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Trading Strategies

How I’m Trading XRT This Coming Week

Like just about everything else this year, Black Friday, today, is shaping up to look mighty different. Lots of retailers are coming forward to announce their annual "game plan," but some outfits just plain didn't open up on Thanksgiving yesterday.

Plenty of retailers – Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bed Bath & Beyond – jump to mind.

Now, some companies said they did it for safety reasons; the coronavirus pandemic is as bad as it's ever been in many places, making packed aisles a dicey proposition. Other retailers say they were rewarding employees that have had to go "above and beyond" over the past year.

The "traditional" ways traders have cashed in on Black Friday in the past aren't necessarily going to work here in 2020.

Here's what to do… Full Story

Here's what to do...

Trading Strategies

A “Comeback Kid” Stock You Can Cash In on Now

Today I want to talk about a stock that was a trailblazer in the early 2000s – and it's making a comeback.

I want to take you back to a time (not too long ago) when your cell phone wasn't right in your pocket.

Instead of using your smartphone's Google Maps app, you kept an actual foldable map in your car's console for long drives. And the day you finally got a GPS device was a day to be celebrated; no more printed out directions or taking a wrong turn. Your GPS told you exactly where you needed to go.

There was no question about who the top dog of the industry was… Full Story

There was no question about who the top dog of the industry was...

Dow Jones

Dow Jones Today Plunges on Election Concerns

The Dow Jones today could shed several hundred points as a perfect storm of events is brewing.

Political tensions have risen in Washington following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

President Donald Trump has vowed to nominate someone to replace Ginsburg, setting off questions about the future of the court.

Ginsburg's death creates a new level of uncertainty just 43 days ahead of the election.

The NASDAQ is back in correction territory after falling 10% from its September 2 highs.

COVID lockdowns persist in Europe.

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