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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…
May 18, 2024
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Open Mike

In Wednesday’s episode of Open Mike, Mike discusses the CPI, Walmart (WMT), Starbucks (SBUX), and Commodity prices.

May 18, 2024
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Albertsons Companies: ACI

Grocery chains are a well-overlooked sector of the stock market. Although they may be boring businesses, they are vital to people and the economy. This article is for paid members…

May 16, 2024
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Copper & Gold Update

An exciting phenomenon just happened in the copper market. It broke out to new all-time highs. This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or register…

May 15, 2024
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Options Expiration

Standard monthly options expire at the end of the week, and we have several trades to close. This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or…

May 13, 2024
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Open Mike

In this episode of Open Mike, Mike discusses the efficient market hypothesis and the wisdom of crowds. He then discusses individual companies and stocks, such as Costco (COST), Nvidia (VNDA),…

May 13, 2024
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Berkshire Hathaway: BRK/B

The last time we talked about Berkshire Hathaway (August 2023), it traded at $360 a share. We thought that was cheap, so we suggested options enthusiasts sell a put spread…

May 10, 2024
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Fifth-Third Bancorp: FITB

After witnessing Silicon Value Bank's carnage, we have been leery of dipping into the regional banks. Sometimes, we ask ourselves, "Is that fear overdone?" This article is for paid members…

May 8, 2024
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Open Mike

In this week’s episode of Open Mike, Mike discusses Vistra (VST), Starbucks (SBUX), Uber (UBER), the Energy Index (XLE), the S&P500 (SPY & SPX), and Robin Hood (HOOD).

May 8, 2024
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Synchrony Financial: SYF

If you look at the broad market averages, as we often do, stocks look very expensive. But we have to remember that we live under the Magnificent Seven regime. These…

May 8, 2024
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Humana: HUM

Health management companies have been under pressure lately, and the reason for this is not altogether surprising but, of course, difficult to predict ahead of time. This article is for…

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