RetiredBroker

40 years of experience working for major Wall Street investment firms as an adviser/portfolio manager. Sharing market insights and real- world investment ideas.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

DISCLAIMER: The information and opinions shared on this account are for educational and informational purposes only and are not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. I am not acting as your financial advisor and I am no longer licensed as a financial advisor. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Do your own research and consider consulting a qualified financial professional before making investment decisions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS SITE:
No hype, no BS, no forecasts (guessing), no secrets, no pump and dumps.
Ideas will typically be short term swing trades (1-90 days) based on fundamental and technical analysis.
Three main tenets will be core.
I. MARKET CONDITION. Is the market bullish or bearish, undervalued or fully valued, rising or falling?
Are conditions green, yellow or red? The state of the market has a huge influence on the success or failure of your investments and how your portfolio should be constructed.
II. SECTOR ANALYSIS. According to some studies, investing in the proper sector(s) accounts for up to 70% of the success of the underlying investment. Invest in strong sectors and avoid those that are out of favor.
III. PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION. Based and the aforementioned tenets 1 and 2, we are now ready to put together a diversified portfolio. Be leery of "one stock" diversification, a portfolio highly concentrated in 1 or 2 sectors, and high leverage. Please also be aware that your investment portfolio is only part of your overall financial diversification.

For more details and particulars in these 3 areas, including a model portfolio, please subscribe.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

NOT A PREDICTION, JUST AN OBSERVATION:

21 of the last 21 midterm election cycles going back to 1942 has delivered an average of a 16% return from November of the midterm year through the following June.
This is not a prediction or forecast but an alert to be ready to REACT to the potential opportunity.
Great investors react and poor investors anticipate.
(Actually, like many things in life, it is an 80/20 issue where great investors mostly react (80) and somewhat (20) anticipate).

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@GrindeOptions Those who are creative and intuitive.
Those who are in their left mind (me for the most part) use logic and analysis.
Like many things in life, it’s one of those 80/20 issues.
For me, (when it comes to investment analysis), I am 80 percent left minded and 20 percent right minded.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

WEEKEND PORTFOLIO UPDATE.

Top 3:
GPRO +126.67%
ABEV +5.96%
ZNTL +5.00%

Bottom 3:
TTD -2.17%
AGX -1.07%
PMMF +.02% (40% of Portfolio here currently)

8/28/26 Portfolio Start Value:
$100,360.80
9/6/26 Portfolio Value:
$107,655.22
+7.27%
(Due mostly to GPRO)

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

Whatever works for you.
I am 80/20 technical analysis/fundamental analysis.
I can look at a chart (the chart tells all) and INSTANTLY form an opinion on that stock whereas I would spend hours on fundamental analysis and still not get the full or correct picture. Of course some fundamental indicators are more valuable to me than others such as insider and company (buybacks) activity which according to Peter Lynch, is his favorite indicator.

[Thomas James Investing @Thomas_james_1]

$BE is the next $BE

Bloom is forming a super nice pennant setup here. As long as the July & August lows hold we can expect a massive breakout.

$254 is the first target, break that and we’re going back to ATHs.

$BE ran almost 200% from the March lows. Probably don’t want to miss its next big run.

[The Analyst @MMatters22596]

$VST is one of the most compelling stocks in the market right now.

The signs are way too obvious to ignore this stock:
- CEO just bought the stock 3 times around $135
- $PLTR founder Peter Thie is heavily invested
- Nancy Pelosi is currently invested

Meanwhile Jensen Huang AND Elon Musk have both publicly stated that Energy remain by far the biggest bottleneck in the AI-Buildout.

And Vistra sits right on top of it.

Meanwhile the stock is trading at an extremely low valuation:
- 14.5x NTM P/E
- 0.3 PEG
- 126% 2YR FWD EPS

This looks like a generational discount on one of the best positioned companies of the AI-Buildout.

[Thomas James Investing @Thomas_james_1]

BANG $BE now up 16% today after being included in the S&P500 after hours.

From $217 to $270+

“ $BE is the next $BE “

It’s VERY important that you focus on the LEADERS in a HOT industry. This is where you’ll make the large bulk of your trading profits.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@PlayBookTrades I hope you mean stop limits.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@BrianFeroldi Amen. And way less risky. Just ask Leo...

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@jimcramer Also a study of stubbornness as the stock continues to disappoint yet some (Michael Burry for one) hang on.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@Jake__Wujastyk Moving above oversold levels into the buy zone.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@YahooFinance There are good annuities and bad annuities.
If a free dinner is attached, it is typically a bad annuity.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@Barchart Don't fight the Fed

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@SJosephBurns Too bad that doesn't work in real life. What happens if the stock gaps open lower?

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@unusual_whales Moving above oversold levels into the buy zone

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@TheStreet Love the company but not the chart.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@TrendSpider Moving above oversold levels in the buy zone.

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@PartTimeCharts What's the catalyst for the move higher? Yet to come?

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@Gaetano2026 I see the light!

[RetiredBroker @RetiredBroker00]

@ChairmansLedger The market hated it? HUT looking good too.