Six years into the bull market in stocks and there’s no shortage of scary things on investors’ worry list.From Vladimir Putin and Greece to the dramatic plunge in oil prices, something is bound to trip up the stock market, right? After all, the good times on Wall Street can’t last forever.But the key to knowing where stocks are going next […]
This article is written by Christian Tharp, the author of 5 Star Trading.The S&P 500 hit its last all-time high back at the end of 2014, and has chopped lower since.The Nasdaq has fared a bit better over that stretch, but the index still has yet to hit a new bull market high since the end of December.Through this period […]
View gallery.This article is written by Christian Tharp, the author of 5 Star Trading.The S&P 500 hit its last all-time high back at the end of 2014, and has chopped lower since.The Nasdaq has fared a bit better over that stretch, but the index still has yet to hit a new bull market high since the end of December.Through this period […]
Dear Reader,US stock markets end January 2015 in minus. The correction should exceed 20%, tech and biotech stocks will fall more. EU stocks should finish 2015 in minus as well. Gold should fall with a target of 1050 USD. EUR/USD should touch 1.05 in 2015.Shale oil and gas plays in the US seem a good value play at these levels, […]
In today’s markets, gamed equally by HFTs and hardened 1% cynics, you have to play by their idiotic rules.Akron, Ohio headquarters of giant midwestern utility FirstEnergy. (Image via Wikipedia)WASHINGTON, January 26, 2015 − It’s hard to come up with good things to invest in these days, whether you’re dealing with stocks and bonds. Increasing company profits are largely mirages today, […]
apWe’ve witnessed five stock market swoons since last August, including two declines alone this month. Yet in the first four instances, the market averages came roaring back in V-shaped recoveries to make new highs. And only in one of the slides, in October, did stock indexes even flirt with correctionland, a 10% fall in prices.Read Full Article ››TAGGED:Stock Market, Jonathan […]
SummaryThere has definitely been a sector rotation out of biotech stocks and into the consumer goods names that pay high dividend yields.
Amgen remains fairly valued based on 2015 earnings estimates.
The dividend is small but investors received a 29.5% increase to the dividend in the next quarter.
The last time I analyzed Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) on November 25, 2014, I stated, “More […]
Dear Reader,The Federal Reserve helped markets recover last week. The shale oil and gas companies recovered clocking in 20% gains or more in some cases. Oil also bounced back. The stocks of some of the smallest shale and gas companies have recorded huge losses in excess of 70% from their June 2014 values. If the oil price recovers, they will […]
SummaryThe last straw for investors concerned about slowing growth and margin compression may have been the recent doubling of the authorized share count in connection with a recently failed acquisition.
Authorized shares are not the same as actual shares; concerns are overplayed given the recent top line growth, stable gross margins and the highest EBITDA in company history.
The fact that management […]
This article originally appeared on the Independent Observer Blog.I recently took a look at housing for the first time in six months or so, and I thought it was time to examine the stock market in similar fashion to see where we are.In my market commentaries and videos, I have continued to discuss the positive trends and healthy fundamentals-which are […]
