Starbucks, Netflix, Gold and A Whole Lot More

Hello MarketClub members everywhere! I have a lot to cover today, so let's get started right away.

Starbucks gave a major buy signal yesterday. I have talked about the $59.50 area as resistance and that barrier was breached with Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) closing at an all-time high. I guess that means that our morning cup of coffee is going to go up as well.

Netflix.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) announced a one dollar increase in its most popular plan. Some say this is a gamble, but the reality is, most consumers are not concerned with a one dollar increase and a price tag of $9.99 for unlimited entertainment. Continue reading "Starbucks, Netflix, Gold and A Whole Lot More"

SPY Price and Time Coming Together

Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com takes a look at the SPY and Netflix in today's market analysis.

Shorts are running for cover as we head into earnings season. We set the emotion aside and trade what we see, not what we think, and we see the SPY running to this key price and time resistance zone. Also, we take a look at the upside leader, NFLX, and how to position it with options going forward.

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Todd Gordon

3 Stocks That Could Win Big In The Fourth Quarter

Hello MarketClub members everywhere, yesterday brought a change for the DOW indicating a move to the sidelines and a neutral position on this index. There was no change in the S&P 500 or the NASDAQ, both of which remain negative.

Today, I have three stocks for you that I think will do very well in the fourth quarter: Continue reading "3 Stocks That Could Win Big In The Fourth Quarter"

How to Profit from Government Mandates in Biofuels

New proposed EPA requirements for the renewable fuel standard program, combined with challenging sugarcane harvests in South America, could increase demand for biodiesel, creating opportunity in a struggling energy sector. In this interview with The Energy Report, Piper Jaffray Analyst Brett Wong names a growing company that could profit from government mandates.

Projected Non-Hydropower Renewable Electricity Generation 2010-15

The Energy Report: New proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for the renewable fuel standards (RFS) program could change the landscape for biofuels. What is the new supply-and-demand picture for corn ethanol, biodiesel and sugarcane ethanol? Continue reading "How to Profit from Government Mandates in Biofuels"

The Most Important Question I Will Ask You This Year

How would you feel if you had a portfolio so powerful that you could have outperformed every billionaire hedge fund manager in the world for the past 12 months?

I am betting that you would feel pretty darned good and proud of yourself.

Just about three years ago, I started a model portfolio on MarketClub called the Internet portfolio. This portfolio is comprised of just five well-known Internet stocks.

Facebook.com Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)
Netflix.com Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)
Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP)
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

One of the reasons this portfolio has been so successful is the fact that it approaches each of these five well-known Internet stock the same way, without emotion and on an analytical basis. It does not trade on rumors or hearsay, that is almost a surefire way of losing money.

The Internet portfolio is updated daily to provide you with potential buy and sell signals before they happen, there is no guesswork. This portfolio has outperformed Thomas Steyer, the #1 billionaire hedge fund trader for 2015, who is reporting a gain for the past 12 months of 9.99%.

I think that Mr Steyer's performance is very respectable given the type of markets we have had, however you have to remember that you would be paying this billionaire hedge fund manager a 2% management fee and a 20% incentive fee.

Here's a better deal... Continue reading "The Most Important Question I Will Ask You This Year"