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Robinhood? More Like Robber Baron February 1, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters Mike spent his weekend brushing up on market history — and realized Robinhood bears an uncanny resemblance to this notorious robber baron....
The Fed Kills the Momentum Trade January 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing In June 2020, Barstool Sports founder and wannabe investor Dave Portnoy infamously said that “stocks only go up.” In 2022? Sorry Dave. In today's video, Ted Bauman walks us through the consequences of the Fed's recent hawkish turn. Even after big declines since the beginning of the year, there's plenty of overvaluation in the market still. Ted reviews the history of stock performance in Fed tightening cycles, which is better than you might imagine. But there's one big fear hovering over the market … what if the Fed is tightening into a downturn? That would be bad and not just for momentum stocks.
A Very Mean Reversion January 26, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy Many people believe stock market prices are usually “correct. ”The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) says that, since everybody has access to the same information about a company’s performance, its stock price shouldn’t remain over- or underpriced for long. Try telling that to someone who bought a high momentum stock in late January last year.
The Investment of the Decade January 17, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Real Estate, Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy In today’s Your Money Matters, Clint Lee and Ted Bauman discuss what Ted calls the “investment of the decade.” Crypto? Pot stocks? NFTs? None of the above. Instead, it’s the investment that has created more wealth than any other in human history. It’s a classic play on supply and demand. And right now, demand is dramatically outstripping supply … creating three types of opportunities that can bring you huge gains if you buy in now.
Ted vs. ARKK January 14, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Trading Strategies One of the hallmarks of an asset bubble is that investors increasingly rely on “faith and love” to justify their decisions. Indeed, hanging on to promising stocks when they’re down is critical to long-term returns. That’s why I always remind Bauman Letter readers to stay smart and tough. But the smart part is critical. In today’s video, I look at recent market performance in the context of rapidly rising interest rate expectations to identify the stocks that justify faith and love … and those that don’t.






