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Prepare For S&P 6000 (And Higher) In The Coming Years-Long Bull Market

Prepare For S&P 6000 (And Higher) In The Coming Years-Long Bull Market

Image Source: Pexels Stocks have delivered a great ride over the past year and a half.That has attracted retail investors back into the markets with a vengeance. Household equity ownership is currently near an all-time high.Does this bull market still have plenty of room left to run?And if so, what are the skeptics misunderstanding?For insight, we […]
Three Travel Stocks To Pay For Your Next Trip

Three Travel Stocks To Pay For Your Next Trip

Greetings from rainy Baltimore Maryland… (Do you know the “Raining in Baltimore” Counting Crows song?)I’m in “Charm City” for a couple of days to meet up with colleagues and chat about trade ideas and long-term investment opportunities. It’s always nice to get in-person time with my coworkers!Yesterday I had a middle seat in the back […]
This Buffet-Backed Stock Cannot Compete With Tesla In The U.S. But Can Threaten It Globally

This Buffet-Backed Stock Cannot Compete With Tesla In The U.S. But Can Threaten It Globally

Image courtesy of 123rf.com During the earnings call in January 2023, Elon Musk had no qualms about Tesla’s challengers. Noting that Chinese automakers work the “hardest and they work they smartest,” Musk correctly identified the unfolding global EV landscape: “If I were to guess, it would probably be some company out of China as the most likely to […]
Sinking Canoe

Sinking Canoe

Among the wreckage of Tesla-wanna-be “new green deal” companies out there, each of which is a flaming dumpster fire of cow dung, one particularly bad one is Canoo (which has the oh-so-clever symbol of GOEV – like GO Electric Vehicle……..get it?) It has lost approximately 99.6% of its value, which is an abysmal performance by any standard. Now, I’m much more of a chartist than a […]
Softs Report – Tuesday, April 2

Softs Report – Tuesday, April 2

Photo by Marianne Krohn on Unsplash COTTON General Comments: Cotton was higher yesterday, but trends are still trying to turn down on concerns about the planting intentions report released Friday morning and despite improving ideas of demand potential from China. USDA said that 10.7 million acres might get planted this year, from 10.2 million last year. It is […]
Dow Stumbles, Heads For Worst Day Since February

Dow Stumbles, Heads For Worst Day Since February

Stocks are starting the second quarter off on the wrong foot, as profit-taking grips Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) carries a 409-point deficit midday, on track for its worst single-session drop since Feb. 13. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is down triple digits as well after the 10-year Treasury yield spiked to levels not seen since […]
What Is Quantitative Easing And How Does It Work?

What Is Quantitative Easing And How Does It Work?

Image source: Wikipedia You’ve probably heard of quantitative easing (QE) in conversations about Federal Reserve monetary policy. But what exactly is QE and how does it work?Quantitative easing is considered an extreme form of monetary policy reserved for use during a “crisis” situation.The Fed typically targets the federal fund rate (the interest rate used when banks […]
FTSE Cedes New Quarter Gains To Close In The Red

FTSE Cedes New Quarter Gains To Close In The Red

Image Source: Pexels British stocks opened the second quarter on a high note, buoyed by an increase in energy and metal mining companies. Additionally, lender HSBC saw a rise in its stock price after announcing the sale of its Canadian division. The leading sectors saw gains, with precious metal miners increasing by 2.7% as the dollar […]
February JOLTS Report: Soft Landing-ish? – Except For A Noisy Jump In Layoffs

February JOLTS Report: Soft Landing-ish? – Except For A Noisy Jump In Layoffs

The JOLTS report for February showed stabilization or slight improvement to all but one of its components, generally suggesting, well, stabilization in the overall jobs market.Starting with the monthly changes, job openings (blue in the graph below), a soft statistic that is polluted by imaginary, permanent, and trolling listings, increased 8,000 from a sharply downwardly revised […]
Tesla Q1 Deliveries Tank 20%: ‘TSLA Could Easily Break Down From Here’

Tesla Q1 Deliveries Tank 20%: ‘TSLA Could Easily Break Down From Here’

Image Source: Pexels Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) is taking a hit at writing after reporting a 20% sequential decline in deliveries for its fourth quarter. How many vehicles did Tesla deliver in Q1? The EV giant based out of Austin, Texas delivered a total of 386,810 vehicles in Q1 – down some 8.5% versus a year ago. Quarterly […]