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...
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Bears mounted a full-blown attack on Thursday at the open. The S&P 500 quickly lost almost 1%, falling through critical support at 3,870.
In theory, that weakness should have led to panic...
By Tony Sagami On March 26, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Wow! My Feb. 26 column about a conversation with one of my successful college buddies touched a lot of hot buttons.
If you haven’t read it, I recommend you do; here’s the setup:
“Tony,” he...
By Jon D. Markman On March 25, 202103:16 PM Eastern
Stocks are churning after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly mentioned the possibility of tapering asset purchases if the economy rebounds strongly, while oil slumped as concern...
By Jon D. Markman On March 25, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks started Wednesday with solid gains. The afternoon was a far different story.
Weakness for tech issues eventually pulled everything lower, with the Nasdaq plunging 2% to 12,961. The...
By Kelly Green On March 25, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) deposited around 90 million stimulus payments. So many people saw their stimulus deposit hit last Wednesday that the Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC)...