Author: Jay Soloff

Trade of the Week: OSTK

Trade of the Week: OSTK

Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on online retailer, Overstock.com (OSTK). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. OSTK had earnings coming up the next day and its options premiums appeared to […]

POWR Stock of the Week Under $10: Berry Corp (BRY)

POWR Stock of the Week Under $10: Berry Corp (BRY)

You may have seen the recent headlines around Chevron’s (CVX – Get Rating) purchase of Hess (HES – Get Rating) or Exxon’s (XOM – Get Rating) big merger with Pioneer (PXD – Get Rating). Splashy headlines, and lots of CNBC interviews, but those deals will likely take years to integrate and the CVX/HES deal in particular may take a lot longer to be profitable.  I prefer less “splash” and more […]

Jay’s POWR Income Stock of the Week: Orange SA (ORAN)

Jay’s POWR Income Stock of the Week: Orange SA (ORAN)

Most investors make the mistake of trying to buy the bottom. Wall Street even has a catchy saying to describe this kind of investing, “trying to catch a falling knife”. The preferred strategy used by most professionals is to find a stock moving higher, buy it, and well it even higher.  When you think about it, this […]

Trade of the Week: REPL

Trade of the Week: REPL

 In my 48 Hour Income service, a trade we considered, but ultimately did not place, was in Replimune (REPL) options. For 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. REPL is a biotech company working on cancer treatment. Although put […]

Stock of the Week Under $10: American Axle & Manufacturing

Stock of the Week Under $10: American Axle & Manufacturing

With positive noise around a possible resolution of the automobile workers (UAW) strike, it isn’t a bad time to start looking at auto related names. I’m not as excited about the automakers themselves, as they are going to have higher costs related to labor moving forward.  But, auto suppliers who were beaten down both in […]

Jay’s POWR Income Stock of the Week: Sasol Ltd (SSL)

Jay’s POWR Income Stock of the Week: Sasol Ltd (SSL)

In the current climate where geopolitics, interest rate fears, and a general sense of unease continue to roil markets, it often pays to diversify not only across industries, but geographically as well. Sasol (SSL – Get Rating) is a South African based chemicals and energy company that trades as an ADR (American Depository Receipt) on the NYSE, and is […]

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Trade of the Week: EBIX

Last week, in our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a cash-secured put on insurance software company Ebix (EBIX). In 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. EBIX has seen its options premiums shoot higher as the stock has sold […]

Under $10 POWR Stock of the Week: Envela (ELA)

Under $10 POWR Stock of the Week: Envela (ELA)

What do consumers do when they want the latest fashion, but inflation has priced it out of range? Answer, buy “used”, but authenticated, jewelry and watches from a company like Envela (ELA – Get Rating).   Envela is in the “re-commerce” business operating in two segments. The first is consumer focused, and involves selling preowned luxury goods and metals. […]

Jay’s Income Stock of the Week: Xerox Holdings (XRX)

Jay’s Income Stock of the Week: Xerox Holdings (XRX)

Very few brands have the distinction of having their corporate name become “genericized” so that the brand is synonymous with the activity. Google (GOOGL – Get Rating) is perhaps the most well known today, with the phrase “Google It” meaning any internet search.  Unless you’re of a certain age, you may not know the term “Make a Xerox”. And […]

Trade of the Week: VFS

Trade of the Week: VFS

In my 48 Hour Income service, the trade we considered, but ultimately did not place, was in Vinfast (VFS) options. For 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. VFS is an EV company out of Vietnam and the stock […]