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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 24, 2018
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Money-Supply Growth Falls to 9-Month Low as Mortgage Rates Rise

Money supply growth slowed in November, falling to the lowest rate recorded since February of this year. Overall, money-supply growth remains well below the growth rates experienced from 2009 to…

December 24, 2018
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The Myth of the Neutral Interest Rate

In his speech to the Economic Club of New York on November 28, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell said that the US central bank’s policy interest rate…

December 24, 2018
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Santa Didn’t Save Us

We have taken a step back to have a good hard think about the "WTH" is happening in the financial markets over the past few months. Those that follow our…

December 19, 2018
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Close TESLA Bearish Position Today

On November 20 we suggested investors take a bearish stance on TSLA has it had traded up towards the higher end of its historical valuation. With the recent selloff, it…

December 19, 2018
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It’s Fed Day Today

The Federal Reserve Board will wrap up their discussion on interest rates this afternoon. The consensus view is that they will raise the target Federal Funds rate by 0.25%. This article…

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The Week Ahead | 12/17/2018

Global Spotlight One Brexit Battle Down, Many More to Come. British Prime Minister Theresa May is now safe from her fellow Tories for at least one year after surviving a no-confidence…

December 17, 2018
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Natural Gas… The Grand Disappointment

Natural gas started off the heating season with a pretty good rally. As we showed in previous posts, the fundamental supported that rally. The volume of natural gas held in storage…

December 16, 2018
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Nike (NKE) Ready to Run or Trip & Fall?

On Friday Carter Braxton Worth discussed the investment merits of Nike (NKE) the athletic footwear and apparel company. NKE resides in the retail sector which has had a hard time the…

December 13, 2018
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Equity Investors Nervousness Calms a Bit… Now What

Equity investors seem to have "gotten a grip" on themselves the past few days. Yes, there have been some equity price gyrations, but the moves both up and down have been…

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Cabot Oil & Gas (COG)

Today we are going to take a look at an Oil & Gas, Exploration & Production company that is a bit off the run and not too well followed by…

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