Friday Investment Talk: Inflation, Bonds, Quality Stocks
Inflation has pushed interest rates higher and wrecked havoc in bond markets. Investors turn away from SAAS towards ‘reopening stocks’ in the Industrial sector. This rotation has crimped the markets so far this year and could spell trouble for most of 2022.
More Beat Up Blue Chips
Recently we highlighted several best-of-breed large capitalization companies that have materially under performed this year. Another three companies are examined below. These are not speculative names. They are not richly valued technology or consumer discretionary stocks either. They have wide defensive moats and should be beneficiary of strong cyclical and secular uptrend. But they under performed enough during 2021 with Read more ➝
Beaten Down Blue Chips
Several high quality companies now sell for discounted prices after the strong sell since Thanksgiving. The main US indexes maintain relatively high sales and earnings multiples historically. This masks the damage done to most small stocks and even some blue chip names that most astute investors continually monitor for buying opportunities. We highlight three stocks Read more ➝
Value vs Growth
As the market starts a bounce from oversold conditions, lets look at where money is flowing.
Friday Investment Talk: Glasgow Goes Green, China’s Value and Small Caps Breakout
COP26 hits Glasgow ushering in a chance for governments to change corporate rules on environmental policies. Accounting standards are one area of focus. Main issues include reducing emissions (adoption of EVs and reduction of coal industries), deforestation, diet change, and new tech for emerging markets. Clean Energy Tech ETF (ICLN) looks interesting as US small Read more ➝
Friday Investment Talk: Reasons For Bulls
As seasonality turns bullish, we look at fundamental changes in economic indicators and technical market action. We see many opportunities in equities and highlight healthcare, natural resources, and technology companies.
Friday Investment Talk: Clean Energy Minerals, Cryptos, Market Pullback
The US outlined extensive ‘Clean Energy’ priorities that will create a magnitude of change in demand for metals and rare earth minerals, such as cobalt, lithium, copper, zinc, molybdenum, etc. China is a main supplier of many of these elements key in electricity production from wind and solar power. Politics and transport issues can create Read more ➝
US Stock Market Update
Entering a bullish period after a fake out breakdown overreaction after the FOMC last week. What to watch this summer and what is setting up for a run now.
Stock Trade: Month End Catalyst
With this stock out of favor yet showing some stable base building, investors are ignoring major catalyst occurring before month end.
Stock Idea: FDA Softens
Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s, drug approval has investors pondering whether this is enough of a change in mindset to reshape opinions about gene editing companies. Bets are being placed in the options market.