Although I focus on megatrends to extract the best possible investing ideas, they’re also useful as a warning system against stocks to avoid. In particular, I avoid chasing fads like Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND). Admittedly, Beyond and the plant-based protein industry are hot topics. However, I ultimately see Beyond Meat stock fading away not in dissimilar
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A battle heats up between a deep-research investor with a private equity mindset and an underperforming small cap software stock. This is a textbook case of good activism — a company with poor operating history, horrible corporate governance, underperforming stock, overpaid CEO and a large, long-term shareholder with a very friendly and reasonable request with impressive
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, February 25, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Friday: United Airlines (UAL) — The airline reached a deal with a pilot union
In Best Stock Charts we do Technical Analysis of stocks to buy now such as $SPCE $APRN and we discuss how we booked profits in those swing trades. Also discuss the stock charts of other S&P 500 names as well as small cap stocks with stochastic and RSI indicators which imply that the stocks are
After the economy went into lockdown earlier in the year, retailers scrambled to adapt. In March, many apparel stocks hit 52-week lows. But since then, the recovery for many of them has been rather incredible. Now as the new earnings season kicks in, investors are wondering whether they are late to the party or if
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) continues to follow the basic track of other oil stocks. In early June, I could understand investors taking a flyer on OXY stock. After all, initial concerns about the company’s liquidity appear to be unfounded. Source: Pavel Kapysh / Shutterstock.com And so, in some ways, it makes sense that the stock would
A customer leaves an ATM at a Wells Fargo branch in Denver. Rick Wilking | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Gilead Sciences — Gilead gained 2.1% after saying its coronavirus treatment candidate drug, remdesivir, was associated with an improvement in clinical recovery and a 62% reduction in the risk of mortality compared
Energy stocks have had a volatile year, and Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) stock has been no exception. The pipelines and energy infrastructure company saw its shares plummet from a 52-week high of $15 to just $4 in March. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com However, shares surged back to $9 recently, as investors feasted on its huge
Stocks churned higher for most of Friday’s session, setting the stage for the start of earnings season next week. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades for Monday. Top Stock Trades for Monday No. 1: Fastly (FSLY) Fastly (NYSE:FSLY) stock has been absolutely incredible, rallying from $10.63 at the March
Video game maker Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) has been around since 2008 and is having one of its best-ever years in the face of the novel coronavirus. Activision-Blizzard stock is up more than 30% year to date. Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com The maker of the ever-popular Call of Duty franchise is already pushing all-time highs set
Kohl’s (NYSE:KSS) and Kohl’s stock don’t look like winners in the short term or the long term. The retailer just doesn’t appear to have what it takes to succeed during the novel coronavirus crisis in particular or the e-commerce revolution in general. Source: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.com For retailers with hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores to thrive in
Traders with masks work on the first day of in-person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The worst earnings season in years is about to begin, and it’s
Equity markets continue to bounce around, unnerving many investors as they wonder whether a new wave of COVID-19 cases can trigger another stock market crash. In such volatile times, market participants may want to consider buying solid dividend stocks which typically are more resilient during market downturns. Today I’ll discuss seven of the best dividend-paying
Value is a word that is thrown around by analysts, investment managers and plenty of others in the market. But for me it comes down to how a stock of a company is priced against its trailing sales or against its intrinsic value known as the book value. Earnings, of course, are what most focus
Normally, companies declare bankruptcy, their stocks plummet and shareholders get wiped out. But car rental company Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) refused to go out like that. More specifically, speculators betting on an impossible turnaround refused to let Hertz stock go out without a bang. Source: Eric Glenn/Shutterstock.com In the weeks after Hertz filed for bankruptcy in late
Joe Biden and Donald Trump Ron Adar | Echoes Wire | Barcroft Media via Getty Images; Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is warning that the upcoming presidential election could see delayed results, and is therefore recommending that clients hedge their market bets through December in anticipation of heightened volatility through November.
A Redfin Corp. ‘For Sale’ sign stands outside of a home in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Marathon Oil — The oil company’s stock climbed 1% in extended trading after falling 7.05% earlier Thursday. Oil dropped 3% during the day amid concerns over rising
It’s been a strong start to Q3 for silver (SLV) as the metal is up nearly 5% on the back of an incredible 30% return in Q2, solidifying the metal as the 3rd strongest asset for Q2, just behind the Software Index (IGV) and E-Sports ETF (ESPO). Despite this outperformance, we still have to squint to find any bulls
It was a volatile session in the stock market on Thursday, although bulls repaired some of the damage that stocks observed in the morning. With that in mind, let’s look at a few top stock trades. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Roku (ROKU) This is a somewhat loaded Top Stock Trades, starting with
Are any fans of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” reading this? It sure seems like we entered a new decade and immediately ushered in a modern-day rendition of the contemporary hit. Novel coronavirus cases continue to rise. Flying snakes are in the news. Kanye West just entered the upcoming presidential race. It’s certainly