It’s been another week of mixed stock performance and assorted headlines that collectively give me the sense that, while a lot of investors may be shifting money around, there’s no real consensus yet on what will work and what won’t in the near-term.
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After pulling back over 8% from the high, the market is having trouble finding any traction. And the selling may not be over.
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Back on August 13, when the broad market was strong and marijuana stocks were even stronger, I took partial profits in our four strongest stocks (which were also our four largest positions) because they looked very extended to the upside.
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Through most of the summer, investors had become increasingly confident about the strength and direction of the economic recovery, the likelihood of the arrival of several promising Covid vaccines, another round of federal economic stimulus and other favorable indicators.
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As we move closer to October, the S&P 500 is down about 8% from its peak and this is no longer the longest start to a bull market.
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This week we are going right back to a stock that we were involved with last month, which has handled the market weakness very well.
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Technically, the market is now in an intermediate-term downtrend, which tells us that additional defensive measures would be prudent. In the very short term, however, I expect a bounce from today’s high-profile decline, so I’m mainly holding.
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On Friday, the September 78 call that we sold expired worthless.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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The flavor of the market hasn’t changed in the last week, in my view. There is still a sense that many high growth stocks have run too far. I think the lesser-informed general public hears about the recent slide in the mega-caps (AAPL, MSFT,...
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The trend favoring highly scalable, high growth U.S. technology stocks is unlikely to change in the near future but diversifying into different countries and sectors is a good idea as we move into the fourth quarter.
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Tomorrow is the expiration of five of our September covered call trades. It was another great month for the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio!
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There hasn’t been any real news about our stocks in the past week, but I’ve been watching the charts carefully, trying to decide whether it’s time to put some of our 35% cash back into the market, or to take more out, or simply...
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It may seem unnecessary to write covered calls in a raging bull market. but that’s seldom the case. Over time you are likely to get a better return with this income strategy than just holding a market index. And you get a paycheck.
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The raging bull market took a breather. The S&P 500 actually pulled back 7% from the high at the peak of the recent Labor Day selloff. But that seems to be over. The market has since regained some traction and appears to be an...
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Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
Kinsale Capital (KNSL)
$4.2 billion
191.94
Rapid Growth – P&C Insurance
Nevro (NVRO)
$4.9 billion
144.55
Rapid Growth – MedTech
Peloton (PTON)
$24.7 billion
85.45
Rapid Growth – Exercise Equipment
Varonis (VRNS)
$3.6 billion
112.46
Rapid Growth – Software
Vital Farms (VITL)
$1.5 billion
36.65
Rapid Growth – Eggs & Butter
Time Is on Our Side
In 1964 the Rolling Stones their...
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Election season is now in full swing. In less than seven weeks, or only 49 days, the country will select its next president, representatives from all 435 House congressional districts, 35 senators and 12 state governors.
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The beautiful thing about micro-caps is that you can invest in stocks that are both “growth” and “value.”
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Fertilizer companies aren’t the sexiest names on Wall Street, but the sector has shown an ability to trend when conditions are right, and that time looks to be here.
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