By Jon D. Markman On August 13, 202101:55 PM Eastern
It is Friday the 13th and bearish investors are hoping that will mean bad news for bulls. It is not starting out that way.
Stocks are mixed in quiet trade. Today is the August option expiration....
By Mike Larson On August 13, 202112:00 PM Eastern
Fiscal and monetary policymakers are stuck in a “Hotel California” relationship with the markets and the economy. They can’t “check out” without causing immense havoc – so they continue to take...
Good news: It’s time to lock down two more income “wins” in your model portfolio! Specifically, I recommend you:
Close out your August 2021 The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD, Rated “B”) put spread...
By Jon D. Markman On August 13, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Investors often get semiconductor investing wrong. They assume the sector is a monolith. It’s not, and a big sell-off on Thursday is creating a buying opportunity.
The catalyst for the decline...
By Jon D. Markman On August 13, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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Another day, another new high for the S&P 500. The benchmark is now at 4,461, up 18.8% year-to-date....
By Mike Larson On August 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was a retail stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in the 1980s, and I’ll never forget one of the conversations I had with one of my wealthiest clients.
He said, “There’s nothing I like better than to...
By Juan M. Villaverde On August 12, 202107:29 PM Eastern
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Ethereum (ETH, Tech/Adoption Grade “A”) explodes above $3,200.
Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) rockets...
By Jon D. Markman On August 12, 202103:25 PM Eastern
It’s another day of economic data and trading lethargy. Investors should not fret. The path of least resistance for stocks is higher.
It’s easy to get caught up parsing the monthly Producer...
By Jurica Dujmovic On August 12, 202103:00 PM Eastern
Next week is bound to bring much needed volatility to the markets ... and, hopefully, more positive price action will come along with it.”
I started my Weiss Crypto Alert issue last week with...
By Jon D. Markman On August 12, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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The S&P 500 rallied on Wednesday to 4,447, up 0.25%. The gains came as the Labor Department reported...