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I don’t typically write about large-cap companies, but this opportunity is too cheap to ignore, and you can use options to make it even cheaper.

One of our stocks reported a strong earnings beat and another joins the Buy Low Opportunities Portfolio as a Strong Buy.

The stock which just joined the Buy Low Opportunities Portfolio on January 8, reported fourth quarter results after yesterday’s market close (November year-end). Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) came in higher than analysts had expected, and higher than the company had recently projected in December.

The market’s action last week, while far from perfect, was about as good as you could have hoped for given the prior damage. But in our view, what happens from here will tell the true tale: The overall market’s intermediate-term trend is still down (or at least not up), and while there has definitely been some improvement, many stocks remain in poor shape—especially in growth land, where a lot of names have failed to bounce at all. To reflect the bounce, we’ll nudge up our Market Monitor to a level 6, but the bulls still have more to prove.

This week’s list is a hodgepodge of stocks and sectors, with everything from infrastructure to lumber to transportation included. Our Top Pick, though, is part of the strong networking theme and staged a powerful breakout last week.

“It takes a gutsy investor to buy a stock when it’s down and the bad news about the company shows little sign of abating. But such bottom-fishing can be enormously profitable if you’re right about the long-term prospects of an outfit for which the here-and-now crowd on Wall Street has no patience. Take the Cabot Turnaround Letter, for example. Buying out-of-favor stocks has made it one of the best-performing investment newsletters in the business, returning an annualized 21.2% for the five years ended November 30, compared with just 11.2% for the broad market, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 index.”

Anne Kates Smith, Kiplinger Personal Finance

Senior housing has expanded beyond care homes to include new concepts like village living and cohousing communities, but it’s important to make sure your lifestyle aligns with the community.

By bringing buyers and sellers together, BitAuto is performing a valuable service and enjoying great results.

The top-down evidence remains mostly positive out there, but growth stocks have been hit very hard--taking things on a stock-by-stock basis has us with more than 50% in cash and, given the breakdowns out there, we’re holding that cash tonight. That said, we’re remaining flexible, too, as the major indexes aren’t in bad shape, the broad market’s resurgence has held so far and we’re heading into the meat of earnings season; given it all, we still think some fresh breakouts could occur if things go well. Thus, for now, we’re cautious, but we’re keeping our eyes open for opportunities.

Please note this is an update focused solely on our open positions as I am away from my home office and stuck in travel limbo having been impacted by the snow/ice storm this past weekend. I HOPE to be back at the desk this evening, but that is in question. However, while I’m away from my desk, I am still able to monitor our positions if we need to make moves.

After a bad 2018 for investors, it’s better to look ahead than reflect on all the carnage. With that in mind, here are 5 stock market predictions for 2019.

In a thriving real estate market, REITs have outperformed this year. Here are the five best-performing REITs so far in 2021.

The following three stock market indicators will help you uncover some of the market’s best growth stocks simply by looking at a chart.

There are three advantages of being an individual growth investor.

The bottom line of chart reading is that it’s a pretty easy way to get visual confirmation of the strength or weakness of a stock.

Every earnings season brings winners and losers, with stocks moving 5% to 10% in either direction. Here are three earnings season winners to consider.

Burger stocks exploded last year. It started with the IPO of Shake Shack (SHAK) in January, an offering that was priced at 21, but began trading at 47. It was fueled by lots of hype about trendy private chains, like Five Guys, In-N-Out Burger, Whataburger, Umami Burger and Iron Chef Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace.

A good party stock needs a couple of things: First, it needs a convenient comparative nickname.

The market remains too volatile to go all in just yet. But when it gets going, these four potential leading stocks will likely get going in earnest.