Time to add an airline stock? I’d say yes: Adding Delta to Jubak Picks
From my perspective, there are good reasons to almost never own an airline stock. The industry doesn’t make money. The investing saw is that over the sector’s history it has broken even–at best. Airline stocks are extremely cyclical with swings from...
Buying Wells Fargo in Jubak Picks ahead of earnings
Wells Fargo (WFC) is scheduled to report fourth quarter 2021 earnings on Friday, January 14. The bank is expected to be one of the few big money center banks to show a significant increase in earnings for the lat quarter of 2021 from the fourth quarter of 2020 (when...
Ford gains 11.7% today on news that it will double production capacity of F-150 electric pickup
As of the close New York today Ford Motor (F) shares were up 11.67% after the company announced it would nearly double production capacity to meet demand for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. The price of $24.31 is a 21-year high for Ford’s...
Ford Motor moves strongly higher on news of huge pre-orders for electric F-150 Lightning pickup
Ford Motor (F) CEO Jim Farley said yesterday, December 9, that pre-orders for the soon-to-launch F-150 Lightning pickup truck are so great that it had to stop taking reservations. “We are completely oversubscribed with our battery electric vehicles, Lightning...
Remember that volatility creates volatility–time to look to some tax loss selling (like Nektar)
With the VIX “fear index” falling back closer to “normal” levels–it dropped to 21.89 yesterday from 31.12 on December 1–it sure feels like the extreme volatility of the end of November and early December is on the ebb. The move to...
Adding Bristol-Myers Squibb to my Jubak Picks Portfolio tomorrow
As I noted in my posts over the weekend, I think that along with all the general volatility and the rotation away from high moment and higher price-to-earnings ratio technology stocks, the last week or so saw a rotation into “safe” haven stocks such as...
A stock isn’t a buy just because it’s cheaper than it was–Lessons from Disney on when to buy on the dip
After a huge rally like we’re had this year, it’s easy to fall into one of the most common buy on the dip traps. Just because a stock is cheaper than it was, it’s not necessarily a bargain. There’s nothing that says a stock has to return to its...
Danaher is Pick #6 for end of the year momentum and raising target price in Jubak Picks
It’s hard today, November 30, to find any stock with the kind of momentum that I’m looking for in the last month of 2021. Apple (AAPL) looks like a good possibility, which is why I made it Pick #5 in my Market Melt Up Special Report on my subscription site...
Selling Zebra Technologies out of Jubak Picks tomorrow
When I bought Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) back on June 28, 2021, I thought the stock was moderately over-valued. But that, like many over-valued stocks with momentum, it would move higher. I set a target price then of $596 a share. Well, moderately over-valued has...
Buying Generac Holdings on the dip and on “not enough” global climate conference results
I wouldn’t call the Glasgow Global Climate Summit, which wraps up on November 12, a failure. The pledge to reduce methane emissions is an important step forward: Methane is an extremely powerful global warming gas. And the promise of a big step up in global...
Ford raises 2121 earnings forecast and reinstates dividend
So far Ford Motor (F) is meeting the expectations I had when I added it to the Jubak Picks Portfolio on June 9, 2021. On Wednesday, October 27, the company raised its earnings forecast (EBITDA) for 2121 to $10.5 billion to $11.5 billion on an improved supply of chips,...
Selling Advanced Micro Devices out of Jubak Picks tomorrow, September 30
With supply chain “glitches” continuing to shred revenue and earnings forecasts for technology companies such as Micro Technology (MU) on Tuesday of this week, I think the risk/reward trade off from a high momentum chip stock such as Advanced Micro Devices...
Ford one of few stocks in green today on electric F150 moves
Shares of Ford Motor (F) were one of the few stocks closing in the green today with a gain of 1.20% to $14.33 a share. Yesterday, September 27, Ford announced that it looking to hire 11,000 new workers and that it would spend an additional $11.4 billion to build...
As promised in my YouTube QuickPick video on PANW, I’m adding OKTA to my cybersecurity picks
In last week’s YouTube video QuickPick of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) I promised a longer take on the cybersecurity sector and another pick for my portfolios to go with Palo Alto Systems and CrowdStrike (CRWD). This post is that (somewhat) longer take and OKTA...
Watch my new YouTube video: “QuickPick Palo Alto Networks”
I’m starting up my videos on again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My forty-fifth YouTube video “QuickPick: Palo Alto Networks” went up today. The post to add another cybersecurity pick to my portfolios will go up this evening. Palo Alto...
Ford gains on doubling of production target for electric F-150 pickup
Shares of Ford Motor (F) are up 2.75% as of the close in New York today, August 24, on news that the company has doubled its production target for the F-150 Lightning because of strong early demand for the full-sized electric pickup truck ahead of its 2022 launch. The...
Watch my new You Tube Video: 3 China stocks to buy but not now
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My forty-second YouTube video “3 China stocks to buy but not now”-went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it below:...
How much of a hedge do you need–and how much can you afford
I try to use big up and (especially) down days in the stock market to stress test my portfolio. One of the things I look to learn from a high volatility down days is how the hedges that I’ve put on to protect my portfolio work under big stress. So, for example,...
Selling Meituan and Naspers to cut China exposure
Last Wednesday, July 28, Chinese financial regulators told big investors–banks and investment groups heavily exposed to China’s stock market–not to worry. China’s financial markets were sound and despite the fears engendered by the...
Taiwan Semiconductor earnings on Thursday upended chip stocks–here’s why
On Thursday, July 15, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the world’s leading chip foundry, reported earnings of 93 cents a share for the second quarter, up 18% year over year. That was inline with analyst estimates. Sales rose 28%. The company raised its...
Watch my new YouTube video: QuickPick–3 reasons to buy Deere
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. My thirty-fourth YouTube video “QuickPick: 3 reasons to buy Deere” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
Buying AMD shares and options tomorrow as my play on a second quarter earnings season surprise
Yesterday in my video “3 Picks for an Earnings Blowout” I argued the case that even the 61% second quarter year to year jump in earnings in the Wall Street analyst consensus was unerstated. For example, I noted that the current estimate of $44.91 a share...
With Fed stress test behind them, banks announce deluge of dividend increases and share buybacks
That didn’t take long. On Thursday the Federal Reserve reported that all 23 big banks tested in its annual stress test, passed. Which means that the last remaining restrictions on dividend increases and share buybacks are now history. Yesterday big banks started...
Buying Martin Marietta Materials in my Jubak Picks Portfolio to add to infrastructure plays
On Monday, June 28, I’ll be adding shares of Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) to my Jubak Picks Portfolio to increase my exposure to the infrastructure sector after the Thursday, June 24, announcement at the White House of a bipartisan infrastructure deal. You...
Watch my new YouTube Video: 5 stock picks for the infrastructure deal
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The twenty-ninth YouTube video “5 stock picks for the infrastructure deal” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
Wednesday copper price played a little catch up with copper stocks
Copper stocks have been moving steadily higher recently in anticipation of a turn in the eight week downward trend in the price of copper itself. Now the price of copper is showing some of the upward movement that the rally in copper stocks anticipated. For example,...
Take that Ford: GM will boost spending on electric and autonomous vehicles by 30% through 2025
General Motors (GM) will boost global spending on electric and autonomous vehicles to $35 billion through 2025. That’s a 30% jump over its last spending plan, Reuters reported today. The No. 1 U.S. automaker will build two additional U.S. battery plants and...
Investors see a theme to buy in CyberSecurity stocks today
Investors looking for a theme to buy in an expensive market where the Standard & Poor’s 500 hit a new all-time high yesterday today, June 11, looked to Cyber Security stocks. And why not with the newest round of ransomware attacks clearly not the last...
Adding Ford to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Today I made Ford (F) my fifth pick for a falling market in my Special Report: Five Picks and Five Hedges for a Falling Market on my JubakAM.com subscription site. Some of the logic of that pick is laid in n more detail in the Special Report. With momentum stocks...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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