The movement of energy prices can exert a profound effect on your overall portfolio. Here's what we see for the energy sector in 2019. Read More

How would you like to earn a healthy return from a stock that you think will drop moderately in the near future? You can do that without even shorting the stock if you trade a bear put spread. A bear put spread is similar to a long put except that… Read More

Medicine Man Technologies (OTC: MDCL) belongs to a fast-growing marijuana industry niche: consulting and infrastructure services. Medicine Man is not a marijuana producer. The chattering class on Wall Street is infatuated with cannabis stocks. But with Medicine Man, we must raise several caveats. Not only is this a marijuana play,… Read More

The marijuana “green rush” is one of the biggest investment opportunities you can find. But you need to be selective. In this article, we scrutinize AmeriCann (OTC: ACAN) and its prospects for 2019. AmeriCann is a penny stock that has no real revenue or earnings, and plenty of debt. As… Read More

Gilead has seen its stock price slide in recent years as sales of its hepatitis c drugs are falling sharply. Are better days ahead? Read More

How would you like to earn a healthy return from a stock that you think will rise moderately in the near future? You can do that without buying the stock if you trade a bull put spread. A bull put spread is similar to a short put, except there’s less… Read More

Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) is making good on its promise to cut costs to improve profitability. Yesterday, Tata Motors announced that it is eliminating 4,500 jobs in its Jaguar Land Rover division in Europe. Its share price jumped 1% on the news, trading… Read More

The marijuana market is growing exponentially but compared to its long-term potential, “canna-business” remains in its infancy, akin to the computer industry in the 1980s. Imagine having been able to invest in Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) during its formative years in the go-go Eighties, when visionary founder and Chief Executive Steven… Read More

"Cheap" and "value" are not the same thing. Finding outperforming stocks is great, but the real key to investment success is avoiding the big losers. Read More

Signs are emerging that the marijuana “green rush” is actually a bubble in search of a pin. Sure, enormous opportunities for cannabis profits still abound. But we’re starting to see a proliferation of dubious investments. One pot stock that’s come under critical scrutiny is Aphria (NYSE: APHA, TSX: APHA). There’s… Read More

A little over a year ago, I published “My 5 Predictions for 2018.” At that time, I predicted: The price of oil will rise above $70 a barrel. The price of Bitcoin will drop by more than 50%. The S&P 500 will end the year with a loss. The FOMC… Read More

Marijuana has come a long way from the hackneyed comedy sketches of Cheech & Chong. The escalating legalization of marijuana has given rise to cannabis dispensaries, where marijuana products are sold over the counter just like the products you can buy at your friendly neighborhood CVS. Cannabis dispensaries are local… Read More

McDonald's rumored introduction of Donut Sticks is a clear jab at Dunkin's Donut Fry success. How dwindling traffic, growing healthy options and a tight labor market are putting some food stocks on a profit diet. Read More

If you bought a stock option, it could be “in the money.” But what does that mean? It means that, for the moment, the underlying stock has moved beyond the option’s strike price. There’s a lot to unpack in that last sentence. I’ll do so in this guide. The… Read More

If you bought a stock option, it could be “out of the money.” But what, exactly, is “out of the money”? It means that, for the moment, the underlying stock has yet to move beyond the option’s strike price. There’s a lot going on in that last sentence. I’ll break… Read More

When it comes to choosing an online broker, there are countless choices. But are some of them better for options trading than others? In a word: yes. For starters, you need to pay attention to commission costs. If you pick a broker that charges a high fee for trades, any… Read More