It all seemed so rosy during the summer of 2023. Markets were booming, bad news was tossed to the curb. Stocks were flying high. And then in early August, the trend changed.
In a matter of days, a tectonic shift took place in three stocks that warned danger lies ahead for the market as a whole.
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Within the last two weeks, a warning shot was fired by one of the market’s leaders. All of a sudden, Apple broke from the pack, and fell post-earnings.
Word seemed to get out that the stock wouldn’t rally on earnings because it broke a major technical support level by the close of day,
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The rise of financial technology (fintech) in Brazil has been a major force for change in the country’s economy. Driven by technological innovation and fierce market demand, fintech has made financial services more accessible and efficient for millions of Brazilians.
Some indicators aren’t well known or understood but can be highly effective when used by proficient traders. SKEW is one such indicator; it measures the perceived tail risk of the distribution of S&P 500 investment returns over a 30-day horizon.
Buying stocks is easy but when should you sell them? Today we’ll take a look at a specific example of precisely when to take profits, and move to the next best trading idea.
We’re going to use Upstart for our case study. In the chart below, you can see Upstart was in a a bullish trend since early May.
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Investment Alert: Buy Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Under $57
Disclaimer: Investment Alerts have a medium to long-term time horizon. These do not constitute financial advice and you should contact a financial advisor before deciding whether it is appropriate for your individual circumstances.
This might be among the shorter trade alerts of the year but that won’t make it any less valuable if we’re right.
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Netflix reported earnings recently and the share price plunged $40 on the day, down almost 8.5%. To anybody who could read the tea leaves, the reaction came as no surprise. But how do you read the tea leaves? Or in other words, what was the giveaway in the financials that led to investors realizing the risk to reward ratio was poor,
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Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has been on a growth tear in recent years, with revenue and active accounts growing rapidly. Indeed over the past 5 years, through thick and thin economically, the company has grown its top line. This growth has been driven by the increasing popularity of streaming services, as well as Roku’s strong brand and user experience.
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It’s just so tempting to buy the dip or catch the falling knife. Maybe as consumers we are trained to buy the “flash sale” at the grocery store or retail outlet so when we see a stock price fall we think Buy, Buy, Buy. Whatever the reason, the reality is buying strength is a more time-tested strategy to build wealth.
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Want to hear something crazy? The stock market may be really bad at predicting the future. It’s widely believed that the market is good at anticipating future events but data shows it might actually be very, very bad at doing so when interest rates are hiked. Here’s the skinny.