
3 High-Growth Stocks That Also Pay Dividends
Investors are doing their best to identify the most promising stocks, which will help them achieve their financial goals. A key criterion for the selection of the most promising stocks is the growth o...
A Look at DraftKings After the Super Bowl and Before Earnings
By BRUCE KAMICH Feb 16, 2023 | 09:42 AM EST Stocks quotes in this article: DKNG Wagering platform DraftKings ( DKNG) was busy in recent weeks as football fans bet a record $16 billion in total on Supe...
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...
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...