Macro
As our readers and Office Hours listeners know, we thought the market would overreact to the tariffs. The stated purpose of the tariffs was to improve the trade imbalance and…
Campbell Soup: CPB
Today, we return to one of our favorite value stocks, Campbell Soup. It is a consumer staple whose stock should be performing well. But that is not the case. The…
Missing Their Target
A risk premium is the additional return an investor expects to receive for taking on extra risk compared to a risk-free investment, such as a government bond. It represents the…
Office Hours
In this week's episode of Office Hours, Mike & Mark discuss the economy, retail spending, and retail stocks like Target. We also discussed UnitedHealth and more. This article is for…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Options Expiration
Once again, standard monthly options will expire at the end of the week. We have six trades with accrued profits of $749 coming to a conclusion.
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…
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…
Is Disney Turning the Corner?: DIS
When it comes to disappointments, there is no greater disappointment than Disney. Disney is a company that cannot shoot straight. That being the case, we suggested a bearish trade on…