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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 3, 2024
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Honda Motor Company: HMC

Hated stocks are harder to find than one might expect. Behavioral finances suggest there should be lots of them. The efficient market hypothesis suggests they should not exist. This article…

December 2, 2024
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Open Mike

In Monday's episode of Open Mke, Mike discusses CHN Industrial, Lululemon, VIX, SP500, Nike, and Supermicrocomputer. This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or register…

December 2, 2024
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Lululemon Reports Earnings December 4th, Our Thoughts: LULU

On October 24th, we suggested that Lululemon was a favorable alternative to Nike, given its low valuation and better revenue trajectory. Since that time, Lulu has materially outperformed. Lulu shares…

November 29, 2024
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Berkshire Hathaway: BRK-B

We will probably like Berkshire Hathaway stock forever. We suggested a bullish trade on the stock back in September but suggested closing it a few weeks after the hurricane moved…

November 28, 2024
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Novo Nordisk: NVO

Diabetes is a chronic illness that seems to keep getting worse. Some people are born with it. However, we think the primary cause is diet. In particular, we point to…

November 27, 2024
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Open Mike

In the last few episodes of Open Interest, Mike discusses issues around the population in China, the US & Europe. This article is for registered members - please login or…

November 25, 2024
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Extend & Pretend: IWM

We had trouble reading the tea leaves a few months back. We thought Kamala Harris would become president, mostly because of the press. We had a hard time accepting this…

November 24, 2024
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A Tale of Two Retailers

Six well-known retailers release quarterly earnings this week. Kohl’s, Macy’s, Best Buy, Dick’s, and Burlington will report before the open on Tuesday, November 26th, and Nordstrom will report after the…

November 23, 2024
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Fox Corporation: FOXA

The cable network channels have been a good investment theme for the bulls to ignore. For at least a decade now and probably pushing on two, they have had trouble…

November 20, 2024
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Bitcoin: iBIT

There are a few important days in the world of bitcoin. The first was on January 3, 2009. That is the day the bitcoin network began with Satoshi Nakamoto mining…

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