Technical Analysis

Crude Oil
Energy Sector
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Oil
Shale Oil
Technical Analysis
US Economy
Value Investing
Value Stocks

Is COP a bargain opportunity – or a big risk?

As an analyst, I take a lot of interest in trying to find reasons the market stages some of the moves it makes. The factors, geopolitical, economic, or emotional, that drives trends over any time period can be widely varied, and sometimes it’s interesting to see not only what is influencing the market today, but […]

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Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Internet Of Things
Semiconductor
Tech Industry
Tech Stocks
Technical Analysis
Technology
Value Investing
Value Stocks

INTC has diverged from the Tech sector this year – does that make it a big value?

If you read my highlights in this space on a regular basis, you’ve seen me highlight stocks in the semiconductor industry pretty frequently. It’s an interesting segment of the market to me for a number of different reasons. Over the last decade-plus, it’s been one of the highest-performing pockets of the market, arguably one of […]

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Crude Oil
Energy Sector
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Income Generation
Oil
Shale Oil
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

VLO is down -38% since June, with a hefty dividend and strong balance sheet. Is it a bargain?

When it comes to identifying stocks that might make useful investments, there are as many strategies as there are people. You can break these strategies into any different number of categories. I like to differentiate between strategies by thinking first about the amount of time I might actually plan to hold the stock in question; […]

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Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Semiconductor
Tech Industry
Tech Stocks
Technical Analysis
Technology
Value Investing
Value Stocks

AMAT is down -18% from its latest high – should you buy?

The last three days have marked the market’s biggest three-day drop since March, when coronavirus-driven shutdowns brought the global economy to a screeching halt and sent the market plunging to bear market levels in less than a month. For many analysts, myself included, the drawdown has been long overdue, as all three major market indices […]

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Construction
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Industrial Machinery
Industrials
Risk
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks
Value Traps

Is TEX a big-bargain or a value trap?

One of the ironies of the stock market right now is that if you look at the major market indices, it’s easy to say that, right or wrong, investors continue to look for a V-shaped recovery in the U.S. economy. That’s the hope that, while the impact of COVID-19 on virtually every sector in the […]

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Construction
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Industrial Machinery
Industrials
Risk
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

Where is the bargain price for PCAR?

We’re moving into the last month of the third quarter of 2020, and it looks like the market is finally letting off some steam. The NASDAQ is down nearly -10% in the last two days, leading the major indices lower. It seems apparent that the practically uninterrupted increases of the last few weeks have finally […]

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Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Industrial Sector
Industrials
Technical Analysis
US Economy
Value Investing
Value Stocks

OSK is sitting in wait-and-see mode; is it a big enough bargain to justify a buy before the next rally?

Markets are naturally cyclical – they swing from high to low and back again on a consistent, if unpredictable basis over a range of time frames. The different time periods associated with any given cycle, or sometimes even the depth of a certain cycle’s direction, can shade the casual investor’s perception about a stock’s opportunity. […]

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Consumer Staples
Defensive Stocks
Fibonacci Retracement
Food Products
Fundamental Analysis
Grocery
Supermarkets
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

HRL is up 28% from its bear market low – is it done?

Uncertain 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 […]

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Consumer Staples
Defensive Stocks
Fibonacci Retracement
Food Products
Fundamental Analysis
Grocery
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

Improving balance sheet, fundamentals make TSN a great buy

This 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 […]

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Apparel
Consumer Discretionary
Discretionary
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Retailers
Specialty Retailers
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks
Value Traps

PVH is up more than 17% in the last month, but still down -25% for the year. What is its value?

The question of what sector of the market is the best place to put your money to work is a constant, never-ending quest no matter what current market or economic conditions are. That’s because not all segments of the economy thrive or struggle under the same conditions. The pandemic we’ve all been trying to understand […]

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Auto Industry
Consumer Discretionary
Discretionary
Electric Vehicles
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Risk
Technical Analysis
US Economy
Value Investing
Value Stocks
Value Traps

Is BWA a bad risk with the Auto industry under global pressure?

Even before the coronavirus pandemic started to take down entire sectors of the economy beginning in February, the Auto industry was experiencing quite a bit of bearish pressure. Sales were down globally, reflecting economic slowing in various parts of the world as well as the effects of an extended trade war between the U.S. and […]

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Cloud-based
Computer Networks
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Tech Industry
Tech Stocks
Technical Analysis
Technology
Value Investing
Value Stocks
Value Traps

Tech stocks are market darlings right now – how about JNPR?

One of the traps that a lot of investors tend to fall into comes from the idiom “a rising tide lifts all boats.” In the broadest sense, the implication is that when the broad market is going up, stocks in general should be going up. The concept also drills down to individual sectors and industries […]

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Business Services
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Tech Industry
Tech Stocks
Technical Analysis
Technology
Value Investing
Value Stocks

XRX’s short-term upward trend could be a nice buying opportunity

No matter what your investing philosophy is, or how you go about identifying stocks in which to consider putting your money to work, one of the most basic questions you have to ask yourself if whether the potential opportunity outweighs the opposite potential for loss. I like to call that portion of my system reward: […]

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Chemicals
Construction
Consumer Discretionary
Discretionary
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamental Analysis
Home Builders
Housing Market
Materials
Real Estate
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

WLK is still 20% below its pre-pandemic high – and that is a good reason to keep watching this stock

In my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]

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Biopharmaceuticals
Biotech
Defensive Stocks
Fibonacci Retracement
Fundamentals
Health
HeathCare
Medical
Pharmaceuticals
Technical Analysis
Value Investing
Value Stocks

BMY continues to be a smart value in this market

I seem to be noticing a new trend, not just among average consumers and investors, but even among people that I think should be hard-wired to know better, and that’s a desire to just write off 2020 and hit the reset switch. A lot of the commentary and debate among talking heads and market news […]

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