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Zinc, Cobalt, Palladium, and Lithium are raw materials that go into batteries. The prices of these raw materials have skyrocketed. This means that electric vehicle producers that need these materials to make their batteries are about to see price increases for their products. Electric car makers like Tesla and Rivian will be forced to pass these prices onto...

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Trading stocks is tough, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Even the best have nightmare days. Today’s example would be billionaire Bill Ackman, CEO, and founder of Pershing Capital, a notorious hedge fund. With an MBA from Harvard Business school and 20 years in the business, he is a real pro. His fund generated approximately 70% returns in 2020 alone. This is...

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As tech and risk-on assets have been getting crushed Bitcoin has followed its peers. It is interesting to note the amount of correlation the cryptocurrency has had to the major American US indexes, particularly the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite (Tech Stocks). However, the largest cryptocurrency is in the midst of an ascending wedge. This could lead to a...

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The biggest firms in America are referred to MegaCap because they have mega capitalizations all hundreds of billions. These are often referred to as safe investments because their technologies and ecosystems are deeply embedded around the world. Interesting to see their returns over the past months. $SPY

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Like any other market - currency, asset, commodity, (Ponzi scheme?) - cryptocurrency prices are a function of the supply and demand. Holding supply constant, the more demand, the higher the price. The vice is also true. For simplicity, and realistically most supplies of legitimate cryptocurrencies are fixed, at least in the short term. So how do you analyze the...

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The future of real estate (RE) is without a doubt online. As an agent in various cities across Texas (Houston + Bryan + College-Station), I have had real-world experience with how these factors affect the whole supply chain of RE. I believe that almost every aspect of RE is in the crosshairs of drastic change. I will break it down into several categories and a...

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Now that Q3 earnings season it is time to return to the fundamentals. In light of the current turmoil in the middle east, today we will talk about globalization. One of the most interesting things about global financial markets is that they are all connected in one way or another. I like to compartmentalize globalization into two general categories supply chains...

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Technical: The has recently been on a downward trajectory. A strong descending triangle pattern is forming. If the stock finds the strength to push through to the upside the stock could reach its previous stock price of the high 20s or low 30s. Good risk-reward to the downside as lower support is in the mid 7 range. Fundamental: E-commerce is the future....

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New day, new series. I am excited to introduce the YOLO (You Only Live Once) Adventures. This is going to be an experiment where I bet $1,000 in options to try and get outsized returns in a short period of time. Of course, I will be using techniques that I have previously mentioned to try and optimize risk/return. On the chopping block, this week is $BABA The...

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LVS has emerged from the trenches of its COVID-induced bottoms as it had at one point over doubled from its trough. Yet, recently it has seen another bear market as it has sold off roughly 25%. However, the company is in a way better position to capitalize on both the reopening of the world economy and cheaper financing from lower rates. The finances support this...

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Financial Technology (FinTech) is revolutionizing the way we transact in our daily lives. The days of paying in cash are far and few between. Say goodbye to those pesky coins. Regardless of blockchain disruption, the future of finance will for certain be digital. So how do you play this industry? You can go through high flyers like Paypal (PYPL) or Square(SQ) but...

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Today we will discuss the investment management conglomerate, BlackRock. They report earnings July 14 before the opening bell. BlackRock Inc. is one of the world’s leading asset management firms offering a range of risk management, strategic advisor, and enterprise investment system services. With about $7.8 trillion worth of assets under management (excluding...

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I am going to introduce a controversial topic… investing. This is an important topic considering this is a finance blog. Why is it controversial you may ask? It is controversial because many people do not partake in it, therefore by logical reasoning, it is controversial. The original purpose of my starting this blog was to encourage people to invest. In this...

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Apple is the most valuable publicly traded company ($2.37T) behind Saudi Aramco. This title has been rightfully earned as the company continues to deliver in customer loyalty, growing services business, and continued product development pipeline. This stock has continuously made all-time highs since its inception and is currently within 1% of its all-time high of...

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This company recently IPO'd (went public) and is in the robotic process automation industry which enhances companies’ workflows through automation. In essence, the company saves, time and resources of the employees by streamlining processes. Technically speaking, the company has been on a strong downtrend yet recently it has consolidated and has bounced off...

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In today’s post, I will be covering Amazon($AMZN). I am sure you all have heard of the company due to do its reign in e-commerce. However, that is just a drop in the bin. I believe that cloud computing, AWS, is the main driver of its net income. I will not get into specifics but they are powering big-name players like; Netflix, Twitch, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter,...

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Data is everywhere around us. Everything we do is converted to data. Like a picture on Instagram, follow directions on Waze, using Google’s search engine, turning up/down the thermostat, driving, heart rate, etc. Everything we do is converted to data. This trend is only the beginning as more things get automated more data is needed to process, store and optimize...

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Ethereum (ETH) has had quite a run over the year-to-date. In January, the cryptocurrency was well under $100B in total market cap. As the new year and COVID developed, a lot of central banks continued pumping stimulus into the economy through maintaining lower rates and quantitative easing. As investors sought inflation-resistant asset classes, cryptocurrencies...