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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

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

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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...

Stocks

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.

Read more...

Trading Strategies

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

I'm also going to show you the best FAANG-buying strategy I know of, so you can get in without paying full price...

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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

And with these four strategies for playing this lucrative stock, you'll get the chance to pocket some of that serious profit...

Stocks

Markets Live Recap: Nasdaq Hits Another Record High Thanks to These Tech Stocks

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The WorldWide Developers Conference has certainly been a tailwind for tech stocks as the Nasdaq Composite hit another all-time high today.

Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) lead the way (the latter two also hit record highs).

Since everyone knows about the moves in these mega-cap tech stocks, our experts – D.R. Barton, Jr. and Shah Gilani – gave advice on some other names.

Here they are...

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Our Shift in Retirement Planning Has Made Us All Dependent on the Stock Market (and What to Do About It)

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We're in the middle of the worst global health crisis since 1918. That in turn has precipitated the worst economic crisis in 12 years, though it may very well prove to be worse than the decade-long Great Depression of 1929.

Unemployment is at record highs; Thursday's print of 1.877 million new claims was worse than expected, and would've been unthinkable as recently as Presidents Day.

The world is wracked by the worst geopolitical tension since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and our cities are inflamed by the worst civil unrest since Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in 1968.

And the markets are within sight of their February highs. The Nasdaq is up almost 8% for the year; the Dow Jones and S&P 500 are off just 8% and 4%, respectively.

And still the Nasdaq is up almost 8% for the year, while the Dow and the S&P 500 are down only about 8% and 4%.

The market is a big, complicated, discounting mechanism. In Business 101, we're taught stock prices reflect future earnings.

But, on balance, companies are not going to make 4% or 8% less than they would during good times. No, the drop in earnings for the second quarter of 2020 is going to be much, much steeper.

But if you listen to the news media, or investment banks' analyst desks, or to government officials, they'll repeat this old story about "future earnings" anyway.

Folks, this is probably the biggest Reality Gap in the country right now. It's the Reality Gap of the decade. And, as always, there are big profits to be had in that gap.

You see, stock markets are no longer about owning a share of a company's future earnings. It's no longer an arena where investors win by making the best long-term predictions, and traders win by predicting what investors will do next.

The truth is that the Big Four – News Media, Madison Ave, Big Government, and the Wall Street Heavyweights – have together turned stock markets into something else altogether.

The Big Four have turned rising markets into a good, much like tap water, public libraries, or electric utilities.

Once you see how and why that's happened, profits await… Full Story

Once you see how and why that's happened, profits await... Full Story

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The Two Stocks to Buy amid Market-Media Tensions

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Many stocks, with a few exceptions, moved up last week. Clearly, investors are seeing some cause for optimism out there, pushing the Dow back over 25,000.

But you couldn't tell that from the news. I'm looking at a CNN headline chyron right now, for instance, that reads: "COVID-19 cases are rising in 18 states." The business section leads with "Markets are pushing higher as lockdowns ease. But huge risks remain."

However, in that same business section, decent gains are being reported, too.

So there's clearly a "Reality Gap" between those negative headlines and the prevailing, generally positive mindset and upward moves in the markets.

In that gap, there's plenty of room for making money… Full Story

In that gap, there's plenty of room for making money... Full Story

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Markets Live Recap: Nasdaq Hits Longest Winning Streak of the Year

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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDSAQ: GOOGL) all traded higher today.

And they carried the Nasdaq Composite to its sixth consecutive positive trading day – its longest winning streak this year.

The S&P 500 started the day down about 0.75%, but was able to close about even thanks to tech.

Here's what our experts - Chris Johnson, Tom Gentile, and Shah Gilani - saw today and how they recommend investors position themselves as we head into another week of earnings...