The beauty of event-driven trading is that you don’t have to be in a stock very long, nor do you have to commit a lot of money to it, to generate huge profits. The stock market’s reaction to these sorts of events is usually swift and severe, and leveraged investments such as options can be used to magnify the change in value of the underlying stock. Read More
Jim Pearce is the Chief Investment Strategist of Personal Finance, our flagship publication, and manages two trading services, PF Pro and Mayhem Trader. He began his career as a stockbroker in 1983 and over the years has managed client investment portfolios for major banks, brokerage firms, and investment advisors. Jim earned a BA from The College of William & Mary and the CFP designation from the College of Financial Planning.
Analyst Articles
It’s unfortunate that this trade got caught in the crossfire between the company and one of its largest shareholders, but it’s time to cut our losses and move on. Read More
Financial stocks are coming back into vogue now that it appears the Fed may not be raising interest rates as fast as first believed, and ATH is a relatively new name that should start getting a lot of attention. Read More
With sabers rattling here and abroad, I don’t think this is the right time to try to squeeze a little more return out of a holding that is currently out of favor with the market. Read More
There will always be more news, both good and bad, as evidenced by this week's escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Hopefully, the two sides can resolve their differences without resorting to war. But if they cannot, then the financial markets will surely react to the possibility of a regional conflict including China, Japan, South Korea and Russia. Read More
Just a return to average sector metrics for P/E or P/S would achieve our target return for this stock. Read More
Expectations must have been sky-high for RILY because the second quarter results it released on Monday evening appeared pretty good to me. Read More
Our Rapid Profits Matrix thinks FOXF is worth another 10% more than that based on the way other momentum stocks are currently being valued in the stock market. Read More
A small cadre of momentum stocks will determine if a correction can be avoided. Read More
Investors are pouring so much money into a select group of huge companies that there isn’t any room for disappointment if earnings expectations fall even a little bit short. Read More