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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 29, 2019
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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…

January 28, 2019
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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…

January 27, 2019
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This Weeks Earnings Announcements Jan 28 to Feb 01

We are now in the heart of earnings season and it so far, earnings are looking quite reasonable. Investors were worried about earnings and guidance, but gauging by general market activity,…

January 24, 2019
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Sync into High Gear

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is a consumer financial services company. They offer private label credit cards, dual cards, and small and medium-sized business credit products. In addition, they offer promotional financing…

January 23, 2019
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Time to Take Your SOX off?

The semiconductor companies are some of the most important companies in the world economy today. When microprocessors first came out, their use was limited to computers, phones, and TVs. Control systems generally…

January 21, 2019
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Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT):

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates, and redevelops commercial retail real estate. Its primary focus and expertise lay in community and…

January 21, 2019
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The Week Ahead | 1/22/2019

Global Spotlight Stratfor.com A Resounding Brexit Defeat. Two events from last week highlighted the extent to which the UK Parliament is fragmented over Brexit. On Jan. 15, the House of…

January 20, 2019
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This Weeks Earnings Announcements Jan 21 to 25

We are now more than halfway through earnings season and it seems that economic slowdown and trade war fears are not manifesting. We still have a long way to go to get…

January 18, 2019
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Is the Chinese Economy the Problem?

To our way of thinking, the Q4-2018 share price selloff in the US equity market really came out of nowhere. The economy is growing at a circa 3% rate, job growth…

January 17, 2019
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Netflix Update

On Friday's show, Dan proposed a bearish earnings trade in Netflix (NFLX). One of the big reasons Dan wanted to fade the stock was that NFLX was up bigtime since…

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