Stocks to sell

I am no fortune teller, but I warned you about investing in Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE). The company has finally filed for bankruptcy, and has also received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq. However, investors who did not pay heed to my recommendation to sell this stock have now lost all their money. Of course, the future

Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ), the Nasdaq-100 ETF heavy with tech stocks, is up 40% year-to-date despite a promise of at least two more rate hikes in 2023. Many investors celebrated the return of the tech bull market. One think tank economist declared, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the recession has been canceled!” on June 29th. Not so fast. 

Selling certain stocks now is recommended even though conditions are improving for the stock market. For 2023’s first half, the benchmark S&P 500 Index gained 16%. The technology-laden Nasdaq Index increased 33%, its best first half performance since 1983. While tech stocks have led the year-to-date rally, especially artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, the rally is

Over the last decade, numerous electric vehicle (EV) companies have come and not-yet-gone. Some were hyped as Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) killers, while others claimed they’d carve their own niche. Yet many remain highly overvalued and speculative, with too few sales and excessively poor margins to justify their current stock price. The EV stock crash of the

The artificial intelligence trade appears to be fading, meaning it’s time to see which AI stocks to sell are in your portfolio. Since the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled in mid-June that two more interest rate hikes are likely this year, technology stocks have been trending lower, led by companies focused on AI. Big investors that include

When you’re looking at which stocks to sell, don’t get too caught up in hope. In the investment game, hope is a currency of optimism. It fuels our choices, effectively stimulating growth while keeping the market’s heart pulsating. Nevertheless, there are plenty of stocks to sell out there, lost in a whirlpool of market unpredictability

Knowing when to sell a stock can be as important as knowing when to buy it. This can be especially difficult with dividend stocks. Investors are told to hold onto their dividend stocks to allow the benefit of compounding to work its magic. But in any market, there are dividend stocks to avoid. And in

In early April, prominent Wall St analysts predicted that oil prices could go beyond $100 per barrel as OPEC+ cut output while demand was supposed to surge due to China’s reopening. However, this prediction has failed to come to fruition, as oil prices have barely budged beyond $70 a barrel, down from over $80 in April. This was

Defying skeptics, i.e., the bears and the lion’s share of economists, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up a huge 29% so far in 2023 as of the afternoon of June 27. But this is not the second half of 2020. In other words, the vast majority of tech stocks aren’t soaring. Instead, this is a true “stock-picker’s

2023 has been a great year for the Nasdaq, with the tech-heavy index up 30%. With inflation moderating and the Federal Reserve seemingly set to pivot in its interest rate hike campaign, things are looking up. But it’s not all clear skies. In fact, for some high-risk tech stocks, investors should use the recent rally

As a group, e-commerce stocks have been thumped coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. In-person work and a resurgence of bricks-and-mortar shopping activity have led to a significant selloff in e-commerce stocks over the past 18 months. Few, if any, names in the sector have been spared. Thus, despite the overall market rally being led by

The party in energy stocks looks to be over. In 2022, oil and natural gas stocks were the only market segment that saw gains, as the price of crude oil surged to $122 per barrel. Now, with oil trading below $70 a barrel, the S&P 500 Energy Index is down 15% since the end of January. The

Many investors flock to dividend investing for stable cash flow and the potential for appreciation. The idea of earning passive income is attractive, especially for consumers planning for retirement. However, companies change, and this can hurt investors if their portfolios continue on autopilot for too long. Previously high-conviction stocks can turn into duds as economic

Amidst the tumultuous financial markets, one can’t help but cast a wary eye on troubled businesses. These firms are making headlines for all the wrong reasons, keeping investors up at night and questioning their investment decisions. Despite their best attempts at damage control, leaving a lasting impression of unease. This has led to the rise

Without a doubt, life is difficult for EV start-ups. Creating automobiles is a complex and challenging process, even under the most favorable conditions. Indeed, the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of electric vehicles is a process fraught with potential pitfalls for a given company and its investors. Many EV start-ups face unique challenges due to

QuantumScape (NASDAQ:QS) is a battery start-up which has seen extreme volatility in recent years. A play on solid-state battery technology, QuantumScape provides investors with a much more speculative potential earnings curve than its EV peers. In the previous bull market rally, QuantumScape achieved a remarkable $54 billion valuation. This valuation was driven by its solid-state

The stock market has been surging lately. And, in conjunction, stocks at risk of short selling are also rising as traders look to take advantage of overpriced securities. These three high short interest stocks are ones to avoid. Oftentimes, traders look at short interest as a bullish signal, as it could lead to a squeeze.

Since the pandemic onset, student loan payments have paused, with interest rates at 0%. However, these payments will restart in late August, affecting consumer spending. This has led to the rise of stocks to avoid when loan payments resume. Student loan borrowers will face increased monthly expenses. Some may need to reduce spending, impacting certain

In the investing world, large investors such as hedge funds and private equity firms carry tremendous power to make or break a company. When a small or micro-cap stock gets backing from some large investment entity, it typically causes a massive shift in the company outlook. It gets eyes on it from prominent retail investors

Companies within the tech sector have been a real draw for investors for a long time. Stocks like Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which are all in the tech sector, are some of the most popular companies trading in the U.S. The upside for the tech sector keeps improving with the application of generative AI.