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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…
December 23, 2024
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Going to the Dogs (part 2)

In the prior article, we discussed the “Dogs of the Dow (and S&P 500)” investment strategies, in which investors rank the stocks in the respective indices by their dividend yield…

December 22, 2024
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The Dog Days of Winter…

The "Dogs of the Dow" and the slightly less well-known “Dogs of the S&P” are stock-picking strategies focused on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500. At the…

December 21, 2024
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Healthcare Expenditures Keep Rising, So What Ails the Sector?

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December 21, 2024
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GSK PLC: GSK

GSK is a global player in the category of ethical drugs. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.

December 19, 2024
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Jerome Powell didn’t deal us a great hand, but don’t fold yet…

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December 18, 2024
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Market Craters… What’s Next

Risk assets took a serious spill today. The question on everyone's mind is. "is there more to come, or is that it?" This article is for registered members - please…

December 17, 2024
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KBH Homes: KBH

The equity markets are as richly priced as they have ever been. We showed a chart in yesterday's post that equities are trading at a historically all-time high price-to-sales ratio.…

December 16, 2024
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Open Mike

In Monday's episode of Open Mike, Mike interviews Brett Friedman or Winhall Risk Analytics/OptionsMetrics to discuss Bitcoin. This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or…

December 16, 2024
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Options Expiration

Standard monthly options expire at the end of the week. We have 16 trades to close. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.

December 15, 2024
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This Gaming Stock’s Had a Bad Run – Perhaps Their Luck’s About to Change

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