Stocks to sell

Delving into realm of penny stocks, often leads investors into a volatile and risky terrain. Attractive for their low cost, these stocks are fraught with hazards making them a difficult choice for both newcomers and veterans in investing. Frequently the playground of scam artists and market manipulators, penny stocks require a discerning eye to avoid

All in all, it’s certainly not a horrible time to be a brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States. That’s because the labor market remains strong, while consumers appear to be ready to spend more of their money on goods, interest rates are falling and the wages of retail employees are no longer zooming higher. However,

You deserve to start off 2024 with fresh, high-confidence stock picks. Unfortunately, Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock has multiple problems and the bull case for just doesn’t hold up. The EV market is fiercely competitive, with significant changes from 2020 and 2021, when investors were more speculative and forgiving of consistently unprofitable companies. Given recent interest-rate hikes, investors are now more

Meme stocks are not what they were back in 2021 when they took the market by storm, crushed Wall Street short-sellers and put hedge fund Melvin Capital out of business. But meme stocks haven’t gone away. Over the past two years, retail investors who keep trying to execute a short squeeze on the shares pushed

The Dow is an index of 30 blue-chip stocks that are meant to be representative of the U.S. economy. It’s largely comprised of well-known companies whose brands are household names. While the Dow had a good year in 2023, rising 14% and hitting new highs, it trailed both the S&P 500 (up 25%) and Nasdaq

Most meme stocks rallied in 2023. However, the meme stock outlook is grim, given the narrative that 2023 was merely a recovery year for high-beta stocks. Roundhill’s recent decision to shut down its MEME ETF communicates what I’m trying to get across. The ETF had experienced more than 200% in year-to-date gains when Roundhill decided

Recently, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell reignited the market. “Inflation has eased from its highs, and this has come without the significant increase in unemployment — that’s very good news,” Powell said. Indeed, the Fed may cut interest rates if inflation stays low and other economic metrics continue to improve. The question is, when will this

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock exits 2023 in great shape. With a market cap of over $800 billion, it’s the only industrial in the “Magnificent 7” we are told every investor should own. Revenue for this year should approach $100 billion, with net income at over 10% of that figure, but 2024 may be more difficult. Every

In 2024, the U.S. economy faces the unexpected threat of a recession, according to Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) strategists. The bank predicts a hard landing for the economy, challenging the belief in a sustained soft landing. Factors such as increased policy restraint worldwide, the waning support of U.S. federal government fiscal policies and heightened uncertainty surrounding

It’s been a wild ride for investors this year. The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broad-based S&P 500, and the tech-oriented Nasdaq 100 all hit new all-time highs in 2023. It’s a major reversal from last year for the stock market. Yet it can’t be denied this rally was rather shallow. Just a handful

Over the past two months, macro news and company developments have helped to boost formerly weak sentiment for Paypal (NASDAQ:PYPL) stock, but you may not want to jump to this conclusion. Despite recent bullish market sentiment, “show me” skepticism remains. PayPal has a lot to prove in 2024. Worse yet, one major setback calls tangible

What will the coming year look like for electric vehicle (EV) battery technology company QuantumScape (NYSE:QS)? It’s hard to know since QuantumScape tends to provide infrequent updates on its operational progress. Furthermore, the financial side of the equation isn’t great for QuantumScape. Therefore, it’s not a great idea to hold QS stock through 2024.   

As a critical mass of risk-hungry traders now believe “the coast is clear,” now may be the perfect time to consider which meme stocks to short. What do I mean by “the coast is clear?” With the rise in expectations about the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates starting next year, investors are shifting back to

After another year of poor performance, Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) investors are perhaps looking to 2024 as the year LCID stock finally embarks on a comeback. There are many ingredients in place to fuel a further rally for speculative growth stocks, including EV stocks. So, with this in mind, will Lucid benefit from the rising tide

Structural shifts in the financial markets have led to interesting strategic shifts among hedge fund managers. Although the hedge fund business is merely an enclave of the financial markets, its activities provide valuable insights to market participants. Hedge fund trades fuel any investment analysis; however, they should be placed into perspective. For those unaware, hedge

There was a time when investors used to avoid heavily shorted stocks. Building-up of short interest indicates a bearish view of the stock, translating into a sustained correction. However, things changed in 2021 when retail investors targeted heavily shorted stocks in anticipation of a big short-squeeze rally. At least for some time, the results were

Cybersecurity is a fast-growing industry, so it can be intimidating to come to terms with cybersecurity stocks to sell for fear of making a wrong decision. As more people work from home and businesses switch to cloud-based platforms to better serve customers or harness the power of generative artificial intelligence, cybersecurity will become even more

When it comes to retail stocks, one area that investors should pay attention to is what they call “Organized Retail Crime,” or ORC for short.  In 2023, retailers nationwide have been whining about the level of ORC in their stores. Financial blogger Barry Ritholtz, a very successful financial planner, discussed this subject in a mid-December

InvestorPlace contributor Tomas Levani recently recommended Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) stock, along with two others, as the best flying stocks to own in December. There are more than three? With all the recent talk of an electric vehicle sales slowdown, it seems odd that investors would be interested in flying car companies. Yet they are, or I wouldn’t

PayPal’s (NASDAQ:PYPL) investors have had a less-than-stellar year in 2023. Will 2024 be a turnaround year? Anything’s possible, but I don’t consider it a compelling value right now. If the bullish argument for PayPal stock is based on the company’s value proposition, that argument will quickly fall apart. As Bank of America analyst Jason Kupferberg points