Author: Jay Soloff

Trade of the Week: Slack

Trade of the Week: Slack

One of the big trends in stocks is buying companies that are likely to thrive in a work-from-home environment.  With many offices closed and employees working remotely, companies like Slack (WORK) stand to gain a lot of business.  Slack allows coworkers to communicate with each other individually or in groups, along with the ability to […]

Trade of the Week: Amazon

Trade of the Week: Amazon

Amazon (AMZN) reported earnings this past week and beat on revenues but missed on the bottom line. Revenues were higher than expected with so many people ordering products online, but the company had higher costs due to changes made necessary by the pandemic. While AMZN has an uncertain outlook for the remainder of the year […]

How Long Will Oil Be This Cheap?

How Long Will Oil Be This Cheap?

The financial world had quite a shock last week when crude oil prices dropped into negative territory for the first time. While the price of the front-month oil futures contract is no longer negative, it’s still trading at just over $13 per barrel. With the exception of last week, the price hasn’t been that low […]

Trade of the Week: Zoom

Trade of the Week: Zoom

One of the primary beneficiaries to the stay-at-home revolution brought on by COVID-19 is the video communication industry. In particular, Zoom Video Communication (ZM) has been on a tear in recent weeks as more and more people use the product for meetings, discussions, and chats. ZM was trading at new highs when Facebook (FB) announced […]

Is Now The Right Time to Buy Oil?

Is Now The Right Time to Buy Oil?

2020 continues to be a year for the record books. I’ve heard the comment “I’ve never seen this happen before” more times over the last month than I have the previous five years. And it doesn’t seem like things will normalize anytime soon. The most recent unbelievable incident to hit the financial markets is the […]

Trade of the Week: Crude Oil

Trade of the Week: Crude Oil

It’s been a historic week so far for crude oil, which has dropped into negative territory for the first time ever. At a low of negative 40 dollars per barrel, sellers actually have to pay buyers to take delivery of oil. This is happening because there is a substantial lack of storage for oil with […]

What Do Bank Earnings Say About the Recession?

What Do Bank Earnings Say About the Recession?

The market has settled down to some extent after one of the most volatile months on record. However, the reprieve may be short-lived as we head into what is likely to be an interesting earnings period. We all know that most companies are suffering due to the pandemic; the question is, just how much damage […]

Trade of the Week: Small Caps

Trade of the Week: Small Caps

Options trading continues to be very active in this market, even though daily volatility of stocks moves has dropped in recent weeks. Index and ETF options remain popular methods for trading market direction. They are also very useful instruments for hedging long stock portfolios. For instance, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) can be used as […]

How To Generate Income While Owning Stocks

How To Generate Income While Owning Stocks

Although the market has been extremely volatile, it doesn’t mean investors are only looking at directional trades in which they try to make money on big market moves. There are plenty who are still want to generate a regular income from their investments. Of course, dividend stocks are the primary form of income generation through […]