27 11, 2023

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Powers Higher Towards Its August 9 All-Time High: Jump in Right Now?

By |2023-11-27T17:19:35+00:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , |

By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPH), is a bio-pharmaceutical firm, that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells generic and proprietary injectable, inhalation, and intranasal products to its customers  in the United States, China, and France.  The company was incorporated in 1996 in Rancho Cucamonga, California where it is currently headquartered. It has [...]

25 11, 2023

ETF Momentum Investing – Part 2 Performance

By |2023-11-20T19:21:17+00:00November 25th, 2023|Categories: ETF, Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA The previous article provided an introduction to momentum investing. The key question on investors’ minds is how well have momentum ETFs performed since their inception, compared to common benchmarks. Initially, a handful of these ETF came to market in 2005-2006, and then many more joined the category. I used [...]

24 11, 2023

iRobot Gains 39% on Belief the EU Will Approve Amazon Takeover: 3 Things Investors Need to See

By |2023-12-07T19:47:33+00:00November 24th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Shares of iRobot (IRBT) are up more than 39% Friday morning as rumors are gaining traction that Amazon will gain approval in the EU to take over the company.  This is something that the world’s largest e-commerce giant has been working on for a while, as the deal was first announced back in August [...]

22 11, 2023

Deere & Co Falls 6% After Sharing Disappointing Outlook, But It’s Not Time to Sell DE Stock Just Yet

By |2023-12-07T19:47:36+00:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , |

Shares of Deere & Co (DE) are trading more than 6% lower Wednesday morning after the company reported fiscal 4th quarter results accompanied by a weak full-year outlook for 2024. The manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and turf equipment did perform well to finish off fiscal 2023, though. Sales may have fallen nearly 1% but [...]

21 11, 2023

Kohl’s is the Latest Retailer to Get Hit by Slowing Sales: Time to Sell KSS After it Falls 9%?

By |2023-12-07T19:47:40+00:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

It’s been a tough third quarter for retailers, who have all felt the effects of slowing consumer spending. We’ve seen similar sentiments in earnings from Target, Walmart, and now today, Kohl’s (KSS). The company reported earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, and yet, dwindling sales have sent the stock more than 9% lower in Tuesday [...]

21 11, 2023

Can You Make a Living Swing Trading?

By |2023-12-07T19:47:47+00:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: Swing Trading|Tags: , , , |

The dream of making a living through swing trading captivates many, but how attainable is this goal in reality? Can you make a living swing trading, or is this just another case of “too good to be true”? This trading style is positioned between day trading and long-term investment and demands a strategic approach and [...]

20 11, 2023

Microsoft Climbs as AI Visionary Sam Altman Joins the Team: Is the Hire Reason Enough to Buy MSFT?

By |2023-12-07T19:47:48+00:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , |

It’s been a crazy weekend in the AI world after OpenAI fired co-founder and CEO Sam Altman without warning late Friday. There was reason to believe he would be returning to the company just 48 hours later before OpenAI’s board of directors squashed that rumor, rejecting Altman’s offer. Then, tech-giant Microsoft (MSFT) capitalized on [...]

20 11, 2023

Stride Inc. Hits All-Time High This Past Wednesday, But Can It Keep Going?

By |2023-11-20T16:01:25+00:00November 20th, 2023|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Stride Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a technology-based education services company was incorporated in 2000 in Reston, Va. where it is currently headquartered. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc., but changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020.  It has $1.89 billion in annual sales and a market capitalization [...]

18 11, 2023

ETF Momentum Investing – Part 1 Background

By |2023-11-20T19:14:47+00:00November 18th, 2023|Categories: ETF, Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, VectorVest|Tags: , , , , , , , |

by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Investors and traders are always on the lookout for an edge that can provide market beating returns over specific 3- to 12- month periods, the most common length of market momentum, before the trend reverses.  That has always been and will always be a challenge that is difficult to [...]

18 11, 2023

The Best Stock Market Technical Indicators for Investing

By |2023-12-07T19:47:52+00:00November 18th, 2023|Categories: Swing Trading|Tags: , , , |

Trading indicators offer insights into market trends, price movements, and potential investment opportunities. You can think of technical stock indicators as your map on a road trip - they help inform your decision-making, empowering you to execute consistently profitable trades. However, understanding which indicators to use and how to interpret them becomes crucial with an [...]

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