Yesterday, we published part one of an exclusive interview I recently had with options expert Jared Levy within the pages of StreetAuthority Insider — a free newsletter reserved for premium StreetAuthority subscribers only. In part one (which you can read here), Jared discussed why he’s concerned with the market’s fundamentals, the Trump Trade, and why regular investors need to add his “raiding” technique to their arsenal in order to survive a possible market correction. In part two (below), Jared details why he’s worried about small-cap stocks, how they could be the “canary in the coal mine,” and how he’s already… Read More

Yesterday, we published part one of an exclusive interview I recently had with options expert Jared Levy within the pages of StreetAuthority Insider — a free newsletter reserved for premium StreetAuthority subscribers only. In part one (which you can read here), Jared discussed why he’s concerned with the market’s fundamentals, the Trump Trade, and why regular investors need to add his “raiding” technique to their arsenal in order to survive a possible market correction. In part two (below), Jared details why he’s worried about small-cap stocks, how they could be the “canary in the coal mine,” and how he’s already made 38.9% from this weakness in four days — with more gains to come. —Sponsored Link— Do You Live In One Of The 46 ‘Tobacco Money’ States? It’s no secret that tobacco kills. Most of us have been affected in one way or another by it. But thanks to a little known clause in one of the largest legal settlements ever, Big Tobacco is doling out hundreds of billions of dollars to 46 state municipalities to pay off their misdeeds. And YOU could be eligible to collect. So the only question is: Do… Read More

Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, Steve Jobs; Just the mention of these greats conjures immediate feelings about their professions. Every profession has its luminaries who carry the torch of public-facing goodwill.  Even the staid discipline of stock investing boasts personalities that are synonymous with the market itself. Every generation has produced a leading name representing personal investing to the public. Even today, in our investing-guru-saturated world, one names rises above all others when the public is asked about the stock market: Jim Cramer. In fact, a strong argument can be made that he is the most famous (not to mention powerful)… Read More

Muhammad Ali, Babe Ruth, Steve Jobs; Just the mention of these greats conjures immediate feelings about their professions. Every profession has its luminaries who carry the torch of public-facing goodwill.  Even the staid discipline of stock investing boasts personalities that are synonymous with the market itself. Every generation has produced a leading name representing personal investing to the public. Even today, in our investing-guru-saturated world, one names rises above all others when the public is asked about the stock market: Jim Cramer. In fact, a strong argument can be made that he is the most famous (not to mention powerful) stock market celebrity who has ever lived.  The Making Of A Market Legend It’s well known that Cramer can move stocks by just mentioning their names. I’ve seen sophisticated market screeners try to anticipate his picks in their own analyses. But he wasn’t always so revered. #-ad_banner-#Jim Cramer started his working life in a very humble fashion, but everything he did served to build a base for future fortune and fame. An early job was hocking ice cream as a Philadelphia Phillies stadium vendor. Indeed, his bombastic personality and loud voice were first trained in this hard scrabble sales… Read More

As markets continue to rise, volatility has been near record lows. But in the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen glimpses of a return to volatility — and a possible pullback in the works.  People forget what that’s like. They get lulled into a sense of complacency when the stock market — and their own personal portfolio — is gradually pacing up each and every day. But remember: this isn’t normal. A pullback is bound to happen sooner or later. A full-blown “correction” (when the market drops 10% or more) is completely normal. That’s why I recently interviewed our very… Read More

As markets continue to rise, volatility has been near record lows. But in the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen glimpses of a return to volatility — and a possible pullback in the works.  People forget what that’s like. They get lulled into a sense of complacency when the stock market — and their own personal portfolio — is gradually pacing up each and every day. But remember: this isn’t normal. A pullback is bound to happen sooner or later. A full-blown “correction” (when the market drops 10% or more) is completely normal. That’s why I recently interviewed our very own Jared Levy to get his take on the market, what’s going on in Washington D.C., his strategy, and what kind of trades he’s making recently. What follows is part one of a conversation we had within StreetAuthority Insider — a free newsletter reserved for premium StreetAuthority subscribers only. Stay tuned for part two tomorrow… —Sponsored Link— Small Group Uncovers Millionaire’s Simple Stock-Picking Strategy With no Wall Street experience, a chemical engineer at DuPont accidentally uncovered a powerful pattern that often appears just before a stock’s share price doubles, triples, or even quadruples — seemingly… Read More

The opening of gaming resorts in Macau (China) in 2004 was a boon to casino stocks. By the first full year of operations, Macau casinos were reporting $6.2 billion in revenue and more than twice the gaming receipts of the Las Vegas Strip that year. At its 2013 peak, Macau brought in $44.6 billion for the six companies with licenses to operate, dwarfing the $4.3 billion in gaming receipts for the entire state of Nevada. #-ad_banner-#But measures by the Chinese government to slow currency outflows weighed on Macau in the two years through 2015, and casino stocks got hammered. With… Read More

The opening of gaming resorts in Macau (China) in 2004 was a boon to casino stocks. By the first full year of operations, Macau casinos were reporting $6.2 billion in revenue and more than twice the gaming receipts of the Las Vegas Strip that year. At its 2013 peak, Macau brought in $44.6 billion for the six companies with licenses to operate, dwarfing the $4.3 billion in gaming receipts for the entire state of Nevada. #-ad_banner-#But measures by the Chinese government to slow currency outflows weighed on Macau in the two years through 2015, and casino stocks got hammered. With slow growth in the United States and falling revenue in Asia, investor sentiment fell to a point not seen since the 2008 crisis. Now a new market is opening, one that could rival Macau as a top global gaming destination. Estimates put gaming receipts as high as $25 billion in the initial years — and that could be just the beginning. On top of the upside from this new market, fundamentals are improving for the Macau market and for casino stocks themselves. Investor sentiment could be ready to come back to the industry in a big way. Place Your Bets… Read More