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Buy These Stocks, Sell These, and Watch This Critical Number

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks -

Unfortunately, the political and personal fault lines in the United States are about as raw and volatile as they've ever been. But that's a subject for another time and place.

As investors, whatever our personal politics or feelings are, now is the time to quickly come to terms with what's happening and what likely will happen in the stock market.

Because despite the market's action yesterday, it has drawn a line of its own - a "line in the sand" - and where your money is in relation to this line will make a big difference.

I'm going to show you where that line lies, because there are some dangers, no doubt, but there are also some unique profit opportunities...

The Perfect Stocks to Own When You Just Don't Know

By , Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning -

On Wall Street, they live and die on information; fortunes are made and lost depending on the quality and timeliness of the intel. Traders - good ones - are some of the most clued-up people around.

So what happens when we're in a situation where there just isn't enough information yet?

Because at this point, we really don't know who's going to win the election. We've got polls, predictions, pundits - all of it sorta-kinda pointing one way - but the hard truth is we really have no idea.

In fact, I'd argue that we're close to the maximum; the most uncertainty since COVID-19 began to spread here last winter.

So what's the smart move now? Well, lots of people are trading volatility right now, but that's the "hot" move, not the smart move.

The real smart money is going to where the certainty is...

What to Do When the Market Sells Off Like This

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

Driven by headlines, stocks were in a triple-digit freefall at midday Monday.

But the really important thing to understand is how and why the market leaders failed because it points to what we should be doing.

Here’s Shah to explain what’s happening and what you can do about it….

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These Five Stocks Are "Must Buys" Today, Thanks to America's Pandemic Habits

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

The S&P 500's risen a record-setting 57.5% since bottoming in March.

With today's sector analysis, Tom will show you that there are a few other sectors besides tech that have led the market's meteoric recovery.

And one stands out to him as the hottest sector of 2020, with top five stocks you can take advantage of this now...

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How to Play This Legacy Blue Chip's Surging Strength on Monday

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

Procter & Gamble Co., an old blue chip our great-grandparents might've owned, had strong earnings performance recently and contained beats across the board.

That's an impressive performance for any company - new or old - during this pandemic.

And that's exactly why Andrew thinks you should make this move...

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These Stocks Will Be the Real Winners and Losers of the Election

By , Technical Trading Specialist, Money Morning • @DRBarton_Stocks -

We're less than two weeks from the Nov. 3 presidential election, and the polls are gaining clarity. Democrats are going into next month's election with a clear advantage.

FiveThirtyEight's polling average gives Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden an 87% chance of winning the race for the White House.

And according to Real Clear Politics, betting sites on average give Biden odds of 65.1% to win.

Meanwhile, Democrats are practically guaranteed to keep control of the House of Representatives, and now have a 70% chance of taking the Senate, too, according to FiveThirtyEight.

In short, the polls say we're going to get a "blue wave." Democrats are set to take the White House and both houses of Congress.

Of course the polls have been very wrong before, so we have to remind ourselves that they tell us probabilities, not certainties...

But if the "blue team" does win, that's going to mean a different take on green energy, stimulus, anti-trust, banking and environmental regulations, and much more. Stocks will definitely be affected.

We're already seeing some sectors rise in anticipation.

So today, I'll show you how to prepare your portfolio for a "blue wave" as well as what to do if the polls end up being wrong again...

The Long and the Short of It: Drone Stocks Are on the Move

By , Behavioral Trading Specialist, Money Morning -

The skies are filling up with commercial drones.

Indeed, businesses are finding new ways to use drones to conduct business and deliver products to customers.

But what you’re not hearing as much about is how much drones are improving industries beyond the headlines – and that’s where the best drone plays are for us to make money….

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Why Starbucks Stock Is About to Jump Higher

By , Money Morning -

Volatility can play well into the hands of traders.

The best part is that it works whether you are bullish or bearish.

All you need is for stocks to move.

One stock Money Morning’s options trading specialist, Tom Gentile is following right now is ready for a quick move to the upside.

Here’s how you can play Starbucks Inc.

(NASDAQ: SBUX) for profit potential.

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How to Play IBM's $19 Billion Spin-Off News

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

I'd say, "It's hard to believe IBM is 109 years old," but the truth is "Big Blue" has been showing its age for a while now.

Believe it or not, International Business Machines Inc. is actually one of the longest-listed companies on the Dow Jones Industrials, listed from 1932 to 1939, and most recently in 1979. The way the Dow is shedding "legacy" companies these days, who knows how much longer IBM will be there.

It was a little before my time, but once, IBM was the bluest of the blue-chip stocks - in fact, it practically put the "blue" in "blue chip."

There's a lot going on in the company's trophy case. IBM employees have been awarded five Nobel Prizes, five National Medals of Science, and a huge array of prestigious awards.

IBM manufactured the most powerful, widely used computer system in the world for nearly two decades. The company's track record of innovation was unmatched... for a while.

Don't get me wrong: This company is still pulling off impressive technological feats. It's just that nowadays, a whole lot of other companies are, too. Once it was one of the most valuable companies in the country; now it's in 34th place on the Fortune 500.

Its stock is down from its 2013 all-time highs of $213, and not many analysts expect it to get back there anytime soon. Then again, it may not have to.

IBM still has one of the most popular, valuable brands in the word. Just close your eyes and think of "IBM," and I'd bet you can see its famous "eight bar" logo. And, like I said, it's still got more than a few tech aces up its sleeve.

And that is the key to IBM's latest move - why it made such a huge splash.

And that's why I'm making a very, very rare buy recommendation today...

How to Play Amazon Stock During the Prime Day Rush

By , Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning -

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After months of coronavirus-induced delay, Amazon's Prime Day - two days, really - is finally here. As we speak, the $1.7 trillion online juggernaut is hurling out deals left and right, and millions of shoppers are snapping them up just as soon as they come online.

Prime Day was, and still is, a gambit to boost summer sales and ultimately AMZN prices during the slow dog days of summer.

But just check out these numbers from Internet Retailer: For the 48-hour Prime Day period in 2019, Amazon sold more than 175 million products worth $7.16 billion - 68% of which came out of Amazon's own inventory, as opposed to others' "Marketplace" sales.

Prime Day has gotten so big it's starting to "spill over" - other retailers are doing a brisk online business with deals of their own, making it kind of an Internet-wide shopping holiday.

Now, investors have to be watching this and thinking, "Hmm... sounds good to me! Maybe I should throw some shares of AMZN in my 'shopping cart.'"

On the surface of it, it does sound good, but not so fast: There's a right time and a right way to go about putting on or adding to an Amazon position.

Here it is...

Trade SBUX, PZZA, and MO This Week for Big Pre-Election Profits

By , America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Money Morning • @powerproftrades -

Recently, I shared more than 10 low-risk, high-probability trades for cashing in on downside market volatility between now and November and even beyond. Almost all those trades target a double - or better - and none of them risk more than a few cents per share.

But it's easy to capture profits on "upside" volatility, too. To do that, I'm going to share one kind of trade to make on three different stocks. It's just as easy and low-risk as my other trades, but these guys all have a decidedly bullish attitude.

And they're short-term, too. You don't want to wait long to get into these.

Now, everyone knows I'm a rules-based trader, so of course I fed these through my proprietary Money Calendar.

I sure liked what I saw - one of these trades even paid off 100% of the time over the past 10 years.

Here's what I found...

4 Put Option Strategies to Try Now

By , Money Morning -

The S&P 500 lost more than 30% in the coronavirus crash earlier this year.

Travel and oil markets seemed to get the worst of it, with cruise lines like Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) and oil companies like Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) each losing more than 70% between January and March.

Money Morning's options specialist, Tom Gentile, was ahead of this.

In February, Tom wrote about these stocks and how you could buy their put options expiring 60 to 90 days out for a substantial profit.

Both options strategies earned readers over 300%.

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Here are four more put option strategies anyone can learn and use...

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

By , Special Contributor, Money Morning -

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...