Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Global X ETFs are among the old guard when it comes to option-strategy ETFs. Their SPY and QQQ option-strategy ETFs, the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD), both launched in 2013. Over the last three years, a number of new ETFs employing covered calls […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
When this article is published, SpaceX’s much-anticipated IPO (the stock symbol will be SPCX after launch) should be a couple of days away. As I wrote this about a week ahead of publishing, the IPO is expected on June 12, and the IPO share price will be set on June 11. I have been asked […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
I spend a great deal of time reading old market research and historical trading material. Markets change, technology changes, and entire industries evolve, but human behavior tends to repeat itself. That is one reason I enjoy studying traders from earlier generations. One figure that continues to surface in trading history is W.D. Gann. Gann was […]
After tremendous price gains in 2025, gold and silver prices have so far in 2026 moved sideways, with continued significant volatility. This chart shows the year-to-date value changes for the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) and the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). This type of sideways price action makes option strategy ETFs attractive. Investors earn attractive distribution […]
The Nasdaq 100 index comprises 100 large-cap stocks of innovative companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The index is widely viewed as a proxy for investment in large tech companies. The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index and is widely used as a proxy for the index. In the growing universe […]
In the Army, I learned there are three ways to do anything: the right way, the wrong way, and the Army way. We did things the Army way. The Army way is built around procedure. There are checklists, field manuals, and regulations that define exactly how a task should be handled. The purpose is consistency, […]
Investors who try to time the market, as well as those who don’t think they are doing so but end up doing it anyway , will often have their buy-and-sell timing turned around. It’s a mathematical fact that investors are more likely to buy high and sell low, which is the opposite of investing for […]
Investing in gold mining companies is a way to gain exposure to gold’s value. Mining stocks are viewed as a leveraged bet on gold, since the cost to produce an ounce is relatively fixed, so any gains in gold fall to the mining company’s bottom line. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a popular […]
