The Dow Jones now continues to face volatility ahead of the November election.
President Trump contracted COVID-19 last week but has said he is "getting great reports from the doctors." More on everything moving the Dow Jones today…
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I Found a Bear Market Hiding in the Weirdest Place - Here's How to Profit
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Tech stocks have been the most celebrated of this pandemic year.
It's been tech that's kept us connected to friends, family, and colleagues. It's kept some of us working, and it's helped some of us find work. Tech has kept us clothed and fed.
I'd go so far as to say modern tech has been the glue that's helped hold the country together since March.
Ultimately, it'll be technology that gets us a vaccine or therapy in record time, which in turn gets the economy out of this mess and on track to a full recovery.
In that sense, it's really a no-brainer that the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite has been outperforming this year, despite the economy. It took the Nasdaq 20 years to double from 5,000 to 10,000. But it was the first index to reach record highs after the March crash, shooting as high as 75% since then.
For a $10 trillion index to turn in that performance in a year – after a crash… Well, that's when you know it's got the "secret sauce."
That's why it was so jarring to uncover – let's call it – the "Nasdaq's dirty secret." I found it when I was looking at some charts, researching some recommendations for my paid subscribers.
And no, I'm not talking about the current correction underway.
It turns out, there are a few skeletons in this closet. Skeletons that could jolt some unprepared investors.
But for us, it adds up to some choice profit opportunities… Full Story
But for us, it adds up to some choice profit opportunities...
Dow Jones Now Pushes Higher on Bump in Tech Stocks
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The Dow Jones now is climbing thanks to a 1% bump for Apple Inc.
(NASDAQ: AAPL).
Other FAANG stocks including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were also up nearly 1% this morning.
Futures received a boost in confidence after China reported its first uptick in retail sales in 2020.
The nation continues to recover from the economic shock of COVID-19.
Let's get into everything moving the Dow today…
TV Is Dead, Long Live Connected TV (Part 1): The Leading Streaming Stock
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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.
How to Play the Six Most Important Stocks Right Now
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Just last week, I showed you how the markets and the six mega-cap stocks driving them higher, were getting a bit ahead of themselves.
I don't want to be the "I told you so" guy, but… well… I'm a positive guy; positivity is a good thing, but when positivity is all there is – watch out.
Since we last spoke, the S&P 500 has shed 5%, the Dow 4%, and the mighty Nasdaq Composite – the record-smashing star performer of summer 2020 – has tanked nearly 10%.
"The bigger they are," right?
Even more than the broader S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the six 800-pound gorillas that run the show there require our immediate attention.
Don't get me wrong: It's not time to drop everything and run for the hills, but a few position tweaks, a little profit-taking, and some vigilance are in order… Full Story
Today Is a Make-or-Break Day for the FAANGS; Here's What to Do
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Markets, equity markets in particular, are at a vulnerable place, today and the rest of this week. That's because the Mega-Cap Tech Darlings that have led the market higher are all at a similar inflection point – live or die, up or down.
What happens, which we'll find out before Friday's close, could delight or devastate markets.
Yesterday, the CEOs of Apple, Amazon.com, Facebook, and Google – whose companies are all under federal scrutiny – testified before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee.
That the pandemic meant the whole thing was done via videoconference is just a footnote. Whether our antitrust laws, which were mostly passed or amended between 1890 and 1976, are adequate to address these 21st century questions and practices, is a story for another day.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos, as The Washington Post noted, hadn't appeared before Congress before, though Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai of Facebook, Apple, and Google are old hat at this by now.
What was said isn't necessarily important – or anything we haven't heard before in one form or another.
It's what happens next – today – that could get interesting… Full Story
It's what happens next - today - that could get interesting...
3 Stocks to Avoid on Robinhood Now
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Robinhood has become all the rage for traders since the pandemic began swept the globe this year.
Confined to home with no sports to bet on and no open casinos, younger bettors turned to Robinhood and the stock market to get their action fix.
They were quickly joined by millions of others who saw how much money you can make trading stocks and got in on the action.
We're all for people taking their finances into their own hands, and we're here to help people make the best decisions with their money.
But with all the beginner money flowing into Robinhood, we also want to help you avoid some common pitfalls.
Dow Jones Today Pushes Higher on Housing Market Numbers
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It's Not Too Late to Buy More FAANG Stocks
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The NASDAQ Composite is on fire – just off its all-time highs, but heading back in that direction in a hurry.
Whenever this happens – and it never fails – out come the skeptical analysts and professional bears to make gloomy claims about how it's "too late" to buy into the mighty FAANGs: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google/Alphabet, and, for good measure, Microsoft.
First, let me say, no, it's most definitely not too late to own these stocks. There's a reason the bears come out when the NASDAQ hits a high – and I'll tell you why today, so you know what to do next time the "experts" tell you these stocks have run their course.
I'm also going to show you the best FAANG-buying strategy I know of, so you can get in without paying full price… Full Story
Tesla Stock Is Up 242% - Here's How to Play It Now
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Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, Google – they're most people's go-to stocks right now. They're the biggest in the world. And they have one major thing in common…
They're expensive.
GOOGL is currently trading around $1,500 per share, and AMZN is sitting at $3,100.
For most traders, it's just not worth it to buy shares for more than $1,000 each just to see gains of 10%, 15%, or 20%.
That's why I like to make money on these highfliers with a different tactic. It's one that costs only pennies on the dollar, and it comes with a chance to double my money. That's right – the payout is much bigger, and it arrives much faster.
See, instead of buying these stocks, I rent them. And today, I'm going to show you how to do just that with one of the crown jewels of the car industry – and by crown jewel, I mean a serious profit player.
I'm talking about Tesla. TSLA shot up 42% in the past two weeks alone, to around $1,400 a share. And with these four strategies for playing this lucrative stock, you'll get the chance to pocket some of that serious profit… Full Story
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