Stocks to sell

The special purpose acquisition company space is one of the most volatile investment areas, but one blank-check company takes it to another level: Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC). As the reverse merger between Digital World and Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) nears, the incentive to hold onto DWAC stock is reduced. Source: rafapress /

The odds are that you probably didn’t know of Indonesia Energy Corporation (NYSE:INDO) until its stock blew the roof off the house with a meme-stock-esque price surge at the turn of the month. InvestorPlace icon, Louis Navellier, constructed an interesting argument for a further bull run. His central claim is that “It’s time to respect the

DoorDash (NYSE:DASH) staged the biggest weekly rally since November 2021. Amid euphoric buying, investors forgot about the short-comings in the online food ordering and food delivery platform. DASH stock has risen by 23% in the last week. After it crossed above the 50-day simple moving average, the company must demonstrate it may monetize its growing

When investors get pulled into markets like the one we’re in today, some investors hunker down, some sell, and some look for opportunities. I’m featuring F-rated Portfolio Grader stocks here because if you’re going to bottom fish, don’t snag a log thinking it’s a lunker. The stocks here come from a variety of sectors. But

Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) stock deserves to fall. With interest rates rising, its prospects look even bleaker moving forward.  Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com OPEN stock has tremendous upside based on its target price of $16.38 and current price sitting around $9. But that is not worth investing in. Opendoor utilizes a business model that other

Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) was making headlines last week. In a rare (for 2021 and 2022) bit of good news for shareholders, PTON stock rallied 28% over the course of the week. The catalyst was an analyst upgrade that rated PTON as “outperform,” giving the stock a $40 price target. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com With at least

AMC stock, one of last year’s great meme plays, has bought into a gold miner Hycroft was a penny stock before AMC took its position Both companies got a pop, but the gains won’t last. Investors should beware. AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) was a “meme play” in 2021. Small traders organized at Reddit’s r/Wallstreetbets put together

Investors in Houston American Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:HUSA) prior to March 4 are very happy. HUSA stock has shot up from around $1.90 to a peak of over $16 briefly. Since then, it has been declining and by Friday, March 18, it closed at $5.95. Source: Shutterstock However, there is every reason to believe that it could

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) announced on Mar. 15 that it was investing $27.9 million in Hycroft Mining Corporation (NASDAQ:HYMC), owner of the Hycroft gold and silver development in Northern Nevada. AMC stock gained almost 7% on the news. Source: Ian Dewar Photography / Shutterstock If you missed the humor behind the headline, it is a play

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) stock is off over 61% from its November peak and also down 52% since the end of 2021. Analysts are still positive on the stock, but with higher rates coming consumer spending could slow in the second half. This may not be adequately reflected yet in SHOP stock, despite its bounce off a

[embedded content] We can’t have an economic podcast without discussing the Eastern European conflict, which has hastened the spike in oil prices. It’s been on a tear lately, and oil stocks have seen some nice gains. But at the risk of striking any nerves, I’ve got something to say: “The oil trade is for suckers.”

FuboTV (NYSE:FUBO) was supposed to offer investors a streaming sports TV service with a betting upside. However, FUBO stock has totally failed to deliver on that potential. Shares are down from a peak of $50 last year to under $8.50 now. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com This is hardly a buy-the-dip opportunity either. Rather, this

Some may say they have bought Black Rifle Coffee (NYSE:BRCC) due to its high growth potential. But for many, it is the prospect of easy money that has driven them into BRCC stock. That is, the potential for it to go on an incredible run, similar to that of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:DWAC). Source: YuniqueB

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) has business operations related to digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. While involvement here helped power SE stock higher in 2020, things have since gotten a bit more rocky for the shares. In fact, SE has charted a 45% loss year-to-date. Although some stock dips offer opportunities, I suggest investors avoid

AMC (NYSE:AMC) has been on the roll courtesy of the superhero-led success it has had of late. It recently recorded its third-best weekend of the pandemic with the release of “The Batman.” Hence, the money is rolling again for the theater giant, but AMC stock continues to be in a free-fall. Though things are improving, AMC

The fall of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) stock illustrates an important point about today’s market. Founders have the power to build, but they also have the power to destroy. FB stock is no different, as its top-heavy power structure puts it at risk of missing opportunities it desperately needs for its metaverse plans. Source: Blue Planet

Texas-headquartered Houston American Energy Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:HUSA) was incorporated in April of 2001, “with the purpose of engaging in oil and gas exploration and production.” Consequently, HUSA stock provides pure-play exposure to the boom and bust cycles of petroleum and natural gas. Source: Shutterstock Clearly, the energy market has been in a boom cycle lately. Due

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE) is supposed to be a disruptor in the personal finance market. This might sound exciting, but Wall Street is clearly unenthusiastic about PSFE stock. Source: Devina Saputri / Shutterstock.com Just to recap, Paysafe debuted for public trading on March 31, 2021, after completing its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Foley Trasimene Acquisition II.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) stock hasn’t had a good start to 2022 despite maintaining consistent revenue growth. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The company has lost 60% of its value since last year, falling from around $300 to near-52-week lows of $97. Several tech stocks have suffered due to inflation, a tech sell-off and concerns about the Russia-Ukraine

The day after earnings, SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) opened just shy of $13. In the two weeks since, it’s tumbled to $8 for a roughly -40% thrashing. Such a move in a year would be terrible. We just saw it in nine trading days. And now, SOFI stock is in the single digits for the first

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), a digital asset technology company that mines cryptocurrencies, has a Beta (5Y Monthly) of 4.64. This figure is not only extreme, but too risky. Source: Pixels Hunter / Shutterstock A stock that moves precisely in tandem with broader stock market volatility has a Beta of 1. This means that MARA

Falling below $100 per share, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is back at price levels not seen since March 2020. In other words, PYPL stock has given back its pandemic era gains. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com You may think that this is an overreaction. That the markets are pricing in external uncertainties, along with some company-specific issues, too much

Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) has finally started to bounce. CLOV stock has climbed about 50% above its lows in recent weeks. Since the stock was over $10 last year, a rally from $2 to just over $3 is hardly a huge comeback. Still, it’s better than continuing to make new lows. Source: Shutterstock So is

The activist investor who famously bet on the Gamestop (NYSE:GME) short squeeze is now going after Bed, Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY). Ryan Cohen turned $76 million of GME stock into $1.9 billion by last August. It was a squeeze built on small traders organized at Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets. Now, he has put $150 million into BBBY

With the market in correction mode and investors abandoning growth stocks in droves due to inflation fears, there are many beaten-down stocks right now, particularly in the tech sector. But history shows what looks like “the sum of all fears” nearly always turns out, in the long run, not to be a very big deal.

Greenwich-based hedge fund Hudson Bay Capital Management was the largest shareholder of Vinco Ventures (NASDAQ:BBIG) as of Dec. 31. It owned the equivalent of 15.13 million shares of BBIG stock. Source: vincoventures.com If you are a limited partner of the hedge fund, you can thank your lucky stars that BBIG only represents a tiny portion

We’re barely through two months of the year, and already 2022 is proving to be a very difficult year for investors. Supercharged inflation, war in Europe, sky-high energy prices, constrained supply chains, a global semiconductor shortage and tightening monetary policy have created a vortex of bad conditions for markets around the world. Stocks to sell

Block, Inc. (NYSE:SQ), which used to be called Square, has now closed the acquisition of AfterPay, the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Australian company. The bottom line is that there are better places to put your money than in SQ stock. Source: Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com This all-share deal has led to significant stock dilution.

Retail interest in GameStop (NYSE:GME) soared last year after the WallStreetBets Reddit group, whose members numbered in the millions, provoked a speculative buying frenzy. GME stock shot up from less than $20 a share to an all-time high of $483 in just over two weeks as meme-stock mania took hold.  Source: Shutterstock Since that high,

In the wake of Lucid’s (NASDAQ:LCID) fourth-quarter results, reported on Feb. 28, Wall Street and the media seem to be very focused on the reduction in the automaker’s production guidance. Conversely, I’m much more interested in another metric that’s tremendously more important for the long-term outlook of LCID stock: demand. Source: Around the World Photos