The Best “Niche Pitch” Ever in Our Boardroom
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. unemployment hit 10.2% in July. And the number of underemployed workers – people who have a part-time job and want more work – sits at a troubling 16.5%. Both numbers are alarming. But no number is...
The Mechanics Behind My +100% UPS trade
For weeks transportation stocks lagged the broader market. Of course, they were dragged down by airlines. Yet, behind the scenes, names like UPS started performing extremely well. And once President Trump backed more money to the airlines, the whole sector caught...
Gold bugs – prepare to be swatted!
Many of the markets entered ludicrous territory lately… Where investors talk about fundamentals like some quaint relic from a bygone era. No market highlights this better than gold. As more bulls crowd this trade, the chances it falling off a cliff increase...
TikTok tells me people don’t know the risks when trading foreign stocks
Have you ever traded shares of Alibaba (BABA)? You might have thought you were trading shares of the company… But you really owned paper issued by Citigroup! And that’s not all… News of a potential ban on TikTok in the U.S. sent investors scrambling. They didn’t know...
A Dark Horse ETF just hit new highs, but holds a terrible secret.
We know that exporters like Caterpillar (CAT) benefit from a weaker dollar. Certainly gold enjoys this trend and does its forgotten sibling— silver. Yet, most of us overlook homebuilders... XHB Weekly Chart Even with home prices dropping 3% in some...
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FB and GOOGL look good, but these 3 stocks could be monsters
I’m calling a bull run into the election. But Facebook and Google aren’t my favorites. I’m looking at Tesla, Carvana, and TAN, the Invesco Solar ETF. And I want to walk you through these juicy setups. Each of these contains catalysts that could propel stocks...
Free stock trading costs you more than you think
Brokers that tell you stocks are free to trade aren’t telling you the whole story. I’m here to set the record straight and uncover the truth. Because there are hidden costs to this so-called ‘commission-free’ stock trading. You see, these Gordon Gecko types aren’t...
My favorite chart setup to hit doubles
I don’t always swing for the fences… But when I do, it’s because I either like the chart pattern, catalyst, or both. CAT Hourly Chart Now, if it doesn’t look like much now, that’s okay. Because I’m going to spend some time and detail why this setup has...
Don’t skip this intermarket analysis or you’ll regret it
Tech continues to sell off as quickly as it rose. And the VIX can’t be trusted to offer up reliable signals. So, where do we look for market clues? A place most of us ignore - the currency markets. I know they’re pretty lame. But the US Dollar and Japanese Yen proved...
A dovish Fed may not be enough to save markets
All eyes focused on the Fed last week, and rightfully so. No one expected them to adjust rates. But they failed to offer additional support for the markets, even verbally. That left bulls running for the exits. Tech stocks from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to...
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