While oil is hoping for a reprieve, natural gas is showing signs of life… Months after diving well off $4.50 highs to $1.77, natural gas found support and ran 31% over the last two weeks… While upside may be limited on the heels of record supply and a short-lived cold weather snap, it’s still noteworthy.…
DetailsIt was supposed to be one of the hottest IPOs of the year… In late October 2015, shares of Ferrari (RACE) rolled on to the showroom floor for the first time, opening 13% higher than its offering price. It was 20 times oversubscribed. Demand was hot. More than 12 million shares traded within the first…
DetailsThe difference between a good investor and a great investor is what they can achieve when the markets are NOT doing well. Everyone’s a genius in a bubble. Few are when the bust inevitably comes. Now, after years of waiting, you’re going to see the experienced, capable, and disciplined investors stand out. One of those…
DetailsBy now, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Dogs of the Dow… You simply buy the top 10 of the cheapest Dow stocks with the highest dividends. The basic strategy suggests investing an equal dollar amount in each trade, cashing out at year-end and reinvesting in new Dogs by January 1. While there are those…
DetailsIt was a move so powerful, so lucrative… And I can assure you it’s far from over. Over the last five years, biotech – as measured by the iShares NASDAQ Biotech ETF (IBB) — has significantly outpaced the S&P 500… In 2011, 10% gains in biotech crushed the S&P 500’s loss of 3% on the…
DetailsIn August 2011 Gallup asked investors what they thought would be the “best long-term investment” to make. The largest share by a factor of two — 34% — said gold was hands down, the absolute best long-term investment around. Eight weeks later gold hit a multi-century high of more than $1900 an ounce and has…
DetailsIn October 2012, shares of Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB) had just plunged from $17.47 highs to less than $1.30 a share. The company had just entered into a sales agreement that allowed PACB to offer up to $30 million of its common stock… hardly a reason for such a powerful fall. But after reviewing…
DetailsIt’s almost the end of the year. That means you’re going to get plenty of predictions for the next year. Most predictions will turn out completely wrong. That’s respectable though. Thinking about where the puck is going instead of where it is now is a step in the right direction for most investors. Many predictions…
DetailsIn late December 2014, oil had just plunged well off $107 highs to lows of $45.62. Insiders claimed it to be a “an absolute fire sale… an overreaction.” With valuations at a decade low, oil executives such as Chesapeake Energy’s (CHK) Archie Dunham began to drive the biggest wave of insider buying since 2012, as…
DetailsIt seemed to strike a chord with readers when I disagreed with Sterne Agee’s bullish opinion on JC Penney (JCP) in October 2015. But most analysts – in my opinion – offer very little, accurate insight into the future of the stock. At the time, Sterne Agee had just upgraded the stock from a neutral…
DetailsStocks move in cycles. Big cycles. The key to winning big in stocks is to recognize the turning points in those cycles. Here’s one example of a stock which has been through the cycle. Big boom. Bigger bust. And now, after crushing any investor who bought in over the last two years, it could be…
DetailsAfter plunging from a high of $300 in 2008, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN) now sits around $31. That drop of 90% is a strong indication of just how hated the solar sector truly became. Growth, debt, and massive industry losses forced Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT) to fall 91% from nearly $700 a…
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