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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Thrill Is Gone at Procter & Gamble: Trade These 2 Stocks Instead
On Thursday morning, consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble (PG) released the firm’s fiscal second quarter financial results. For the three month period ended December 31st, Procter & G...
Qualcomm: A Rare Technology Value Play
As 2022 came to an end, the slide in the semiconductor sector defined the notable market pullback while also discounting sizable adverse industry outcomes. However, it’s amid situations such as ...
Can You Picture a Stock Coming Back From the Dead?
Can we bring ‘”dead money” back to life? I think I’ve got a trade that could. I’m looking at GoPro (GRPO) as dead money in the coming quarters, as I expect this equity t...
The Top 3 Dividend Aristocrats for 2023
Dividend Aristocrats are stocks that have grown their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. Most of these companies have achieved such long dividend growth streaks thanks to their strong busine...
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Most income-oriented investors have been caught off-guard in the ongoing bear market. Not only has excessive inflation compressed the valuation of most stocks, but it has also reduced the real value o...
The Calm Before the CPI Storm, Fed, Semiconductors and More
US futures pointed to a positive start to the trading day ahead, but it is likely to be one of those calm before the storm trading days ahead of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) tomorrow, a ras...
Bearish Bets: 3 Big Board 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...
Here’s My Shiny New Top Stock Pick for 2023
As a position trader, holding on to an investment for an entire year is pretty difficult. However, if a stock’s technicals and fundamentals don’t deteriorate, there’s really no reaso...
The Secret Power of Great Traders
Traders engage in a lifelong quest for the secret to stock market success. They do a tremendous amount of work studying fundamentals and charts. They consider macroeconomics and a host of other issues...