By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The election day is upon us at last.
In swing states, it will be safe to turn your television on tomorrow.
The barrage of ads will, at long last, come to an end.
The stock market is going to be looking for a direction to take following the election.
To help you navigate the possible directions stocks could move after the election, I'm giving you my stock market predictions based on every possible outcome.
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If there is one thing the markets don't like it's uncertainty.
Even after the polls close on Election Day, there is a good possibility we won't know which candidate won, which is one of the biggest uncertainties there can be.
The good news is that uncertainty creates tons of opportunity for options traders.
Volatility is higher, prices move faster and if you have the right game plan, you can make a lot of money.
But instead of just buying any calls and puts based on hunches and whatever the talking heads on TV might say, we're using expert research that crunches data to come up with the right plan.
Today, we're going to use that research to give you the best call and put options to trade no matter who wins the election.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
When it comes to investing, it's difficult to find the next big thing.
Companies like Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Zoom (NASDAQ: ZOOM) and Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) have all been media darlings, but I'm focusing on a completely different space.
The fact is, consolidation is fueling growth in the semiconductor market.
That's why we have seen as much M&A in the semiconductor market this year as we have had in the past three years combined.
These deals are creating cross-sell opportunities and improving manufacturing as they scale up.
While these deals I just mentioned were the largest semiconductor deals of the year, I'm looking at what could be one of the biggest opportunities as two more companies join forces.
Here's why that makes AMD stock one of my favorite tech plays right now...
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Many investors believe that when the stock market falls, everyone loses money.
That's simply not true.
In fact, for the smartest traders, a downturn is just another opportunity.
The trick to making money when markets fall is options trading.
We're going to show you exactly how to do that today as the Dow Jones has plunged 6% this week as coronavirus fears rise.
We're going to make money here by targeting one sector we think is going to take the worst of this turbulence.
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
They say stocks take an escalator up and an elevator down.
In other words, they tend to move quickly when they fall.
You've certainly seen the truth in that old saying this week as stock have taken a plunge.
But if you do your homework, you can be calm and collected while you position for the rebound.
What you don't want to do is try to time the end of the current pullback.
That's hard for even the pros.
Instead, we've got two options trades – call and a put trade – for you that can help you take advantage of the current downturn without taking on too much risk.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
Investors know how powerful trends can be.
They can push entire sectors of the stock market to eye-watering heights.
Look no further than work-from-home stocks this year.
But trends can come and go.
That's why I'm looking at a sector that's downright unstoppable.
It doesn't matter who wins the election or how long the pandemic lasts, this sector is essential.
I'm talking about solar energy, the fastest growing renewable energy source last year according to the Energy Department.
Since 2016 we will have more than doubled the total installed capacity of solar power.
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
It's no secret that the pandemic has transformed our economy.
From working from home to an exodus from big cities, these changes are not just disrupting the status quo, they're creating opportunities too.
You can harness these changes by using the best call options trade today on a company positioned to dominate in this new economy.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
The economy was hit hard by a global pandemic in 2020, but the tech sector didn't just survive, it's now more essential than ever.
And it's making folks a lot of money.
Small businesses have opened digital storefronts with Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), meetings are conducted on Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) and remote health has become necessary with companies like Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC) leading the charge.
These companies are up 165%, 640% and 175% just this year.
This is all in the face of a 35% drop in the market earlier this year and an economic recession.
But this is just the start for some of the best tech stocks on the market and 2021 could be a breakout year.
By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Fears of a renewed spread of the coronavirus and the lack of progress on a second stimulus package have kept a lid on stocks.
Value investors are finding few deals worth pursuing while growth investors see no momentum higher.
But the best high dividend stocks offer a bit of both worlds thanks to their steady income streams and chronic underpricing.
We're specifically targeting a special class of dividend stocks too.
These aren't just stocks with high yields, their business models are designed to pay shareholders.
By Chris Johnson, Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning - • Print | Email
In the sometimes-complicated world of technical analysis it often pays to just keep things simple.
Part of my daily analysis of the market includes checking the list of companies that are making technical moves as their patterns grow stronger.
The simplest way to do this is to scan my database for the best stocks to trade is to and find those with a "Silver Cross" pattern.
While the "cross" puts a stock on my radar, I dig in further to confirm the bullish signal.
Here are the simple rules I follow to make sure I've found a great trading opportunity...
