By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks were mixed as forced liquidation of a hedge fund’s positions after it failed to meet margin calls on Friday hit broader investor sentiment and government bond yields rose.
The Dow Jones...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 29, 202112:53 PM Eastern
If you had invested just $100 when Bitcoin first traded publicly, and you held it through all the big ups and downs, you’d have more than $90 million today.
Could you invest $100 in Bitcoin...
By Sean Brodrick On March 29, 202110:18 AM Eastern
The market continues to churn, and one of the victims is Fox Corp. (Nasdaq: FOXA). Fox is hardly blameless — the company spread lies about voting machines before and after the election, and now a...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Friday was a really bad day for bears, who are getting sloppy and may be losing their nerve.
The S&P 500 built on the reversal Thursday from critical support at 3,870. By the close on Friday,...
By Jessica Borg On March 28, 202106:00 AM Eastern
We’re exactly three months into the new year and money continues to saturate the stock market. And, due to the stimulus payments from Congress and monetary policy from central banks, we can expect...
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202102:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are holding onto early gains in midday trade on Friday as key data pointed to benign inflation for now, while bank stocks benefited from an easing in share buyback and dividend...
By Sean Brodrick On March 26, 202112:38 PM Eastern
Everything in your portfolio is rallying today — except one position: Americas Gold and Silver Corp. (NYSE: USAS). It just fell below our 30% active stop.
This makes no sense to me. Why is this...
By Tony Sagami On March 26, 202112:00 PM Eastern
The best investments are often quiet ones. They don’t need flash to generate interest — their performance speaks for itself. This month, I’ve got two picks that may have slid under your radar...
Three things happened in the model portfolio last Friday …
First, your March Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN, Rated “B”) put spread with a price range of $220-$205 expired without value as anticipated....
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202107:28 AM Eastern
Tech stocks have been in a funk most of the past six weeks. Beginning next week and the months after, I’m expecting better price performance. Let me explain.
Stock prices do not move in a...