Consumer Staples (XLP): Safe Haven or Bear Trap?
Consumer staples, food clothing, personal care products, etc. are considered defensive industries, and for good reason. There are certain things we all need and there are things we want. By…
Buy the Dip or Sell the Blip or …???
Traders and investors are freaking out over the trade dust-up between the US Government and the Chinese Government. The Chinese government clearly want the status quo as they are a…
Netflix (NFLX)
Netflix is said to be the "winner" in the streaming wars. They essentially invented the category and have grown at a rapid pace ever since. Those who believed in the…
Financial Flatulence (XLF)
It was just a year ago that the Fed put interest rate hikes on autopilot. As that was taking place, investors went into a panic and sold stocks hard. The…
Where’s the nutrition in GrubHub?
GrubHub, the food delivery service, has lost its shine. The company was a bright star in the universe of Unicorns. Unicorns are relatively new companies, with a value greater than…
Rarely in a Straight Line
With the market in temporary free fall, many weak bulls might feel the urge to rush to sell only to find they have sold at a low. Then, as the…
Will the Sun Shine Again on 1st Solar (FSLR)
First Solar (FSLR) reported earnings a few weeks ago and they came in as we expected... weak, but investors did not seem to care one way or the other. This…
Options Expiration (8.16.19)
Standard monthly options are set to expire this Friday. We have 6 trades that we have discussed over the past few months that have not been closed out and set…
Time to Hedge
Over the past week, we have shared a number of methods for hedging that can also be used for taking outright downside exposure. This Friday Mike talked about how to…
How Do You Invest in a World Gone Mad!
Reading the headline, you might be thinking that we are going to talk about the price action of the stock market for the past few days. But we are not.…