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FEDEX (NYSE: FDX) LATEST Q2 FY 2021 EARNINGS CALL HIGHLIGHTS
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Stock Market, Stocks, Investment, Investing, Finance

FEDEX (NYSE: FDX) LATEST Q2 FY 2021 EARNINGS CALL HIGHLIGHTS

With the coronavirus and its third surge in many countries, the near-term economic outlook remains unclear. In the U.S,. goods spending is above pre-pandemic levels, powered by gains in e-commerce. We’re also seeing growth beyond the consumer as drivers of business activity are increasingly in place.

Inventory restocking and a strong recovery in capital goods spending are supporting industrial production. Positive developments on the vaccine front should strengthen the appetite for investment. However, the service sector does remain challenged and faces short-term uncertainty against the latest virus surge. When the health emergency ends and pent-up services demand is released, we should see a long growth runway.

International growth rebounded in the third quarter of calendar year 2020 with the goods sector outperforming services. Sentiment among manufacturing firms is solid, while trade growth is becoming more broadly based around the world.

China’s economy has surpassed pre-COVID levels and is leading a strong recovery in East Asia. In contrast, however, Europe has been slower to recover and faces short-term headwinds from virus containment.

The pandemic has accelerated the growth of e-commerce volumes. In the first nine months of 2020, U.S. e-commerce sales grew 33% year-over-year, while traditional retail sales, excluding auto, gas, food service and goods services grew a little more than 1% year-over-year. E-commerce package volumes are expected to more than triple to 111 million packages per day by 2026, up from 35 million in 2019.

We expanded Sunday residential delivery to nearly 95% of the U.S. population in September. Since then, we have made more than 50 million Sunday residential deliveries. Our investment in seven-day delivery has given us a speed advantage for e-commerce that is near-impossible to match without a national Sunday delivery offering.
Nike Growth Opportunites — Greater China reported revenue growth of 24 percent.
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Stock Market, Stocks, Investment, Investing, Finance

Nike Growth Opportunites — Greater China reported revenue growth of 24 percent.

Second quarter reported revenues were $11.2 billion, up 9 percent compared to prior year and up 7 percent on a currency-neutral basis driven by growth across all geographies, led by Greater China reported revenue growth of 24 percent

NIKE Direct sales were $4.3 billion, up 32 percent on a reported basis, and up 30 percent on a currency-neutral basis, with double-digit growth across all geographies

NIKE Brand digital sales increased 84 percent, or 80 percent on a currency-neutral basis, with triple-digit growth in North America and strong double-digit increases in EMEA, Greater China and APLA

Diluted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.78, up 11 percent

Inventories declined 2 percent versus prior year and have returned to healthy levels globally
Darden (NYSE : DRI) latest Q2 2021 earnings call highlights
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Stock Market, Stocks, Investment, Investing, Finance

Total sales from continuing operations were $1.7 billion, a decrease of 19.4%

Same-restaurant sales decreased 20.6%

Diluted net earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.74.

The last 2 weeks of the quarter negatively impacted our same-restaurant sales by approximately 200 basis points as we quickly went from 97% of our dining rooms being opened in the middle of the quarter to only 80% being open at the end of the quarter.

We remain focused on four key priorities. The health and safety of our team members and guests, in restaurant execution in the complex operating environment, deploying technology to improve the guest experience and transforming our business model.
Stocks you own right now
By: Devidson Louis
Tags: Money, Stocks, Stock Market Tips, Entrepreneurship, Stock Market

In the aftermath of an apparent Phase 1 trade agreement between the U.S. and China, the threats facing the stock market seem to have receded. So although there may still be grounds for caution — ongoing trade tensions and political instability — overall now there are many opportunities for investors.

Here are nine stocks to buy that look especially enticing.

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

I’m as shocked as anyone that this list is made by the exxon mobile company (NYSE:XOM). I was cynical about XOM for a long time. Exxon is playing a surprisingly poor role in increased oil prices due to the internal hedge between upstream and downstream operations. In general, this holds XOM reasonably close, as it has effectively been for a decade.

The Exxon Mobil share looks like a value game with a dividend rate of about 5 percent and a P/E (premium income) multiple of 20. In the meantime, management expects the company to double its earnings by 2025 and adds the story with a moderate growth aspect.

Obviously, it risks being overly confident about Exxon management. Years of disappointment in relation to peers such as Chevron (NYSE:CVX) and BP (NYSE:BP) has erosioned the trust of the market. In case Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) can lead to a genuine revolution in electric cars, this too can affect demand and price.

Nathan’s Famous Inc (NATH)

It could at best seem dumb to suggest a hot-dog restaurant owner. But Nathan’s Popular Inc. has a good bull case (NASDAQ:NATH).

In the last few weeks NATH has largely seen an ongoing decline. In July 2018, the stock hit a peak of over $100 for 52 weeks (and at all times). It’s down about 30 percent since then but the narrative hasn’t changed too much.

In fiscal 2018, sales rose by just about 8 percent. The business has entered into a contract with John Morrell, the maker of Nathan’s merchandise for retail sales and Sam’s Club operations. Similarly, sales of food services are rising.

The market at restaurants was more choppy, but still profitable. The mostly franchised” concept of the brands Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) and Yum! (NYSE:YUM) is identical, among them, both very much outdated.

All in all, Nathan’s has an enticing licensing model that enhances income growth across the companies.
LENNAR (NYSE: LEN) LATEST Q4 FY 2020 EARNINGS CALL — MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY ON GROWTH — 12/17/2020
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Stock Market, Stocks, Investment, Investing, Finance

2020 Fiscal Year

Net earnings, revenues, deliveries and new orders for 2020 were the highest in the Company’s history

Net earnings of $2.5 billion, or $7.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $1.8 billion, or $5.74 per diluted share

Revenues of $22.5 billion — up 1%

Deliveries of 52,925 homes — up 3%

New orders of 56,169 homes — up 9%

Paid off $2.1 billion of homebuilding debt

Retired $1.5 billion of homebuilding senior notes

Paid off approximately $600 million of other debts payable
What is a Bond?
Tags: Bonds, Bond Yield, Stocks, Loans, Investment

A bond is a type of loan usually issued by banks and other large institutions with the agreement that the borrower will pay back the money either during the term or at the end of the term with interest charged. If you are looking to buy a bond, you will need to know the bond market and what each bond means. It is very important to understand what the purpose of a bond is and how it is classified in the market.

Understanding bond market is also important for people who are interested in purchasing bonds so that they can purchase the bonds they need for their investments and portfolios.

Bond means a financial investment with two primary functions: to earn dividends for the bond issuer or to borrow against the principal. There are different types of bonds — federal, state, municipal, corporate, agency, and mortgage-backed securities. The face value of the bond is the amount of money you will receive at the end of maturity. The maturity is the time period between when you first purchase a bond and when you can legally sell the bond.

Most people purchase bonds as a safe haven investment. The tax structure of most bonds makes them tax-deferred investments. Federal bonds are those that are guaranteed by the U.S. Government. State and municipal bonds are issued by local governments. The face value is generally the same for all bonds. However, if the face value is different, the yield to maturity may vary.

What is a Bond in Stocks?

For people who are planning to start investing in stocks or bonds, then they need to know the concept of bond investing and how to calculate bond order. A bond is an unsecured loan where collateral or security is given. The term “bond” is derived from the French word which means bond. So, bond investing is defined as the buying and selling of bonds for profit or loss.

To calculate bond yield, one has to understand the yield curve, which is usually represented graphically as line drawing depicting exponential rise and fall in value over a period of time. By knowing the date of arrival of maximum returns on bonds, one can easily find out the time limit for the maximum return. Therefore, when you plan to buy bonds, try to invest in those with the lowest return dates.

For people who do not have any problem in understanding concepts of bond investing, then it would be better to stick to the technical side and calculate high bond yield through the use of other methods. The calculative bonds will allow a person to know the interest rate to be paid on the money and the coupon rate for bonds with the lowest coupon rate and the highest rate of return.

There are many other methods of calculating yield such as the amortization schedule method, breakeven analysis, and historical yields. Before investing in stocks, bonds, or both, it is always wise to compare prices of different companies so that one can have an idea of the profit margin.
Learn To Invest Your Money
By: Abinas Jagernauth
Tags: Stocks, Investment, Investing, Invest, Stock Market

It’s Easier Than You Think

Before the internet and online banking, it was quite difficult for the regular Jane and Joe to invest in stocks, bonds, and similar investments.

You needed to find a stock broker willing to work with you. Stock brokers and the large investment firms were largely interested in wealthy clients because the brokers and firms earned their income on commissions made every time a trade was made. Wealthy clients, nowadays called “high net worth’ clients, would make more trades, and high value trades, and the commissions charged would be attractive to the brokers and their employers.

When I first became interested in investing, I went to the offices of an investment firm here in Ottawa, Canada to obtain some information. I was referred to a young man whose attitude bordered on insulting. He didn’t want to waste his time on someone he didn’t perceive as wealthy.

Not too long after that I made an appointment at another firm. I had $10,000 to invest and they were willing to see me. The person I met was polite but not enthusiastic.

The situation has improved dramatically for the better. The major banks now have brokerage arms and anyone can open a trading account, fund it, and start trading. And best of all the commissions charged are very reasonable.

But first you need to learn about the various types of investments available and how it all works. You don’t have to know everything; no one does, except perhaps for Warren Buffett, but it took him years to get to where he is, and you are just starting out.

To get started on your investing journey I recommend Beat The Bank by Larry Bates.

The author, Larry Bates, was a senior executive at RBC Capital Markets and worked in Canada and in London, England. He has experience dealing with large and sophisticated investors in Canada and around the world. He knows what he is talking about.

I bought his book a couple years ago and recommend it highly. I have recommended it to members of my own family. While the cover describes it as The Canadian Guide to Simply Successful Investing, anyone in any country will benefit from reading this book because the basic principles are valid everywhere.

Here are some points to consider as you get started on your journey to successful investing.

Pay attention to your money; no one can love it more than you.

Avoid penny stocks.

Only invest in what you understand and are comfortable with.

Avoid mutual funds; the fees will hurt you badly.

A final note — many years ago mutual funds were very popular and very heavily promoted. What most investors didn’t understand, and what was not clearly explained to them in many cases, was how the fees were calculated, and the negative impact they had on their investments in the long term. In my opinion, there are better investments available today.

I hope you read Beat The Bank and learn about how to begin investing.

I wish you every success with your investments.

Note: Nothing in this article is meant as investment advice, and should not be taken as such.
Up, Down and Up
By: Terry Mansfield
Tags: Poetry, Stocks, Humor, Poem, Stock Market

Up, Down and Up

The stock market acts funny.

With everybody’s money.

Up then down then up it goes.

Just the normal ebbs and flows.

Although this makes one nervous,

One must be impervious.

For likely things will be fine.

If they’re given enough time.
Uber ditches the scooters, self driving cars, and helicopters. Replaces them with profits
By: Gonzalo Espinoza Graham
Tags: Stocks, Tech, Business, Technology, Uber

First the electric scooters got the axe. In May 2020, Uber announced it was “selling” its electric scooter division, Jump, to Lime Scooters. The deal terms stated Lime would not pay a single dollar to Uber, instead Uber would take a 16% stake in Lime plus invest $85MM on the merger.

Jump had been acquired by Uber just 2 years before for $200MM, and at the time of the deal, Lime commanded a $510MM valuation. This made the “sell” of Lime a 9-digit paper loss.

Then it was ATG’s turn. In December 2020, Uber announced it would be “selling” its self-driving cars division, ATG, to Aurora. The deal had a similar structure, Uber would sell its full stake in ATG and not receive a dollar in exchange. Uber would then invest $400MM cash in the freshly merged company, all around leading to a $3.65BB paper loss for Uber, plus the cash.

A day after the ATG’s deal announcement, Uber announced it was selling its air taxi division, Elevate, to Joby Aviation. Again, Joby would not pay a single dollar, but rather receive a $75MM investment post-merger.

Despite what it may look like, Uber is not imploding or scaling back, rather it is focusing on its strongest segments and buying options for the future. Just months before all of these deals, the company acquired Postmates for $2.65BB in an all-stock deal, to strengthen what has now become its fastest growth segment, Uber Eats.

Is this a new strategy that the company had to adopt in order to bear with crazy 2020? Not quite. The company has a long history of M&As: In 2016 it sold its Chinese operations to Didi for a 18.8% stake which was valued at $10BB earlier this year. Similarly, it sold its Southern Asia operations to Grab in 2018 for a 30% stake, valued at $4BB just a year later. Not to forget Russia, where it sold its operations to Yanded for a 28% stake, valued at over $1BB at the time.

The big difference is that this time around, the bottom line is in the centre of the scope. At a time where the company starts to trim fat, its investments in its two main segments are starting to mature, so for 2021 I am proposing Uber will turn profitable.
Delta 4.0 is here!
By: Nicolas Van Hoorde
Tags: Apps, Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Fintech

Nice stuff… but I only own crypto

Naturally, we realise that Delta has its roots in the cryptocurrency world and we want to keep the app as streamlined as possible, just like before, if you’re only interested in crypto. Hence why we introduced a Dynamic Portfolio Experience, which makes sure that you won’t be bothered with different assets if you just own cryptocurrencies. Aside from that, we’ll adapt the markets screen as such that you’ll automatically land on the crypto overview. And when you add a manual transaction, you can just skip the asset selection screen and go straight to the search for coins. Basically, we’ve made sure that the app stays exactly the same in terms of what we’ve offered before and that you’ll barely be confronted with the extra additional asset classes. Win-win!

So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to update and give it a try. As we said, it’s our biggest update to date so naturally there’s still some kinks to iron out. We’re all ears though, so do reach us via our support channels, through email or Telegram. Even though we’re going soon into end of 2020 holiday mode, we’ll be focusing completely on fixes and improvements in early 2021 before adding even more great features to your Delta.

Happy holidays!

The Delta Team

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Instinct and Intuition: Some Golden Stock Advice
By: Michael Woronko
Tags: Stock Market, Stocks, Investment, Investing, Finance

“Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Over the first few years, I thought I had just been lucky that my investment interests (science, tech, software) had been parts of a booming industry, bifurcating under their own weight of expansive momentum.

Since then, I’ve realized that it’s been more than luck.

I had started my portfolio with one goal, and it’s probably the same goal (and same mistake) shared by everyone who starts a portfolio. There should be more than this one ambition in mind — if not for the genuine purpose of learning, then at least to ground a sense of patience into the vision needed to cultivate profits over the long term.

A whole-hearted interest should be employed, relentlessly, and the entire process — of giving your resources to a company so that they may evolve alongside your motivation and encouragement — should be contextualized under this cheesy and frilly frame of mind.

In all honesty, I can say that my interest to learn about solar energy and blockchain data integration and nano-technology is what really directed my decision-making above all else. Beyond that, it made the whole endeavor enjoyable and didn’t leave me solely focusing on the gains I had or hadn’t made every day.

I want to make it clear that I don’t owe it all to this interest — I owe it to the auxiliary qualities which grew out of this interest: patience, as mentioned, as well as a purer understanding of industries and a motivated willingness to study companies. The intuition bit.

Before long, I realized that I had developed an abundance of knowledge about trends which flowed through various industries, knowledge that developed my sense of anticipation when it came to foreseeing the future success or failure of a particular company. Instinct.

For instance, cannabis legalization had taught me that the field of medicine has much less of an influence on legislation that the financial sector does — a peculiarly sad fact about our consumer-driven culture. Likewise, most software ventures flowing out of Silicon Valley are a sure bet until they aren’t. Reactions to earnings (pre or post) matter more than the reports themselves.

In other words, a genuine interest in the industry, mixed with nothing but experience, will afford an investor the ability to see the algorithms at play and to tap into the rhythm and flow of profits, perspectives, and reactions.

The beauty of it all is that there are fewer and fewer surprises to encounter after making the right kinds of mistakes along the way.
ACCENTURE (NYSE: ACN) LATEST Q1 FY 2021 EARNINGS CALL — HIGHLIGHTS
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Accenture, Stock Market, Money, Stocks, Finance

ACCENTURE (NYSE: ACN) LATEST Q1 FY 2021 EARNINGS CALL — HIGHLIGHTS

Accenture Reports Very Strong First-Quarter Results and Raises Business Outlook for Fiscal 2021

Revenues are $11.8 billion, an increase of 4% in U.S. dollars and 2% in local currency

GAAP EPS are $2.32, an 11% increase from $2.09 for the first quarter last year Adjusted EPS of $2.17 are up 8% from $2.01

Operating income increases 7% to $1.89 billion, with operating margin of 16.1%, an expansion of 50 basis points

New bookings are $12.9 billion, a 25% increase from the first quarter last year, with consulting bookings of $6.6 billion and outsourcing bookings of $6.3 billion

Company declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.88 per share, up 10% from a year ago

Accenture raises business outlook for fiscal 2021; now expects full-year revenue growth of 4% to 6% in local currency; GAAP EPS of $8.17 to $8.40; adjusted EPS of $8.02 to $8.25; and free cash flow of $6.0 billion to $6.5 billion.
What are the stocks you invest in 2021!
By: Alexander Vazquezagu
Tags: Entrepreneur, Stocks, Investment, Entrepreneurship, Investing

Am going to be very!!! short on this and tell you guys in a list on stocks you should invest to!

Tesla

Visa

Amazon

Apple (when new phone comes out or anything!)

Fedex

Ups

Freadmeyer
4 Quick Points to Simplify the NASDAQ-100 Index
By: Tunji Onigbanjo
Tags: Finance, Money, Stocks, Investing, Stock Market

1. Modified Market Cap Weighted Index

As stated earlier, the NDX is a modified market cap weighted index. A market cap weighted index is an index where the index’s securities are weighed according to the total market value of their outstanding shares. In the case of the NDX, it is modified in the sense that the securities with higher total market values of their outstanding shares will have higher weightings in the index.

2. Requirements to Be Considered

The following are the key requirements to be included considered for the NDX:

· Being listed exclusively on the NASDAQ in either the Global Select or Global Market tiers

· Being publicly-traded for at least 3 months

· Having an average daily volume of 200,000 shares or more

· Being current regarding quarterly and annual reports

· Not being in any bankruptcy proceedings

3. Composition of the Index

As stated earlier, over 40% of the NDX is made of technology companies. Other than technology, the index’s key sectors include consumer discretionary, communication services, and healthcare. The top 10 holdings of the NDX make up over 55% of the weight of the index. The top 10 holdings include Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Facebook, Alphabet’s Class A and Class C, NVIDIA, PayPal, and Comcast.

4. Trading the Index

The primary ways that the NDX is traded is through the Invest QQQ Trust and E-Mini NASDAQ-100 Futures. The Invesco QQQ Trust is an ETF that tracks the performance of the NDX. It is one of the most liquid ETFs globally, allowing investors to gain exposure to securities in the NDX. The E-Mini NASDAQ-100 Futures are index futures that allow exposure to the NDX for hedging and speculation.
Sell Oil now
By: Tino Iq
Tags: Trading, Stocks, Oil

A good point to take profits in oil

Oil glut, Price trading at where fracking would come into the business and add more to the glut

Coronavirus cases still high and would hamper oil demand at least next few months

Sell UCO or buy SCO

Yesterday we were the only analyst who upgraded ABNB —No analyst had the balls to go long on ABNB when it was at 124, only we went ahead and publically said to go long. Today ABNB is up 11%. You can see from our records, no fluff, every recommendation is 100% transparent
So… What now w/ Nanox Imaging?
By: Andrew Kamal
Tags: Radiology, Stocks, Tech, Technology, Stock Market

Trying to play the role of the unconventional due diligence detective isn’t easy. Right now, people are still making seemingly negative sounding articles on Nanox. This includes the recent one I tried rebutting, and even another article on the Motley Fool that tries its best to present itself as neutral. The fact is, people are still going to be rapidly citing Citron Research or promoting a short seller report. This is likely going to happen for a while. Then few of those people will try criticizing it if the FDA 510(k) gets approved, saying it doesn’t mean much. Then if Nanox distributes 10,000 devices, people will be there to criticize its business model.

People are always going to be naysayers. In my personal opinion, I think Nanox should be a more then substantial long term investment. Infact, if they really do what they set out to do, it may be extremely difficult to find as good investment opportunities in the market. That said, do your own due diligence.

Currently, for the short term, I think that the NNOX 44.5 Call for January 8th, 2021 at 7.61 was an attractive entry. A long term contract would be more like something around November or 2022. This is in regards to options trading.

I do engage in research related to the sensory tech and medical device industry. However, I hold no relations to Nanox Imaging or working with Nanox Imaging. My only current conflict of interest is being long on its stock.

Disclosure: Please keep in mind, everything I say is on an opinion based basis. This is not meant to be taken seriously or as actionable financial advice. Do your own due diligence and any trades/investments you do is at your own risk. We are not responsible, proceed with caution and we are trying to voice an opinion not meant to warrant action. This is solely meant to be viewed as a non actionable opinion not meant to be taken as seriously or as a form of actionable advice.
Stock Bubbles Are Real
By: Darrin Atkins
Tags: Stocks, Stock Market

writer and novelist. traveler and adventurer. looking for fun in the sun. chasing the dream. can't stop the feeling that time is going faster.
LiveTrade settled the $5 million deal to obtain Vemanti Group’s stocks
Tags: Vemanti, Livetrade, Stocks, Vndc

Today, Dec. 14th, 2020 LiveTrade announced an equity purchase agreement with Vemanti Group — a top-growing US-based multi-asset technology corporation.

LiveTrade committed to procuring up to $5 million USD of Vemanti’s common stocks over a span of two years, and Vemanti will guarantee and authorize all purchases up to the said amount during the aforementioned period. This will be the foundation for future strategic cooperation between the two firms.

Vemanti Group is one of the fastest growing firms of the U.S. this year, with its phenomenal stock performance of 800% increase within the last half of 2020. This is thanks to the brilliant strategy of investing in Asian fintech projects and firms. Accounting for most of the company’s revenue are two exceptional projects in Vietnam: eLoan and Fvndit. As one of the board’s long-term strategies, Vemanti is set to continue expanding its operation network in Vietnam in order to go beyond the current growth rate.

During the course of operation, LiveTrade has been diving into the world digital finance market, offering features and services that were once limited by country borders to global investors, businesses and traders of all kinds. As a result, LiveTrade is now holding a network of financial and technological institutions from the U.S., Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and over 1 million active users. The most successful strategic cooperation LiveTrade has established is VNDC — the first audited stablecoin platform for Vietnamese community. This stablecoin is one of the cores supporting LiveTrade and Vemanti in broadening their scopes of services — both in terms of trading volume and customer base.

This cooperation is expected to facilitate the investment and trading flow between Vietnam and the U.S., which has been limited due to the complicated procedures and high costs of conventional finance. LiveTrade’s individual and institutional clients can now obtain capital from international investors more easily and grasp the opportunities to join the high-yield worldwide markets — a task that was once hindered by geographical borders.

About Vemanti Group, Inc.

Vemanti Group, Inc. is an investment and development company mainly focuses on Fintech applications combined with other emerging technologies including Blockchain and machine learning/AI. They drive growth through acquisition and investment in disruptive and foundational technologies by targeting early stage companies that have market viable products or by starting a new subsidiary of their own.

Before that, Vemanti has acquired Two Group, a multi-asset technology conglomerate encompasses several internet-based industries, including e-commerce, local search, social media and streaming media. This acquisition marked a strategic investment of Vemanti in Vietnam market.

Vemanti is proactively seeking opportunities in high — growth and emerging markets when entering into a definitive agreement to buy 20 percent equity stocks of eLoan JSC, a Fintech company having its headquarters in HCM city.
Recursive Moving Trend Average
By: Shikhar Aggarwal
Tags: Momentum Trading, Trends, Stocks, Investing, Moving Average

Photo by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash

This indicator was developed by Dennis Meyers and introduced in his article “The Japanese Yen, Recursed”, published in the December 1998 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine. According to Meyers, this method requires a small number of historical data of the estimated price and the price at present (today) in order to forecast the price in the future (tomorrow).

Dennis Meyers suggests creating a simple trend oscillator (the ”tosc”), that represents the difference between the Recursive Moving Trend Average and an Exponential Moving Average (EMA), both using one and the same period. He suggests examining the price series and searching for changes, which exceed the normal noise fluctuations. This signals the beginning of a potential bull or bear trend.

A potential signal to buy is generated, when the tosc’s reading crosses above the “dup” level. A potential signal to sell is generated, when the tosc’s reading crosses below the “-ddn” level.
Here’s the stock pick you won’t see mentioned everywhere.
By: Jessica Bugg
Tags: Medicine, Money, Stocks, Investing, Short Form

Here’s the stock pick you won’t see mentioned everywhere.

That is McKesson. Stock ticker symbol is MCK.

McKesson at the time of this writing was trading between $172-$173/share.

Why do I feel McKesson is a solid pick? Easy.

McKesson is the company that is supplying all of the syringes and other tools that assist in giving the CoVid-19 vaccine.
How Could You Create A Successful Trading Strategy That Works?
By: Zarki Mathew
Tags: Trading, Forex Trading, Forex, Stocks, Trading Ideas

How To Develop A Successful Trading Strategy

Anyone who knows anything about stock trading or day trading has heard the term ‘trading strategy.’ A trading strategy is a simple concept — it’s basically the road map that a trader follows while trading the markets.

A trading strategy is governed by a set of rules that do not deviate for anything other than market action.

Faithfully following a sound trading strategy will provide you with your greatest weapon against your worst enemy — your emotions.

With a trading strategy, you’ll know exactly when to buy and when to sell, regardless of what the market does or what your emotions are telling you.

About Day Trading Strategies

Every profitable trader will tell you that the key to trading success is an effective, reliable trading strategy. You, as a trader, need to identify a winning system, implement it, and have the discipline to stick to it.

Though it would be possible for you to develop a unique trading strategy, it probably wouldn’t be that practical.

The best — and most efficient — approach would be to adopt an existing strategy, one which has been used by other traders in the industry and which has already proven to be successful.

Just remember, whether the strategy you’re using is your own or someone else’s, it is critical that you have a thorough understanding of it, especially its entry and exit signals.

Do not fall prey to the pitfalls of following untested trading “advice,” especially the free advice available in numerous trading forums and chat rooms.

Advice that you receive in these types of venues is likely to be opinion rather than fact, and in the market, opinions are not worth anything.

What you NEED is a proven and effective trading strategy, one that will work in any market, under any market condition.

Because of this need for solid strategies, more and more traders are looking for trading success through technical approaches to the markets.

One of these approaches is Welles Wilder’s RSI indicator. The general idea behind using the RSI is to buy when the RSI crosses above 30 and to sell when the RSI crosses below 70.

As you can see, these rules are clearly defined and don’t leave much room for interpretation. This is EXACTLY what you want from a trading strategy. In trading, you’ll need to make big decisions in mere seconds.

There’s simply no time to rethink, or try to interpret the unknown signals and information that come your way.

Following a set of simple, easy-to-understand rules — and having a trading strategy that regulates all of your signals and indicators efficiently — is the major key to trading success.
What You Need To Know This Week — December 12th, 2020
By: Julian Klymochko
Tags: Stocks, Investing, IPO, Spacs, Stock Market

Notable Insights, Articles, Podcasts, and Tweets

Listen to Chamath Palihapitiya, CEO of Social Capital, chat about how he plans to build the next Berkshire Hathaway on the Capital Allocators podcast.

Another prominent institutional investor has made a 9-figure allocation to Bitcoin. This week, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance announced a $100 million investment into the digital currency. What happens to the price once it is a default allocation of most institutional investors?

Software company MicroStrategy issued $400 million of convertible bonds to buy Bitcoin.

Canadian biotech AbCellera went public and its stock almost tripled in its IPO. The Vancouver antibody developer is now worth nearly $16 billion. The company’s valuation is up 40-fold since a private financing round last spring, establishing AbCellera as Canada’s largest biotech firm.

Want a 9-minute primer on how merger arbitrage works? Check out Julian’s investor education video with AIMA on merger arbitrage.

Anatomy of a Hedge Fund SPAC Trade: “Free lunches don’t last long in finance but hedge funds have identified a temporary exception to that rule: the special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.”

The SPAC Pop Is Now A Thing: “For now, with public markets riding high, SPAC momentum continues. And the SPAC pop, it appears, will continue to be a thing.”

SPAC arbitrage “is a very low-risk trade if done correctly… As long as you buy the SPAC at or below the cash value, we are virtually guaranteed a return in any scenario.”

There is $4 trillion invested in model portfolios, which are nearly 100% invested in just two asset classes, stocks and bonds. These should contain an alternatives allocation of 20%, which represents an approximate $1 trillion opportunity.

“Investors are buying apartment buildings at valuations never seen before.” Monetary and fiscal stimulus continues to drive the price of risk assets.

When allocating to external managers, smaller is better. Firms with small assets under management have a competitive advantage as smaller funds earn higher returns on average.

Investing must always be approached from a long-term perspective: “Over any 10-year window, you should expect an active manager to underperform [in] three or more years.”

Alternative investments are “critical to delivering performance in a low-yield world,” yet most investors are markedly underweight alternatives.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Accelerate Team. This column will be the last What You Need to Know This Week of 2020, and we will be back with our weekly insights in 2021.

-The Accelerate Team
Wall Street Stumbles as Stimulus Doubts Resurface
By: Andrew Cartwright
Tags: Stimulus, Government, Stocks, Wall Street, Stock Market

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While lawmakers did manage to agree to pass a one-week government funding extension, which will prevent a government shutdown until at least another week, the S&P fell for the third day in a row over doubts of another stimulus relief package.

Stocks were under pressure over stimulus relief and vaccine news to support an economy battered by the lockdown.

This week had an influx of conflicting messages about the progress of another relief bill.

With unemployment reports increasing again and new business restrictions in many US states, investors and Americans are counting on another stimulus legislation to sustain the economy as an alarming set of benefits are set to expire on Dec. 31st.

According to The Telegram, “For the week, the Dow lost 0.57%, the S&P 500 shed 0.96% and the Nasdaq lost 0.69%. The declines for the S&P and Nasdaq marked their biggest weekly declines since the end of October.”

Despite optimism over a vaccine, the conflicting news over another stimulus has left investors on edge.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after showing optimism that an agreement is near these last few weeks, spoke on Thursday explaining negotiations might be continuing until Christmas.

Then on Friday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order to suspend indoor dining in New York to be effective on Monday.

“Nine of the 11 major S&P indexes were down in morning trading, with energy and financials among the biggest decliners on profit-taking in economically sensitive sectors, that have risen sharply recently on vaccine optimism, “ stated KSL.com

The communication services index remained a bright stop with Disney surging 13.58% after the company announced a large number of new shows expected within the next few years.

The company even announced they expect about 350 million more subscribers by the end of 2024.

Financial, energy, and industrial sectors all saw red this past week as an influx of new continued to worry investors.

Because is it too unclear of the week ahead in terms of the vaccine and for stimulus negotiations, this last week saw an influx of reports and news that led to another drop.

CFRA Chief Investment Strategist Sam Stovall said, “Investors are wondering what is it that Congress needs to hear before they decide to act. Their focus is more on politics than it is on the American economy.”

With almost 3,000 US deaths and the US only adding 245,00 jobs for November than the 610,000 jobs added in October, it pulls into question what this next week will bring in terms of another stimulus.

Investors and unemployed Americans rely heavily on this next stimulus package and the details that it contains.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks/stimulus-uncertainty-hems-in-wall-street-disney-soars-idUSKBN28L1HL

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-stocks-wall-st-set-133943191.html

https://www.thetelegram.com/business/reuters/wall-street-set-to-drop-as-stimulus-doubts-resurface-530031/
Commonly used Stock Market terms — Part 1
By: Millenial Investing
Tags: Share Market Tips, Stocks, Investing, Stock Market

Welcome to this blog wherein I will try to explain some basic components of stock markets.

We will also decode some complex market jargons simply. Read on to know how many you already know and probably learn a few as well.

1) Scrips- Fancy name for stocks / shares of a company.

2) NSE (National Stock Exchange)/ BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)- NSE & BSE are the exchanges where stocks are listed, so they are basicaally two markets where you can buy/sell stocks.

3) Nifty- Nifty is an index of NSE, it is a set of 50 companies. Whether the index shows the true position of the market as a whole or not has been a question of debate over the years but generally putting it if Nifty goes up it depicts that the market is going up & vice-versa.

4) Sensex- An index of BSE just like Nifty. Comprises of a set of 30 companies.

5) Long- Simply put it is a buy position. When you are long on a stock basically means you are positive on the stock and you expect it’s price to rise.

6) Short- Right opposite of a long position, you short something which you expect to fall.

7) Bull- A person who is Long on stocks/markets. Expects positive bias/upward prices in stock markets.

8) Bear- A person who is Short on stocks/markets. Expects negative bias/downward prices in stock markets.

9) CMP- Current Market Price. The price of a stock at a point of time.

10) Market Capitalisation- The value of a listed company at a point of time. Calulated by multiplying CMP with number of shares of a company.
How much will Pfizer earn from developing the CoVid-19 vaccine?
By: Jessica Bugg
Tags: News, Pharmaceutical, Covid-19, Stocks, Short Form

How much will Pfizer earn from developing the CoVid-19 vaccine?

Experts project Pfizer to earn over $30 billion from the distribution of the CoVid-19 vaccine.
Where will the majority of Covid-19 vaccines be distributed?
By: Jessica Bugg
Tags: Retail, Covid-19, Stocks, Investing, Short Form

Where will the majority of Covid-19 vaccines be distributed?

CVS and Walgreens are poised to provide the bulk of the CoVid-19 vaccinations. While I anticipate these vaccines to be free of charge with government subsidy to the retailers, we will have to wait for confirmation.

If you are looking for single retail stock picks to put some money into I would definitely consider both pharmacies.
STARBUCKS (SBUX) INVESTOR DAY 2020 — CEO and CFO on Vision for the Future and Reaffirms Strategy for Continued Growth at Scale
By: Fintechbytes Co
Tags: Stocks To Watch, Stocks To Buy, Stocks To Buy Today, Stocks, Stock Market

STARBUCKS (SBUX) INVESTOR DAY 2020 — CEO and CFO on Vision for the Future and Reaffirms Strategy for Continued Growth at Scale
3 strategies for successful investment in stocks
By: Martin Kiriloff
Tags: Trading, Money, Stocks, Strategie, Investing

1. Always invest in what you understand

Choose an area and become an expert. Whether you want to invest in forex, companies, crypto or commodities — do make a research before starting.

Let me give you an example

You choose company A and you want to invest in it. Make a research for the company how it behaved for the past couple months, last year and the last five years. Do keep in mind what is the company product as well!

Currently one of the most profitable companies are those creating and selling electric cars. I’m not referring only to Tesla. There are many more out there and some are slowly taking over the market as well.

Now let’s say you have picked a company and checked its historical stock data.

But you’re still not sure if they will continue to grow. You can research the internet for company forecast for the next year. Based on those predictions you will grow more security whether you should or shouldn’t invest in that company.
Lowe’s Unveils Strategy to Drive Market Share Acceleration and announces $15 Billion Share…
By: Stocks Research
Tags: Stocks To Watch, Stocks To Buy, Stocks, Stock Market Tips, Stock Market

Lowe’s Unveils Strategy to Drive Market Share Acceleration and announces $15 Billion Share Repurchase Program

Lowe’s Unveils Strategy to Drive Market Share Acceleration and announces $15 Billion Share Repurchase Program in the below 2020 Investor Day Presentation.
Growing up Gunnison: Part 2 The Jackrabbit Caper
By: Rondo August
Tags: Growing Up, Coming Of Age, Life Lessons, Funny Story, Gunnison

Growing up Gunnison: Part 2 The Jackrabbit Caper

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Most everyone I hung out with back in the day carried a firearm in their vehicle as soon as they learned to drive.

We would shoot at all sorts of things depending where we were at the time.

I read a story about John Elway that during his early years with the Broncos he and a lineman would go out at night and shoot jackrabbits in the road around Highlands Ranch.

Similar to John we used to do the same thing in Gunnison.

During the coldest part of the winter the jackrabbits would come into town at night and sit in the middle of the road near the edge of town.

We used to wait until the wee hours of the morning and go out jackrabbit hunting from the window of our cars.

One weekend a group of friends got into buggers CJ5 and cruised around town. They got bored and decided to go hunt some jackrabbits.

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The problem was that it was only 10pm or so.

Bugger drove up around the college next to Wilson’s field ( a prime spot). They weren’t disappointed and saw a jack sitting in the middle of the road.

Bugger kept a .22 pistol under his seat and I never could get a straight answer as to who did the shooting, but someone started blasting away at the jackrabbit.

As soon as the shooting started a pair of headlights came on in a parking lot up the road and campus security started chasing them.

They tore out of town and laid low for a while.

As you know, teens don’t think things through very well so they soon convinced Bugger that the cops wouldn’t recognize them if they headed back into town.

They barely got past where McDonald’s is today when there was a full on felony stop with police, sheriff and state patrol right in the middle of Tomichi!

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The officers with guns drawn got the guys out of the Jeep one by one, and had them sitting on the ice in the middle of Tomichi. Held at gun point while they search the Jeep for a weapon.

After looking for a long time they had to threaten quite a bit to get Bugger to tell them where it was hidden.

After he gave it up, the police calmed down considerably and called the kids parents to come get them.

They issued Bugger a citation for shooting in the city limits and shooting from a vehicle, but I think he got his pistol back after he paid a fine.

One of the funnier things to come from this is that while they were sitting on the ice with their hands on there heads one of the guys, Ezera, was able to look up the cylinder of the revolver pointed at him (this was back when some cops still carried revolvers).

He told us all afterward that the cop with his gun pointed at him didn’t have any bullets in his gun (you can see the end of the bullet in the cylinder when you look at it from the front, and there weren’t any there).

We started calling this officer Barney Fife from that day on.

We also learned to wait until the college security guard was in his office drinking coffee before shooting jackrabbits.