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Top Mutual Funds For Stock Research
| Symbol | Name |
|---|---|
| ALSAX | ALGER SMALL CAP GROWTH A |
| ACRNX | Columbia Acorn Inst |
| FCNTX | Fidelity Contrafund |
| FMAGX | Fidelity Magellan |
| FOCPX | Fidelity OTC |
| FKGRX | Franklin Growth A |
| OPOCX | Invesco Oppenheimer Discovery |
| JDMAX | JANUS HENDERSON ENTERPRISE A |
| JDCAX | JANUS HENDERSON FORTY A |
| JACAX | Janus Henderson VIT Forty Inst |
| LAGWX | Lord Abbett Developing Growth |
| LGLAX | Lord Abbett Growth Leaders A |
| MFEGX | MFS Growth A |
| LGOAX | Miller Opportunity A |
| POAGX | PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth |
| PRNHX | T. Rowe Price New Horizons |
| VPCCX | Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Inv |
| WGROX | Wasatch Core Growth |
| WMICX | Wasatch Micro Cap |
| SGRAX | WELLS FARGO GROWTH A |
QA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Was the industry spreadsheet poted this Monday? | It sure was! :) |
| We kept hearing that the .5 increase was already "baked-into" the market? SO, why the major gains yesterday? *If* they were baked in then yesterday should've been flat. Right? | live answered |
| what are the tickers today by each of them ? | XOM, AAPL, GD |
| Irusha, I am long OXY instead of XOM. Could I expect better results with XOM? | Hi Jim, only the market knows that answer. Always hard to say initially which is why generally when you buy, you want to buy each position with an equal amount. then the market will tell you what positions to increase and stick with. |
| Good morning! Always a joy when you Grace us with your presence Irusha! | hat man 2 - Agreed! Irish's is part of the reason I'm working Dark Ops for the IBD Live Team. Scott |
| the div on PXD is so they can just give it when they want to, no commitment | Ahh. Thanks. |
| Irusha - always love to see you here! | thanks! always great to be on. |
| Anything driving the 7% jump in HST? Thank you! | Earnings |
| No matter the market behavior, seeing Irusha brightens the day. | Mr. Smiles |
| How do you deal with jumps like ALB if you are in the share? | Say thank you! |
| Good Space Balls reference, Ed! | And Tesla! |
| I don´t remember when we have to start counting for the follow throught day . It is from the first day reverse or the first day next to reverse? | A rally day starts the count. Sometimes we will count a day that is down if it closes in the upper part of its closing range (known as a "pink" rally day). |
| PXD? | live answered |
| Whats going on with SIMO? Up 20% with 7000% vol... | Maxlinear is buying it. |
| LTHM too | live answered |
| WCC break out | live answered |
| Follow up HST question…I don't see any earnings events for HST in MarketSmith's daily graph, but see this for any other stock that I select. Is there a reason why MarketSmith does not show earnings events for HST? Thank you!!! | It's not technically an earnings per share report since it is a REIT. It's Funds From Operations. |
| Rachel, check CVX | I'm working on a story on this one now and will have it published by the end of the week. Stay tuned! |
| Great to have Irusha back on the show. Please invite him more often | He's invited as much as he wants, but his availability is only once a month. |
| LTHM gapped up | live answered |
| Livent earnings gap | live answered |
| MAT broke out bc of Reuters story about bidders | Definitely contributing to the MAT move. |
| I saw news about a big lithium supply in very southern California desert yesterday - any comments? | Salton Sea. We'll see if that works out. Unproven extraction techniques. More here: https://www.investors.com/news/lithium-battery-shortage-rare-earths-may-wreck-great-ev-race/ |
| Great to see Irusha….What do y'all think of ZIM rallying through its 50sma? | Thanks Martin! Great to see you here too. |
| Irusha sounds like he's hanging in there on "hope" - TSLA. Thee chart looks like a short to me, but what do I know? But if anyone sees the same thing, maybe they should say so? | Definitely not hoping on TSLA. I don't own it right now. I agree that it looks weak but it's at a key support area in my opinion. I thought it looked weak in May 2021 but it was able to recover. I totally understand why it looks like a short to you though. plenty of reasons to view it that way too. |
| Thoughs on the earnigns gap on WCC | live answered |
| Lithium stocks doing well today. | Glad we covered LTHM and others yesterday! Would love to see LTHM tighten up here. Then I'd be very interested |
| WCC Trades $ 60 mil Gapped up this moring on strong volume. +5.55% Vol +633% Will be interesting to see if holds early morning gains. RS Line New High with a 6-month consolidation. | live answered |
| AMD pulling back to 21-day after huge day, watching closely | Still in a major downtrend! Semis not in favor right now… |
| ENPH, down slightly, still an inside day at the upper range of its move today | If it can get above a declining-tops trendline from the highs, which coincides with 200-210 ish, and then tightens up… could be interesting. Still has work to do in my view! |
| Can you guys have a look at EWCZ | Blue dot on the weekly… but hitting resistance at 30-31. Red volume spike on the weekly a few weeks ago with the stock closing at the bottom of its downside reversal that week. |
| MOS CF and DVN held the sell off. | So bummed DVN shook me out towards the end of last month! And of course I didn't get back in… was selling most of the position into strength, had a decent entry off the 50-day in mid-March. Fertilizers definitely flexing their strength |
| Please let me know what you think about EURN from a technical point of view. Thank you | Earnings in a week — other O&G stocks with earnings out of the way ar elooking stronger, like XOM. In the same group as EURN is LNG, which is looking stronger from a technical perspective. On Leaderboard. |
| Thanks Ed and Rachel for looking at CF. I will add it to my watchlist. | live answered |
| Paper products seem to be doing well WRK, PKG, | live answered |
| ZIM looks ok | live answered |
| A dollar is a dollar no matter the source.. | True that! |
| LULU at 100sma and 50sma daily..thoughts? | Failed to hold above the 200-day… expectation breaker. Needs more time to build a full-on base from here. Hopefully it can hold the 50-day |
| Nobody answered my question as to when Charles Harris is back on show- anyone know? | Hi Richard, May 27 — Schedule is available at investors.com/LiveFAQ :) |
| Ed is significantly more quiet than the others since he came back up | I let him know… hopefully he's able to adjust! We've all been using the same headsets for almost 3 years… seems like it's time to get an upgrade! |
| antm is slow but steady | live answered |
| good morning , what about CI ? | live answered |
| SIMO MONSTER GAP UP on earnings. +17.27% Vol +2198% | live answered |
| Thanks Ali- nice to know place now to view schedules. Appreciate it!! 😊 | Of course, any time! :) |
| BJ, is that third stage base | It is a bit later stage, but one to watch |
| Comments on SARK? | 9% above the 21-day… Ideally would be closer to that level to buy in order to manage risk. All about proper risk management. If interested, maybe go with small position size. Be sure to cut loss if it moves against you. |
| What is the min/max for the Length/Depth/Handle of a Cup with Handle? | We have a detailed explainer linked on our FAQ page at investors.com/LiveFAQ! |
| how are semiconductors doing? | Badly :( |
| Is it time to short the market? | live answered |
| What's the plan for leaderboard UPRO if market doesn't hold? | I believe a close below yesterday's low is what the team is looking for. |
| MRO - Continues to do well, especially in a red tape today. | live answered |
| NVDA ugly | Very! |
| Don't you think TSLA meets the shorting criteria you just mentioned? It's getting rejected at the 10-week line. | TSLA has certainly gotten more volatile but hasn't really established a solid downtrend. It got back above that 10-week line rather than getting turned away at it so I would want to see a few more weeks down first. |
| Ali rocks as usual. Don't ever quit IBD! | Awww you are too kind! |
| Thanks Ali... | Any time! :) |
| VLO looking climactic? | Breaking an upper channel line — would take some profits into this strength |
| Is MAR regaining the 21 day a positive sign? | MAR looks pretty good - it's just a terrible market. Definitely one to keep watching. |
| UPRO at what point would you decide to keep the position? | If it holds above yesterday's low |
| FND has been showing support down around the $80 mark for a few weeks. Earnings out tonight | In a downtrend — for longer-term holders, the sell signal to get out was the decisive break below the 40-week line. Has a lot of work to do! |
| thanks for the reply, my personal rule do not touch anything later than 2nd stage, specially in this kind of market | That sounds like a pretty good rule! |
| Do you think Organic food producers may have better opportunity in the future? | Interesting question! Organic is continuing to go mainstream. Not sure exactly how that impacts stocks. |
| Til next month, Irusha, Godspeed! | Thanks Ronald. See you next month! |
| Have wonderful afternoon and remember better days are just around the corner! | live answered |
Ready
| Symbol |
|---|
| ABC |
| AIZ |
| AN |
| ATKR |
| BECN |
| BJ |
| CALM |
| CF |
| CNX |
| CTVA |
| DEO |
| DINO |
| EQNR |
| ERF |
| GPK |
| GSK |
| HUBB |
| JNJ |
| LFG |
| LLY |
| LNG |
| LPX |
| MAT |
| MMP |
| MOS |
| MRK |
| NOC |
| NTR |
| OLN |
| OXY |
| PPC |
| PSX |
| RRC |
| SLGN |
| SRE |
| SSRM |
| STZ |
| SWCH |
| SYY |
| TPL |
| TRGP |
| TSN |
| ULTA |
| VGR |
| VMI |
| WCC |
| WH |
| WWE |
| WY |
| XOM |
| XOP |
Watch
| Symbol |
|---|
| AAPL |
| ABC |
| ABG |
| ADP |
| AFG |
| AGRO |
| AIZ |
| ALB |
| AMR |
| ANTM |
| APA |
| AR |
| ARIS |
| ARW |
| ASH |
| ATI |
| ATKR |
| AVGO |
| AZO |
| BECN |
| BG |
| BJ |
| BOX |
| CALM |
| CAR |
| CB |
| CC |
| CF |
| CHE |
| CHK |
| CIVI |
| CMC |
| CNQ |
| CNX |
| COP |
| CRC |
| CTRA |
| CTVA |
| CVE |
| CVX |
| DEO |
| DINO |
| DK |
| DLTR |
| DRH |
| DVN |
| EC |
| EPD |
| EQNR |
| ERF |
| EXLS |
| FAST |
| FUN |
| GD |
| GLD |
| GNK |
| GOGL |
| GPK |
| GSK |
| HES |
| HP |
| HSY |
| HUBB |
| HWM |
| IVT |
| J |
| JNJ |
| JXN |
| KNSL |
| L |
| LBRT |
| LFG |
| LLY |
| LMT |
| LNG |
| LPX |
| LYB |
| MAR |
| MAT |
| MCK |
| MGY |
| MMP |
| MOS |
| MPC |
| MRK |
| MUSA |
| NOC |
| NOG |
| NTR |
| NUE |
| NVO |
| OLN |
| OPCH |
| OVV |
| OXY |
| PAG |
| PAYX |
| PBF |
| PDCE |
| PKG |
| PLL |
| PPC |
| PSX |
| PTEN |
| PXD |
| QLYS |
| RHP |
| RRC |
| RS |
| SBLK |
| SIMO |
| SJM |
| SLGN |
| SMPL |
| SRE |
| SSRM |
| STLD |
| STZ |
| SU |
| SWCH |
| SYY |
| TPL |
| TRGP |
| TS |
| TSLA |
| TSN |
| ULTA |
| UNH |
| USFD |
| VAL |
| VET |
| VGR |
| VLO |
| VMI |
| VRTX |
| WCC |
| WH |
| WLK |
| WM |
| WMB |
| WRB |
| WWE |
| WY |
| XOM |
| XOP |
| ZIM |
