10 Best Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now
Economic crises like the one resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic last year are harder on some stocks than others. These cyclical companies, whose fortunes depend on the ebb and flow of the broader market, offer a sneaky opportunity for investors to either ride the economic boom or unload the burden of losses before a crisis, depending on their assessment of the situation. As the vaccine rollout continues, business activities have almost returned to normal, and stocks of firms that suffered during the pandemic look set to make a comeback.
One stock that investors should keep on their radar is Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the Deerfield-based heavy equipment manufacturer that stands to gain from the increased industrial activity in the post pandemic economy. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock has also been given an additional boost by the American Jobs Plan, an initiative of US President Joe Biden to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into Ame
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10 Best Volatile Stocks to Buy
The expected recovery of the stock market as the economy slowly reopens following the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit inflationary roadblocks in the coming weeks. The technology bubble that dominates the business world is likely to stoke volatility further. According to a report by the Labor Department in the United States, consumer prices registered record gains in April as booming demand pushed against supply constraints. The rising uncertainty has also led to speculation regarding federal policies on interest rates.
The rise of retail investing and meme stocks has also contributed to the overall bearish outlook. For example, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) owner Elon Musk, who has a large retail investor following, was recently forced to clarify that his company had not sold any Bitcoin after social media speculation around his tweets sent cryptocurrency and related stocks crashing last week. Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) had announced earlier this
Our View of Volatile Stocks and the Message of Markets
Markets took a dizzying wobble this past week as lots of micro news assaulted a market which had become accustomed to a pretty consistent macro narrative of ‘TINA’ (there is no alternative) to stocks.
Specifically, the NYSE set new all-time highs in volume (shares traded) as a frenzy of individual investors, fueled by stock tips on public social media platforms like Reddit, dramatically bid up shares of beleaguered retailer GameStop (GME) and other companies where bearish institutional investors had accumulated large ‘short’ positions. A short is a bet that a stock will go down… and when that stock rises, a short seller is forced to post collateral to cover any losses or close out their positions. Short sellers make money when a stock falls; however, when a stock rises, their losses can be unlimited.