Stock Market

Although all eyes have been on the searing path that benchmark equity indices have blazed in 2021, initial public offerings (IPOs) have had their own impressive bull market. In fact, Reuters reported in mid-June that U.S. IPOs hit an annual record in less than six months. So if 2020 was the year of the novel

I first came in contact with Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock earlier this year and immediately knew it was something special. The underlying bullish thesis was clear, so I traded it successfully in the past few months. The easiest opportunities came when it fell in sympathy to other small-cap stocks. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com The problem with

When I last wrote about QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) in late September, I argued that if you could afford to lose it all, QS stock at $23.50 was in the buy zone. As I write this, it’s up 33% in the past month, trading above $30 for the first time since late June.  Source: Michael Vi /

As frequent InvestorPlace readers know, I’ve spent a lot of time covering the lidar space as part of my Behind the Wall series. As such, Microvision (NASDAQ:MVIS) — a key player in the world of lidar — has had a large role in my conversations about, and analyses of, lidar stocks. Source: temp-64GTX/Shutterstock.com So, when

If special purpose acquisition companies have jumped the shark, they may have done so with Digital World Acquisition (NASDAQ:DWAC). The so-called Trump special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Digital World is the blank-check firm that will take the former president’s media firm Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) public. Undergirding DWAC stock is the much-eyeballed social

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) market is red-hot, and related stocks are reaping the benefits or doubling down. Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) exploded from $50 to over $160 since May. Paidy was just acquired by PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) for $2.7 billion. Afterpay was acquired by Square (NYSE:SQ) in a $29 billion deal. Even Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Target (NYSE:TGT)

It would be fresh in investors memory that Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) stock surged from below $10 to highs of $64.86. This happened even before the special purpose acquisition company (SPACs) became announced publicly. After the announcement, LCID stock slumped to lows of $20. It’s a perfect example of investors selling on news and I believe that Ocugen

Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) has been one of the year’s bigger disappointments. Other than a couple of days when CLOV stock was lifted by a short squeeze in June, the shares have been almost unrelentingly trending downward. With the latest decline, Clover’s shares are now down more than 50% in 2021. Source: Shutterstock This was

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) is making news again. For most of 2021, that has been a signal to the loyal AMC shareholders to send the stock to the moon. However, so far it looks like AMC stock is remaining relatively tame. That seems reasonable to me, but I’ll let you decide.   Source: Helen89 / Shutterstock.com On Nov. 1,

The best opportunities in the market – the ones that make millionaires many times over – are often found in places that most people aren’t looking. Source: Alexander Kirch / Shutterstock.com And that’s why I think the next-generation of millionaire-maker stocks will be found in the Hydrogen Economy. Yep. I’m well aware of the back

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the premier tech giants on the market. The company has solid fundamentals and some special features that make investors happy, such as buybacks and dividend increases. With gains of about 50% year-to-date (YTD), MSFT stock has also outperformed the broader U.S. stock market. Now all eyes are on the fiscal 2022

I usually don’t get a chance to see my fellow InvestorPlace contributors’ genius in action as it pertains to trading tactics. Therefore, when an opportunity comes up, I’m going to take it. Recently, I had a chance to review my colleague Nicolas Chahine’s take on Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ), an online multiplayer video game platform. Chahine couldn’t

The Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKK) bought 2.1 million shares of Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) on Oct. 21., according to 24/7 Wall St., the SKLZ stock buy brings the ETF’s total holdings of the esports gaming platform company to 13.3 million shares. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Although the SKILLZ position is only good for 0.70% of the ETF’s

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) stock bulls finally have something to celebrate. But will the good times last? Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com Just a couple of months after the company’s stock price fell close to $17, the shares are at their highest point since the company went public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal in

Greenidge Generation (NASDAQ:GREE) is a newly public Bitcoin mining company now that its reverse merger with Support.com (formerly SPRT symbol) closed on Sept. 14. I wrote before that GREE stock was undervalued when it was around $25. I originally wrote that it was worth at least $57.49. And at $20.67 on Oct. 28, this implies it

Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) is a coffee chain that went public in mid-September 2021. It became a big hit, climbing more than 100% from its original IPO target price of $23. Source: Alexander Oganezov / Shutterstock.com That’s an impressive financial return for the investors who believed in this operator and franchisor of drive-thru shops. Still, I

Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT) stock jumped nearly 250% on October 25, very soon after going public. Source: Shutterstock Bakkt executives rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on October 22. On that day investors could have picked up Bakkt shares for about $9 each. They could have sold them for up to $30 by

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:XENE) is a biotech stock that has almost doubled in the past month. This is a definition of hot stock in the biotechnology industry, which can be very volatile and heavily driven by news-driven factors. According to MarketWatch, Xenon’s “products include XEN496, XEN1101, XEN901, and XEN007.” And the big, price-driving news lately

Quick: if you had to pick one automotive business to invest in for a lifetime, what would it be? Ford Motor (NYSE:F) is as valid a response as any. For many generations, F stock has provided reliable returns. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Don’t get me wrong — there have been rough patches along the way.

Should investors who hold a position in Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) stock throw in the towel? Source: Lori Butcher / Shutterstock.com It’s certainly understandable if the idea of dumping RKT stock crosses the minds of shareholders. The Detroit-based mortgage loan provider’s stock has done nothing but disappoint since its initial public offering in August 2020. Since

The story of ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) has evolved since it went public in December. At first, WISH stock was a hot e-commerce play, priced as if its pandemic-era growth rates would persist. Source: sdx15 / Shutterstock.com Months later, as its pandemic tailwinds faded, it became a short-squeeze play. Retail traders piled in, hoping to squeeze it just

From a 20,000-foot view, DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDI) seems to hit all the right notes. A ride-sharing company, DiDi bills itself as the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. When you consider that China has about four times the population of the U.S., it’s not an unreasonable claim. And, of course, this tailwind puts DIDI stock in

Purchasing Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock continues to make sense for a specific type of investor. Let’s start with what you won’t get when buying Palantir shares. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Are you likely to get quick growth from PLTR shares? No, probably not. Sentiment surrounding Palantir has essentially settled since March. Following a few months

Two days ago, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) did something unthinkable – something that only four tech stocks in the history of capitalism have ever accomplished. It became a trillion-dollar company. It joined Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) as the only U.S. companies to currently hold that distinction. Not only that, but Tesla cleared

The Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) platform is certainly an interesting one for those looking to invest in the stock market. It certainly burst onto the scene early in the pandemic with commission free trading. That feature made it very attractive to retail investors, leading to impressive growth for Robinhood stocks. The Robinhood platform has been around for

Nio (NYSE:NIO) has become a bet that China will ultimately take down Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), at least in its home market. Source: xiaorui / Shutterstock.com Before Monday’s Hertz-fueled electric vehicle rally, Nio stock was up 8.5% since I last wrote about it on Oct. 11. At the time I had to eat humble pie, admitting that

Grom Social Enterprises (NASDAQ:GROM) is a recently public social media company that is geared to kids under 13. It is also an original content provider of entertainment for kids. The problem is it has no chance of originating profits, at least based on its present financial situation. That means GROM stock is not likely to

So far this month, two factors have enabled shares in Chinese EV company Nio (NYSE:NIO) to make their way back toward $40 per share. First, worries about investing in China have eased a bit. Issues like the Evergrande (OTCMKTS:EGRNF) crisis, as well as China’s crackdown on some of its largest companies, are weighing less on

In case you haven’t noticed, the whole world is in the midst of supply chain crisis. Long story short, thanks to Covid-19 disrupting global supply chains, businesses can’t find enough parts – or people – to meet demand. One of the industries hit hardest by this is the auto sector. That’s because in order to

Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) is reaching that point where retail investors are getting antsy. And I say retail investors intentionally. Rocket Companies is drawing virtually no interest from institutional investors. RKT stock is only down 15% in 2021. But if you were late to the party that sent the stock “to the moon” in early February, you’re