The Week Head | 8/29/2022
Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech lasted around 8 minutes, and in it, he delivered a more straightforward message with less opportunity for mistakes in interpretation. In short, interest rates will…
Real Estate: IYR… Updated
The Fed has been speaking, and investors have not been listening. We have said that interest rates will rise higher and longer than the market expects. We have seen inflation…
Verizon Communications (VZ): Is it cheap enough?
One of the big three wireless telecom companies is Verizon. We cannot speak for others, but we have always felt that it was best in bread. At the same time,…
Berkshire Hathaway: BRK/B… Did We Really Just Say That?
Berkshire Hathaway is corporate royalty. The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, can do no wrong. He is the only guy that can buy an oil company and have the Global…
Close a Few More Trades: F & SU
Today's priced action was ugly, to say the least. But there is something else that has had us concerned as of late: the oil price. This article is for registered…
The Week Ahead | 8/22/2022
Caution: Don’t Be Fooled By The Stock Market • We are concerned about the direction that company earnings will take. We’re seeing a shift in consumer spending and a stalling…
Marriott International: MAR
The travel, leisure, airlines, and hospitality sectors were some of the hardest-hit sectors when the government locked down the economy. After they let these companies reopen their businesses, they had…
What’s Next for Housing: DHI
The housing market has just gone through another government-induced bubble. The question on everyone's mind is its resolution. Will the real estate sell-off do so in an orderly fashion, or…
HCA Healthcare, Inc.: HCA
If you are nervous about the economy and the stock market, healthcare might be a sector that could work for you. The so-called "inflation reduction Plan" might benefit this sector…
Options Expiration
Time is running out on a number of our trade suggestions. Four trades were winners, and five trades were losers. Not surprisingly, all the winners were bullish trades, and all…