BY FRANK GREGORY May 14, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, The foundation for all AI technology is chip manufacturing. Big names like Taiwan Semiconductor (Ticker: TSM) and Advanced Micro Devices (Ticker: AMD) often grab headlines. But there are some other big and small names that are making moves in the chip space: Analog Devices (Ticker: ADI)Global semiconductor leader.ADI bridges the physical…
BY FRANK GREGORY April 30, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, In November 2023, the price of gold was floundering. But we noted that many countries were dumping U.S. treasuries over concern about the U.S. economy. In the place of treasuries, those countries ramped up gold purchases. That was a bullish indicator for gold. Gold tends to bounce when demand from central banks…
BY FRANK GREGORY April 25, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, The $95 billion foreign aid bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote. The President immediately signed it. The $61 billion package for Ukraine will send air defense weapons and artillery. To get the package across the finish line, some interesting stipulations were put in place: A bill to ban the…
BY FRANK GREGORY April 20, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, The Iron Dome defense system worked like a charm. Israel’s almost universal defeat of Iran’s attack showed the effectiveness of Israel air defense systems. But counter drone and missile technology, as it stands today, is expensive. It is estimated to have cost Israel around $500mm to repel the Iranian barrage. That is…
BY FRANK GREGORY April 11, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, Defense stocks have been on a run. Big defense budgets + big world conflicts = giddy defense companies. AeroVironment (Ticker: AVAV) keeps slaying the drone market. RTX Corporation (Ticker: RTX) saw an 11% bump in sales in 2023 to almost $75 billion. Collins Aerospace, which plays heavily in the satellite market, saw…
BY FRANK GREGORY March 28, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, This past week, I spent time with a number of defense contractors. I went deep on their current business and outlook. While business has been good for them, it just got better with the passage of the Defense Authorization Act. I had good conversations with one of my favorite primes -…
BY FRANK GREGORY March 21, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, The microchip market has seen a great deal of flow this year. And OptionPit has prospered from it. But many investments are interconnected. For example, Bitcoin (Ticker: BTC) and Gold have seen upticks thanks to a flight to quality. The fact is, mining and power and chips are interconnected. Gold is needed for…
BY FRANK GREGORY March 14, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, is enacting reforms to open Argentina up for business and make it more investment-friendly. He has proposed sweeping changes to the tax system, electoral law, and public debt management. Milei’s approach uses a combination of fiscal austerity and deregulation. He desperately needs to curb Argentina’s long-standing…
BY FRANK GREGORY March 7, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, The House finally got its act together and passed a budget package. The more than $450 billion in funding will impact the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Commerce and Energy. The bill is expected to pass the Senate. Six government funding bills remain, including…
BY FRANK GREGORY February 22, 2024 Hey Influence Traders, When the headlines jump, FOMO is tough to fight. And the headlines are Nvidia. I could talk about NVDA, but others at Option Pit have done a marvelous job. Plus, NVDA is looking a little like Skynet at the moment. I don’t want to see James Cameron proved correct. I’d rather look at…