It’s kind of funny to see how popular opinion among investors shifts under different conditions. A stock market that has recovered in record time from the fastest plunge to bear market low in recorded history, in the face of the pandemic that prompted the downturn in the first place continues practically unabated, has prompted investors […]
Read MoreWhile investing strategies fall in and out of favor with popular market news media types and talking heads depending on the shifting winds of opinion and popular preference at any given time, I think value analysis provides the best way to find stocks that you can work with in any market or economic environment. That […]
Read MoreTrade Setup Stocks found in this category are low priced stocks priced between .50 and $1, with at least 50k shares of average shares trading per day. The stocks are pausing a trend either up or down, with a new bar over the prior day open or close. These are high reward to risk stocks with the […]
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 MoreThis morning I was a little surprised to see a couple of reports that had analysts saying that since there is no precedent for current market conditions, there is no limit to how much higher the market can go. That kind of capitulation from the analyst side of things – essentially saying “all the rules […]
Read MoreThe “herd mentality” can be a funny thing to think about in societal terms – but it’s a real thing in the stock market. The sheer number of publicly traded stocks on U.S. exchanges alone creates a wave of market data that no single person can handle alone, and that’s a big reason why it […]
Read MorePlus, Republicans are expected to release the details of their coronavirus relief bill today, Hasbro shares are down after a 29% drop in revenue in the second quarter, and Target will be closed on Thanksgiving.
Read MoreThe market seems intent on keying off of encouraging news on the vaccine front, using it as the primary reason to keep pushing the market higher this week. It’s tempting to think that a fast-tracked vaccine is good news across the board, and so you should be “all in” on the market. I think that […]
Read MoreBeing a value-oriented investor means that the general mindset around a stock’s historical trading ranges is a bit different than what most investors, who tend to focus primarily on growth, tend to pay attention to. Value means looking for stocks trading at a nice price, and that usually means that stocks trading at or near […]
Read MoreOver the past couple of weeks, uncertainty has started to creep back into the market, after enthusiasm from the reopening of the economy on a national scale even as COVID-19 remains a concern that will persist into 2021. Unemployment is trending lower, but not as quickly as many economists and “experts” seem to expect, and […]
Read MoreThe analysis I apply to the stocks that I write about in this space reflects my preference for value-oriented investing strategies. That’s because, even though value investing falls in and out of favor with popular market news media types and talking heads depending on the shifting winds of change at any given time, I think […]
Read MoreBeing a contrarian investor can mean a few different things. To some, contrarian investing is correlated with value investing, and I think that makes sense in a lot of ways. For one thing, being a contrarian means recognizing that all price trends – up or down – are finite in length and duration. That means […]
Read MoreIn the last three months since the market hit a bear-market bottom, we’ve seen a number of stocks rally from extreme lows to new highs. A lot of the buzz is around companies that facilitate work-from-home business operating models or encourage other activities that make self-isolation and the social restrictions associated with living through a […]
Read MoreSpikes in COVID-19 infections across the country have put the market on uneven footing in the last couple of weeks, with the major indices coming off of their most recent highs and sparking concern that a broader pullback, or more alarming, a fresh new correction could be looming. That uncertainty has been enough to push […]
Read MoreThe last trading day of the month is one where most analysts and talking heads like to talk first about where the market has been in the last few weeks. They’ll compare the previous month’s performance against the same month of the last year, or in context of the last twelve months, or where the […]
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