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Today, we’re showing you the best options trade to make right now.
With markets moving up and down each day, this is a great time to be trading options.
The more volatility means more chances at making money.
But it also means there are more chances to get burned, especially if you’re just jumping into a trade without doing your homework.
That’s why we don’t just want to show you our best trade, we want to help you become a better trader overall.
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By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Tech stocks have been the superstars of the market in 2020.
Two of the leading cloud and data management stocks appear to have incredible long-term opportunities.
Both have already had huge gains in 2020, but the outlook shows massive gains for the years ahead as well.
Today, we're looking for the better buy: Snowflake (NASDAQ: SNOW) or Fastly (NASDAQ: FAST).
By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Although we have all loved the runup off the March lows, the decline's memory is still with us.
That gut-wrenching 34% rapid decline was painful, and more than a little scary.
And after reaching an all-time high in early September, the Dow has been on a roller coaster.
The index is down 6% since then, including a 500-point loss on Monday.
You can expect that sort of volatility to continue with the election coming up and the coronavirus still weakening the economy.
Now is an excellent time to look at your portfolio and clear out any deadwood that could turn into a disaster if the selling gets worse in the fourth quarter of 2020.
That's why I'm giving you my top three stocks to sell right now.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
The streaming wars are raging, and investors are starting to sense the opportunity behind this exciting trend.
Netflix Inc.
(NASDAQ: NFLX), Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE: DIS) Disney Plus, Hulu, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Apple TV Plus, Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Peacock, and Viacom's (NASDAQ: VIAC) CBS All Access are just a few of the many connected TV (CTV) services vying for supremacy.
Will Disney Plus take away business from Netflix? Will Apple put more weight behind Apple TV Plus? Does Comcast go all in on Peacock? I admit, I would like to know the answer to these questions, but without a crystal ball, no one can tell the future.
But one thing I do know is that CTV is here to stay.
It has been made clear by the companies I've just listed.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
Ever hear that joke about a Starbucks on every corner? It starts to make sense when you realize that there over 15,000 locations across the United States.
But that pales in comparison to the over 80,000 full-service bank branches.
Add in ATM machines and now you are at almost half a million locations where you can get cash.
The funny part about that, is even though there are so many locations to get cash, I can't remember the last time I walked into a bank and I can imagine you are thinking the same thing.
That's more than a simple shift in consumer preferences.
It's a massive trend in fintech that could push the best financial stocks even higher…
By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - • Print | Email
If you have ever looked at the futures markets and thought that it was too risky, you could be right.
But that does not mean you can't use them to make money in the markets that you choose to trade.
Today, we're going to show you how to make money from futures without even trading them.
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
The TikTok drama is nearing its end now that Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) has won the bid for the coveted social media app, beating out Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT).
Shares of Oracle popped more than 7% higher on the news.
But does that make Oracle stock a buy? .
Here's what you need to know...
By Mike Stenger, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Tesla (NADSAQ: TSLA) recently split their stock, which created a lot of buzz in the markets.
That has investors wondering if another tech darling will be splitting soon.
Let's talk about whether an Amazon stock split is coming, and what that means for you...
By Mike Butta, Associate Editor, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Reading the best stock market books is the tried and true way to sharpen your investing approach and consistently deliver returns that beat the stock market.
In today's "click bait culture," all the noise from the media often distracts us from our core principles and time-tested investing philosophies.
So, turning off the TV and diving into a great book is one of the best ways to get back to the basics.
Re-reading old books can even help you pick up on something you didn't catch the first time around.
Whether you're a beginner investor or an experienced veteran, you should find these books very helpful during your investing career.
Here are the 10 best stock market books to read now...
By Alex Kagin, Director of Research, Money Morning • @alexkagin - • Print | Email
According to market research firm OnePoll, three in four people are using more streaming services since the coronavirus came to the U.S and the average person has logins to four streaming services.
But this is only the tip of the iceberg as the industry rapidly evolves.
Netflix's 80% jump since March attests to that.
But despite the continued cord-cutting, millions of households still turn on the cable box and watch traditional TV.
