Saturday, April 20, 2024
On a very busy week for earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) shares got a huge boost after beating on both the top and bottom line. With the stock up 8% on the day after earnings, most of the options action was in calls. 71% of the options volume was on the call side, which tends to be […]
Dear Investor, As technology stock investors rotate out of money-losing, used-to-be growth stocks, focusing on dividend growth should serve investors well in these volatile times. Two newer ETFs, offering both current yield and potential dividend growth, may be just what investors are looking for. With a dividend growth strategy, dividend income provides a current cash […]
Since the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999, the role of the Federal Reserve has changed. The Fed used to be owned by banks while high-risk investment houses were separated and not considered part of the banking system. Since the repeal, banks have consolidated where the top four banks now account for 50% of all US […]
Dear Investor, The recent stock market declines have many investors fearing a market crash, such as the 2008 – 2009 bear market. Back then, the major stock market indexes dropped by more than 50%. As I see what is happening in the markets, this recent pullback feels more like 2018. If I am correct, the […]
On Monday, shares of Beyond Meat (BYND) were up more than 15% on a volume spike to 4.3 million shares, as compared to daily average volume of 4.06 million. This is all thanks to news that Barclays’ analyst Benjamin Theurer upgraded the BYND stock to an overweight rating, with a price target of $80 a […]
Soaring demand for semiconductors used in smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets during the pandemic has led to an acute chip crunch, keeping order books full at Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), the world’s most valuable and largest semiconductor manufacturer. No wonder it reported a record quarterly profit. Taiwan Semiconductor’s revenue growth went above 20% year on year […]
Matterport (MTTR) is one of the purest plays in the new market being referred to as the metaverse, and it has started to gain traction after Facebook officially changed its name to Meta Platforms (FB) last November. At the time, Facebook’s CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerbrrg, said: “The metaverse is the next frontier in connecting […]
While the market has been selling off recently, market volatility can provide a benefit for certain types of trades. The additional premium in options during volatile periods can make covered calls more attractive. For example, Cameco (CCJ) is a uranium producer that has sold off with the market. A strategist used this opportunity to sell […]
There was quite a bit of options action across multiple asset classes last week between the Fed meeting and several key earnings releases. One asset that saw plenty of options activity was gold, particularly SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). GLD tracks physical gold prices and is generally a heavily traded ETF. On a busy day last […]
What the heck is going on? In the fourth quarter, I was housebound due to medical issues. When cleared to travel in late December I bought tickets to spend Christmas with the grandchildren. I was shocked, airfares doubled over last year. Might it be because I was a last-minute flyer? When I booked our return […]
