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These Hedge Funds Show How Broken the Market Is Today

Dear Reader, Mid-May is always an important time for me – and the markets. It’s when we get a look at the 13F filings among the big hedge funds. This is historically an opportunity for some of the best stock...

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There is a huge opportunity in this policy shift

Dear Reader, This is the most important story you’re not hearing right now. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put forth new carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel power plants. This proposal aims to combat climate change and safeguard public...

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The End of Coal Is Coming – Here’s How to Profit

Dear Reader, I can’t believe my eyes. The Environmental Protection Agency just announced NEW provisions that would effectively end coal-fired power plants as we know it. The new rules would require extremely lofty investments to eliminate carbon emissions. Congress should...

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Just Buy the Dang Dig Already

Dear Reader, Buy the dip. Keep buying the dip. Never stop buying the dip. Yesterday was another reminder that traders must take a chance when the S&P 500 falls into the third standard deviation on a one-day chart. I lost...

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D.C.’s Political Theater Will Have Real Consequences for Your Money

Dear Reader, “Nobody knows how far you can go with a paper currency before it gets out of control, particularly if you are the world’s reserve currency.” Those were Warren Buffett’s words over the weekend at Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRKB) annual...

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The Debt Ceiling Trade is Gonna Be Insane…

Dear Reader, As I noted this morning, Janet Yellen is again focused on the debt ceiling… with all the wrong reasons at play. The central banker-turned-Treasury Secretary has been calling around to CEOs to warn about a “catastrophe” should the...

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D.C. Is About to Drive Unwary Investors Over a Cliff – Here’s What to Do

Dear Reader, How many central bankers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Don’t answer that yet. Last week, the Fed raised interest rates by another 25 basis points. As the market continues a pattern of structured selling (which...

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I Called Oil’s Rebound on Air Yesterday – Here’s How to Trade It

Dear Reader, Yesterday, I went into my live room at Flashpoint Trader and showed members a chart I use to call the bottom for various sectors. This was a straight head-banger victory. Today, oil prices are ripping higher off oversold...

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Morning Update: The Jobs Report Is Out – Time to Trade Options

This morning, the Labor Department released its monthly update on U.S. jobs. The general expectation was for slower job growth in April, with around 178,000 new jobs. What we got was much, much more; nonfarm payrolls rose by 253,000. Unemployment...

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Be Ready – Apple Could Tank the Market or Save It

Dear Reader, As the market reels from bank failures, debt ceiling standoffs, and unstable valuations, investors are looking at Apple Inc. (AAPL) as a potential – keyword, potential – island of stability. With Q2 earnings expected at $1.43 per share and revenues of $92.1...

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