Fear has been creeping back into the financial markets… Some of the talking heads on TV are warning of a market crash. Others say we’re in a “bubble of all bubbles.” It’s easy to see where they’re coming from. As measured by the S&P 500 Index, the market traded at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio …
The Chevy Impala was the bestselling car in the U.S. in the 1960s… It had a sleek design. But it was also fast and loud enough to appeal to drivers who wanted big power. Depending on the year, the car came with different powerful engine options. One was an in-line 6 cylinder. Another was a …
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Tesla’s (TSLA) stock just soared more than 70% in the past three months… That’s an incredible move higher. But even that wasn’t enough to smooth the electric-vehicle (“EV”) maker’s rough patch. The stock is still down about 3% over the past year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index is up roughly 23% over the same time …
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At this point, everyone knows the housing market is a mess… The median sale price for U.S. homes has soared nearly 28% since 2020. And multidecade-high interest rates mean that housing payments are more expensive than ever. In fact, the typical payment on a new mortgage has soared more than 90% since 2020. It now …
If you’re a finance nerd like me, you’ve probably noticed something about the VIX… It’s really low today. The Chicago Board Options Exchange introduced the Volatility Index – often just called “the VIX” – in the early 1990s. In short, the VIX measures the premiums on put and call options. That’s also known as “implied …
A lot of memorable events happened in the year 2000… Most investors know the dot-com bubble burst that March. Thousands of Internet-made millionaires turned into paupers almost overnight. That January, U.S. businessman Mark Cuban bought a majority stake in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. He paid $285 million. He just sold his controlling stake last year …
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The economy often moves slower than investors expect… For example, policies from new presidents don’t change the economy overnight. It takes time to build single-family homes. And there’s an incredible lag between interest-rate policy and real-world results. Put simply, macroeconomic trends take time to play out. Now, if you’ve been paying attention to the financial …
Folks, “Roaring Kitty” has been back in the spotlight recently… Keith Gill is better known as “Roaring Kitty” on social media. He has been a vocal proponent of GameStop (GME). And he played a role in the 2021 “short squeeze” that sent the meme stock soaring. You probably remember the event. GME shares spiked 8,000% …
Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed tomorrow, July 4, for the Fourth of July holiday. So we won’t publish our Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter. You can expect to receive your next issue on Friday, July 5. You’ve no doubt heard it dozens of times before… “Don’t put all your eggs …
It’s hard to escape the doom-and-gloom headlines… We’re in the midst of a contentious election cycle. And the first presidential debate last week was a spectacle, to say the least. In the Middle East, Israel is still at war with Hamas. And there’s still a chance that conflict will expand. Meanwhile, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
