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CF Industries: CF

Industrial farming, as it is, depends heavily on fertilizer. The primary pure-play competitors in the fertilizer space who reside in the US are CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Industries (IPI), and Nutrient (NUT). This article is for paid members…
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Chevron: CVX

Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that is just not happening. All we have to do is…
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What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year. The list includes both publicly traded and privately held companies.…
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Selling Volatility: SVXY

Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock as they provide liquidity to the market. That removes 80%…
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Panning for yield.

Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son or daughter begins attending. Saving for a down payment on…
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Discover Financial Services: DFS

Credit card products are the most profitable products in the financial services industry. I am also the most volatile. When the economy is chugging along, defaults are low and profits are high. When the economy goes into recession, defaults and…
January 27, 2025
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US Steel: X

The government put the kibosh on the US Steel buyout by Nippon Steel. As Americans, we like to see an independent, purely US-based steel company. But we also respect Nippon…

January 26, 2025
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Elon’s DC Fast Charging

Tesla Inc. will report earnings on Wednesday, January 29th, after the close. Elon Musk generally leads the company’s earnings calls. However, this is the first since his appointment as the…

January 25, 2025
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Open Mike & Mark

Mike and I did a live video on Friday. I pointed out another quick way to assess the economy. This is important to me as I think macroeconomic analysis has…

January 25, 2025
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Going Nuclear?” Cameco: CCJ

Nuclear energy has become a thing with investors as they seem to believe the US and other Western nations will look to nuclear to power the economy of the future.…

January 23, 2025
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Biogen:BIIB

The industry most diverse we can think of is biotech. It has been a bear market flow for about a decade. As a result, nobody cares about the companies trying…

January 22, 2025
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Open Mike

In this episode of Open Mike, @Michael_Khouw discusses the airline stocks (UAL v DAL v JETS), Estee Lauder (EL), Elf Beauty (ELF), Apple Inc (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), UBER, LYFT, Gold…

January 22, 2025
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United Airlines Performance Soars, But Delta May Be the Ticket

United Airlines delivered another strong performance in its latest earnings report on January 21st, posting $14.695 billion in revenue, 2.37% above consensus estimates, and earnings of $3.05 per share, beating…

January 21, 2025
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BHP Group

BHP, Rio Tinto, Southern Copper, and Freeport McMoRan are among the best in the mining industry. BHO & RIO are the greatest diversified miners, and Southern Copper and Freeport are…

January 19, 2025
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Where Are Options Traders Betting Some Big Names are Moving Post-Earnings?

Of the top 20 stocks in options volume that have reported quarterly earnings so far, a few have significantly outperformed the S&P 500, and a few have materially underperformed. How…

January 18, 2025
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Open Mike & Mark

Mike and I did a live video on Friday discussing the fires in Los Angeles, the potential (or not) of recession, interest rates, and a couple of long-term investment ideas.…

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