Investing with IBD

This week, successful growth investor Mark Minervini joined us for a discussion about current stock market conditions, his approach to position sizing and progressive exposure and his stock picking strategies. He looks at IBD-style stocks setting up, but there's one key difference in the way he seeks alpha. For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

With the market coming under pressure amid trade war fears, it's a key time for a refresher on profit-taking strategies. It's important to make adjustments your portfolio, especially when market conditions change. By taking profits at the right time, you can make sure you're locking in gains before they fade. Plus, we have a sponsored interview with Rick Brink, Market Strategist of Alliance Bernstein, about investing strategies for later in the cycle.  For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

If you're trying to find stocks in their early stages of growth, IPOs are a great place to start. But amid all the chatter and hype, investors should be aware of how to properly handle IPO trades. Google's IPO back in 2004 provides the perfect blueprint. For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

Buying stocks ahead of their earnings reports is risky. But investors can limit risk and benefit on the upside by using weekly call options. Hubspot, Etsy and Farfetch are three top stocks that are setting up in bases ahead of their earnings reports – are they good options plays?  For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

With earnings season once again upon us, investors should be eyeing stocks that are setting up in bases ahead of their reports. We use Xilinx to show how the strategy works. Then we review three notable stocks that could be buyable if we see breakaway gaps: iRobot, Mercury Systems and Amazon.  Plus, we have a sponsored interview with Alliance Bernstein, hosted by Randy Watts from William O'Neil, about macroeconomic factors impacting late-cycle investing.  For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

Scott St. Clair of MarketSmith joins us to discuss the secrets of successful portfolio management, including stock selection, timing and concentration. We also detail why Lululemon, StoneCo and DocuSign are top stocks to watch. For the video version, show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

Mike Webster of O’Neil Capital Management explains his theory on the major bull market and why it may be far from over. Chipotle provides the perfect case study for analyzing the character of a stock. We compare Apple, Netflix and Roku as the streaming battle rages on. For show notes and charts, go to investors.com/podcast.

Randy Watts of William O’Neil + Co. joins us to discuss what’s driving the market and the top growth stocks he’s watching. With the stock market rally in question, we go over the key sell rules you need to protect your portfolio.

We detail what it means – and why it's crucial – to track a stock's life cycle. Facebook, Intuitive Surgical, Shopify and Guardant Health can all be used to illustrate this concept.

For the inaugural episode of our investing podcast, we discussed the importance of market timing by looking at the recent stock market correction and current market conditions. We also analyzed the stock charts of Ciena (CIEN), CyberArk (CYBR), Zscaler (ZS) and Salesforce (CRM) – they provide lessons from earnings season and show why it’s important to keep an eye out for emerging trends and group moves.

Welcome to Investing with IBD. Stay tuned for new episodes beginning on March 14th!