SummaryDon’t follow the Value herd, unless you want to get slaughtered.Be contrarian, the run to Value is unsustainable. Generally, the worst junk jumped the highest. That can’t last.If you are a seasoned fast money trader, go ahead have a ball. I’ve seen this movie, it doesn’t end well for the typical trader.As the momentum traders […]
Continue readingDistillate Capital recently released its Q1 2020 Investor Letter, a copy of which you can download below. The Distillate Capital’s U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value (U.S. FSV) strategy posted a return of -19.39% for the quarter (net of fees), outperforming its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index which returned -19.60% in the same quarter. You should […]
Continue readingWhile recovery has slowed somewhat over the past month, markets continue to bounce back from their March lows. However, the novel coronavirus has done lasting damage. For some companies — airlines in particular — there is no clear path back to normalcy. Others were already in trouble, and the pandemic was the final straw. This […]
Continue readingThe U.S. economy is in dire straights following a near-complete shutdown of business activity in April. Now, things are reopening, and the light at the end of the tunnel is shining brighter. But while the days of total shutdowns appear to be over, most experts recommend consumers operate with a high degree of caution. With […]
Continue readingeBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) stock is an interesting one to analyze. Founded in 1995, the multinational e-commerce company was one of several success stories that came out of the dot-com bubble. Since that time, it has seldom dominated headlines like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth your attention.Still, the lack of headlines […]
Continue readingThe novel coronavirus has made Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) stock seem like a movie star forced to take up a regular job.For now, MRO stock isn’t living the high life. Shares that traded a year ago at $14.50 opened May 27 at a little over $6. Rather than talk about the losses, analysts are quick to tell […]
Continue readingWhich stocks are leading the pack out on Wall Street? Biotechs. Understandably, investors have taken a more cautious approach when navigating the confused financial environment, but focus is locking in on the biotech sector as it has been able to withstand the COVID-19-induced pressure on the market. Proving to be relatively defensive, the biotech indexes, […]
Continue readingThe Materials Sector and more specifically, the Iron Ore Mining industry, doesn’t get much love these days. Two Iron Ore makers we track at Zacks are down -32% YTD.However, I caught a bullish Zacks Industry Rank thread I wanted to follow: The Iron Ore Mining industry group is currently ranked at #21 out of 256 […]
Continue readingDelta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) shares have showed little in the way of growth over the past two years. And with the novel coronavirus, DAL stock has absolutely tanked.In the two months since the market took a historic plunge, DAL stock has struggled to put together anything resembling a recovery. In fact, despite securing CARES Act […]
Continue readingThroughout March and April, the novel coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, consumers were under stay-at-home orders, and investors looked for stocks to buy to play the stay-at-home trend. Names like video teleconferencing giant Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM), remote enterprise work communications platform Slack (NYSE:WORK), e-commerce solutions provider Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) and telemedicine leader Teladoc (NASDAQ:TDOC) come to mind. All of […]
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