My 10 stocks for a core portfolio–you’ll have to sign up as a member (it’s free) to read the post with all the “why’s” in the Jim’s Extra section of this site
I think a well-constructed portfolio should resemble an onion. (Yes, to continue the analogy, it may make you cry in the short term, but the end result after cooking time is yummy.) At the center of that onion is a core built of stocks with extremely high,...
Your 10 Best Stocks for a Core Portfolio–and the “Why” for each pick
I think a well-constructed portfolio should resemble an onion. (Yes, to continue the analogy, it may make you cry in the short term, but the end result after cooking time is yummy.) At the center of that onion is a core built of stocks with extremely high,...
Watch My New YouTube Video: Quick Pick Albemarle
Today I posted my two-hundred-and-seventy-second YouTube Video: Quick Pick Albemarle Want to grow your portfolio and protect it too? In the toughest investing market in 40 years? Grab my eBook, Your Best Investing Strategy for the Next 5 Years: Free download for...
My stock pick lithium producer Albemarle hits all time high before pulling back to close with 2.71% gain on the day
Lithium producer Albemarle (ALB) closed up 2.71% today after hitting an all-time high of $298.17 in intraday trading. The shares closed at $295.68. The gains for Albemarle, and across the lithium sector, came as Goldman Sachs upgraded lithium battery maker Freyr...
Please watch my new YouTube video: Trend of the Week Danger of a Lithium Drought
My one-hundredth-and-forty-first YouTube video “Trend of the Week: Danger of a Lithium Drought” went up today. My Trend of the Week video looks at the effects of Chile’s 15-year drought on global lithium production and prices. In particular, I look...
Everything EV was up today on news of soaring new registrations
New registrations for electric vehicles jumped 60% in the first quarter of 2022 from the first quarter of 2021. according to Experian Automotive. Electric vehicles made up an all-time record 4.6% of the total market. The news was even more positive given that overall...
Today it looks more like a bear market rally
In my weekend Saturday Night Quarterback on my subscription JubakAM.com site I said that this week would, probably, answer the question of whether Friday’s big bounce was just a bounce, the start of a buy on the dip rally, or even a bear market rally with a bit...
U.S. to ban Russian oil and natural gas–Brent hits $131 a barrel, WTI $127
The United States will ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia, President Biden announced Tuesday. I’ve tried to pin down the exact timing and implementation of the ban (I don’t see these details in the executive order as released by the White...
Please watch my new YouTube video : Steady vs. hot hands
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My one-hundredth-and second YouTube video “Strong vs. hot hands” went up today. Hello there! Today I’m looking at a few stocks that exemplify what most experienced...
Get used to it: Today I was an investing genius; yesterday I was an investing idiot; tomorrow?
Yesterday I owned the wrong stocks. Ford Motor (F) fell another 0.51%. Lithium producer Albemarle (ALB) dropped 1.39%. Deere (DE) gave up 1.38%. Today I owned the right stocks. Ford was up 3.55%. Albemarle gained 6.02%. Deere picked up 1.59%. And other stocks in my...
Please watch my new YouTube video: Trend of the Week A New Commodity Super Cycle
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My eighty-ninth YouTube video “Trend of the Week: A new commodity super cycle” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video....
Will a 5% drop bring out the buy on the dippers? Not, I’d argue, until the People’s Bank makes a move
The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell another 1.70% today and it’s now down 3.94% from the September 2 high. As the index dropped last week (again) and over the weekend, lots of Wall Street money managers said Hey, stocks were over-valued and news from...
Watch my new YouTube video: “Quick Pick Albemarle:
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My forty-eighth YouTube video “Quick Pick: Albemarle” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
So far it’s just a typical September slump
I found myself humming “I scare myself” this morning as the market continued its September selling. The Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks song pretty much sums up the market action this morning. We all know that stocks go down in September so we’re sending...
Senate passes infrastructure bill heavy on traditional road, rail, and water spending–so guess which stocks went up today?
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that the Senate passed today–roughly half of that represents new spending–still faces a tough go in the House of Representatives where progressive Democrats have criticized the measure as light on dollars to fight...
Stocks extend growth fears, selling today–how far does this go?
Today, Monday, July 19, stocks accelerated their retreat from the end of last week on fears that a fourth wave of the pandemic, fueled by the Delta variant, will crush hopes that the economy is headed back to normal. As of the close New York the Standard &...
OPEC+ is in crisis again–but since no one knows quite what the result is likely to be, we’ve had big swings in sentiment and prices in the oil market (and in banks, other commodities, and the inflation/deflation play) today
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its affiliated oil producers (OPEC+) abandoned their Monday meeting after days of tense talks failed to result in an agreement on a tentative deal to increase production, and even over how to measure production....
Today the market looks a lot like “before the Fed Wednesday”
Remember way back at the beginning of last week? That is before the Federal Reserve signaled on Wednesday that more of the members of its Open Market Committee were thinking about raising interest rates sooner than previously expected. Re-opening stocks, value stocks,...
Everything is down this morning! I’m nibbling at these stocks
Yesterday tech tumbled but utilities, commodities like copper and even gold, and many “vaccine recovery” plays gained. Today almost everything is down. Which to me is a sign that this now 6-day downturn is getting closer to an end. Right now, as of 1:30...
A wild day for stock gains–although you wouldn’t know it from the indexes
At the close today the Standard & Poor’s 500 was down 0.19%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended dead even. The NASDAQ Composite “soared” 0.07%. It wasn’t until you looked at the Russell 2000 small cap index that you saw any signs of...
Watch my YouTube video on 5 stocks for a Biden market
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The fourth YouTube video on 5 Stocks for a Biden market went up today. You can see it below: Please watch and follow (and like) my...
I’m adding shares of SMOG to my Jubak Picks Portfolio tomorrow
The stock market rally that started so strong this morning as Democrats, surprisingly, rode to victory in both Georgia Senate races, took a big step backwards as the day wore on with scenes of rioters roaming the hall of Congress in an effort to overturn the November...
Lithium stocks bounce back as market downgrades Tesla threat
On Wednesday, September 23, shares of Albemarle (ALB) and SQM (SQM), the two dominant lithium producers in the world, fell 11.56% and 11.82%, respectively, on an announcement at Tesla’s (TSLA) Battery Day that the electric car maker would start its own lithium...
That’s not a good sign: Selling accelerated during the session today
At 1 p.m. New York time the Standard & Poor’s 500 was down 0.25%. At the close it was lower by 2.37% The pick up in selling was led by big tech stocks. Amazon (AMZN), for example was down 1.57% at 1 p.m. and 2.32% at the close. Microsoft was down 1.22% but...
Albemarle beats on earnings, sees rising lithium deman
After the market close yesterday, Albemarle (ALB) announced fourth quarter 2018 earnings that beat Wall Street earnings estimates of $1.47 by 6 cents a share and reported revenues grew 7.4% year over year to $921.7 million, against the $894.5 million consensus. The...
Buying Albermarle today for my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Who says the collapse of the Turkish lira and of the Turkish stock market isn’t good news for anyone? While it’s certainly true that the troubles in Turkey–which have become worse as the country’s relationship with the United States has tipped...
Turmoil isn’t done in lithium sector with volatility at SQM and ALB
The announcement of a deal between Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera de Chile (SQM) and Chile’s development agency CORFO that resolves a long-standing dispute on royalty rates and that would allow SQM to expand lithium production from the brines at government-owned...
In fourth quarter Albemarle tripled lithium quota in Chile
I’d never suggest you should ignore the numbers–for the fourth quarter lithium and bromine producer Albemarle (ALB) reported earnings of 78 cents a share, 5 cents a share more than Wall Street was expecting. But the big news the company had to report for...
Buying lithium producer Albemarle in my long-term 50 Stocks portfolio
On Tuesday, since U.S. markets are closed on Monday, I’ll be adding shares of Albemarle (ALB) to my long-term 50 Stocks portfolio. The shares closed at $91.92 on Friday, February 17. After the 2015 acquisition of Rockwood Holdings, Albemarle is the world’s...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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