Looking for value in extended bull markets often means gravitating to industries and sectors that have fallen out of favor with the broad market. In a COVID-19 world, it has seemed a bit ironic to see the market not only reclaim its losses from its early year plunge to bear market lows, but then to […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector includes stocks that cover a wide variety of the Retail industry. Because there are so many retail companies that offer different products to consumers, it’s hard to pinpoint any kind of specific niche. In the sporting goods niche, there were significant challenges even before COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Declining revenues […]
Read MoreThroughout the year, the Aerospace industry, which includes commercial airlines has been one of the biggest, unquestioned losers in the stock market. Yes, the biggest portion of that drop comes from the reality that the industry took some of the biggest drawdowns in the market starting in February as commercial travel dried up to practically […]
Read MoreEver since coronavirus found its way to American shores, a large amount of media attention has been given to the Healthcare sector – and especially to the Biotechnology industry, where many of the biggest names across the world have been working hard to develop effective treatments for the disease. From the market’s bearish low in […]
Read MoreOne of the big headlines to start the week has been the long-anticipated FDA approval of the first coronavirus vaccine in the United States. News media were all over shipping companies in the early hours of market trading today outlining in detail how the vaccine was being distributed on a nationwide basis. The scrutiny and […]
Read MoreWhile most of the Tech sector has been leading the market throughout the year, there are some stocks that have definitely not kept pace. That is always true in any sector, not matter what the broad sector momentum looks like, there are always individual companies that will diverge from the normal pattern. In 2020, the […]
Read MoreInvestors searching for yield may want to consider these 4 stocks, which traders say look set to continue to outperform.
Read MoreFor the last few years, one of the worst underperformers in the market has been General Electric Company (GE). While the stock has seen a sizable month in the last month, and more than doubled from its March, bear market low as of this writing, it remains in an extremely extended downward trend that began […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Discretionary sector cuts a wide swath across the economic landscape of the United States. It’s easy to think about the sector as the place you’ll find retail stocks, but the truth is that there are a lot of other businesses within the sector that are much more than just the department stores and […]
Read MoreGiven the way the market – and let’s face it, just about all of us – have been focusing all year long on pandemic-related news, including the prospects for practical vaccines, it’s safe to say that this week could see some uncertainty coming back into play. Positive news about clinical trials for a couple of […]
Read MoreI like to keep a pretty broad watchlist of stocks that I can check up on every day. That watchlist feeds most of the investments I end up making; that also means that many of those stocks have become “good, old friends” that I’ve used on multiple occasions. Another advantage of keeping a watchlist of […]
Read MoreI hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I’ve written a lot in this space about my belief in defensive sectors and industries for more than a year now. The market is showing a lot of bullish momentum right now, but I think the initial relief that I attribute mostly to decreasing political uncertainty is […]
Read MoreUncertain economic conditions have proven to be a good time to think about stocks that most people tend to overlook because they’re “boring.” These are stocks that also tend to operate in counter-cyclical fashion. It’s been interesting – but not surprising – to see a bit of a resurgence in stocks in the Food Products […]
Read MorePandemic conditions have put a lot of pressure on sectors across the economy, but at the same time there have been pockets of the economy that have performed remarkably well. Most of the attention throughout the year has naturally been focused on sectors tied to the health crisis, or to the shift to work-from-home models. […]
Read MoreDeveloping a system of analysis that provides the right balance of fundamental strength, attractive value, and useful price patterns is something that takes a fair amount of time, study and experimentation. Even if you copy somebody else’s system, you won’t know if it really works for you the way you want it to until you […]
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