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 ...
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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...
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...
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...
Microsoft and Amazon: Here’s Why This Is No Contest
On Wednesday, Microsoft (MSFT) shares gave up more than $10, or 4.37%. Amazon (AMZN) had a better day than Microsoft, surrendering just 0.79% for the session after having confirmed that it would be t...
Trading Apple Now Is Risky Business
Readers may or may not recall that I wrote to you concerning Apple (AAPL) back in late November. There was Covid policy -related unrest across many cities in China at the time, and Foxconn Technology ...
GE Is Not a Lost Cause as Healthcare Spinoff Gets Set to Join S&P 500
News broke on Wednesday evening that GE Healthcare will enter the S&P 500 when it is spun off from General Electric (GE) and begins trading at the Nasdaq under the symbol GEHC. This happens next W...
Here’s My 2023 Stock Pick — and Advice That’s Perhaps More Important
Before we get to my “best bet” for the coming year, I want to put this whole “New Year Stock Pick” thing in perspective. You know the first part: I am going to give you a na...
Boeing’s Gigantic United Airlines Order Makes It Investment-Worthy
New Order! Double cheeseburger, fries and a cola? Even better. I think. The news broke early on Tuesday morning. United Airlines (UAL) , once and again a profitable business after the past two quarter...
Trade AMD and Never Underestimate Lisa Su
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) released earnings that disappointed less than two weeks ago. The third quarter had been rough on the entire semiconductor space. Expectations had already been ratcheted in...
Disney Disappoints and I Want Out: Here’s How to Trade It Now
On Tuesday evening, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) released the firm’s fiscal fourth quarter financial results. To say that Disney had an absolutely awful quarter would be to understate reality. ...
Palantir Is Almost Ready to Boogie, But Which Way? Try This Trade
On Monday morning Palantir Technologies (PLTR) released the firm’s third quarter financial results. The results were seen as pedestrian at best. Palantir was an old favorite of mine going back t...
AMD Is Tradable But Here’s When I’ll Really Jump on Board
On Tuesday evening, long-time Sarge name Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) released the firm’s third quarter financial results after having warned/pre-announced early in October. The numbers reported...
All Is Not ‘Peachy’ at Ford and There’s No Reason for Traders to Chase It
On Monday morning the Wall Street Journal reported that the Ford Motor Co (F) would offer severance packages to some white-collar employees who have eight years of service or more and whose performanc...
How Can You Afford Not to Be Invested in Apple?
Autumn. You should see the backed up traffic out in rural eastern Long Island this time of year. Out by the farm and the orchards. You could spend all day moving less than five miles an hour on a coun...
Ford vs. GM: I’m Only Trading One
Analyst Patrick Hummel of UBS downgraded both Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM) on Monday morning, primarily citing demand destruction in a coming recessionary environment as a downside catalyst....
There’s No Way I’d Buy FedEx Here: I’d Rather Trade UPS
Global recession! That’s the implication. The situation is this. FedEx (FDX) released on Thursday evening preliminary results for the firm’s fiscal quarter, which ended August 31st. The fi...
It’s Time for Me to Jump Into Intel. Yes, Intel
It’s a tricky environment for semiconductor stocks. We already knew that last month the U.S. began restricting exports of high-end GPUs to Russia, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The Biden Admini...
Powell’s Speech Was Short Not Sweet: Here’s How It Affects Investors and Traders
Behold, the macro. First, some macroeconomics for the numerically challenged. The data is for July. It is compiled and published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. If you, like me, think inflation ha...
Salesforce Reports Wednesday and I Have a Bullish Trade Idea
A little less than two weeks ago, David Tepper’s Appaloosa hedge fund disclosed that it had taken on a new position (200K shares) in Salesforce (CRM) . The stock bottomed in the mid-$150’s...
Johnson & Johnson Is On a Roll, and This Trade Has My Attention
Is it now time to start buying Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) ? The shares of health care giant Johnson & Johnson have been under pressure since hitting a peak of $186.69 back in late April. Those sh...
Cisco Is Rockin’ Steady and Here’s How to Invest in It
On Wednesday evening, Cisco Systems (CSCO) released the firm’s fiscal fourth quarter (2022) financial results. For the three month period ended July 30th, Cisco posted adjusted EPS of $0.83 (GAA...
The Magic Is Back at Disney: Here’s Where I’d Buy
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!! On Wednesday afternoon, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) released the firm’s fiscal third quarter financial results. The magic is back. For the three month peri...
As Waste Management Looks to Break Out, Don’t Toss Away a Trading Opportunity
The company released its second quarter financial results on the morning of Wednesday, July 27th. The stock ran 2.8% that day. The stock is up 9.1% since the closing bell the night prior. Some might s...
ON Semiconductor’s Earnings Just Broke Records: Here’s the Trade
ON Semiconductor (ON) released the firm’s second quarter financial performance on Monday morning. The numbers published were not just good, they broke records. For the three month period ending ...
If You’re a True Believer in Delta Air Lines, Here’s How to Trade It
On Wednesday morning, Delta Air Lines (DAL) released the firm’s second quarter financial results. The firm posted adjusted EPS of $1.44 (GAAP EPS: $1.15) on operating revenue of $13.8B (adjusted...
My Setup for the Second Half of 2022 Begins With These 13 Stock Picks
Now for the toughest trick. Equity markets just turned in their worst first half since 1970. You do realize how long ago that was, right? I was in first grade. In the blink of an eye, I am now one of ...
There’s No Clear Sailing Ahead for Carnival: Here’s How to Play It
Finally. What was that? Around 09:15 am ET. Surprised Carnival Corp (CCL) didn’t wait until after the opening bell. One would immediately think that maybe the firm released their numbers so clo...