Thursday, April 18, 2024
Just over a year ago, the U.S. stock market bottomed out following a pandemic-triggered economic shutdown. From the trough, the major stock indexes marched steadily higher. In the 12 months following the bottom, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 77%. The Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq 100 stock index, is up […]
As a youngster, every Saturday we would head to the movies for a double feature of cowboy movies; all for the price of a quarter. Sandwiched between the storyline we saw scenes of cowboys rounding up cattle, herding them toward parts unknown. That was before McDonald’s, and we never saw them marching to the slaughterhouse. […]
Even if you’re not a “chart reader”…even if you think technical analysis is like reading ‘tea leaves’… I have a special chart pattern that is my absolutely favorite after 20 years of trading. As the market is selling off, expect to see this pattern emerge multiple times over the next month. And when you see […]
Gamestop (GME) released fourth-quarter results showing it missed on the top and bottom line, and the company may sell more shares to help fund its transformation. GME earned $1.34 per share on sales of $2.12 billion. The market was expecting EPS of $1.35 on sales of $2.21 billion. “The highly anticipated 4Q20 earnings report from GameStop […]
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I spend my day reading financial news, and usually I have my TV tuned to one of the business networks in the background. I have been in and around the financial world formore than 30 years. I wake every day and tell myself: “We live in very interesting times.” One of the things making them […]
Ingevity (NGVT) has been on the verge of making fresh 52-week highs as shares flirt with key resistance at the $80 level and the stock’s early January peak at $79.68. The company, which produces a variety of carbon materials and specialty chemicals, was spun out of WestRock (WRK) in 2016 at $25 a share. NGVT […]
Almost any trading or investment strategy can be improved with options. This may seem like a controversial statement, but it very much depends on how you define “improved.” While many would assume “improved” means the ability to produce higher returns, I believe it means the ability to generate more stable returns. In other words, options […]
Digital Turbine (APPS) has become of the most explosive stocks on the market. APPS, which provides media and mobile communication solutions for mobile operators, application developers, device original equipment manufacturers, has seen its stock run from a low of $10 to nearly $84 a share since November 2020. From here, APPS could see $100 a […]
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