Category: Stocks

When it comes to investing and Wall Street, stocks remain the most common investment. A stock represents a share of a company, often carrying with it a right to a portion of the company’s profits paid out in the form of dividends, as well as voting rights on things such as the composition of a company’s board of directors. Stocks are traded on exchanges such as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. The price of a company can be driven by a company’s earnings report, the release of a new product and decisions made by a company’s executive team. Fortunes can be won and lost speculating on the future direction of a company’s shares. To get great insight into what stocks are rising and falling, read our experts’ articles.

Technical analysts closely watch the January Barometer for a read on the rest of the year. With a high likelihood of a major bull market through December, now is the time to invest aggressively.

There’s a 91.7% Chance of Big Gains in 2018

Stocks February 1, 2018 Michael Carr 0 Comments

The S&P 500 gained more than 5% in January for only the 13th time in history. Now it’s time to look at what this tells us about the rest of 2018.

Now, I know risk management can sound complicated, but it can be boiled down to one simple question: How much money can you lose and still sleep well at night?

Fear Losing Money? Read This Now!

Stocks January 29, 2018 Chad Shoop 3 Comments

By reading the many emails I receive, I know the No. 1 concern for most investors is losing money. Today, I’m going to walk you through how to overcome that fear.

Small-cap stocks typically outperform in January. Investors call this the January Effect. This year is set to be the opposite case, with small-cap stocks underperforming so far. So what happened?

Where Did the January Effect Go?

Stocks January 26, 2018 Chad Shoop 0 Comments

The January Effect is what investors call the typical outperformance of small-cap stocks in January. This year is set to be the opposite case.

It’s been more than 19 months since the last 5% dip in the S&P 500 Index. That’s a new record. This is just the sixth time we’ve gone more than a year without a 5% correction.

A New Record for the Stock Market

Stocks January 25, 2018 Michael Carr 0 Comments

It’s been more than 19 months since the last 5% dip in the S&P 500 Index. This is just the sixth time we’ve gone more than a year without a 5% correction.

One of the more popular opinions is that stocks are overbought. An analyst says the word “overbought” and smiles at the camera almost every day. The problem is that few experts tell us what overbought means.

The Experts Are Wrong: Overbought Means Time to Buy

Stocks January 24, 2018 Michael Carr 1 Comment

One of the more popular opinions is that stocks are overbought. The problem is that few experts tell us what overbought means.

With the U.S. stock market at all-time highs — and at stretched value levels not seen since 1929 and 1999 — there’s never been a more important time to diversify your profits from stocks outside America’s borders. European stocks, for instance.

Buy Europe’s Unloved Banks While They’re Cheap

Stocks January 23, 2018 Jeff Yastine 2 Comments

Europe’s economy is on a tear. We’ve certainly seen it in our Total Wealth Insider portfolio, where one of our European banking stocks is up nearly 40%.

The semiconductor sector hasn’t rallied as quick as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 or the tech-oriented Nasdaq 100. It simply hasn’t followed the broader markets step for step.

This Sluggish Sector Is Ready to Rally

Stocks January 22, 2018 Chad Shoop 3 Comments

With one of the hottest sectors in recent years failing to keep pace with the broader markets, it gives us a significant buying opportunity — here’s why.

The markets have kicked off 2018 with a bang. The surge to start the year sent a popular ratio, the put/call ratio, to its lowest level in almost four years. Here's what that tells us to expect.

This Ratio Signals a Pullback Is Coming

Stocks January 19, 2018 Chad Shoop 0 Comments

As this ratio moves lower, it starts to tell us what we can expect from the market — and right now, it’s telling us to expect a pullback.

The chart here shows how unusual it is for analysts to boost earnings estimates at this time of year. As the chart shows, analysts are usually reducing their estimates in this three-week period. Here's what that means for the market.

This Chart Shows How Bullish Tax Reform Is

Stocks January 18, 2018 Michael Carr 0 Comments

Tax reform will affect not just taxes but also companies’ earnings. And analysts have been scrambling to increase their earnings estimates.

I encourage you to check out MoneyGram stock today. The shares have already begun to move higher. They are up 4% from their January 4 low. Here's why this is a deal.

Payment Processors Are Hot … and This One’s on Sale

Stocks January 17, 2018 Brian Christopher 0 Comments

We are in unprecedented times. Whether we like it or not, cash is going away. And this has created an excellent opportunity for investors…

The Super Bowl indicator's accuracy is impressive, but some analysts will incorrectly claim it’s meaningless because they don’t understand how it works.

The S&P 500 Taps This Team to Win the Super Bowl

Stocks January 17, 2018 Michael Carr 0 Comments

There’s a reason the Super Bowl indicator works. And since it does work, that means we can even use the stock market to predict the Super Bowl.

When I recently met someone who thinks about value investing the way Warren Buffett and I do, I told my publisher here at Banyan Hill: “Let’s see if we can get this person into our team as soon as possible.”

Interview With a Value Expert

Stocks January 16, 2018 Jeff Yastine 0 Comments

Brian Christopher is a modest person, so he won’t tell you all this himself … but he has the resume every value investor needs.

After I saw how marijuana stocks reacted to the Jeff Sessions announcement, it has me convinced the movement is here to stay, and apparently, more people in general are jumping on the bandwagon.

This Controversial Industry Is Here to Stay

Stocks January 15, 2018 Chad Shoop 11 Comments

The way this industry as a whole has reacted to recent news has convinced me it is here to stay, and if you don’t have exposure to it yet — now is the time.

The chart here shows bands drawn 10% above and below the 200-day moving average (MA). Those are the blue lines. When the price crosses the upper band, stocks are going much faster than normal.

This Rare Signal Just Triggered, and It’s Not Good

Stocks January 15, 2018 Michael Carr 0 Comments

This is just the seventh time this rare signal has happened since 2002. And it’s saying the odds of a market sell-off just increased.