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Yesterday the airline sector fell dramatically after American Airlines (AAL) CEO said that airlines are expanding capacity too quickly. Get the options perspective from Jacob Mintz.

WHAT TO DO NOW: The market is quiet today, and while the possibility of a near-term pullback in growth stocks is growing, the big-picture evidence remains in good shape. Today, though, we are pulling the plug on Inspire Medical (INSP), which hasn’t been able to get going and today is cracking support on big volume. We’ll sell our half position and hold the cash.

Alphatec reported preliminary Q1 results on April 19 when the company announced the acquisition of the REMI Robotic Navigation System.

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This week marked the first anniversary of our blog, The Iconoclast Investor, and I want to thank all of our loyal readers for making it such a great first year! I love having an interactive outlet for Cabot’s investing advice and really enjoy reading your responses to our posts. We’ve grown a lot in the last year and plan to keep growing in the future. Since Cabot launched the blog last July, we’ve guided you through the bear market and into a new bull market with our detailed stock chart analyses (the blog has visual aids) and ongoing commentary on the state of the market. You’ve responded by writing some very insightful comments and starting a lot of great discussions.

Retail stocks haven’t gotten their usual Black Friday bump, with two major exceptions. But a closer look at these two retail “winners” reveals big warts.

My topic today is what I call TOGA stocks, which stands for The Ones that Got Away. I got an email a few weeks back from an acquaintance who is still beating himself up because he didn’t buy Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 10 cents per share (split-adjusted) in 1990 and sell it at 80 in 2000.

One portfolio stock announced a corporate conversion, and three others reported first-quarter results.

Avalara (AVLR) reported Q3 results yesterday that surpassed expectations with revenue up 42% to $181.2 million (versus $170.3 million consensus). Adjusted EPS of -$0.03 beat by $0.04. Several recent acquisitions contributed meaningful growth in the quarter ($16.2 million in revenue) which, if taken out, means the organic revenue growth rate was closer to 29%.

Tivo (TIVO) reported non-GAAP $0.40 EPS vs. the consensus estimate of $0.27. News agencies reported all of the following incorrect EPS numbers: (0.29), $0.22, $0.29, $0.30 and $0.45. Here’s the full story.

An update on one of our stocks, and a rating change on another.

After three months of corrective action, beginning with the market’s first big selloff in late January, continuing through the first retest at the end of March and finishing with the second retest last week, the odds are now very good that the correction is over and that the market is ready to work its way back up toward—and hopefully beyond—its old highs.

Steel stocks are surging today, most likely triggered by the unfortunate news of corruption at Kobe Steel. The Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor portfolios currently hold two steel stocks.

If accurately identified, the double bottom chart pattern can signal a fortunate entry point for investors. Here is how to identify it.

Is silver a good investment? Given its store of value and multitude of industrial uses, there’s often a place for silver in portfolios.

The biggest problem with the electric vehicle industry is also its greatest investment opportunity. It’s why you should buy ChargePoint stock.

U.S. marijuana stocks have been on a tear of late. Now Canadian marijuana stocks have joined the rally. How long will it last?

Inspire (INSP) is soaring this morning as the company trounced Q2 estimates and management raised guidance. Revenue was up 335% to $55 million (beating by $9.1 million) while EPS of -$0.48 improved from -$0.88 in the year-ago quarter and beat by $0.14. Driving the results was the addition of 63 new U.S. centers (well above expectations for 35 to 40) and a jump in covered lives. Results were strong both in the U.S. (up 349% to $49.4 million) and Europe (up 201% to $3.6 million) with average prices of both $23.9K and $23.4K (U.S. flat, Europe up modestly).

“Contrarian investors typically like out-of-favor situations where the masses have ignored or dismissed certain stocks or sectors. The theory is that barring insolvency, those same masses will eventually return, generating handsome profits for those brave enough to buy when prices were low. There are risks, primarily if the masses prove...