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Risk off was the theme last week as traders are once again worried about sticky inflation, and now there is growing fear of further war in the Middle East. And while those are two big worries, big picture it wasn’t a terrible week for the indexes as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell 1.6%, while the Dow lost 2.36%

Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, are a great place to get high yields. Here are three high-yielding REITs to buy now, according to Bob Ciura of Sure Dividend.

Note: Due to the Labor Day market holiday next Monday, you will receive your next Cabot Profit Booster issue on Wednesday, September 4.

Before we dive into this week’s covered call idea, we need to address our four August positions that expired a week ago.

Datadog (DDOG) and Dynatrace (DT) are my two favorite cloud computing stocks. Which is the better buy now? Let’s break it down.

Covered strangles are a high-probability options strategy that don’t require a ton of capital. Here’s how they work - and why to try them.

A flight to safety in mega-cap tech names is resurrecting the FAANG stocks, but are MAAMA stocks a better investing option?

The 7 biggest S&P stocks have generated nearly all the index returns; it’s time to look for value in the other 493.

7 mega-cap tech stocks have thrived this year, driving the S&P into a new bull market, value investors are better served looking at the other 493.

There were no earnings reports or ratings changes this week. Due to the holidays, we will not be publishing a Friday note or podcast next week. The Cabot Turnaround Letter will be published next Wednesday, and our Friday note and podcast will resume on January 5, 2024.

Shares of Xometry (XMTR) are up double digits to new highs today after the company smashed Q3 expectations and raised full-year guidance. Here are the headline numbers:

Dividend reinvestment plans, a.k.a. DRIPs, are a great way to earn steady income. Here are three of the better stocks that offer them, according to Sure Dividend.

The S&P 500’s rally of 1.8% last Monday was quickly washed away as the bears once again sold into strength last week. By week’s end the S&P 500 had lost 1.5%, the Dow had declined by 1% and the Nasdaq had fallen by 2.6%.

The S&P 500 broke back above the 6,000 level for the first time since February last week as the indexes are now within striking distance of their all-time highs (though they do have some work to do). By week’s end, the S&P 500 had gained 1.5%, the Dow had rallied 1.2% and the Nasdaq had advanced by 2.2%

Despite some more worrisome price action throughout the week, the three leading indexes were able to eke out gains last week. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.5%, the Dow rallied 1.2% and the Nasdaq advanced by 0.2%.

Sell Harman (Har) due to buyout offer from Samsung, plus other portfolio updates.

On Monday, the market completed the quickest 30% pullback in history.



Since then, it’s completed one of the quickest rebounds!



Interesting times.



Equally interesting for investors in the young and fast-growing marijuana sector is that marijuana stocks actually bottomed a week ago, and they’ve been advancing every day since, which is a very good sign.



Because of that, I’m recommending a little averaging up in the portfolio today, taking our cash level down to 50%.



Full details in the issue.

We had three stocks report this week. Two of them, LogMeIn (LOGM) and Mitek (MITK), are surging higher. There are no ratings changes today. Next week, we’ll hear from NanoString (NSTG) and Primo Water (PRMW). Overall, my stance remains cautiously optimistic.