Written by: John LinDahl What are these things called “options”? What is the mystique about them and are they as risky as people say? There are lots of myths about options and how they are supposed to be dangerous. While every investment contains risk, if used correctly, options can reduce risk and increase profits. [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Q3 Earnings season kicked off in earnest Friday with a couple of the big banks up to bat; JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC). JPM beat on both the top and bottom lines, while WFC beat on earnings, but revenues were in line with expectations. Next Tuesday, we’ll see [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Relevant information causes stock prices to rise and fall. Relevant information is any news that causes the perceived value of a stock to rise or fall. There was a barrage of relevant information this week. Fed Chair Powell’s speech Monday noted the economy is strong and that “significant progress” has [...]
Written by: John LinDahl There are many myths about options being risky. While risk is inherent in any investment, options, when used correctly, can mitigate risk, and increase profit. Have you ever bought a stock because you thought it was going to go up, but instead it went up a little, down a little, [...]
Written by: Angela Akers In last week’s “Special Presentation,” Mr. Steve Chappell discussed and demonstrated the efficacy and effectiveness of the VectorVest RealTime Derby. The Derby analyzes, sorts, ranks and graphs the second-by-second performance of 169 portfolios. It tracks each portfolio’s performance from the current day’s opening bell and displays the results from the [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The Federal Reserve delivered a 50-basis point rate cut this week, which was unexpected until a few days ago. Fed Chair Powell was clear that the Fed is “committed to maintaining” economic strength. The heftier-than-anticipated cut came in the wake of a revision to the jobs data and concern over [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The financial world and talking heads were all a buzz this week about what the economy would look like under Harris versus Trump following Tuesday’s debate and what companies would be a good investment in that regard. Also discussed, the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting where the Fed is widely expected [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Analysts have been calling Nvidia (NVDA) the “most important stock in the world right now” and the earnings report was touted as the “most important earnings call” of the quarter. It’s not surprising because the AI boom that has occurred over the past several years has been led by NVDA. [...]
Written by: Angela Akers It was a bit of an interesting week for investors. The biggest news, and that which affected investors’ risk appetite the most, was anticipation of our fearless Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. That speech took place this morning, and, as he has done in previous years, Chair [...]
Written by: Angela Akers A softer core Producer Price Index reading sparked a rally Tuesday, but an expected reading on Consumer Prices didn’t have the same, desired effect Wednesday and prices closed only modestly higher. Better-than-expected Retail Sales soothed investors’ fears on Thursday, and they began buying again. After several weeks of red and [...]
