Tar Jay Tarred and Feathered

08Sep1:06 pmEST

The Next Hurricane Trade Involves Single-Serving Friends

It is worth reiterating a point we had stressed to Members over the last few weeks or so: "Hurricane Plays" in the stock market are rarely quite as easy, across the board, as they may seem overtly. Natural gas, for example, is soundly in the red for the month of September, and plenty of other seemingly slam-dunk hurricane trades are not...

08Sep10:44 amEST

Wanna Cyber for Real This Time?

It sure seemed inevitable that cybersecurity stocks were the wave of the future, what with the constant barrage of headlines regarding major securely breaches across the globe. Indeed, the Equifax news of a breach affecting possibly 143 million customers is surely yet another shock this morning, as EFX's stock is down more than 15% as I write...

07Sep3:50 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/07/17 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

07Sep3:43 pmEST

Sometimes the Hustler Gets Hustled

Warren Buffett has deservedly built up a reputation over a number of decades as a seemingly unflappable investing legend. But in any business involving speculation (his famous "buying a farm is not speculation" analogy, notwithstanding) there will be many instances where event the smartest, most liquid, successful, in-the-know players will be...

07Sep1:17 pmEST

They Don't Back Up Like They Used To

An interesting thing happened after a plethora of rallies virtually across the board in the precious and non-precious mining complex to close out summer trading--They did not give much back. Even the most ardent mining bull would have to admit that they have been beyond frustrating to buy-and-hold for any meaningful period of time beyond a day...

07Sep10:45 amEST

It's the Priceline Negotiator Versus Price Gougers

We have a slow morning on the major equity indices thus far, as the market almost seems content to ride out the many hurricanes threatening the southeast part of America, turbulent geopolitical headlines, not to mention a seasonally weak time of yea. And, yet, it is tough to turn too bearish too soon, beyond the historic resilience of this...

06Sep3:51 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/06/17 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

06Sep3:50 pmEST

You Don't (Really) Know Jack

As much heat as CEO Jack Dorsey has taken for the TWTR disappointments over the years (and deservedly so at times), it is also worth noting the impressive nature of Square's share price. Dorsey is, of course, also CEO of SQ. And as we head into the closing bell of a nice snapback bounce for bulls today in the broad market, we can see the SQ...

06Sep1:26 pmEST

Buy Me a Boat: Hurricane Edition

A few of our Members flagged Brunswick Corporation as an intriguing play in its own right a while back. The stock ran into July but has been pulling back ever since. Now, however, we are seeing interesting strength today as the stock attempts to break its recent downtrend higher. One main reason why the strength today piques our interest...

06Sep10:46 amEST

Tar Jay Tarred and Feathered

It has been a rough nine months or so for Target, trading nearly $80 per share around Thanksgiving 2016 before sliding to a low of $48.56 this summer. To be sure, the Amazon-Eats-All theme has not been helpful to TGT's brand image, let alone its share price. But the general "coolness" the brand enjoyed a few years ago also seems to be...