Short squeezes have been among the most popular and controversial topics on Wall Street in the past couple of years. In 2021, groups of online stock traders on Reddit made headlines by orchestrating targeted buying campaigns to trigger short squeezes in some of the market’s most heavily shorted stocks. A short squeeze is a large, short-term spike in a stock’s…
Biotech stocks have had a rough post-pandemic. In a year where the S&P500 is up more than 10% year to date, the biotech sector is still negative to flat. But biotech stocks will bounce back. Some biotech stocks will remain very volatile, especially small biotechs relying on clinical trials. However, the broader sector is still poised for consistent growth. As our population ages…
It’s a great time to be an income investor. We have yields averaging 11.1% staring us in the face. All we need to do is step past the broader fear, and we can dial in these dynamic dividends. Which oh by the way, pay us monthly. To do so we’ll look past traditional ETFs in favor of select closed-end funds (CEFs). These vehicles…
Savvy investments in the right stocks can help to grow your wealth significantly. By parking your money in growth stocks with solid potential, you could see your money snowball into a much larger sum, perhaps in just a few years. To have the potential for quick growth, a company needs to have several attractive characteristics, such as a growing client base, sustainable…
Investing in the stock market offers many options. Some people prefer to invest in smaller, more volatile companies with the potential for high growth, known as small caps. Others might choose to focus on companies within a specific industry, like technology. But for those who want a more stable and reliable approach, blue-chip stocks often come to mind. Instead of trying to…
AI is the market’s darling of the year, and some experts and participants are focusing on “Big Tech,” like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Meanwhile, a few stocks are silently gaining momentum and producing exceptional returns. Their movements haven’t been noticed due to the nature of their price performance — which is to say they don’t give out a 20% return in a day.…
Following a notable setback in the wake of the pandemic, the tech industry skillfully maneuvered through macroeconomic uncertainties and made an impressive comeback, driven by significant advancements in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 5G technology. The sector’s impressive performance is evident from the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index’s 27.8% year-to-date gains. Given the promising backdrop, in this article, we…
The stock market has had plenty of great trading days in 2023, but the volatility of the 2022 stock market has persisted. Even as promising economic data continues to appear, fears about the potential of a global recession haven’t totally receded. With that in mind, choosing businesses that can hold up against the whims of the market and continue to…
All year long, we’ve been waiting for our favorite high-yield investments, 8%+ yielding closed-end funds (CEFs), to jump, along with the rest of the market. Now, nearly nine months in, we’re still waiting! It’s not surprising: the income-focused investors who buy these funds are typically a cautious bunch. But a fresh report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is a sign…
The market year-to-date has been rewarding after the big correction witnessed last year. There are several growth and penny stocks that have bounced back strongly after being decimated last year. While some stocks trade at fair value or are overvalued, there are penny stocks to buy that trade at a valuation gap. This column focuses on the non-speculative penny stocks…