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After a very difficult September during which the S&P 600 SmallCap Index fell back to the May lows, things have finally stabilized in small-cap land over the last two weeks.

Energy stocks have been one of the main contributors lately, as have consumer staples and discretionary stocks. These guys have helped offset weakness in small-cap healthcare and tech.

Identifying unusual options activity can be a key to unlocking big gains in stocks that the big hedge funds are about to pour into.

Crista updates three portfolio stocks and has one rating change.

The S&P 500 has posted solid gains so far this year, here’s how to play it by buying (going long) calls or puts on the indexes.

Apple (AAPL) Reports

Shares of Perpetua Resources (PPTA) are bucking the weak day for gold this Monday on news that the company has secured a $225 equity investment from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM).

Sell Credo Tech (CRDO) and Viking Holdings (VIK)

Valmont Industries (VMI) Reports

This month we’re jumping into a small software company that provides solutions for a specific small- and mid-sized business (SMB) market.

While the market for SMB software has been tough for the last two years, this company’s revenue growth has accelerated and customers that bailed in 2022 are coming back. In short, best-of-breed software isn’t dead! And this player is about to become profitable too. Enjoy!

Dividend aristocrat Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is finally rallying this week. Is this a great opportunity to buy a dividend aristocrat on the cheap?

How call options work is by giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a predetermined price and time.

A maxim popular among asset managers is that it’s impossible to time the market. There’s more to it than that, and these numbers paint a more accurate picture.

As expected, the Federal Reserve reported on the capital plans of 34 U.S. banks yesterday, following the annual stress test. Of the dozen banks that I reviewed, here are the best stocks to buy today:

The market remains in a correction, with most indexes, sectors and stocks in control of the sellers, and until that changes, we’re advising a cautious stance with plenty of cash and little new buying; in the Model Portfolio, we trimmed further this week and are up to around 65% in cash.

That said, we’re staying alert for many reasons, not the least of which is that we’re starting to see some real, true oversold readings (which we consider “alerts”) and because more than a few growth stocks are resisting the decline, hitting higher lows since August. That’s not a reason to buy, but we’re keeping our watch list in good shape and are ready to move if the buyers appear.

Despite a promising start, last week turned into a rough one for the market. A mix of rising economic uncertainty and heavy tech-valuation concerns weighed on sentiment, driving the market to a risk-off environment. By week’s end the S&P 500 had fallen 1.6%, the Dow Jones had slid 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite had dropped 3%.

Despite a promising start, last week turned into a rough one for the market. A mix of rising economic uncertainty and heavy tech-valuation concerns weighed on sentiment, driving the market to a risk-off environment. By week’s end the S&P 500 had fallen 1.6%, the Dow Jones had slid 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite had dropped 3%.

After an ugly start to the week on Monday, stocks rallied very impressively as the S&P 500 gained 4.6%, the Dow added 2.5% and the Nasdaq surged higher by 6.7%.