Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) stock has made a stunning comeback since late 2020 on two major catalysts. The first was the epic run-up in crude oil and natural gas prices. The second was the accumulation of a large position by Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A,NYSE:BRK.B). The result is that OXY stock has soared by more than
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Despite the challenges presented by the current economic downturn, there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the tech sector’s future. 2022 has been nothing less than a nightmare for investors in tech stocks. However, in all likelihood, the stock market conditions will improve substantially in the coming year, pointing to a strong
Investors like penny stocks because of their upside potential. Those same investors should consider seeking out the best green penny stocks in particular because a clear trend toward sustainable investing isn’t slowing: Between 2018 and 2036 ESG and sustainable investing are expected to grow by 43%. The worldview is changing and more and more investors
Do you feel that? That’s the feeling you get when a new bull market is starting on Wall Street. Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell all but confirmed that the Fed will pivot on rate hikes in 2023. And stocks absolutely soared. The Dow jumped more than 2%. The S&P 500 popped over 3%, and
Every time I discuss extremely speculative ideas, I provide warnings. However, penny stocks for under 10 cents truly takes the cake. You need to be extremely responsible and disciplined and use only the speculation portion of your portfolio. Even then, you might be out of your mind if you’re considering exposing yourself to this sector. More
Though the electric vehicle industry may be struggling, certain EV stocks hedge funds are buying could offer hope for contrarians. To be sure, one of the sector exchange-traded funds Fidelity Electric Vehicles and Future Transportation ETF (BATS:FDRV) fell nearly 37% on a year-to-date basis. Therefore, investors do need to be cautious about engaging in this
It’s a month before Christmas and crumbs falling off vests, the traders have put down their last bets on retail stocks. The positions are hanging on desks with great care while out in the world the best deals sit there. The events of The Night Before Christmas took place just a few miles from Wall Street, in
This article focuses on penny stocks with “buy” ratings from analysts. Analysts have access to information about companies that retail investors cannot obtain. Consequently, analysts’ opinions on stocks are noteworthy. Analysts’ ratings aren’t always accurate. But they can be helpful in volatile times when investors are looking for stocks that are safe to buy for
It’s not just crypto winter that has many investors down. The year has also been gloomy for most penny stocks. While selected stocks have outperformed, broad sentiment towards penny stock investing has been bearish. This is in sharp contrast to the euphoria seen in 2021 among higher-risk areas of the market. Thus, as we move
What’s up, hypergrowth investors? And welcome back to our Hypergrowth Investing podcast! We’re now a few days past the Black Friday/Cyber Monday holiday shopping extravaganza. And this season has been surprisingly strong! Now, we’ve been bullish on retail stocks heading into the holiday shopping season for a while – especially e-commerce stocks. And these sales
With the holiday season upon us, investors may want to focus largely on dividend stocks to buy. While growth-oriented names provide the most excitement, market participants must acknowledge reality. As prior monetary policy dramatically expanded the money supply, the Federal Reserve must act aggressively to control inflation. That’s bad for growth but a relative positive
With the Federal Reserve committed to tackling historically high inflation through hawkish monetary policies, it’s time for investors to consider the best stocks to buy for rising interest rates. Sure, some indicators suggest that the central bank might loosen its stance. However, in the bigger picture, folks must deal with reality. Following an unprecedented expansion
When growth companies had access to capital, they were the hypergrowth stocks to buy and hold. Investors could count on their funding growth to fuel their expansion without effort. Unfortunately, that changed abruptly when the U.S. Federal Reserve embarked on an interest rate increase cycle. Technology companies that lost money as their revenue grew fared
[Editor’s note: “The 100% Accurate Bull Market Indicator That Flashed Last Month” was previously published in October 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] Recently, my team and I have become the most bullish we’ve ever been since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March 2020. Why? Because dozens of
The housing market is a mess right now. Without the perfect data, I’d consider anyone who disagreed to be nuts! But we always follow the data, and that data is telling us now is the perfect time to buy housing stocks! Housing stocks tend to bottom (and then soar) when the housing market is a
Growth stocks are seeing healthy demand from hedge funds that are buying these companies to chase the next rally. These growth stocks, which refer to a company whose earnings are expected to continue growing faster than the overall market, have proven attractive to these sophisticated yet risk-tolerant investors. These savvy investors have scooped up valuable
The Santa Claus rally is a noted phenomenon whereby the stock market tends to rally during the week leading up to Christmas. Many theories about the reason for the phenomenon have been posited including optimism from the holiday spirit, increased shopping, and businesses settling their books before vacation. Whatever the root cause, the effect is
Some of the top semiconductor stocks to buy were crushed for most of 2022. All thanks to fears of a global economic slowdown, slowing chip demand, sky-high inflation, restrictions on chip sales to China, fears of recession, and overall doom and gloom. Even a warning from Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) put a dent in the chip market, making
With the holiday shopping season upon us, it’s time for investors to celebrate. There’s no better way to do so than to look at some retail stocks to buy whose share prices were once shining brightly but have fallen on hard times in 2022. The holiday season officially got started on Thanksgiving Day. However, with
Crude oil futures recently hit an 11-month low, with this commodity suffering a peak-to-trough decline of 15.9% in the last eight trading sessions alone. Over that stretch, oil declined in seven sessions. Despite that, I think investors should still be looking for some must-own energy stocks. Why? Because energy remains the best-performing sector year-to-date, and