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U.S. Market for Pure Play Medical Marijuana Company Gaining Traction
Right now, the fast-growing marijuana theme is captivating the imaginations of fortune seekers in a manner similar to what occurred during the dot-com era. Investors are seeking to cash in on what they hope will be the next sector of the market to enrich their portfolios with exponential growth prospects. A trend in this direction […]
Big Signs of Trouble Facing Italian Debt Market
As the bull market for U.S. stocks continues to grind higher, much is being made of the trade war with China, the threat of U.S. defection from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and sanctions against Russia and Iran. Individually, these issues are important, but they are not rally killers. However, one issue that might be […]
Smart Money Is Entering the Booming Marijuana Sector
There is a laser-like focus on pot stocks that has taken investors for one of the bigger roller-coaster rides in recent memory. The trend toward the legalization of weed has created “reefer madness” in the price action of several pot stocks, where volatility is about as extreme as anyone could imagine. Canada has taken the […]
West Side Story Says It All — ‘I Want to be in America’
The strength of the U.S. dollar is a serious underpinning, even though its price action has backed off recently after a year-to-date advance of around 10%. In the world of developed currencies, that increased valuation is huge. The chart below of the U.S. Dollar Index shows how the greenback has done against the five major […]
Taming the Tech Sector with Covered Calls
The summer stock market rally has been led by the heavily weighted information technology (IT) sector, which accounts for 26% of the S&P 500. Investors who have their portfolios heavily into big-cap tech stocks were enjoying a good year of solid performance, right up until this week’s rout that shaved about 200 points off the […]
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Bullish August Puts the Sizzle on Summer Rally
The month of August really bucked the historical trend for the stock market. Not only did the month turn out to be quite a positive one for stocks when it is typically the worst month of the year to be invested, but records were shattered in the process. Capital flows into U.S. equities seemed unquenchable, […]
Bullish Fed Chair Speech Overwhelms Trump Troubles and Trade War
Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a highly anticipated speech last Thursday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with markets riveted on the current view and forward strategy for Fed policy. The essence of Powell’s speech was that gradual rate hikes remain appropriate, as he expects strong economic performance to continue and he doesn’t see risk of the economy or […]
Hopes of Trade Deals Stoke Fresh Investor Optimism
There is an emerging sense of optimism being sparked by a trifecta of geopolitical happenings which have unfolded within the past 48 hours. China wants to come to the table, a deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is making good progress and Qatar is providing a $15 billion lifeline to Turkey to […]
It Might Be Time to Lay on Some Portfolio Insurance
Just like the sound of a distant train, you could almost hear last Friday’s market sell-off coming. As the S&P 500 approached record high territory, the talking heads on CNBC were getting ready to snap their party hats on, but then a funny thing happened. Goldman Sachs issued a Sell recommendation on bellwether technology company Intel […]
Apple Puts Much Needed Shine on Troubled Tech Sector
It was just recently that the Nasdaq set a series of new all-time highs, fueled by strong earnings expectations for leading high-profile tech companies like the FAANG stocks — Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), (Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and Alphabet/Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). However, in the last week, big disappointments from the likes […]
