Return to South Africa
We are highly conflicted about the continent of Africa in general and the country of South Africa in particular. This part of planet Terra is enormously rich in natural resources.…
Update: United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL)
At first blush, it seems like the airline sector is in a bit of a golden age at the moment. The sector has consolidated to the point where most of…
Announcement: Mark is now a Professor of Financial Practice at Rutgers University
For those who know something about Mark’s career, he has been a big proponent of education at all levels. He has been a volunteer at the CFA Institute helping out…
If You bite the Apple (AAPL), Will You Lose a Fang?
Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is set to report 2nd quarter results after the close of trading today. Given the recent beat-down in Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Alphabet, and Amazon investors have every…
The Week Ahead | 7/30/2018
Welcome to Fed week. This week the FOMC will annouce the rate decision on August 1st, at 2:00 pm EST. During the week of Jul. 30, 141 S&P 500 companies…
More on Tesla (TSLA) + Earnings
On Friday, Carter Braxton Worth sharpened his pencil and examined the technical picture of Tesla Inc. (TSLA). Tesla will be reporting 2nd quarter results on Wednesday, so this was a…
Facebook (FB) Does Face a Plant, Buy, Sell or Hold
Facebook reported 2nd quarter earnings last night and investors did not like what they heard. The share price fell in aftermarket trading by about $44.25 or 20.3%. This is truly remarkable…
Is it Time to Tune Into AMC Networks?
AMC Networks (AMCX) is a name we have not talked about in the past here at theOptionsEdge.Com. The market capitalization and enterprise value of the company is a bit smaller…
Will You Get Smarter It You Take a Position in IQ?
iQIYI (IQ) is a company we have discussed in the past and have suggested taking a position in the name as well. To refresh your memory, iQIYI China's version of…
The Week Ahead | 07/23/2018
Share buybacks are still going strong. It’s really quite remarkable when you think about it. Payment to shareholders (Dividends and share buybacks) are running at an annual pace of $760…
Facebook Rips, Now What?
The share price of Facebook fell about 20% after the company revealed what everyone already knew. FB both uses and sells customer data as a core element of the company's…
Dr. Copper Gives a Lecture, Or Does He?
The term Doctor Copper is market slang describing the base metal as possessing Ph.D. in economics. It gets the prefix "Doctor" because of its ability to predict turning points in the global…