By Sean Brodrick On August 11, 202002:03 PM Eastern
Gold and silver fell out of bed this morning, pushed by news that Russia approved a COVID-19 “vaccine.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters the vaccine was given to one of his...
By Jon D. Markman On August 11, 202011:30 AM Eastern
The digital and physical world collided Monday. For once, brick and mortar won out.
The headline story was a Wall Street Journal report that Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Simon Property Group...
In our issue from Friday, Aug. 7, we intended for you to buy to open a Sept. 18, 2020 General Mills (GIS) put option with a strike price of $55 (GIS200918P00055000).
We correctly identified this...
By Mike Larson On August 11, 202008:00 AM Eastern
It’s a “Big Tech World” and we’re just living in it. Given the radical shift to work-from-home and shop-online behavior because of COVID-19, that’s true in real life. And given the incredible...
By Jon D. Markman On August 11, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Note: I might take one or two days off this week — possibly Wednesday and Friday. Don’t be alarmed if there is no letter those days.
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Stocks spun around like pinwheels in a heavy...
By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling in several directions today as investors wait for a restart of fiscal stimulus negotiations while expressing some hope that industrial and financial companies have seen the...
Shares of State Street (NYSE: STT, Rated “C”) have continued to rally in the short term. Earlier today, in fact, they tagged the $70 strike price on your August STT calls (STT200821C00070000).
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By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On August 10, 202012:09 PM Eastern
Every time the pandemic news seems to improve, it seems to take another turn for the worse soon after.
And when most investors think it’s time to buy, it’s often time to wait … or even sell.
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By Sean Brodrick On August 10, 202009:35 AM Eastern
On Friday, First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG) dropped and slid right through our active protective stop at $12.76. That means you should have been stopped out with a 57.92% gain.
That’s better...
By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Note: I might take one or two days off this week — possibly Tuesday and Thursday. Don’t be alarmed if there is no letter those days.
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Stocks finished Friday in a big tangled mess...