Jimmy Butts is the Chief Investment Strategist for Maximum Profit and Capital Wealth Letter, and a regular contributor to StreetAuthority Insider. Prior to joining StreetAuthority, Jimmy came from the financial services and banking industry where he worked as a Financial Advisor. There he specialized in providing customized retirement solutions for individuals. Jimmy graduated from Boise State University with a degree in business administration and finance. He also spent multiple years studying language, international business and finance in both Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina. At one point he held his series 6, 63, 65 and 26 securities licenses. When he's not combing through financial statements or reading about finance, Jimmy enjoys being outdoors.

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Three months’ worth of gains gone in less than a week… On October 10, U.S. stocks saw their largest drop since February. This came on the heels of four consecutive down days, wiping out the hard-earned gains the S&P 500 had made over the last three months. —Recommended Link— URGENT NEWS: Experts Warn Your Pension Is “A Disaster Waiting To Happen” Save your retirement from miserly interest rates and an overstretched stock market with our special “Executive Dividends” Program… Learn more inside. It’s amazing how quickly profits can vanish. One day you’re sitting on some tidy unrealized gains and… Read More

Three months’ worth of gains gone in less than a week… On October 10, U.S. stocks saw their largest drop since February. This came on the heels of four consecutive down days, wiping out the hard-earned gains the S&P 500 had made over the last three months. —Recommended Link— URGENT NEWS: Experts Warn Your Pension Is “A Disaster Waiting To Happen” Save your retirement from miserly interest rates and an overstretched stock market with our special “Executive Dividends” Program… Learn more inside. It’s amazing how quickly profits can vanish. One day you’re sitting on some tidy unrealized gains and the next you’re in the red. Pretty soon your fight-or-flight instincts kick in and you begin making decisions emotionally. You get a pit in your stomach. Your judgment becomes cloudy. And all you focus on is the losses. This is how the market looks when you’re emotions are running high… You’re laser-focused on the losses. And rightfully so — nobody wants to lose their hard-earned money. But keep in mind that the pain of loss is stronger than the joy of gain (a phenomenon known as loss aversion). #-ad_banner-#But don’t let that fear and emotion take control over… Read More

It felt as if somebody just flipped a switch. On September 28, the last trading day of the third quarter, everything was hunky-dory: major indices were trading near records and investment managers were about to put yet another great quarter to… Read More

The first three weeks of October were the worst for the S&P 500 since 2015, according to data from Bloomberg. The broad index was lower by more than 5% through Oct. 19 with Industrials and Materials plunging 7.6% and 9.6% this month. The rout comes as third quarter earnings promise to show another stellar quarter for corporations. Companies in the S&P 500 are expected to report earnings growth over 20% on a year-over-year basis. The selloff has come on two words mentioned overwhelmingly in management guidance. —Recommended Link— How Does Trump Really Feel About… Read More

The first three weeks of October were the worst for the S&P 500 since 2015, according to data from Bloomberg. The broad index was lower by more than 5% through Oct. 19 with Industrials and Materials plunging 7.6% and 9.6% this month. The rout comes as third quarter earnings promise to show another stellar quarter for corporations. Companies in the S&P 500 are expected to report earnings growth over 20% on a year-over-year basis. The selloff has come on two words mentioned overwhelmingly in management guidance. —Recommended Link— How Does Trump Really Feel About Weed? Ask Boehner Former Speaker Boehner has the president’s ear. He’s leading America’s $10.8 billion marijuana revolution. It’s America’s most exciting and controversial industry John Boehner wants to help you make a fortune. Exclusive Story. Those two words are being used to explain 3Q weakness but more importantly are being held as a warning of diminished sales growth and earnings to come. It’s not “trade war” or “interest rates” that are scaring Wall Street. Those two words are “foreign exchange.” #-ad_banner-#FactSet searched earnings call transcripts of the 24 S&P 500 companies reporting through Oct. 11… Read More

There are many reasons investors might get bullish about a company: high yields, low valuations, strong growth or simply a product they like. Ultimately, though, we invest because we want a company’s shares to make money for us, via price appreciation and, in many cases, a dividend. There is no stone left unturned in trying to find a stock that can potentially appreciate faster than the market. —Recommended Link— URGENT NEWS: Experts Warn Your Pension Is “A Disaster Waiting to Happen” Save your retirement from miserly interest rates and an overstretched stock market with our special “Executive Dividends” Program…… Read More

There are many reasons investors might get bullish about a company: high yields, low valuations, strong growth or simply a product they like. Ultimately, though, we invest because we want a company’s shares to make money for us, via price appreciation and, in many cases, a dividend. There is no stone left unturned in trying to find a stock that can potentially appreciate faster than the market. —Recommended Link— URGENT NEWS: Experts Warn Your Pension Is “A Disaster Waiting to Happen” Save your retirement from miserly interest rates and an overstretched stock market with our special “Executive Dividends” Program… Learn more inside. But who knows more about a company than its insiders: senior management, various executives or members of the board of directors? They are intimately aware of a company’s ultimate direction, its prospects, and they should understand way better than you and me its investment story and outlook. Insider trading is regulated (for instance, insiders cannot just buy or sell shares in their companies — they have to get preapprovals for any such transactions), which means that #-ad_banner-#insider activity can be followed via regulatory filings. The Screen With this in mind, I went on a search for… Read More

Today, on the heels of market volatility and also on the market’s concerns about the competitiveness of Nektar Pharmaceuticals’ (Nasdaq: NKTR) leading cancer-fighting drug candidate, this stock declined past our recommended stop-loss of $44.51. This triggered a sell signal for a loss of about… Read More

I had a fantastic experience at the Blockchain Shift conference in Miami earlier this month. Billing itself as ushering in the “4th Industrial Revolution,” the event brought together over 2,000 blockchain experts and investors to help raise awareness of the transformational nature of the blockchain and cryptocurrency. —Recommended Link— New Retirement Solution: “Executive Dividends” Issued by some of the biggest corporations in America but unreported by the press, these “Executive Dividends” can be worth a fortune–if you know where to look… See how to cash in HERE, starting at $3,080 per month. The enthusiasm at the event was contagious. Read More

I had a fantastic experience at the Blockchain Shift conference in Miami earlier this month. Billing itself as ushering in the “4th Industrial Revolution,” the event brought together over 2,000 blockchain experts and investors to help raise awareness of the transformational nature of the blockchain and cryptocurrency. —Recommended Link— New Retirement Solution: “Executive Dividends” Issued by some of the biggest corporations in America but unreported by the press, these “Executive Dividends” can be worth a fortune–if you know where to look… See how to cash in HERE, starting at $3,080 per month. The enthusiasm at the event was contagious. Despite the recent negative performance of cryptocurrency, seeing the excitement of the financial experts in attendance left little doubt that the blockchain is the future. #-ad_banner-#My key takeaway from the conference is the way blockchain is changing the real world. It is via this soon-to-be volcanic change that blockchain and cryptocurrency will quickly become mainstream. Improvements to internet security, financial markets, banking, money transfer, and even legal contracts clearly signal how quickly the world is shifting to the blockchain. However, I also learned that most cryptocurrencies on the market today will not last for long. In fact, the experts are… Read More

If you check your portfolio religiously like I do, you’ve probably noticed that certain holdings tend to show exaggerated price movements relative to the market. During last week’s two-day 5.3% plunge in the S&P 500, these holdings might have dropped 6% or 7%. And on Friday’s 1.4% recovery, they may have bounced 2% or 3%. —Recommended Link— Does Your Dividend Strategy Do This? One simple strategy is helping folks enjoy retirement more. In fact, the $2,194 Annie from Nevada makes with this method covers all her monthly expenses. The $1,100 that Gordon from California earns makes life easier each… Read More

If you check your portfolio religiously like I do, you’ve probably noticed that certain holdings tend to show exaggerated price movements relative to the market. During last week’s two-day 5.3% plunge in the S&P 500, these holdings might have dropped 6% or 7%. And on Friday’s 1.4% recovery, they may have bounced 2% or 3%. —Recommended Link— Does Your Dividend Strategy Do This? One simple strategy is helping folks enjoy retirement more. In fact, the $2,194 Annie from Nevada makes with this method covers all her monthly expenses. The $1,100 that Gordon from California earns makes life easier each month. And Curtis of Washington State puts the $4,200 he collects monthly toward home improvements. Discover the strategy that can enrich your life, too… Of course, sometimes there are concrete reasons (like earnings) to explain a sharp price swing up or down. But I’m not talking about an isolated movement triggered by company-specific news. I’m simply referring to the way certain stocks react to the normal ebb and flow of the market. Some are inherently more sensitive to general fluctuations than others. #-ad_banner-#These outliers always seem to be brighter green on good days, but also deeper in the red on… Read More

The market shook many long-term investors to the core last week. Global stock markets plunged, causing many to doubt their strategy. I decided to take a closer look and determine why the selling happened. I discovered that it wasn’t a single factor that resulted in the plunge, but rather a combination of factors. —Recommended Link— This Tiny Biotech Is Set To Disrupt A $133 Billion Market It’s like something straight out of science-fiction… According to our research, the U.S. Army has invested in a small biotech company with a breakthrough technology using the DNA of spiders. We’re not kidding. Read More

The market shook many long-term investors to the core last week. Global stock markets plunged, causing many to doubt their strategy. I decided to take a closer look and determine why the selling happened. I discovered that it wasn’t a single factor that resulted in the plunge, but rather a combination of factors. —Recommended Link— This Tiny Biotech Is Set To Disrupt A $133 Billion Market It’s like something straight out of science-fiction… According to our research, the U.S. Army has invested in a small biotech company with a breakthrough technology using the DNA of spiders. We’re not kidding. Not only could it change the future of warfare — it has a host of unique properties that could lead to a range of applications, allowing early investors to strike it rich. To get all the fascinating details, go here. This article lists seven factors (in order of importance) that caused the market chaos. I firmly believe each of these bearish forces contributed to the market plunge. Some are traditional fundamental reasons, while others are related to today’s market structure. Together, there can be only one result: a market sell-off. Here are 7 reasons for the plunge: 1. Blame The… Read More