by Tom Gentile
With volatility currently shaking up the markets for a number of reasons – including rising rates and a boom in recovery plays – having a hedge in place is pretty sensible.
But Tom’s favorite kinds of hedges are the ones that are profitable all the time, even when stocks are going up.
Here’s one of his favorites….
Technology stocks made headlines for most of the past year.
The Nasdaq soared 43% as the pandemic accelerated the adoption rate of online education, remote work, and e-commerce.
Palantir had an IPO in the midst of that growth.
And Palantir stock popped as much 280% by January.
It’s fallen 30% in the last month.
And a 5.4% dip in tech stocks seems to have produced a round of chicken littles screaming “sell.” .
by Alex Kagin
The Coupang IPO may very well be the biggest of the year.
While the Korean firm may be new to many investors, it's part of a trend you know a lot about.
In 2020 online spending represented 21.3% of total retail sales, up 44% since the previous year.
Global retail e-commerce sales for 2020 were over $4 trillion.
That is a lot of money spent online.
Enter Coupang, a Korean e-commerce titan that could go public with a valuation of around $50 billion under the ticker CPNG.
This would make it the largest IPO in a company based outside the U.S.
since Alibaba over five years ago.
Recent concerning volatility seems to have side-stepped this metals stock as it continues its steady trek higher.
As traders, we typically wouldn't mind a little erratic stock behavior..
But with this producer of industrial materials, we can tap into all the explosive profit potential of an uncertain market, without the being taken for a bumpy ride.
Due to the current pandemic recovery, the mighty Nasdaq's fallen as low as 10.5% into a textbook market correction.
Yesterday's rally, however, could be a sign that the next leg up is around the corner.
There may not be much time to move on the stocks Michael's showing you today.
And you certainly don't want to miss out on the opportunity… .
Bumble is one of the hottest stocks on the market right now, but investors could be paying too much for the stock.
After its wildly successful IPO, investors are wondering if the stock is a bargain now.
Not to mention, vaccines and fewer restrictions on bars and restaurants could have the dating scene buzzing again.
But there's more to the story here.
Let's look at the pros and cons of buying Bumble stock...
Barstool Sports is taking their social media clout to another level.
Founder Dave Portnoy helped launch a brand-new ETF called the VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (NYSEArca: BUZZ).
In true Barstool fashion, the video announcing BUZZ was tacky, tasteless and many think may be the final straw that forces index providers to register with SEC for the first time ever.
But it was effective.
There is a lot of chatter this morning about the possibility of a Reddit IPO.
If you get emails or come across material talking about all the wonderful possibilities of an IPO, do yourself a huge favor.
Ignore it.
The bottom line is, despite all the mainstream media hype, there is no timeline for an IPO.
So then why are you hearing about it?
by Shah Gilani
With the Nasdaq down more than 7% in just a month, investors are wondering whether their Big Tech shares, which performed exceptionally well over the past 12 uncertain months, are about to nosedive.
Shah's breaking down exactly what's going on and just what to do with your Big Tech stocks right now….
For many individual investors, options and futures are exotic instruments.
This is far from the case, once you learn the difference between the two.
The truth is that with widespread availability of brokers catering to individuals, buying an option or a futures contract can be just as easy as buying a stock.
