S&p 500 winds up without a clear catalyst, dollar needs a stronger shove

The markets have downshifted this week with the lighter economic docket giving greater weight to the technical barriers that are prevalent across the ...

February 9, 2023, 1:00 am

Albemarle: a picks and shovels play (literally) for the ev revolution

Albemarle Corporation is the world's largest lithium miner. It has impressive reserves and recently had a great earnings report. The firm has leading ...

February 7, 2023, 11:49 am

The us employment cost data gives the usd a shove to the downside in early ny trading

The better US employment cost data has helped to lower the dollar, send stocks higher and yields lower in early NY trading.

In the morning fo...

January 31, 2023, 2:07 pm

Gm shoves aside recession fears with robust 2023 forecast

In the fourth quarter, GM earned $2 billion, up from $1.7 billion the previous year, as higher prices and increased sales volume in North America more...

January 31, 2023, 9:01 am

Cryptoverse: bitcoin investors take control

Paranoid? The domino downfall of FTX and other crypto custodians is enough to make the most trusting investor grab their bitcoin and ...

January 24, 2023, 6:29 am

10 top ai stocks to buy now for the next 10 years

These high-conviction, pick-and-shovel artificial intelligence stocks can help your portfolio capture explosive gains from technology megatrends....

January 22, 2023, 11:11 am

Nvidia vs. amd: which stock should you buy now?

Semiconductors are fueling secular growth trends and disruptive technology. Could a pick-and-shovel stock like Nvidia or AMD help your portfolio captu...

January 17, 2023, 6:15 am

We have a winner! revisiting danaher and thermo fisher

In this article, I revisit the life sciences "picks and shovels" market leaders Danaher Corporation and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. I will review ch...

January 11, 2023, 1:00 pm

Lam research: why this guru favorite remains undervalued

Lam Research Corp. ( LRCX , Financial) is a leading global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment. This pick and shovel play on the semiconductor ind...

January 9, 2023, 6:29 pm

Is investing in ecommerce a lost cause? global-e is bucking those headwinds

Global-e is the pick and shovel leader in the cross-border, direct to consumer, ecommerce space. The company has a significant partnership with Shopif...

December 29, 2022, 12:23 pm

The various civilizational roles of bitcoin

Of course, I hate the bitcoin success and I don’t welcome a currency that’s useful to kidnappers and extortionists, and so forth. Nor do I like ju...

December 21, 2022, 1:44 am

The morning forex technical report for november 30, 2022. markets prepare for fed powell.

The major currency pairs are seeing some mixed price action, but with the pairs like the EURUSD, GBPUSD and USDJPY trading between their 100 and 20...

November 30, 2022, 2:19 pm

'shovel ready' ollachea mine could catapult minera irl's gold production

Since 2008, Minera IRL produced over 402,000 ounces of gold from their Corihuarmi mine creating revenues of $532,000,000. Mining Plus PEA reported Min...

November 29, 2022, 5:11 pm

Gbpjpy trades between 100 and 200 hour ma. be on the lookout for a break and run.

The GBPJPY is waffling mostly between the 100 hour MA below at 165.21 and the 200 hour MA above at 166.15 over the last two trading days. The curre...

November 17, 2022, 4:01 pm

Eurusd swings between swing areas. awaits the next shove.

In the weekend forex report video (watch by clicking on the link above), I outline the price action last week, the technical breaks and the key bar...

November 14, 2022, 2:20 pm

S&p index trades above and below its 100 hour moving average today

The S&P index remains lower on the day, but near the middle of the trading range. The high for the day reached 3818.20. The low was at 3783.71. The...

November 9, 2022, 5:15 pm

Charles river laboratories: a 'picks and shovels' biomedical play, now attractively priced

Charles River Labs, or "CRL", provides critical discovery, clinical and safety services to nearly all biotech and pharma companies and has built a har...

September 10, 2022, 1:56 am

Twist bioscience: dna synthesis leader appealing 'picks and shovels' play

Twist Bioscience share price has fallen by 50% since the beginning of 2022. Management thinks DNA data storage could be $2 billion market for the comp...

September 2, 2022, 6:39 am

Clearpoint neuro:  a 'picks and shovels' biotech company

CLPT has been growing revenues steadily and has a large addressable market. It also has a very strong moat due to the nature of the FDA approval proce...

July 25, 2022, 4:12 am

Forget tesla, gm and ford: consider snap-on instead

The automotive industry is fiercely competitive and characterized by weak profit margins and high debt levels - there is not much room for shareholder...

July 14, 2022, 4:11 pm