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Gold

This Is the Key to Long- and Short-Term Gold and Silver Gains

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks - • Print | Email

Precious metals like silver and especially gold have had a stellar year, to put it mildly.

The physical bullion-backed SPDR Gold Trust ETF, probably the easiest way to invest in gold, is up more than 30% this year.

If you bought it at the March bottom, you'd be up even more, nearly 37% or so.

Since the last great gold bull market ended in 2011, this is the most movement (and most profit) gold investors have seen.

It's undeniably exciting.

Thanks to the bull run, gold seems to be everywhere; Wall Street is talking about it again, ads for gold are everywhere on television, and mobile app-based traders are piling in.

In the long term, they're absolutely right: Gold and silver will keep rising, and I'll show you why.

But do not join the crowd. At least not yet. What's unfolding right now will burn many overeager traders before it creates a big buying opportunity.

The real short-term opportunity I'll show you in a minute holds even bigger profit potential, and it won't be long in coming… Full Story

The real short-term opportunity I'll show you in a minute holds even bigger profit potential, and it won't be long in coming...

China

China's Aggressive Moves Are a Profit Catalyst Here

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks - • Print | Email

The other day, I pointed out some low-risk ways Americans can profit on the bull run underway in China – a market also buoyed by stimulus and a flood of cash coming in from the sidelines.

But I also warned of some very serious issues between the United States, the rest of the world, and China.

Europe's reopening, America's further slide into COVID-19, and the upcoming election have dominated headlines and news screens for weeks now.

As Big Media relegates China to the status of "background noise," there's a lot you're not hearing about China right now.

It's my job to address that and show you how you can position yourself for profits amid chaos that's going on practically behind our backs right now… Full Story

It's my job to address that and show you how you can position yourself for profits amid chaos that's going on practically behind our backs right now...

Technology

How to Avoid the Four Most Common Mistakes Angel Investors Make in Their First Year

By , VC Advisor, Money Morning - • Print | Email

So many people miss out on the staggering gains they can get from startup investing because of one thing: fear.

It's the biggest mistake a potential investor can make – being so terrified of making any mistakes that they don't take a step forward at all.

The opportunity cost of not investing is high, and can lock them out of returns from one of the highest-performing asset classes of all time.

Opportunity cost is not a financial cost. It doesn't appear on your bank account. But it can still be substantial – and in this case, it can mean missing out on hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

Venture capitalists like to say that their losses are bounded to 1x their money – or, you can only lose the money you invest – while their potential gains are unbounded. Previous startup returns have been as high as 10,000x in certain cases (where an investment of $10,000 results in a $100 million return) and sometimes even higher.

It's inevitable that you'll make several mistakes while starting on your journey as an investor. This is absolutely OK, even expected.

What's great about angel investing is that you can start by investing a very small amount ($100) and can make money while making mistakes.

Plus, you have an advantage if you're just getting started with angel investing. You have me, who's already learned from these mistakes and can show you how to sidestep them.

Here are the four most common mistakes that angel investors make in their first year of investing. Avoid these, and you get to the rewarding part of angel investing faster… Full Story

Here are the four most common mistakes that angel investors make in their first year of investing. Avoid these, and you get to the rewarding part of angel investing faster...

Trading Strategies

The Long and the Short of It: 2020's Smartest Defense Plays

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email

Seeing a pocket of opportunity, the U.S.'s competitors are looking to take advantage of the fact that the world's sole military superpower is "otherwise occupied."

Plus, with the flood of stimulus, the market is also occupied, therefore radically mispricing this fact and all its implications.

This is creating some double-digit upside opportunities at double-digit discounts...

Trading Strategies

Why "Bad News Is Good News Again" and How to Profit

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks - • Print | Email

Like it has been since March, truly good news is kind of thin on the ground.

The economic recovery is slowing as cases of coronavirus skyrocket in regions that were spared the worst of the initial winter and spring 2020 outbreaks.

And yet stocks have largely made up their March losses, with the NASDAQ Composite in particular blowing right past its early 2020 highs to all-new territory.

In fact, we've seen the fastest and perhaps unlikeliest stock market rally in American history all while getting bad news this year…

Frankly, this performance is because of, not despite, bad news – or, more to the point, unprecedented measures the Fed has taken in an unprecedented crisis.

When we look closer, it's actually a pretty amazing feat of "financial alchemy" that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has pulled off – and understanding it is the key to picking the right shares to buy now, like these two "bad news is good news" stocks to pick up today… Full Story

When we look closer, it's actually a pretty amazing feat of "financial alchemy" that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has pulled off - and understanding it is the key to picking the right shares to buy now, like these two "bad news is good news" stocks to pick up today...

Technology

One of the Biggest Mergers in Defense History Created This "Must Buy" Security Play

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email

We just hit the one-year anniversary of one of the largest mergers ever to hit the defense industry – which is coinciding with what could be one of the best buying opportunities its stock will ever give you…

There are plenty of reasons I like the stock the now – and that made me a huge fan of this deal last year.

For one, the merger created a company with more than $16 billion in yearly sales and a whopping $35 billion market cap. It cemented the firm's status as an electronics-centric defense leader, with a strong moat in a field vital to America's security.

First-quarter sales were up by a stunning 168%. Now Mordor Intelligence projects that the sector where this firm excels is going to increase 14% between now and 2024. That's on top of a current base worth $124 billion.

And because the company's focused on a field at the heart of the nation's security, military, and aerospace efforts, it's one of the best defense plays you can buy today… Full Story

And because the company's focused on a field at the heart of the nation's security, military, and aerospace efforts, it's one of the best defense plays you can buy today...

Earnings

These Five Earnings Trades Let You Cash In When a Stock Moves Up... or Down

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades - • Print | Email

We are in the midst of one of the most important earnings seasons to date.

The coronavirus has impacted revenue across the globe, and it isn't over. Now we're getting a glimpse as to how big that impact is.

The pandemic has left 174 million people unemployed worldwide, which has ultimately resulted in $2.1 trillion in lost income. Yet the Nasdaq just hit an all-time high of 11,069.

We don't know which way each stock will go after earnings, but we don't need to…

What we do know is there will be volatility in the coming weeks – and where there's volatility, there's opportunity. There are tons of gains on the table for your taking.

Today, I'm going to show you a strategy that allows you to secure profits no matter what direction stocks move on their earnings reports.

Then I'm going to give five trade recommendations to put this strategy to work now – you want to get into the first one by Thursday… Full Story

Then I'm going to give five trade recommendations to put this strategy to work now - you want to get into the first one by Thursday...

Trading Strategies

This "Infection Correction" Stock Has More Than Doubled Since March – and It’s Not Too Late to Get In

By , Executive Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email

Bill recommended this "value" stock to his subscribers way back in 2013, but Wall Street is just catching on. If you were following along, you're way ahead of Wall Street.

And even if you weren't, that's okay, too, because it's not too late to get in on this stock.

With all the attention on it, it still has plenty of room to grow...