Student loan borrowers get new repayment options in July: How to pick

Boy_anupong | Moment | Getty Images Millions of federal student loan holders will have access to two new repayment options starting July 1, due to changes included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a result of the legislation, some student loan repayment plans are also going away. The Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, […]
Palantir is set to surge after a consolidation period. How to trade it while defining risk

Palantir Technologies (a Mango Growth ETF (GARY) holding) has spent the past few months coiling in a rangebound trade between $130 and $160. While high-beta investor “love” has pushed other names ( DELL , SNOW , MU , INTC ) and the broader software landscape is still recovering from the “software apocalypse,” Palantir has quietly […]
Chip stocks continue to surge. Here’s how to buy into the trend for less

John Maynard Keynes famously said, “Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” That’s good advice for anyone looking to short chip stocks based simply on price action. I happen to like one surging chip stock in particular: Marvell Technology (MRVL). The AI infrastructure story is real, the custom silicon wins are real, and the […]
A defense stock down big lately is primed for a turnaround. How to play a comeback with less risk

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has suffered an eye-popping 30% collapse in under two months. While a haircut of this magnitude is sure to grab any trader’s attention, a massive drop does not automatically guarantee an immediate bounce. Attempting to catch a falling knife is a quick way to drain your account. Finding the actual bottom requires […]
Microsoft’s new responsible tech lead on high-speed AI development

Fully responsible, trustworthy technology is an almost impossible mandate in a tech landscape that prioritizes speed — but that doesn’t mean some companies aren’t trying. On the heels of the Trump administration’s national AI legislative framework on March 20, in which “winning the AI race” remains paramount, tech developers face tension between the common ethos […]
As stocks touch new records, here's how to protect against a pullback – CNBC

Mike Khouw, strategist at YieldMaxETFs, discusses how to hedge after the S&P 500 staged an impressive recovery. Source link
Stocks continue surging to record highs. Here’s how to hedge

The S&P 500 has staged an impressive recovery, rallying more than 17% off its March lows on a combination of tariff relief optimism, resilient earnings and a powerful rebound in semiconductors. It is a move that has rewarded patience. It is also one that has quietly made hedging both more affordable and more strategically sensible. […]
Nvidia shares could see big moves on earnings. How to capitalize on the potential swings

Nvidia enters this week’s earnings print as the clearest test of whether the AI infrastructure trade still has another leg higher. The stock has pulled back toward its recent $215 breakout zone with earnings scheduled after the close on May 20. Implied volatility remains elevated, and options markets are pricing in an 8.1% move in Nvidia […]
Update your 60/40 with a ‘total portfolio approach’ to navigate volatility

Investors may want to rethink how they are structuring their 60/40 portfolios. The role of a traditional allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds has been the subject of debate in recent years, particularly after its dismal performance in 2022 when stocks and bonds saw their prices decline in tandem. While some still call the […]
Jim Cramer says this is how to play a market rotation — and one stock he’d buy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors navigating Monday’s volatile market should use sharp pullbacks as buying opportunities rather than chasing short-lived rallies. “You go to your machine that you use for stocks,” the “Mad Money” host said. “You query it for the top ten largest losers in the S&P 500. If you like any of them…then […]