If you’ve been keeping score for the past six months or so, oil (in its various forms) and some other commodities (such as corn, gold, silver and soybeans) have all been in major bullish trends. Now, I know it’s been a cold winter and crude oil inventories have come down, but oil prices have already jumped nearly 50% from their 2017 lows just eight months ago. And that winter period of high consumption is ending soon, giving way to low energy usage in the spring. In sync with the booming stock market and rocketing crude market, metals… Read More

If you’ve been keeping score for the past six months or so, oil (in its various forms) and some other commodities (such as corn, gold, silver and soybeans) have all been in major bullish trends. Now, I know it’s been a cold winter and crude oil inventories have come down, but oil prices have already jumped nearly 50% from their 2017 lows just eight months ago. And that winter period of high consumption is ending soon, giving way to low energy usage in the spring. In sync with the booming stock market and rocketing crude market, metals and several “soft commodities” (those which are grown, not mined) have been spiking as well. —Sponsored Link— Ending Now: The Proven Way To Pick 10-Baggers Two years ago this celebrity investor went AWOL. Now we’ve got him on tape explaining the biggest opportunity of his 20-year career. This is your last chance to see how he picked 46 stocks that quadrupled… 25 that gained over 500%… and six +900% winners. This recording goes offline tomorrow. See it now. Gold and silver — typically defensive and protective commodities — tend to rally… Read More

President Trump recently announced his plans for tariffs on both steel and aluminum imports into the United States, setting off a wave of threats from other countries and sending the S&P 500 nearly 1.5% on the day. Since the announcement, fear has been building that retaliatory tariffs could start a trade war of tit-for-tat increases in everything from agricultural products to designer jeans. #-ad_banner-#Beyond the economic effects of the tariffs, the damage to investor sentiment and enthusiasm could weigh on a market already near record highs. It’s setting up to be… Read More

President Trump recently announced his plans for tariffs on both steel and aluminum imports into the United States, setting off a wave of threats from other countries and sending the S&P 500 nearly 1.5% on the day. Since the announcement, fear has been building that retaliatory tariffs could start a trade war of tit-for-tat increases in everything from agricultural products to designer jeans. #-ad_banner-#Beyond the economic effects of the tariffs, the damage to investor sentiment and enthusiasm could weigh on a market already near record highs. It’s setting up to be a volatile year in stocks, with the VIX volatility measure already surging 180% in the February selloff. And it could mean yet another catalyst and a third year of gains for a traditional safety asset. Gold May Be The Only Asset Glittering This Year The price of gold increased 11% last year for its best performance since 2010 and building on a return of nearly 10% in 2016. Capital spending and acquisitions hit a multi-year low since the price sell-off in 2012, hitting production and supporting prices. Weak prices since the post-recession boom… Read More

When I was first asked to write a book about bitcoin, the price was hovering at about $3,000. As part of my research, I bought a little. By the time the book was finished, which was really only a matter of weeks, the price had risen to just a tad over $5,000. One of the rules Dad always told us was that no one ever went broke taking a profit. So I sold, inking a tidy gain that nearly doubled my stake in short order. —Sponsored Link— Be FIRST To Tech’s Next Big… Read More

When I was first asked to write a book about bitcoin, the price was hovering at about $3,000. As part of my research, I bought a little. By the time the book was finished, which was really only a matter of weeks, the price had risen to just a tad over $5,000. One of the rules Dad always told us was that no one ever went broke taking a profit. So I sold, inking a tidy gain that nearly doubled my stake in short order. —Sponsored Link— Be FIRST To Tech’s Next Big Breakout Stocks You can settle for 20% returns in Apple or seize 200% in fast-growing start-ups that haven’t been discovered by Wall Street yet! These stocks are sure to soar in the next 12 months, and the only question is who will get there first. Get their names TODAY before these tech stocks break out. As the fonts in the bitcoin headlines grew larger and the verbs punchier, something interesting happened. Everywhere I went, my friends and family members wanted to know about the odd little esoteric technology. About what it was and how it… Read More

The recent stock market volatility has many investors questioning the wisdom of being bullish on the stock market. Massive point swings and the soaring CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) have placed fear deep inside the hearts of long-term stock investors. Should you be concerned about the newfound bearish market action?  Is it time to sell and move into different asset classes? Or is every dip another buying opportunity? RELAX! My research discovered there is no reason to be concerned just yet. #-ad_banner-#I welcome the volatility and strongly think every… Read More

The recent stock market volatility has many investors questioning the wisdom of being bullish on the stock market. Massive point swings and the soaring CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) have placed fear deep inside the hearts of long-term stock investors. Should you be concerned about the newfound bearish market action?  Is it time to sell and move into different asset classes? Or is every dip another buying opportunity? RELAX! My research discovered there is no reason to be concerned just yet. #-ad_banner-#I welcome the volatility and strongly think every market dip is a new buying opportunity — at least until August 2018. Here’s why: 1. Monetary Easing Worked I don’t want to bore you with facts and figures so I will paint with a broad brush. The massive quantitative easing program implemented after the financial crisis of 2008 has worked its magic. The economy has been kick-started and is currently expanding under its power. In fact, growth has been so impressive the Federal Reserve has started to raise rates, which is one of the reasons for… Read More

“Wow!” is the only appropriate expression for the wild cryptocurrency ride over the last year. Bitcoin soared from around $1,000.00 at the start of 2017 to a high of over $19,000 on December 18, 2017. Other cryptocurrencies like Ripple and Ethereum exploded with even more power. Ethereum moved from around $10.00 to over $1,300.00 in a year’s time. During the same period, Ripple went from pennies to over $3.00 in a similar mind-blowing move. #-ad_banner-#These massive moves created instant millionaires from small-time investors. Everyone from the barista at Starbucks and Uber drivers to hedge… Read More

“Wow!” is the only appropriate expression for the wild cryptocurrency ride over the last year. Bitcoin soared from around $1,000.00 at the start of 2017 to a high of over $19,000 on December 18, 2017. Other cryptocurrencies like Ripple and Ethereum exploded with even more power. Ethereum moved from around $10.00 to over $1,300.00 in a year’s time. During the same period, Ripple went from pennies to over $3.00 in a similar mind-blowing move. #-ad_banner-#These massive moves created instant millionaires from small-time investors. Everyone from the barista at Starbucks and Uber drivers to hedge fund managers and corporate executives were talking about and buying cryptocurrencies. Next, the inevitable happened as prices started to decline. The massive crypto bubble began to unravel as prices plunged lower. Late-stage investors were left speechless as their “can’t lose” investments just kept dropping. Terrified of further losses, many of these first-time investors rushed to dump their holdings, exasperating an already dire situation. Declines of 50% to 75% from the highs shook the crypto market to its core. But a bottom was found, with prices rocketing back from… Read More

When I study charts, I often add a tool called Fibonacci retracements to the chart. This tool shows how much of a previous price move has been retraced. This is a daily chart of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY). In this case, prices fell almost 12%. The subsequent gain of about 8% retraced more than 60% of the loss. Retracements are important to technical analysts and are widely followed by traders at some of the biggest hedge funds. These funds aren’t relying on retracements or Fibonacci ratios to make decisions, but they do provide valuable input… Read More

When I study charts, I often add a tool called Fibonacci retracements to the chart. This tool shows how much of a previous price move has been retraced. This is a daily chart of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY). In this case, prices fell almost 12%. The subsequent gain of about 8% retraced more than 60% of the loss. Retracements are important to technical analysts and are widely followed by traders at some of the biggest hedge funds. These funds aren’t relying on retracements or Fibonacci ratios to make decisions, but they do provide valuable input into their market opinion. —Sponsored Link— The Hottest Crypto Miner On Wall Street Bitcoin’s epic January crash hasn’t killed crypto markets. It has made them stronger. Billionaire investors are now looking to buy the tech behind bitcoin. Doubling down on blockchain pioneers. 2017 was the year of bitcoin. 2018 is the year of blockchain. Read our report on the hottest blockchain investment in the sector. Technical analysts expect prices to move up and down. This is obvious, but the idea was first explained by Charles Dow in a 1901 article in… Read More

The February stock market rout created a tremendous opportunity for long-term investors. Everyone is asking which stocks make sense for the rest of 2018 and beyond. The following five stocks are my favorite large-cap names for a buy-and-hold portfolio. 1. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) Shares of this package delivery service have plunged around 30% from their January 2018 highs. The February market plunge resulted in a steep gap, exasperating an already dire situation. #-ad_banner-#Currently, shares are building a base in the $105.00 zone, setting up an ideal technical buy opportunity. Let’s take a closer look. Fundamentals supporting the… Read More

The February stock market rout created a tremendous opportunity for long-term investors. Everyone is asking which stocks make sense for the rest of 2018 and beyond. The following five stocks are my favorite large-cap names for a buy-and-hold portfolio. 1. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) Shares of this package delivery service have plunged around 30% from their January 2018 highs. The February market plunge resulted in a steep gap, exasperating an already dire situation. #-ad_banner-#Currently, shares are building a base in the $105.00 zone, setting up an ideal technical buy opportunity. Let’s take a closer look. Fundamentals supporting the bullish call include the dividend increase of 10% in February. The company has increased dividends every year since 1969, and they have quadrupled since 1999. UPS boasts a healthy cash flow to support the ever-growing payout to investors. CEO David Abney stated, “Dividends remain a high priority at UPS. Our strong cash flow from operations has enabled us to pay a stable or growing dividend for nearly 50 years.” Next, the company has been knocked lower due to a perceived Amazon threat; however, it still boasts the top margins in the industry. Also, it has posted a compound annual growth… Read More