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Bullying a Weak Stock for Strong Downside Gains
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Stock Surge Daily

Bullying a Weak Stock for Strong Downside Gains

I explained in a recent article that when you set out to short a stock, you need to act like the typical school yard bully… Remember… A bully doesn’t pick on the strong, confident kids in class. A bully seeks out the weakest of the weak and picks on them over and over again. Well, … The post Bullying a Weak Stock for Strong Downside Gains appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jul 5, 2022
Watchlist Week of July 4th, 2022
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Stock Surge Daily

Watchlist Week of July 4th, 2022

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (Long Idea) I added Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (KDNY) to the Watchlist last week, and it did not rise enough to hit our buy trigger.  As I mentioned in the previous update, KDNY is a biotech stock coming out of a huge two-year base pattern. Surge score: 97/100 % Above 52-wk low: 79% Sales … The post Watchlist Week of July 4th, 2022 appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jul 4, 2022
Watchlist Update: Still No Real Sign of a Bottom
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Stock Surge Daily

Watchlist Update: Still No Real Sign of a Bottom

As I write this on Friday afternoon, the Nasdaq is down 5.6% for the week. As expected, the recent short-term bounce was a great opportunity to take a few short trades from better entry points. And if you took the short trade idea in ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) last week, you are sitting … The post Watchlist Update: Still No Real Sign of a Bottom appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jul 4, 2022
How We Played the Breakout in ProPhase Labs
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Stock Surge Daily

How We Played the Breakout in ProPhase Labs

We’ve been knocking it out of the park over at my Alpha Stocks research service lately.  Even with the bears running wild this year, we’ve been finding winning trades on both the long and short side. I’ve told you about our short trade in Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) we closed back in May for a combined … The post How We Played the Breakout in ProPhase Labs appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jul 1, 2022
How BTC Fanatic Michael Saylor is Trying to Dig Himself Out of a Hole
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Stock Surge Daily

How BTC Fanatic Michael Saylor is Trying to Dig Himself Out of a Hole

Back in April, I explained that I am always shocked by the trust investors put in awful money managers like ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood.  As you’ll recall, Wood manages the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK).  When that article was published, the growth-oriented fund was down 70% from last year’s high and trading around $47 per … The post How BTC Fanatic Michael Saylor is Trying to Dig Himself Out of a Hole appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 30, 2022
How to Spot Sector Rotation Before the Next Big Move
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Stock Surge Daily

How to Spot Sector Rotation Before the Next Big Move

In Monday’s Watchlist Update, I explained that the new leaders of the current market environment seem to be biotechnology companies. Chemical, shipping and energy stocks had their run earlier this year, but as time went on, investors started to look for the next hot sector. This is sometimes called a “ sector rotation,” and it … The post How to Spot Sector Rotation Before the Next Big Move appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 29, 2022
Why BTC Has Further to Fall
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Stock Surge Daily

Why BTC Has Further to Fall

More trouble is brewing in the world of digital currencies… The rout in the digital asset market has been happening for a while, but we are now starting to see how plunging coin prices are affecting real companies in the space. After suffering big losses in various coins, digital asset hedge fund Three Arrows Capital … The post Why BTC Has Further to Fall appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 28, 2022
Watchlist Week of June 27th, 2022
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Stock Surge Daily

Watchlist Week of June 27th, 2022

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (Long Idea) Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. (KDNY) is a biotech stock coming out of a two-year base pattern. Here’s how the chart is setting up… And here’s how the stock is setting up with my Stock Surge Indicator (SSI)… Surge score: 97/100 % Above 52-wk low: 79% Sales growth: +671% Return on Equity: … The post Watchlist Week of June 27th, 2022 appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 27, 2022
Watchlist Update: Certain Stocks Starting to Show Promise
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Stock Surge Daily

Watchlist Update: Certain Stocks Starting to Show Promise

It is vitally important to watch which stocks are making highs when the market is making lows.  This is usually the next group of market leaders that can advance several hundred percent once the next bull market begins. Chemical, shipping and energy stocks were the clear leaders in 2022. But their reign quickly came to … The post Watchlist Update: Certain Stocks Starting to Show Promise appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 27, 2022
Why Mark Zuckerberg Just Shut Out Apple and Google
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Stock Surge Daily

Why Mark Zuckerberg Just Shut Out Apple and Google

The last time we talked about Facebook, the stock had just plunged 26% overnight following a very disappointing earnings report. But a lot more has happened since then… Ever since a whistleblower released internal company memos showing how the platform causes mental harm to children last year, the company has been busy rebranding itself. As … The post Why Mark Zuckerberg Just Shut Out Apple and Google appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 24, 2022
What the Market’s Second-Worst Start to a Year Tells Me Today
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Stock Surge Daily

What the Market’s Second-Worst Start to a Year Tells Me Today

As I was browsing through Twitter the other day, I came across an interesting statistic. According to one popular analyst, Charlie Bilello, historical returns show that this is the second-worst start to a year for the S&P 500 index. The only other time the S&P dropped more during the first 116 trading days of the … The post What the Market’s Second-Worst Start to a Year Tells Me Today appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 23, 2022
10 Stocks That Have Gone Nowhere for the Last Two Years
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Stock Surge Daily

10 Stocks That Have Gone Nowhere for the Last Two Years

During the depths of the pandemic, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero to help save the economy. The market went into a buying frenzy, and many stocks doubled, tripled or more from the 2020 bottom to the recent highs. Two years later, the Fed is ramping up interest rates and will possibly send … The post 10 Stocks That Have Gone Nowhere for the Last Two Years appeared first on Stock Surge Daily.

Ross Givens
Ross Givens
Jun 22, 2022
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