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Clif-Droke

Clif Droke

For over 20 years, he has worked as a writer, analyst and editor of several market-oriented advisory services and has written several books on technical trading in the stock market, including “Channel Buster: How to Trade the Most Profitable Chart Pattern” and “The Stock Market Cycles.”

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The attention of activist investors can help catalyze major changes at underperforming companies, and these two big-name companies are attracting it in spades.
Lost in the frenzy surrounding all things AI are companies that fall under the “boring but important” category. This includes producers of everyday things we often take for granted but which are nonetheless crucial for the smooth functioning of countless segments of the economy. To be fair, these otherwise “boring” industries quite often provide investors with outsized opportunities for profit due to their under-the-radar nature.
Agricultural stocks look poised for a sector-wide reversal in 2025, and Bunge Global (BG) is a smart, contrarian way to play it.
From inflation, bond yields and precious metals to electric vehicles and volatility, these are the key market trends I’m following for the year ahead.
Shareholder activism is a strong potential catalyst for turnaround stocks, and these two companies are in the crosshairs of activist shareholders.
A liquidity tailwind has helped drive the equity markets to fresh all-time highs, and with that likely to continue into 2025 (and a new Presidential administration) these are the three asset classes I like most.
While Wall Street waits for Santa to appear this December, smart money is paying close attention to junk bonds as a sign of what early 2025 could have in store.
Many are surprised to learn that the concept of telehealth wasn’t a direct result of the Covid pandemic in 2020. Indeed, the practice of online consultations between patients and medical personnel has been practiced for over 20 years, and this month’s featured company is arguably the first one to bring it to global prominence.
While it’s not garnering the same attention as stocks, gold has quietly matched the return of the S&P 500 this year in a notable bull market for the yellow metal. Here are two ways to play it.
Transportation stocks are finally setting new highs (and thus offering a bullish confirmation according to Dow Theory), and these three travel-related stocks still have room to rally.
With the approach of the Christmas shopping season, we’re heading into what’s regarded as prime “restaurant season,” as the holidays typically see more foot traffic than any other time of the year, and with December historically the highest-selling month for U.S. restaurants.

Today, we introduce a stock that’s poised to take advantage of the holiday shopping boom - and the ongoing post-Covid recovery in the trillion-dollar industry.
Inverse, bear, and short ETFs have certainly underperformed this year, but is that enough to make a contrarian case for investing in them in 2025?
For much of the last four years, the “friendly skies” have been anything but for the airline industry and its customers. The restrictive measures of the Covid era put the entire $1.2 trillion air travel industry into a tailspin, causing massive financial losses and layoffs for the major carriers, not to mention major headaches for travelers.

The problems began in March 2020 and continued through that year, but by the start of 2021, industry-wide losses totaled over $35 billion, with no fewer than 64 airlines around the world ceasing operations. By the time Covid restrictions were lifted in 2023 (in the words of a contemporary CNN report), “A handful [of airlines] have revived after announcing bankruptcy, or changed names, but the vast majority are gone for good.”
Gold’s strength has been one of the most overlooked stories in 2024, but a variety of factors have it poised to continue outperforming well into next year.
With rates falling and silver prices rising, let’s take a look at a beaten-down silver miner to capitalize on the Fed rate cuts.
Growing strength in transportation stocks could bring a belated yet bullish Dow Theory confirmation, and these transport stocks still have rally potential.
For much of the last two years, the white-hot semiconductor space was the industry group least likely to yield any meaningful turnaround candidates. But that dynamic changed following this summer’s tech sector sell-off, which brought many of the previously high-flying chip stocks back to earth (or at least further away from the firmament).
After the tumultuous sell-off in the broad equity market last month, the S&P 500 Index is back to within a few points of its all-time high as of this writing in what has been one of the fastest comebacks in recent memory.
These two potential turnaround stocks look like prime beneficiaries of an increasingly defensive market ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
These three sectors are poised to outperform with falling market interest rates and the Fed ready to make their own cuts soon.
The caffeine market is showing some pep - and it’s not all coffee. The following energy drink stocks are worth your attention.
Semiconductor stocks are one of the few sectors having a good year. These three are leading the way - and should continue to outperform.
It can be hard to navigate an uncertain market like we’ve got now. But finding a system can improve your results; here’s Cabot’s.
The last few years have seen a boom in luxury wristwatches, and with ongoing strong demand and a reopening China, these luxury watch stocks will benefit.
Although volatility and negativity are dominating the headlines, this collection of sentiment signals says there’s reason for optimism.
Oil prices recently touched their lows for the year and have begun turning higher. These two blue-chip energy stocks are poised to benefit from rising prices.
Looking back over the last 25 years, we’ve identified 15 periods of “financial panic.” In those periods, these 3 safe-haven investments performed the best.
Three catalysts are lining up in what should be strong support for gold over the long term. Here’s what you need to know.
While the headlines (and market action) show a lot of uncertainty, these investor sentiment signals are pointing to a better long-term outlook.
A resurgence in Chinese economic activity following the end of Covid lockdowns could portend higher commodities prices ahead, especially in the price of copper.