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These five simple rules to build wealth can help you navigate the world of investing by using a “core” and “explore” portfolio.

Low-beta stocks move less than the market and can help soften volatility’s impact on your portfolio. Here’s how to find them.

From an index point of view, it’s been about as flat a week as you can get, with everything from big-cap to small-cap, growth to value all within 1% of where they started the week.

Not surprisingly, not much has changed with our thoughts: There are many small positives out there, including some positive-by-a-hair indicators (new lows on the NYSE, the intermediate-term trend, our Aggression Index, etc.) as well as a bunch of setups among many stocks and sectors out there. Heck, the fact that the S&P 500 itself recouped 95% of its February-March decline (including the bank panic) is encouraging, and it’s getting hard not to notice the huge amount of pessimism out there.

The market’s on-again, off-again style remains in place, as after a couple of constructive bounce-back weeks led mostly by growth stocks, we saw a reversal of that in recent days, with the major indexes slipping, financial stocks becoming ragged again and many potential leaders getting hit hard.

In bull markets, the 200-day moving average is pretty useless. But during extended corrections like this one, it’s an invaluable indicator.

Not all precious metals are created equal, and we’ve seen that with recent short covering. These are the conditions driving metals now.

Julian Robertson, who helmed the incomparable Tiger Management hedge fund, was a stock investing legend and left us with valuable lessons.

Cannabis stocks fell on failure to push through SAFE Banking in Washington. Fortunately, state-level growth remains robust and cannabis names remain undervalued.

A letter from the desk of President & Publisher Ed Coburn on the state of the market, the most exciting news at Cabot, and guidance to set the stage for a successful new year for investors.

Legislative news has an outsized impact on cannabis stocks, but the performance of these two funds shows a groundswell of support that’s easy to miss in the headlines.

A tell I look for in Cabot Options Trader helped me pick the winner in Bitcoin vs. Microsoft (and win a bet with Tyler Laundon). Here’s how.

APP and HUBS Report. Watch List Update

After bottoming out below $45 last week, Transocean LTD (RIG, NYSE) shares have come racing back. The stock spiked from $47.22 to $50.68 on Monday. It then climbed to $53.56 on Wednesday, and bulled all the way to $57.93 today. That’s a powerful 23% advance in just four trading sessions....

A few observations on earnings season to help you maintain an even keel.

There’s been a lot of movement this week, with some recoveries and rallies as well as a big down day on Tuesday and again this morning. All in all, it’s shaping up to be another red week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down just under 1% and broader indexes down a bit more.

Tomorrow is the expiration of May options, and it’s been a spectacular month for our covered call strategy.

JOANN (JOAN) reported Q3 fiscal 2022 results after the close yesterday. This quarter was for the period ending on October 30. Revenue missed expectations slightly but adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS surpassed expectations. The high-level take away is that supply-chain challenges persist (no surprise there) but JOANN is doing what it can and appears to have the pricing power necessary to maintain a strong underlying business and pursue the growth strategy it has embarked upon to extend its lead in the arts and crafts retail market.

Tesla stock is back on the rise thanks to its new Model 3 sedan, which is already a bigger seller than anyone expected.