Ken Fisher

Boston

Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Ars Technica

Founder & Editor-in-Chief at Ars Technica, scholar of ancient religions, PhD candidate at Harvard.

Articles

TEVA Crosses Below Key Moving Average Level

1 week ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

In trading on Thursday, shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Symbol: TEVA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $17.54, changing hands as low as $17.51 per share. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd shares are currently trading down about 3% on the day.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF Experiences Big Inflow

1 week ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (Symbol: SCHG) where we have detected an approximate $196.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 1,487,500,000 to 1,494,600,000).
What are you doing for Memorial Day?

1 week ago | audacy.com | Ken Fisher

What are you doing for Memorial Day? A simple question, that for many Americans, invokes the sights, smells and sounds of summer: the first whistle from the lifeguard at the neighborhood pool, the smell of hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill, or maybe an endless line of taillights on the road to a beach or lake house. This Memorial Day, as I spend time with my own family, I intend to show gratitude for the lives of soldiers Troy S. Knutson-Collins, Jose Duenez Jr., Edvin F. Franco, Dante D.
How To YieldBoost XYL From 1.3% To 12.7% Using Options

2 weeks ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

Shareholders of Xylem Inc (Symbol: XYL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the October covered call at the $130 strike and collect the premium based on the $5.80 bid, which annualizes to an additional 11.4% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the), for a total of 12.7% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away.
La gran lección que nos deja la tormenta arancelaria de abril

3 weeks ago | infobae.com | Ken Fisher

La guerra arancelaria de Donald Trump ha sacudido las bolsas y, de cara al futuro, solo se vislumbra incertidumbre. Seguramente, ni Trump sabe qué pasará. Sin embargo, tras un mes de abril surrealista, algo ha quedado claro: intentar prever los movimientos de los mercados con información ampliamente comentada o vender en momentos de pánico carece de sentido. Veamos por qué. Los mercados descuentan con rapidez las noticias y opiniones más comentadas.
Selling your stocks due to Trump tariffs would be big mistake

1 month ago | thenationalnews.com | Ken Fisher

Selling your stocks due to Trump tariffs would be big mistake
BYD Crosses Above Key Moving Average Level

1 month ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

In trading on Friday, shares of Boyd Gaming Corp. (Symbol: BYD) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $67.49, changing hands as high as $72.15 per share. Boyd Gaming Corp. shares are currently trading up about 6% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BYD shares, versus its 200 day moving average:Looking at the chart above, BYD's low point in its 52 week range is $49.34 per share, with $80.50 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $69.21.
Yes, Trump’s tariffs are worse than expected - but should you sell your stocks?

1 month ago | nypost.com | Ken Fisher

President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” was far worse – more “tariffying” – than what I and most others expected. His subsequent pauses and flip-flops have launched veritable vertigo in stocks and bonds. So maybe you’re thinking of bailing before yet another shoe drops? Don’t. This dopey tariff-palooza likely ends far better than feared, and trying to sidestep volatility is a losing game. Let me explain.
Interesting HOG Put And Call Options For May 30th

1 month ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

Investors in Harley-Davidson Inc (Symbol: HOG) saw new options begin trading today, for the May 30th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the HOG options chain for the new May 30th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest. The put contract at the $16.00 strike price has a current bid of 20 cents.
Ellington Financial (EFC) Passes Through 12% Yield Mark

2 months ago | nasdaq.com | Ken Fisher

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , in trading on Thursday, shares of Ellington Financial Inc (Symbol: EFC) were yielding above the 12% mark based on its monthly dividend (annualized to $1.56), with the stock changing hands as low as $12.98 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return.