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Crude Oil Update | USO, XOM, APA, SU

We are crude oil bulls from an investor perspective. But as oil users, we would like to see it come down. But what we like does not matter. It is our job to figure out what the market is going…
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Bookings Holdings Inc | BKNG

Sometimes you find a stock you are in sync with, and it trades well. Booking Holdings is one such stock for us. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.
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Alphabet | GOOGL

Alphabet, the company formerly known as Google, is an interesting company. It is rooted in "old tech" like Search, which drives current cash flow. But the company is making significant investments in "new tech" like quantum computing and AI. This…
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Micron Technology | MU

Almost all of the trade suggestions over the past year have been bullish. We have gone this route because 1) the economy is strong, 2) the AI infrastructure buildout is good for old economy stocks like utilities and construction, and…
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Chipotle Update | CMG

We have been with Chipotle Mexican Grill since June 2026. We were looking for a turnaround, and that process seems to be taking longer than we originally expected. This article is for registered members - please login or click here…
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Netflix | NFLX

Netflix has fallen off investors' radar. This is evidenced by the fact that the stock price has gone nowhere since 2018. This article is for paid members - please login or subscribe for access.
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Equinix Inc: EQIX

Data centers are all the rage. They have been traditionally used to host websites and deliver cloud services to corporations. That all changed with crypto and AI. This article is…

March 6, 2025
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Anxiety is rising, and that’s not great for equities.

The VIX measures the market’s expectation of volatility over the next 30 days as implied by a weighted strip of SPX Index options. When investors are nervous, options premiums, and…

March 5, 2025
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Emerging Market Stocks: EEM

One of the great underperformers of the past 16+ years is emerging market stocks. In fact, we cannot think of an asset class that has done worse. Herein lies an…

March 4, 2025
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Ark Innovation Fund: ARKK

With the price of equities in a downtrend, we once again look to our favorite stock to short to hedge any portfolio. This article is for paid members - please…

March 3, 2025
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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…

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