American Heavy Metal Strikes Iran
A look at the publicly-traded defense companies behind the bunker busters, B-2s, Tomahawks and other hardware deployed in this week’s US raid
2025 Markets: First-Half Recap, Second-Half Playbook
Summer doldrums fading, autumn storms brewing—here’s a look at 2025 winners and losers and your midyear playbook
Howmet Aerospace: After 100% Run, It’s a Dark Horse No Longer
Margins are soaring and cash is flowing — but is it time to take profits?
Amazon: A Prime Opportunity for Long-Term Investors
The company’s not stuck — it’s recalibrating. And this might be a golden opportunity. A closer look at the everything stock hiding in plain sight.
Ranking the Insurtech Heavyweights: Lemonade vs. Root vs. Oscar
One offers the clearest path to sustained performance, while the others carry thinner safety nets
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2025 Markets: First-Half Recap, Second-Half Playbook
Summer doldrums fading, autumn storms brewing—here’s a look at 2025 winners and losers and your…
Ranking the Insurtech Heavyweights: Lemonade vs. Root vs. Oscar
One offers the clearest path to sustained performance, while the others carry thinner safety nets
IBM’s Pivot from Hardware to the the Dark Horse of the AI Boom
The most surprising AI stock of 2025 might also be the oldest
American Heavy Metal Strikes Iran
A look at the publicly-traded defense companies behind the bunker busters, B-2s, Tomahawks and other…
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Probability Matters
Get serious about investing by attaching a numerical probability to every trade It’s fun to speculate about cultural, political or economic events that might happen…
Bourbon and Coffee meet Tequila
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Cybersecurity Stocks Look Overvalued — Except for Leidos
The company specializes in national security, while firms like Fortinet and Zscaler focus on business
Meet Emily Wiser
This stay-at-home mom made 122% returns trading options
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Amazon: A Prime Opportunity for Long-Term Investors
The company’s not stuck — it’s recalibrating. And this might…
Disney (DIS) Stock: Past Performance, Trends, and Future Outlook
Its been a tough decade so far for Disney. For a hint of likely future…
Gold Doesn’t Rule
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Adding AI to Your Portfolio
Separate truth from fiction in the hype surrounding artificial-intelligence stocks, and remain mindful of exposure…
Natural Gas Finds a Savior
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Trading Volatility in 2024
Look to energy, gold and consumer discretionary
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Why a Rebound in the Dollar May Have Slowed the Rally in Stocks
The U.S. dollar remains the world’s top reserve currency. As a result of that status,…
Long Tech, Short Financials Works Like a Charm
Looking ahead into 2024, the long tech versus short financials pairs trade offers a compelling…
Trimming Equity Exposure at All-time Highs
With major equity indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average notching fresh all-time highs, investors…
Oversold, Overlooked and Undervalued: The Bull Case for Wheat
Grain prices are in the gutter … but maybe not for long
A Trader’s Guide to Inverse and Leveraged ETFs
These high-risk instruments offer tantalizing rewards for traders bold enough to ride the volatility wave,…
Manage Risk by Monitoring Key Levels in the Indices
Reaching certain price milestones can mean it’s time to take action
Hype and Skew
Hyped-up stocks can have unusual option pricing with atypical option skew Look at prices of…
The Wisdom of Crowds
To predict next year’s stock prices, look where investors are putting their money New variants…
Smart Inflation Hedges
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