Precious metals traded lower this spring as investors worried about the potential for interest... Read More
Precious metals traded lower this spring as investors worried about the potential for interest rates to rise later in the year. After an unprecedented period in which the Federal Reserve has kept... Read More
There are times when it makes sense to take bullish positions in breakout stocks ahead of long-term... Read More
There are times when it makes sense to take bullish positions in breakout stocks ahead of long-term advances. And then there are periods when that strategy is dangerous because equities have already... Read More
The past five years have been a tumultuous period for U.S. natural gas prices. The widespread use... Read More
The past five years have been a tumultuous period for U.S. natural gas prices. The widespread use of hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) to release gas from shale formations revolutionized the... Read More
As a general rule, I typically avoid using a put-selling strategy with stable blue-chip stocks. The... Read More
As a general rule, I typically avoid using a put-selling strategy with stable blue-chip stocks. The reason is these slow-moving stocks usually have very low levels of volatility. Low volatility... Read More
In today’s market, blue-chip stocks are generally fetching a premium because of the stability... Read More
In today’s market, blue-chip stocks are generally fetching a premium because of the stability they offer. Investment managers have begun paring back exposure to speculative, high-multiple... Read More
The capital rotation out of speculative growth stocks continues. #-ad_banner-#This month,... Read More
The capital rotation out of speculative growth stocks continues. #-ad_banner-#This month, we’ve seen Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFM) get crushed after the company missed earnings estimates and... Read More
It has been more than three years since the Fukushima nuclear power plant was crippled by a... Read More
It has been more than three years since the Fukushima nuclear power plant was crippled by a tsunami, spewing radioactive material into the environment. Similar to the way in which nuclear radiation... Read More
One of today’s most exciting investment themes revolves around the electric car market. At... Read More
One of today’s most exciting investment themes revolves around the electric car market. At the center of this trend is Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA), which is becoming a commanding force both as... Read More
Shares of energy producer Encana (NYSE: ECA) have been moving steadily higher since January. In... Read More
Shares of energy producer Encana (NYSE: ECA) have been moving steadily higher since January. In fact, while the S&P 500 Index is only up about 2% for the year, ECA investors have enjoyed a gain... Read More