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As the COVID-19 vaccine arms race heats up, there are several vaccine stock options out there. Which is your best bet?

Despite sluggish performance of late, there are several reasons to own gold in 2022. Here are 3, and why it’s always a good time to buy gold.

Let me tell you about the greatest options trade I saw in my 10 years on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange - and what I learned from it.

Managing your own retirement portfolio is easier than ever, but is it a good idea? Here are the facts you need to make the right choices.

With the stock market near all-time highs, there aren’t many good undiscovered stocks out there. Here are three small caps that look promising.

Tesla gets a ton of criticism these days, and TSLA stock has had a rough go. But there are plenty of things Tesla gets right - and reasons to buy TSLA.

It’s been a relatively quiet week in the major indexes, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovering around breakeven on the week coming into today. But below the surface, there’s been plenty of volatility and some developing trends.

The market has finally declared itself, with the major indexes moving out to new highs during the week. It looks like a real breakout from the choppy, range-bound action of the past weeks, and it’s a good reason to put more money to work.

“The index effect” was a reliable performance bump in stocks being added to major indexes, but it seems to have disappeared in the last few decades. Is it really gone, and if so, why?

Today, I’m adding the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company Cameco (CCJ), which has held up spectacularly throughout this market meltdown. Though of note, this stock is volatile and we are going to play it super defensively, with an in-the-money call.

The sellers really took control last week, punishing many resilient stocks and pulling down the major indexes. And the distribution continued this week, with the major indexes (especially the Nasdaq) sliding persistently.

We remain (a) in a very strong bull trend, which (b) portends higher prices in the months ahead, but (c) has left most indexes, sectors and stocks very extended to the upside.

We remain bullish and heavily invested, though we’re being selective with new purchases and waiting to see how the market and leading stocks react to earnings in the weeks ahead.

Despite some optimism early last week, the sellers obliterated that hope Wednesday through Friday, as the indexes fell sharply, pushing the S&P 500 into an official bear market (down 20% from its highs).

In November, we highlighted a potential Bitcoin arbitrage trade based on the pending approval of Bitcoin ETFs. Revisiting that trade can offer insights into arbitrage trades in the future.

Here it is, in just 10 words: Market goes up, get in. Market goes down, get out.

You can still find sky-high yields.

Despite the recovery in the overall market, there are still lingering pockets of high yields. It reminds me of the years following the financial crisis. You could still find good stocks that paid a sky-high income relatively easily. But the situation didn’t last. Those high yields on quality stocks evaporated as investors realized the opportunity.



Some of the current high yields probably won’t last long either.



At the same time, it’s a great time for cyclical stocks. The economy is still booming. Plus, we are likely at the point in the economic cycle where such stocks tend to do best. We are likely still in the early stages of a bull market and recovery.



In this issue, I found a stock that benefits from both opportunities. It has a stratospheric 11.5% yield that likely won’t last. At the same time, the yield should be safe and growing as the company is highly cyclical.

We are likely in a recession. Meanwhile, inflation continues to rage on. That means stocks will have to navigate an environment of both recession and inflation, at least for the rest of the year.
That’s tricky because few companies perform well with both. Commodity-based companies thrive in inflation but struggle in recession. Many defensive companies that shine in recession don’t like inflation.


In this month’s issue, I highlight a stock in one of the rare sectors that can successfully navigate both recession and rising prices at the same time – midstream energy. Strong operational performance, a low valuation, and a high and safe yield are perfect for the current situation.

Cabot China & Emerging Markets Editor Paul Goodwin picked Baidu (BIDU) as a great way to play the hottest emerging market right now.