Selling puts is a neutral to bullish strategy. Traders tend to overcomplicate things. This is especially true with options trading where puts and calls can be bought and sold in seemingly endless combinations with cute names like calendars, diagonals, butterflies, iron condors, ducks, lizards, and so on. While more complicated strategies have their place, are they necessary to be a…
Amid a busy week of earnings reports from big tech names, semiconductor stocks remain relevant in the stock market today. For the most part, this would be because of the crucial role semiconductors play in most of the tech we use. From smartphones and computers to washing machines and televisions, most digital products we use every day rely on semiconductors.…
While the sentiment toward technology stocks is bearish, I feel that there are several aggressive contrarian opportunities. What investors need is patience and the stomach to ride out the volatility. One contrarian opportunity is Stem Inc (NYSE:STEM). Stem stock is an intriguing play on the renewable energy sector. About Stem Stock The post Stem Stock: Time to Look at This…
As the stock market braces for headwinds from geopolitical uncertainty and inflationary pressures, investors could be turning towards defensive sectors. As such, utility stocks could be one to consider as they are usually better equipped to weather market volatility. This is because utility stocks consist of companies that provide essentials such as water, electricity, and gas. On top of that,…
We are now seeing that major economies (US/UK/Japan) are not immune from global deleveraging and inflation. As investors seek safety in the US Dollar, this may eventually trigger a broader and deeper selloff in U.S. stocks and market volatility will begin to pick up as the VIXY moves up. As the USD continues to strengthen, corporate profits for US multinationals…
Analysts recommend these dividend-paying growth stocks. Most high-growth companies reinvest every spare dime into expanding their businesses. However, one of the first things companies do when growth finally starts to level off is to begin returning excess cash to shareholders via dividend payments. Fortunately, there are a handful of companies that generate impressive growth numbers and also pay dividends. Many…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% on Wednesday, posting a second straight day’s gain. However, the S&P 500 ended flat, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.2%, as the content giant Netflix Inc. (NFLX) declined some 35% in price in intraday trading on concerns over the company’s loss of subscribers. In addition, the Russia-Ukraine war has created a worldwide crisis…
Investors have been processing high inflation reports, rising interest rates, surging energy, commodity, and real estate prices. So, what is the market saying about which markets investors have favored the last couple of years vs where are they putting their money right now? A way to determine this is to simply plot the indices and then see how they stack…
EVgo Inc (NASDAQ:EVGO) has been one of the biggest stock market winners in 2022, rising by 25% in the first quarter alone. EVgo stock has been outpacing its peers and the broader stock market. The outlook for EVgo stock is solid, with Wall Street analysts providing an average 12-month share-price target of $14.20 and a high estimate of $22.00. This points…
Coronavirus vaccine stocks may not be the hottest stocks in the stock market today. However, the companies behind them continue to play crucial roles in the fight against Covid-19 now. By and large, this is the case as new variants continue to emerge that are boasting greater infectivity. Despite all of this, coronavirus stocks have mostly cooled off since their…