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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…
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Updates: BABA, PCAR +

Alibaba (BABA) reported earnings this morning. We were looking for an earnings beat, but the company matched. They did beat on revenues, however. This article is for registered members -…

August 22, 2018
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Driving Home with PCAR (PACCAR Inc.)

PACCAR (PCAR) designs, manufactures and sells light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks globally, with the US being its largest market. It organizes its operations into three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial…

August 21, 2018
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The Week Ahead | 08/20/2018

Most S&P 500 sectors finished last week in positive territory, with less-risky, countercyclical groups — including consumer staples (+3.2%), utilities (+2.5%), and telecom services (+3.7%) — leading the charge. The…

August 19, 2018
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Alibaba (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is a giant e-commerce company located in China but operating worldwide. It has an enterprise value $480 billion with all kinds of growth opportunities in front of…

August 16, 2018
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Equity Investors Do the Splits

In a normal bull market, most stocks (65+%) rise in price. Of the dozen or so sectors that represent the equity markets, 10 increase in price. Bull markets are what we…

August 15, 2018
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FCX & Copper Talk

About a month ago, we discussed the price action of copper and what it might mean for the health of the global economy. From our perspective, it looked like copper…

August 14, 2018
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Update | Options Expiration

Standard Monthly Options expire at the end of the week. Since we have 10 open positions to address, we thought we should discuss them so our readers can decide what they…

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The Week Ahead | 08/13/2018

Global Spotlight Trump vs. Turkey. U.S. President Donald Trump may have met his match when it comes to stubborn populists on the world stage. As evidenced by the Turkish lira’s Black…

August 11, 2018
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Semiconductor Stocks: Is it time to change your SOXX?

The semiconductor stocks have had a hard time of it since the turn of the year. They seem to rally a bit, then they get smacked. Just when you think…

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