A new, worrying narrative is popping up in the financial media… In short, many so-called experts have started recommending “bottom fishing.” Bottom-fishing is exactly what it sounds like. It’s the practice of buying supposedly cheap and beaten-up companies in hopes that they’ll turn around and lead you to profits. But of course, it doesn’t always …
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We’re dealing with high inflation here in the U.S. much like we did in the 1970s. So naturally, in response, folks are jumping to another common 1970s term… Stagflation. You’ve probably seen this topic on the news at some point this year. It’s a mainstream media favorite. But here’s the deal… It’s nothing more than …
If you’re a chart junkie like I am, you might’ve noticed a significant bounce recently… In short, government bonds rallied off their mid-June lows. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) is up roughly 7% from its June 14 low. That’s a big move for a long-duration exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Shorter-duration government-bond ETFs like …
Gold is acting strange… You see, most investors expect the precious metal’s value to rise when stocks are performing poorly. And they expect it to rise in times of recessionary fears. Of course, both scenarios are playing out right now… The S&P 500 Index is down a staggering 18% from its early January peak. And …
Folks, the U.S. is on fire in terms of inflation… The year-over-year increase in the Consumer Price Index recently reached 8.6%. That’s the highest level since December 1981. And yet, California thinks we should try to put out the biggest inflation fire in more than four decades with more gasoline. I’m not kidding… By gasoline, …
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Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Because of that, we won’t publish the Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter. Look for your next issue on Tuesday, June 21. Interest rates are on the move yet again… Almost everyone has talked about interest rates …
Maybe you missed this Wall Street Journal headline in early June… Frankly, this kind of thing is common in the grand scheme of finance. But the reason behind this particular resignation doesn’t happen every day… You see, Asoka Woehrmann was the chief executive of Deutsche Bank’s funds arm, DWS, until last Thursday. That’s when he …
Regular Chaikin PowerFeed readers know all about the Power Gauge… Chaikin Analytics founder Marc Chaikin came out of retirement to build this powerful system. And he set out to help individual investors level the playing field with Wall Street. The Power Gauge uses 20 individual factors to analyze more than 4,000 stocks and exchange-traded funds. …
The nightmares are becoming more common… I’m a member of a Facebook group with about 1.2 million international female travelers. And in recent weeks, it’s clear that folks are having more trouble getting around… You see, every third post seems to involve some kind of travel horror story. Airlines are rescheduling flights left and right. …
Most folks don’t understand how the Volatility Index (“VIX”) really works… Like many financial tools, it’s somewhat convoluted. Most people think the VIX measures the current volatility of the market. But in reality, the VIX actually measures how much volatility investors expect over the next month. Essentially, the Chicago Board Options Exchange designed a formula …
