Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ:SAVA), the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drug company, certainly has had a rough time. In fact, one author recently called SAVA stock a “volatile, battleground stock.” This is because the company has endured a number of short attacks recently. Most of these came out after their recent September release of 9-month Phase 2 results.
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The continued automobile scarcity in the U.S. continued in August, according to J.D. Power. Investors may react to the auto shortage by buying car companies dependent on internal combustion engines. Watching the electric vehicle market unfold is a better growth opportunity. Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) is an especially compelling trade, with LCID stock stuck in a narrow
Interest rate parity (IRP) is the fundamental equation that governs the relationship between interest rates and currency exchange rates. The basic premise of interest rate parity is that hedged returns from investing in different currencies should be the same, regardless of the level of their interest rates. There are two versions of interest rate parity:
I’m all about finding the next big thing in the electric vehicle (EV) space to unseat Tesla (TSLA). Forget what’s big today. Capitalism is defined by creative destruction. Nothing lasts forever in an economy where we are all incentivized to always go bigger, do better, and be stronger. Just look at a list of the
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve has a big meeting on tap next week, one that will be held under the cloud of an ethical dilemma and a policymaking committee that finds itself with fairly pronounced
In this article TMO FANG X IVZ Moderna’s sign is seen outside of their headquarters in Cambridge, MA on March 11, 2021. Boston Globe | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Thermo Fisher Scientific — The maker of scientific equipment saw shares jump more than 8.5% after it said earnings
Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock is in a slump. It’s not anywhere near the extent of punishment it suffered in 2019 when NIO stock plummeted 85% in 8 months. However, NIO is down 29% from the end of June when it was trading just over the $53 mark. And it’s down about 30% since the start of the
Dividend stocks are an important part of every portfolio. Those dividend payments provide a regular income that can be spent, or re-invested. Ideally, you gain through the growing value of the stock as well. Typically, companies that pay dividends to their shareholders tend to be very stable. They are less volatile than some high-growth stocks
Tattooed Chef (NASDAQ:TTCF) stock added almost 50% between the middle of August and September, but it is starting to fade. Source: Olena Yakobchuk/ShutterStock.com The company has a compelling bull case at this point, but TTCF stock trades at a valuation that is a tad too high. Tattooed Chef is a fast-growing plant-based food company that
We have an extremely special guest who is a billionaire and investing legend, Howard Marks. Howard really needs no introduction, but if you have not read Howard’s memos, you are missing a critical piece of your investing education. Howard has also written some of Trey’s favorite books including The Most Important Thing and Mastering the
Many people don’t understand that you can actually sell option contracts without having the stock, or without owning the other option side of the trade. Selling options is more popular among professionals than buying option contracts. That is because when you sell option contracts, you can allow the time decay to work in your favor.
No, it’s not the end of the bull market. Hold your nose and buy some tech!
Last weekend was the first weekend of the 2021-22 NFL season, and it looked a lot different than last year’s opening weekend. Source: sutadimages / Shutterstock New faces on new teams. Fans in the stadium. Ratings are back up. Oh, and everyone is suddenly betting. Sports betting volume over the first weekend of the NFL
[This webcast is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. EDT. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] SpaceX is broadcasting a livestream from orbit on Friday, with the crew of the historic Inspiration4 mission giving an update during their second day in space. Commander Jared Isaacman, pilot Sian Proctor,
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated meeting in the coming week may not be quite as exciting for markets as some investors had been expecting in the
Cinema stocks weren’t buzzworthy until 2021 when movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) became a target of Reddit traders. Once they took hold of AMC stock, all bets were off and the share price soared. Source: QualityHD / Shutterstock.com Indeed, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to call 2021 the “Year of the Meme Stock.” Yet, will this wild
To us, the definition of blue-chip stocks are those that have raised dividends for at least 10 years in a row, and currently have safe dividend payouts. These dividend stocks endured recessions and difficult operating environments and were still able to increase payments to shareholders. Most dividend growth investors are familiar with the usual suspects
It may have slumped right after its most recent earnings call. But so far, disappointment around its quarterly results and guidance has only done minimal damage to the price of GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock. The “meme stock” that started it all trades for slightly below $200 per share as of this writing. Source: Shutterstock / mundissima
What if losing a job, even temporarily, means you need rent relief? As states attempted to slow the spread of the coronavirus by imposing lockdowns or stay-at-home orders, paying the rent became more difficult. Even after many states lifted lockdowns, economically impacted renters have wondered what relief they can get to help pay the rent
I’ve been a fan of financial technology stocks for a long while. Up until recently the choices were a few, and pretty much limited to Visa (NYSE:V), MasterCard (NYSE:MA) or American Express (NYSE:AXP). During the last few years, two worthy competitors entered the arena: PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Square (NYSE:SQ). Even more recently, more companies like