The Week Ahead | 2/11/2019
Global Spotlight Are Maduro’s Days Numbered? The United States is working with Brazil and Colombia to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan border. And on Feb. 13, Colombian President Ivan…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Until a couple of years ago, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) was Intel's weak little brother. They made x86 microprocessors for laptop and desktop computers that were typically very good…
Medical Professions Opinion on Brexit
Seems to us, the traditional news media, politicians et al have taken the whole issue BREX far too seriously. If you listen to the dialog, one would think Briton would…
Is there Energy in NRG?
We like the utility industry. On a risk-adjusted basis, investors earn a fair rate of return and the volatility of those returns are relatively easy to live with. But electric…
ConocoPhillips (COP): An Alternative to the Commodity
Yesterday we discussed the price of oil and stated that in our opinion, the price of oil is likely to continue higher over time. We are not looking for a…
A Crude Update (USO)
Back on 27-December-2018, we discussed the price of oil and suggested investors sell a put spread, as we were looking for a bounce. Market psychology was looking pretty negative and…
The Week Ahead | 02/4/2019
Global Spotlight Know what is going on outside the US Market. that is what a wise ttrade once told me.Stratfor has a good rundown of what is happenning. As Expected,…
Tesla The Next Move or Not
Tesla just reported 4th Quarter and Full year earning for 2018 a few days ago. There was a great deal of back and forth from the financial press as commentators tried…
Silver Update: (SLV)
We have written a number of articles on the precious metals the last 3 or 4 months, not because we are gold bugs or members of the "dollar is going…
I Do for Baidu
Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) is a Chinese language internet search company, which engages in the provision of internet search and online marketing solutions. We like to think of BIDU as a…
Federal Realty Trust (FRT) Update
Last week, we made a trade suggestion that investors should consider fading the rally in Federal Realty Trust (FRT). It seems we were a bit early on the idea, so we…
The Week Ahead | 1/28/2019
Global Spotlight The Great Powers Weigh in on Venezuela. The United States and several other states upped the ante in Venezuela’s tense political standoff between President Nicolas Maduro’s government and the…