Only 17 of the 300 Stocks We Cover Are Within 3% of a 52-Week High. 35 Are 30% Below.
SPY sits 2.0% below its 52-week high, but the median stock we cover is 12.4% below its own. Only 17 of 300 are within 3% of a high, and 35 are 30% or more down.…
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Sector ETFs vs. Individual Stocks: When Diversification Beats Stock-Picking
In semiconductors, one stock rose 525% and another 3% in the same year. We ran three industry groups and every three-stock portfolio to see where a sector fund helps most, where picking is cheap, and…
59 of 300 Stocks Yield 3% or More. Payout Ratios Show Which Dividends Look Straightforward and Which Look Strained.
Of 300 stocks, 59 yield 3% or more. Payout ratios flag 13 that pay more than they earn, but cash cover changes the picture: BP looks fine, pipelines look thin, and UPS fails both tests.…
Small-Cap ETFs Explained: What the Russell 2000 Is Really Measuring
The Russell 2000 is a size band with no profit screen, not a smaller S&P 500. IWM’s 52-week range ran 34% wide against 24% for SPY. What that means for rate sensitivity, liquidity, alternatives and…
50 of the 300 Stocks We Cover Trade Above 40 Times Earnings. CrowdStrike Is at 6,254.
50 of the 300 stocks we cover trade above 40 times earnings, and CrowdStrike sits at 6,254. Here is who is on the list, how fast they are really growing, and how much of the…
How Many ETFs Do You Actually Need? The Case for a Three-Fund Portfolio
Fourteen funds rarely beat three. This piece shows what a three-fund portfolio costs in dollars, why the international slice is the hardest one to hold, and the one-sentence test that decides whether any extra fund…
Four Big Reports Before October 2: Cintas, Costco, Micron and Accenture
Cintas, Costco, Micron and Accenture report within eight days and are worth about $1.7 trillion together. Each report tests a different assumption, from steadiness to a 346% revenue surge. Here is what each price already…
S&P 500 vs. Nasdaq-100: Which Index ETF Actually Fits Your Portfolio
SPY and QQQ hold many of the same giants, yet QQQ has climbed 30% off its 52-week low against 22% for SPY. Here is what each fund really owns, where the overlap hides, and how…
How I Actually Analyze Money Flowing Into and Out of the US Stock Market
The ten largest US stocks rose 4.5% in 20 days while the median stock fell 2.5%. My four-signal checklist (order flow, breadth, concentration, put/call) run on our own data for September 18, 2026, and what…
Sell Puts on VOO in 2026: Chasing a 95%+ Win Rate Without Giving Up Double-Digit Yield
A 95% win rate holds up on a diversified basket (97% at a 5% cushion) but drops to about 90% on single stocks, and over 52 weekly trades you should expect losses. The double-digit yield…