Champion Trader vs Cathie Wood: Who Wins?
A battle between a great trader and a prominent money manager has taken place in recent years. Mark Minervini, 2x US trading champion, has taken shots at billion dollar money manager, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest.
His primary critique appears to be based in a rule that he has observed over time. A stock that has fallen 80% can decline by another 50%. » Read more about: Champion Trader vs Cathie Wood: Who Wins? »
Read More14 Billion Reasons To Avoid Fast Growth
It seems every generation needs to learn the same lesson the hard way. In 2000, when technology stocks were flying high but fundamentals failed to justify the valuations, the fear of missing out on big gains caused many to chase higher highs and regret it.
More recently, a similar type of investment, draped in narrative and shy on fundamentals,
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Read MoreMarket Commentary: Underestimate Zuckerberg At Your Peril
Long ago, a conversation between two investors about the sluggish revenues of what was then Facebook went something along the lines of this: With all those users, why isn’t Facebook making more?
To which the second investor replied, do you really think they figured out how to get a billion users on their platform and don’t know how to make money from them?
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Read MoreMarket Commentary: #1 Oil Stock, Period
It’s easy to get distracted by the energy sector when Buffett is snapping up Occidental Petroleum shares with abandon and already owns so much of Chevron. But arguably both should be cast aside in favor of what might well be the #1 stock in the sector, Exxon Mobil.
With a market capitalization of around $400 billion and generating revenues of $338 billion,
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Read MoreIs Lemonade Stock a Sweet Deal Down 87%
When insurance technology firm Lemonade first debuted on the markets at an official price of $29 before soaring to $66 per share, it was caught up in a frenzy of bullish speculation that subsequently led the stock to rally to $183 per share.
But the excitement wasn’t to last and now the share price sits about 85% lower.
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Massive Buy Sign Flashing In Magnificent 7 Stock
If one trader with an awesome track record is right, a Magnificent 7 stock is about to start a rip roaring rally that will last for some time.
Remarkably, it’s also been one of the poorest performers this year, down 4% so far against a market rally in the S&P 5oo of 20%.
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How To Blow $3 Billion
Among the many rules of business is be careful in whose playground you are competing. Gaming companies learned this the hard way a few years ago when they built their businesses on top of the Facebook platform. So too did media companies like PopSugar. When Facebook decided to focus more on surfacing individual posts over corporate ones,
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