ID Analysts

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Analyst Articles

Buy Concho Resources (CXO) and Rexnord Corporation (RXN). Today we add to our portfolio two top picks from two good mutual funds. Fund research specialist Morningstar rates Dodge & Cox Stock fund (DODGX) gold for its disciplined and long-sighted approach to investing. The fund… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 28.6% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.8% Average Holding Period: 298 days After falling into the mid-$20s last week, oil has sharply rebounded to over $33 a barrel. The catalyst: news that Saudi Arabia and Russia (the world’s… Read More

Sell Silver Wheaton (SLW) Buy iShares Silver Trust (SLV) We make a change in our portfolio. We recommend selling Silver Wheaton (SLW) and replacing it with the silver ETF iShares Silver Trust (SLV). Although silver-streaming Silver Wheaton offers more leverage to silver, we now have a silver indicator, based on… Read More

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the decision-making board of the U.S. central bank, today concluded its first policy-setting meeting of 2016. Given market volatility and some soft economic data since the FOMC decided to incrementally raise the federal funds rate, the committee not surprisingly decided to hold the benchmark… Read More

Today we make a change in our portfolio. We recommend selling Silver Wheaton (SLW) and replacing it with the silver ETF iShares Silver Trust (SLV). Although silver-streaming Silver Wheaton offers more leverage to silver, we now have a silver indicator, based on SLV. As we seek to… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 28.6% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.8% Average Holding Period: 298 days What a difference two days make. Earlier this week, as oil prices continued to plunge, on Wednesday the S&P 500 reached an intraday nadir of 1812; it recovered some… Read More

Although our SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) June 194 call option is off to a poor start, our stock indicator is still bullish at this time. Given the level of fear in the market now, we rate the call option a ‘hold’ at this time. Our iShares… Read More

Average Annualized Return Per Closed Trade: 28.6% Average Return Per Closed Trade: 22.8% Average Holding Period: 298 days Sentiment surrounding China and oil remains low, which has negatively impacted global markets, including that of the U.S. The S&P 500 today set a new 52-week intraday low: it… Read More

So far 2016 has been a terrible year for the stock market. In fact, it’s the worst start ever for the S&P 500. Market participants are reducing their exposure to risky assets. Only the assets viewed as the most defensive—such as Treasuries and utility stocks—have managed to hold their ground… Read More

With the S&P 500 closing trading today at 1890, the index is poised to test the lows set last September. Our stock indicator is still bullish and we don’t expect much further downside from here. These are scary times for anyone with money invested in the market, but as Warrant… Read More