As he stepped through my front door, he blew a big puff of smoke and tucked the vape pen into his pocket. I kept quiet, as I was in the middle of working through some remaining remodeling logistics. But I wasn’t happy about what I just saw. I later told my contractor that I did not want to see another person vape or smoke in my house. Plain and simple, vaping irritates me in much the same way that many people are irritated by the smoking of cigarettes. Maybe it has something to do with seeing kids in the parking… Read More

As he stepped through my front door, he blew a big puff of smoke and tucked the vape pen into his pocket. I kept quiet, as I was in the middle of working through some remaining remodeling logistics. But I wasn’t happy about what I just saw. I later told my contractor that I did not want to see another person vape or smoke in my house. Plain and simple, vaping irritates me in much the same way that many people are irritated by the smoking of cigarettes. Maybe it has something to do with seeing kids in the parking lot hitting their vape pen and blowing a big plume in the air, thinking it makes them look cool. In case you’re not familiar, vaping is the use of a small battery-powered device called an electronic pen, or e-cigarette. This e-cigarette heats nicotine (extracted from tobacco), flavorings and other chemicals to create a water vapor that is inhaled. The tobacco itself doesn’t ignite as it does with a traditional cigarette. So, there’s no smoke, just water vapor containing nicotine. Vape pens are also used to smoke marijuana. E-cigarettes have taken the smoking world by storm, ballooning into a multibillion-dollar industry.  —Recommended… Read More

You’ve most likely heard of the attack on a Saudi Arabian oil production facility. On September 14, a salvo of cruise missiles rained down on state-owned Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq facility, crippling infrastructure that handles 5.7 million barrels per day. Approximately 5% of the world’s entire oil supply passes through this facility, making this one of the biggest supply disruptions on record. It was worse than Hurricane Katrina, the Invasion of Kuwait, the Libyan Civil War and other such events. #-ad_banner-#As you might expect, oil prices immediately shot higher on the news. Benchmark Brent Crude spiked about 20%. West Texas Intermediate… Read More

You’ve most likely heard of the attack on a Saudi Arabian oil production facility. On September 14, a salvo of cruise missiles rained down on state-owned Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq facility, crippling infrastructure that handles 5.7 million barrels per day. Approximately 5% of the world’s entire oil supply passes through this facility, making this one of the biggest supply disruptions on record. It was worse than Hurricane Katrina, the Invasion of Kuwait, the Libyan Civil War and other such events. #-ad_banner-#As you might expect, oil prices immediately shot higher on the news. Benchmark Brent Crude spiked about 20%. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude also moved sharply higher. There has probably been an impact at your local gas station as well (mine went from $1.99 to $2.29 per gallon almost overnight). Government officials were quick to blame Iran for the strike. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went so far as to declare the unprovoked attack an overt “act of war.” And the President ordered tightened economic sanctions. Meanwhile, investors wasted little time in bidding oil-related stocks sharply higher. Within hours of the opening bell the following Monday, Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) was up 12%, Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) rallied 13%, and Apache… Read More

Unemployment fell to its lowest level since 1969. That news sparked a stock market rally on Friday and recovered most of the week’s losses. The dashed red line in the chart below shows the small loss for the week. The solid blue line is the 50-day moving average (MA). That’s an important technical level over the next few weeks. —Recommended Link— Professional Investor Reveals Shocking New Pot Opportunity If you’ve ever thought about investing in a penny pot stock. don’t! I’ve discovered a unique marijuana profit-sharing plan backed by a U.S. Federal Law. And it’s paying… Read More

Unemployment fell to its lowest level since 1969. That news sparked a stock market rally on Friday and recovered most of the week’s losses. The dashed red line in the chart below shows the small loss for the week. The solid blue line is the 50-day moving average (MA). That’s an important technical level over the next few weeks. —Recommended Link— Professional Investor Reveals Shocking New Pot Opportunity If you’ve ever thought about investing in a penny pot stock. don’t! I’ve discovered a unique marijuana profit-sharing plan backed by a U.S. Federal Law. And it’s paying a small group of regular people up to $55,563 a year. The next check run is just days away. I’ll show you how to sign up here. Before looking at the technicals in detail, I want to review the unemployment report. It was bullish on Friday but, in the long run, I don’t believe it holds much information for traders. Here’s why… Unemployment is a lagging indicator. To understand this, think about a local restaurant. Restaurants hire when business has been good. If sales increase for one week, management pushes the existing… Read More

I took the family to see the adventures of Buzz, Woody and the rest of the gang in Toy Story 4 recently. We weren’t alone — the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise has already netted over $1 billion in global box office revenue. That’s the fifth billion-dollar release for the Walt Disney studio alone this year. But what really struck me was the whole experience at the theatre and how it’s changed over the years. As an investor, this piqued my interest… I mean, is the movie business really dying after all? Could it just be that there’s an… Read More

I took the family to see the adventures of Buzz, Woody and the rest of the gang in Toy Story 4 recently. We weren’t alone — the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise has already netted over $1 billion in global box office revenue. That’s the fifth billion-dollar release for the Walt Disney studio alone this year. But what really struck me was the whole experience at the theatre and how it’s changed over the years. As an investor, this piqued my interest… I mean, is the movie business really dying after all? Could it just be that there’s an overlooked opportunity here for investors?  So I did some digging and recently shared my findings with my High-Yield Investing subscribers. And today, I’d like to share them with you… —Recommended Link— Is This Trump’s Favorite $5 Tech Stock? In early 2019 President Trump warned this company’s biggest customers to “step up their 5G efforts.” A few months later, he banned their biggest competitor from doing business in the U.S. Now, this $5 stock could turn a $10,000 stake into $234,770 this year. But timing is critical. A single mention on the evening news and this… Read More

We’ve been on a roll over at Maximum Profit lately.  Our system has identified a string of winners that my subscribers and I have been able to buy at just the right time as momentum carries the stock higher — while getting out before the tide washes out.  A significant chunk of our winners has come from the tech space to be more specific, with gains of 39% on CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), 66% on Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), and 89% on Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP). This makes sense, of course. Tech has been one of the hottest sectors during this entire… Read More

We’ve been on a roll over at Maximum Profit lately.  Our system has identified a string of winners that my subscribers and I have been able to buy at just the right time as momentum carries the stock higher — while getting out before the tide washes out.  A significant chunk of our winners has come from the tech space to be more specific, with gains of 39% on CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), 66% on Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), and 89% on Shopify (Nasdaq: SHOP). This makes sense, of course. Tech has been one of the hottest sectors during this entire bull market. And if all goes according to plan, we’ll add another to the list in short order… Our Next Big Winner… Before companies can launch a new product, or even keep producing existing products, they need to continually test their design and optimization. After all, a failed product could cripple a company. But with technology rapidly changing, it would cost firms billions to continually update their testing and design equipment and software.  That’s why most firms work with a company like Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS). #-ad_banner-#Keysight has been in the electronic measurement business since 1939. It offers electronic… Read More

For investors, an important question seems to be whether impeachment will affect the stock market. But I believe that’s the wrong question. To reframe the question, I looked back to see what history could tell us. —Recommended Link— Trump Blows Up Twitter… Sends This 5G Stock On The Ride Of Its Life President Trump sent this warning to U.S. telcoms: “Step up your 5G efforts, or get left behind.” Right now, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and others are racing to rollout their 5G networks. And one $5 stock is at the center of it all. Today,… Read More

For investors, an important question seems to be whether impeachment will affect the stock market. But I believe that’s the wrong question. To reframe the question, I looked back to see what history could tell us. —Recommended Link— Trump Blows Up Twitter… Sends This 5G Stock On The Ride Of Its Life President Trump sent this warning to U.S. telcoms: “Step up your 5G efforts, or get left behind.” Right now, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and others are racing to rollout their 5G networks. And one $5 stock is at the center of it all. Today, you have an opportunity to turn a small $5,000 stake into $117,385. but only if you act before Wall Street releases its hounds. Click here for details. There have been three previous impeachments of presidents, the most recent in 1998. The House of Representatives voted to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton on October 8, 1998. That date is highlighted in the chart below. A strong uptrend began that day. This demonstrates that impeachment is not inherently bearish. Stocks sold off in the summer of 1998 after Russia defaulted on bonds… Read More

You’ve probably noticed a recent uptick in local gasoline prices. I paid $2.29 per gallon this morning, versus $1.99 a few weeks ago. The blame can be pinned squarely on a spike in crude oil following a surprise attack on a Saudi Arabian oil production facility. In case you missed it, here is the short version… On September 14, a salvo of cruise missiles rained down on state-owned Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq facility, crippling infrastructure that handles 5.7 million barrels per day. Government officials were quick to blame Iran for the strike. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went so far as… Read More

You’ve probably noticed a recent uptick in local gasoline prices. I paid $2.29 per gallon this morning, versus $1.99 a few weeks ago. The blame can be pinned squarely on a spike in crude oil following a surprise attack on a Saudi Arabian oil production facility. In case you missed it, here is the short version… On September 14, a salvo of cruise missiles rained down on state-owned Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq facility, crippling infrastructure that handles 5.7 million barrels per day. Government officials were quick to blame Iran for the strike. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went so far as to declare the unprovoked attack an overt “act of war,” and the President ordered tightened economic sanctions. About 5% of the world’s entire oil supply passes through this facility, making this one of the biggest supply disruptions on record. Worse than Hurricane Katrina, the Invasion of Kuwait, the Libyan Civil War, and other such events. The surgical strike was designed to inflict heavy damage to key equipment in at least 17 different spots. It remains to be seen how much capacity stays offline and for how long. Benchmark Brent crude prices shot up about 20% in the aftermath, but have… Read More

The future of the cannabis industry in the United States, in the end, may come down to a man who once reportedly wrote that he was “unalterably opposed” to legalized pot.  The good news for cannabis investors: that man now sits on the advisory board of one of the fastest-growing pot companies in North America. If you missed the headlines, I’m talking about the former House Speaker from Ohio, Republican John Boehner.  So what caused the change of heart? Well, the generous view is that, like many of us who consider ourselves to be independent thinkers, the Speaker’s views…… Read More

The future of the cannabis industry in the United States, in the end, may come down to a man who once reportedly wrote that he was “unalterably opposed” to legalized pot.  The good news for cannabis investors: that man now sits on the advisory board of one of the fastest-growing pot companies in North America. If you missed the headlines, I’m talking about the former House Speaker from Ohio, Republican John Boehner.  So what caused the change of heart? Well, the generous view is that, like many of us who consider ourselves to be independent thinkers, the Speaker’s views… evolved. The cynical view might be that it’s a cash-grab. To be fair, there’s really not a lot on record regarding Boehner’s previous stances on cannabis in Congress. And Boehner, who is well-known in Capitol Hill circles for his merlot and cigarette habit, reportedly said he never really studied the issue in depth. But upon seeing a friend get relief from chronic back pain, he began to take note. Now Boehner says he is intrigued by cannabis as a treatment for the opioid crisis as well as for combat veterans and others who suffer from PTSD.  So when Boehner… Read More