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Prudential Insurance Company | PRU

The stock market is acting a little toppy these days. In such an environment, it makes sense to look at mature value stocks that the market is ignoring. One such company is the Prudential. This article is for paid members…
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Casey’s General Store | CASY

One of our favorite under-the-radar growth stories is Casey's General Store. We started talking about the company in March of 2021, when the stock was trading in the $200 range. It closed trading on Monday at $621.70. This article is…
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Freeport McMoRan | FCX

The AI buildout, electric cars, robots, power plants, and transmission lines need copper. Since the buildout is likely to take a decade or more, we will see rising demand for copper. This article is for paid members - please login…
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Apple | AAPL

Apple held its annual fall product event today at Apple Park in Cupertino. The event was branded “Surprise and Shine,” but it was nothing of the sort. The event focused on premium hardware rather than a full iPhone lineup. This…
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Suncor | SU

Oil is a commodity that traders are having difficulty trading. While it has had an upward tilt, the best strategy was to sell short-dated upside calls after a skirmish in the Straits of Hormuz caused the commodity price to rise,…
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Galaxy Digital | GLXY

If you cannot decide whether to invest in crypto service companies or data center companies, Galixy Digital changes that question from "or" to "and" or yes, thank you. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for…
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Affirm Holdings, Inc.: AFRM

One thing Americans are good at is figuring out how to buy stuff on credit. The latest iteration of this is the "buy now pay laters" payment solution. This article…

March 2, 2025
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Strategic Crypto Reserve

Through Friday, bitcoin had fallen 28% from its intraday highs on January 20th. This swoon mirrored the post-election rally between early November and mid-December when the crypto trade soared on…

March 2, 2025
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Is the Bear Coming out of Hibernation?: QQQ

Here at the options edge, we suggest a mix of bullish and bearish trades on individual stocks and sometimes ETFs. The reason is that individual stocks become undervalued and overvalued.…

February 27, 2025
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Strap on a Pair (of Put Spreads)

Pairs trading is a market-neutral strategy that involves buying one asset while shorting a related asset to profit from temporary pricing divergences. Typically, traders select two highly correlated assets—such as…

February 26, 2025
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Close a Few Trades

Sometimes, things go as planned, and profits come faster than expected. Like in the old "A" Team TV show, "It's nice when a plan comes together." This article is for…

February 25, 2025
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Door Dash: DASH

Investors are getting a bit leery of the hyper-growth & mega-cap stocks. We see this as the NADSAQ 100 seems to be gripping its bullish leadership role to a backseat…

February 24, 2025
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Open Mike

In this week's episode of Open Mike, @Michael_Khouw discusses Walmart, Excess Saving, Credit Car Balances, Consumer Spending, Costco, Alphabet (Google), S&P500, Palantir, the VIX, NVIDIA, and MGM. This article is…

February 23, 2025
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Big Tree Fall Hard

not see the forest for the trees idiom US : to not understand or appreciate a larger situation, problem, etc., because one is considering only a few parts of it…

February 21, 2025
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Open Mike

In today's episode of Open, Mike, Mike & Mark discuss US Treasury Debt, DOGE, and their investment implications, what's next for stocks and more. This article is for registered members…

February 21, 2025
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Tesla: TSLA

Lather, rinse and repeat. On January 4, we suggested a bearish trade on TSLA stock. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.

February 20, 2025
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Secretary Hegseth Tells DoD to Plan for Cuts. Why Have Two Defense Primes Risen?

So far in 2025, the top contractors for the US Department of Defense (DoD), often referred to as the “defense primes,” have had quite a mixed bag. Here are the…

February 19, 2025
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Options Expiration

Standard monthly options will expire at the end of the week. We have six trades coming to an end; four are in the black, and two are in the red.…

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