OakPearl:


Best stockbroker in the NSE by my rating is Morgan Capital Group.
Lowest transaction charges, online account opening, funding and withdrawals, best platform for live trading every trading day.

In all my 23 years investing in the NSE, they have been the best I have come across.

Good luck.

MaziHarri:
Hello guys,
Please between WeBull and Yahoo Finance which is better for news and proper updates on stocks.

Any special advantage in any of them.

MaziHarri:
Hello guys,
Please between WeBull and Yahoo Finance which is better for news and proper updates on stocks.

Any special advantage in any of them.

OakPearl:
I want to remind us that a lot of the stock picks like these ones below I posted on the 7th of January are a result of extensive research and nights of tireless due diligence.

Some are yet to pick up, and we don't expect them all to rise or fall at the same time.
However, a lot of them have already returned handsomely.
In just 2 weeks, PLUG has moved from $35 to $66.86 today. GEVO has moved from $4.40 to $10.52 today. OPTT has moved from $2.61 to $5.61 today. I am as amazed as they appear.

I advised late last year that members should start realigning their portfolio to suit the sectors positioned to benefit from the new US government. I was the first to heed that advise. A few stocks may be for keeps in your portfolio, but there must be an alignment so as to preserve the bulk of your portfolio gains of 2020 while positioning for more gains this year.

The results have started showing up.
Do your DD and act.
You are the CEO of your portfolio.

Meanwhile, congratulations to the "OPTT gurus" already smiling.
See below posts for your reading pleasure.

yazga:
Here are some key indicators used by investors.
1.Earnings per share (EPS) This is the amount each share. ...
2. Price to earnings (P/E) ratio. ...
3. Price to earnings ratio to growth ratio (PEG) ...
4. Price to book value ratio (P/B) ...
5. Dividend payout ratio (DPR) ...
6 Dividend yield.
1. Earnings per share (EPS)
This is the amount each share
would get if a company paid out all of its profit to its shareholders. EPS is calculated by dividing the company’s total profit by the number of shares.

Example – If a company’s profit is $200 million and there are 10 million shares, the EPS is $20.

EPS can tell you how companies in the same industry compare. Companies that show steady, consistent earnings
growth, year after year, will often outperform companies with volatile earnings over time.

2. Price to earnings (P/E) ratio
This measures the relationship between the earnings of a company and its stock
price. It’s calculated by dividing the current price per share of a company’s stock by the company’s earnings per share.

Example – A company’s stock currently sells for $50 per share and its earnings per share
are $5. That means it has a P/E ratio of 10 ($50 divided by $5).

The P/E ratio can tell you whether a stock’s price is high, or low, compared to its earnings.

Some investors consider a company with a high P/E to be overpriced. But sometimes a company with a high P/E today may offer higher returns, and a better P/E, in the future. How do you know? You’ll likely have to look at other indicators before you decide.

3. Price to earnings ratio to growth ratio (PEG)
This helps you understand the P/E ratio a little better. It’s calculated by dividing the P/E ratio by the company’s projected growth
in earnings.

Example – A stock with a P/E of 30 and projected earnings growth next year of 15% would have a PEG of 2 (30 divided by 15). A stock with a P/E of 30 but projected earnings growth of 30% will have PEG of 1 (30 divided by 30).

The PEG can tell you whether a stock may or may not be a good value. The lower the number, the less you have to pay to get in on the company’s expected future earnings growth.

4. Price to book value ratio (P/B)
This compares the value the market puts on a company with the value the company has stated in its financial books. It’s calculated by dividing the current price per share by the book value per share. The book value is the current equity of a company, as listed in the annual report.

Most of the time, the lower the P/B is, the better. That’s because you’re paying less for more book value.

If you’re looking for a well-priced stock with reasonable growth potential, you may want to use a low P/B as a tool to identify possible stock picks.

5. Dividend payout ratio (DPR)
This measures what a company pays out to investors in dividends compared to what the stock is earning. It’s calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the EPS.

Example – If a company paid out $1 per share in dividends and had an EPS of $3, the DPR would be 33% (1 divided by 3).

The DPR can give you an idea of how well a company’s earnings support the dividend payments. More mature companies will typically have a higher DPR. They believe that paying more in dividends is the best use of their profits for the firm and its shareholders. Since growing companies are likely to have less or no earnings to pay out dividends, their DPR would tend to be low or zero.

6. Dividend yield
This measures the return on a dividend as a percentage of the stock price. It’s calculated by dividing the annual dividend
per share by the price per share.

Example – 2 stocks each pay an annual dividend of $1 per share. Company A’s stock is trading at $40 a share, but Company B’s stock is trading at $20 a share. Company A has a dividend yield
of 2.5% (1 divided by 40), while Company B’s is 5% (1 divided by 20).

The dividend yield
can tell you how much cash flow
you’re getting for your money, all other things being equal.

CAUTION
Indicators can help you assess the value of a stock and its growth potential. But there are many other factors affecting stock prices that can’t be easily measured.

other factors
Company news and performance
Here are some company-specific factors that can affect the share price:

news releases on earnings and profits, and future estimated earnings
announcement of dividends
introduction of a new product or a product recall
securing a new large contract
employee layoffs
anticipated takeover or merger
a change of management
accounting errors or scandals
Industry performance
Often, the stock price of the companies in the same industry will move in tandem with each other. This is because market conditions generally affect the companies in the same industry the same way. But sometimes, the stock price of a company will benefit from a piece of bad news for its competitor if the companies are competing for the same market.

Investor sentiment
Investor sentiment or confidence can cause the market to go up or down, which can cause stock prices to rise or fall. The general direction that the stock market takes can affect the value of a stock:

bull market – a strong stock market where stock prices are rising and investor confidence is growing. It’s often tied to economic recovery or an economic boom, as well as investor optimism.
bear market
– a weak market where stock
prices are falling and investor confidence is fading. It often happens when an economy is in recession and unemployment is high, with rising prices.
Economic factors
1. Interest rates
The Bank of Canada can raise or lower interest rates to stabilize or stimulate the Canadian economy. This is known as monetary policy. If a company borrows money to expand and improve its business, higher interest rates will affect the cost of its debt
. This can reduce company profits
and the dividends it pays shareholders. As a result, its share
price may drop. And, in times of higher interest rates, investments that pay interest tend to be more attractive to investors than stocks.

2. Economic outlook
If it looks like the economy is going to expand, stock prices may rise. Investors may buy more stocks thinking they will see future profits and higher stock prices. If the economic outlook is uncertain, investors may reduce their buying or start selling.

3. Inflation
Inflation
means higher consumer prices. This often slows sales and reduces profits. Higher prices will also often lead to higher interest rates. For example, the Bank of Canada may raise interest rates to slow down inflation. These changes will tend to bring down stock prices. Commodities however, may do better with inflation, so their prices may rise.

4. Deflation
Falling prices tend to mean lower profits for companies and decreased economic activity. Stock prices may go down, and investors may start selling their shares and move to fixed-income investments like bonds. Interest rates may be lowered to encourage people to borrow more. The goal is increased spending and economic activity. The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the worst periods of deflation
ever.

5. Economic and political shocks
Changes around the world can affect both the economy and stock prices. For example, a rise in energy costs can lead to lower sales, lower profits and lower stock prices. An act of terrorism can also lead to a downturn in economic activity and a fall in stock prices.

6. Changes in economic policy
If a new government comes into power, it may decide to make new policies. Sometimes these changes can be seen as good for business, and sometimes not. They may lead to changes in inflation and interest rates, which in turn may affect stock prices.

7. The value of the Canadian dollar
Many Canadian companies sell products to buyers in other countries. If the Canadian dollar rises, their customers will have to spend more to buy Canadian goods. This can drive down sales, which in turn can lead to lower stock prices. When the price of the Canadian dollar falls, it makes it cheaper for others to buy our products. This can make stock prices rise.

KEY POINT
Stock prices can be affected by:

company news and performance
industry performance
investor sentiment
economic factors

Leezah:
23yrs!!! you are suppose to mentor people here ooo

Leggitsam:
For those that had issues with trading platforms, here is another app and platform that worth trying. I am not a user of the platform coz i am comfortable with T212.
A friend in UK suggested the app.
You never can tell, some people might find it interesting.
The app also allow users to invest in US Market.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eigthsecurities.tradeflix

yazga:
— Digital currency will replace the U.S. dollar as the dominant currency
— Electric vehicles will eliminate ICE
— Marijuana will replace alcohol and tobacco as the recreational drug of choice
— Space travel will become the new logistics platform
— Space tourism will displace beach vacations
— Home sharing will replace the hotel industry
— Autonomous driving will replace human drivers
— Plant-based meat will replace animal meat
— Food delivery will fundamentally alter consumption patterns
— Gyms, calisthenics, and merely going for a jog will be replaced by digital workout platforms
— Video conferencing will replace in-person meetings
The world is evolving.
If you wait, you waste.

afroxyz:
Lol. Him no dey mentor people?

Leggitsam:
For those that had issues with trading platforms, here is another app and platform that worth trying. I am not a user of the platform coz i am comfortable with T212.
A friend in UK suggested the app.
You never can tell, some people might find it interesting.
The app also allow users to invest in US Market.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eigthsecurities.tradeflix

Penboy:


Run o. E get why

Jayjaycee18:
Sorry for the late response. I have been in transit in the last 2days and in now a time zone that is 10hrs behind Nigeria time. I will try not to make this post too lengthy, while still providing some guidance based on my modification of the CANSLIM checklist, which I adapted from the Investors Business Daily and reading books by the likes of Warren Buffet and Benjamin Graham. Most of the metrics are still very relevant in spite of how long ago they were introduced. However, feel free to modify these metrics as you gain more experience in the stock market. They are not cast in concrete.

Even though the list below is not exhaustive, you can check the following as part of your due diligence before buying any stock(s):
1. Is the coy among Top-Rated stocks in its Industry Group?: Yes
2. Position of coy in its Industry: Top 2 (e.g. Tesla and NIO, PLUG and FCEL, SBE and BLNK etc.)
3. Competitive advantage (moat): Can company increase product price without losing customers (e.g. Apple release of new more expensive IPhone)
4. Current share price compared to its 52-week high: less than 20%
5. Market capitalization of at least $2 billion (NA – not applicable for penny stocks)
6. Dividend Record: has paid a dividend for at least 10 straight years (NA for pennies)
7. Earnings Stability: positive EPS for at least the last 5 years (not applicable to penny stocks)
8. Consecutive Quarters of EPS Increase: 3 or more
9. EPS % Change Latest Quarter vs same Qtr. last year: 25% or higher
10. Annual % EPS growth rate of last 3years: 20% or higher
11. Latest Quarter % Earnings Surprise (actual EPS versus analyst estimates): >10%
12. Average growth of Last 3 Quarters EPS: 20% or higher
13. Sales/revenue increasing over the last 3 Quarters?= Yes
14. Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 15% or higher
15. % sales growth in latest Qtr. vs same Qtr. Last (prior) year: 15% or higher
16. Average sales % change for last 3 Quarters: 20% or higher
17. Sales growth greater than peers/competitors (indicates “moat”)
18. Sales growth (CAGR) for last 5 – 10years: > 15%
19. Sales CAGR ~ (approx.) = Profit CAGR (in a moat, increased sales leads to increased profit)
20. Upcoming catalyst (new product/service with est. annual revenue >$200m): Yes
21. Return On Equity (ROE) from last annual report: 15% or higher
22. Return on Asset (ROA): >15%
23. Relative Strength Index (RSI): 75 or higher
24. Average Daily Volume traded in last 50days: 300,000 or more shares
25. Ratio of sum of all “up” days volumes vs “down” days vols. in Last 50days: >1
26. Dividend Yield: at least 5% (but not applicable to stocks like pennies with no dividend history)
27. Dividend payout ratio: 35 - 55% (i.e. at least 35% of annual EPS is paid out as dividend)
28. Dividend CAGR > 0 (consistent increase in dividend payment as profit increases)
29. Historical Growth in EPS (over last 10 years) >7%
30. Less than 2years of declining EPS (5% or more decline) over the previous 10years
31. Cash flow from operations (CFO): >0 (positive CFO is very important)
32. Free cash flow (FCF) to CFO (FCF/CFO):>0 (the higher the FCF as proportion of CFO, the better)
33. Total debt less than book value
34. Debt to equity ratio: <0.5
35. Interest coverage: >3
36. Net Profit Margin (NPM): > 8%
37. Debt to Net Current Assets ratio: <1.1
38. current ratio: >1.5
39. Price to Sales (P/S) ratio: < 1.5
40. Price to book ratio (P/B): <1
41. Price/earnings (P/E) to growth ratio (PEG): <1
42. Current ratio greater than 2
43. Current P/E ratio less than 40% of the highest P/E ratio the stock had over the past 5 years
44. Quarters of Increasing Fund Ownership: last 2 Qtrs. or more
45. Insider (CEO, CFO, MD etc.) buying/selling: More insiders buying than selling in last 2 Qts.
46. % Insider ownership: 40% or more
47. Share float % (amount of shares from issued shares available to be traded daily): <40%
48. Short interest %: (% of share float sold short but not closed and covered. This indicates market sentiment): 15% or higher for greater short squeeze and future price appreciation
49. Share repurchase program: Yes
50. Coy credit rating: BBB- and above (credit rating should have been improving in last 3years)
51. Piotroski F Score: 7 and above

How to Calculate the Piotroski F Score is below (9 is a perfect score; 8 very good; etc.):
• Net income: Assign a score of “1” if last year’s net income was positive, assign score of “0” if not
• Operating cash flow: “1” if last year’s cash flow from operations (CFFO) was positive, “0” if not
• ROA increasing: “1” if last year’s ROA was higher than prior year’s, “0” if not
• Quality of earnings: “1” if CFFO > net income, “0” if not
• Long-term debt vs. assets: “1” if long-term debt as percentage of asset decreased over prior year, or if long-term debt is zero; “0” if not
• Current ratio: “1” if short-term assets divided by short-term liabilities ratio is greater than prior year’s; “0” if not
• Shares outstanding: “1” if shares outstanding has fallen since prior year; “0” if not
• Gross margin: “1” if gross margin exceeds prior year’s; “0” if not
• Asset turnover: “1” if rise in revenue exceeds rise in total assets; “0” if not

The following resources can provide the data you need:
• Financial statement data: [/b]Yahoo finance, cnbc, “www.macrotrendsdotnet” etc.
• [b]Quarterly Earnings review/guidance: Benzinga, Zacks etc.
• Analysts review: Motleyfool, Benzinga, Zacks etc.
• Daily traded volume, dividend yield etc: [/b]yahoo finance, marketchameleondotcom etc.
• [b]Short interest: “shortsqueezedotcom” and “finvizdotcom"
• Technical analysis charts: “investingdotcom”, “tradingviewdotcom”, “marketwatchdotcom”

Jcob:
Anybody following $amc? The short interest is over 70%.

Leggitsam:
For those that had issues with trading platforms, here is another app and platform that worth trying. I am not a user of the platform coz i am comfortable with T212.
A friend in UK suggested the app.
You never can tell, some people might find it interesting.
The app also allow users to invest in US Market.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eigthsecurities.tradeflix

Leezah:
What do you mean by short interest?

Leezah:
How you do know?

Leezah:

October 25th 2020 was when this was posted.
check attached image
Thank you OakPearl

Leezah:
It's a face just the way NSE went extremely red when Buhari cane to power.

Most investors sell off and wait to see the direction of the new Administration before taking a position

Olaa123:

Jumped on the OPTT call too. Thanks boss

Coolcash1:
As economists have said that human wants are insatiable but resources are scarce. You wish to be inside every promising stocks on the Wall Street but funding is a major constraint.

When I peruse news, research reports, charts of listed stocks and I spot opportunities everywhere I feel like chasing all...but resources are limited

It implies that opportunity lost can be regained in multiple folds because there exist loads of other opportunities to jump on. Thus, No need to wail over missed or little profits.

To leverage multiple opportunities, adopt investment diversification strategy by having a slice of each or rank them all and go for the ones with good risk to reward benefits.

As a general rule, consider market sentiment and news catalyst when the objective is short to medium term play. To gauge sentiments, price and volume are the lead indicators. Check if price is in an uptrend supported with volume (positive market sentiment) or in a downtrend (negative market sentiment). Understanding these principles help in shaping one’s entry and exit to have a profitable trade.

yazga:
The lockdown leaked their purse, so they gained only $995m (since revenues dropped)

But they bounced back and sealed $2.9bn income in Q3, 2020


Analyst PT: According to CNN Money website...

Out of 23 analysts that gave their views on $VALE,

20 gave a BUY rating.

In the price forecast, they gave a $26 share price targe for the year (an increase of 51% from current price of $17)


Verdict: $VALE is a very good stock

They're having improved financials (which is good for every company)

Revenue and profit is increasing

So also, debt is reducing

Partnership with more EV companies would make $VALE gain more value

$VALE has increased by 54% in the past quarter

34% in the past year

And 600% in the past 5 years

$VALE is a nice growth stock that has less volatility

It should be a good addition to your portfolio

Current share price is $17.21 (as at Friday)

It recently hit ATH of $18.94 as at early January

Now, depending on how Monday's pre-market looks like...

You can target a price entry of $16.8 - $17 (if you want to buy)


That would be all for now

I would be back for $LAC and $LTHM


������: Nathanael Disu

Phraences:


In this life you need money to make better money. Imagine a stock doing 100% and you only have $50 in that stock. Joy and sadness at the same time.

yazga:
Must watch too.�

Best combo at the moment:

Hottest sectors:

• SPAC’s +
• EV, clean energy, batteries

Now / Near term PT

$RMO 19.5 � 32 Battery

$NGA 27 � 40 EV buses / vehicles

$STPK 34 � 50 AI battery storage

$THCB 15 � 35 Battery

$FIII 13 � 20 EV

$CIIC 28 � 35 EV

Leezah:
Hey! how you doing?