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Jobs, Politics and Money… and New Buys
Successful Investing is Jim Woods’ flagship investment advisory service. For almost 40 years, its proprietary approach (called the Fabian Plan in honor of founders, Doug and Dick Fabian) has determined whether the market’s flashing “buy” or “sell.” When it’s time to buy, Jim tells you which stocks and ETFs offer the best potential and least risk. When it’s time to sell, he tells you exactly when to get out. In almost four decades, Successful Investing has called just about every major market plunge.
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Yellen Trumps Trump in Rate Hike Week
For most of the past four weeks, the market’s been moving higher due to the “Trump bump,” i.e., the optimism and expectations of renewed economic growth, lower taxes, lower regulation and fiscal stimulus from the incoming administration. This week, that rally was put on pause, as the major market-moving event wasn’t about Trump… it […]
What Does the Fed’s 0.25% Rate Hike Mean for Investors?
We waited until the Fed announcement to update you on our invested positions in ETF Trader’s Edge today. With respect to the decision itself, the 0.25% rate hike was expected by the markets and us. The most interesting aspect of the announcement today was that the decision was unanimous, with even the most dovish of […]
Announcing a Silver Linings Trade
The precious metals are an asset class that we believe has potential to resume rising after a few months of consolidation and digestion. While to this point we have favored gold, today we look to add silver into the mix. Like gold, the silver exchange-traded fund (ETF) iShares Silver Trust (SLV) has traded off some […]
OPEC Comes to the Rescue
It would appear this morning that OPEC has agreed to a cut in production, with the Saudis softening their position on Iranian production. Formal details of the deal will come at a later time. However, the oil bulls got what they wanted. We also saw a drawdown in crude inventories this morning, according to the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
As families gather for this Thanksgiving, there will certainly be lots to talk about. While these conversations may prove to be contentious at times, it is important to be thankful as well. In that vein, Doug and I wanted to take a moment to say thanks to you, our loyal subscriber. Without you, we would […]
Post-Election Trading Opportunities Emerge
It has been eight days since Americans took to the voting booths to elect Donald Trump. Since then, we have seen the market dominated by rotations in and out of sectors and asset classes. This fact is evident in how the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all have moved somewhat independently from each other during […]
Pairing and Selling Our Call Options
Here are trades that we want you to make as soon as possible to seize immediate opportunities. Sell to close the Van Eck Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) Nov. 18 $18 puts, which last traded at $0.04 cents. Sell the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) Jan. 20 $115 puts (TLT170120P00115000), which last traded at $0.79 […]
Back to Work
It has been quite a week. We are betting by now you are feeling fatigue from getting inundated with election news and commentary, especially from countless pundits who accuse voters of bigotry or worse for not supporting a certain candidate. Certainly, we want no part in adding to this madness. With that in mind, let’s […]
Well There You Have It: Trump Wins
We wrote last week about how Donald Trump’s ascension to the presidency was not the impossibility that many had thought. Well, we saw last night that the consensus view of pollsters that a Trump victory was an impossibility proved faulty. A Trump election win became reality with yesterday’s vote, and the initial market reaction overnight […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
