Sunday, April 11, 2021
Next week we start a new month and more importantly for stock investors, a new quarter. Income focused investors can look forward to a new round of dividend announcements and payments. A number of the companies in the energy infrastructure sector make dividend announcements in the early days of a new quarter, weeks before they […]
Low Vol has been killing it lately. If you’re not familiar with the phrase, I mean stocks with low market volatility. These are shares of companies that don’t move around a lot. Since late April, the S&P 500 Low Vol index has held up quite well. It’s even advanced some. That’s in marked contrast to […]
One of the great things about options is how flexible they can be. Traders can mix and match options contracts to custom create strategies which suit their needs. It’s a particularly valuable feature for precisely defining the amount of risk a strategy can have. Being able to define risk (i.e. decide how much you are […]
The October crash of the FAANG stocks may have popped the infallibility bubble of these popular tech stocks. Investors in these stocks previously assumed that these companies could grow forever, and the stock prices would also go up without interruption. This chart shows how these companies are not infallible and that even slightly below expectations […]
The Mid-Term Elections this year carry more weight than any non-presidential election in recent memory. The results of the election could have a huge impact on everything from taxes to healthcare. Of course there are many variables to consider and the situation is extraordinarily complex. So, instead of looking at the big picture, I’m going […]
