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Jim Woods is a 20-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor. He is the editor and investment director of Intelligence Report, Successful Investing, Bullseye Stock Trader, High Velocity Options, and The Deep Woods e-Letter (Mr. Woods also co-directs the Fast Money Alert trading service, alongside Dr. Mark Skousen.) The independent firm TipRanks has rated Mr. Woods the #1 financial blogger in the world (out of more than 6,000 competing analysts), and has been ranked inside the Top 12 globally for more than a decade. His books include co-authoring, Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution, and The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse. Mr. Woods formerly worked with Investor's Business Daily founder William J. O'Neil, helping to author training courses in the CANSLIM stock-picking methodology. He is known in professional and personal circles as "The Renaissance Man," because his expertise includes such varied fields as composing and performing music, western horsemanship, combat marksmanship, martial arts, auto racing, and bodybuilding. Mr. Woods holds a BA in philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a former U.S. Army paratrooper. A self-described "radical for capitalism," he celebrates the virtue of making money from his Southern California horse ranch.
Jim's Articles
I recently introduced the SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus ETF (ONEV), a multi-factor smart beta fund that focused largely on low volatility stocks. Today, I want to introduce you to one of its cousins, another multi-factor smart beta fund with a different core value set: one focused on momentum, the SPDR Russell 1000 Momentum Focus ETF (ONEO), notes Jim Woods, editor of The Deep Woods.
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about emerging markets in the Asia-Pacific region, observes Jim Woods, a leading specialist in exchange-traded funds and editor of The Deep Woods.
The tough August for equities has continued. It is not a pretty picture for the bulls, but hey, who said the road to recovery wouldn’t come with a few stumbles? Still, if we widen our lens a bit, we can see that stocks remain firmly higher year to date, and that the move higher has been led by the Nasdaq, up 29% year to date (YTD), opines Jim Woods, editor of Intelligence Report.
The first half of 2023 just ended, and what a first half it was! The question now becomes: What’s going to happen in Q3? While I’m tempted to borrow a line from the great Bob Dylan and say, “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind,” I will refrain from doing so and give you what I think you’ll find to be a much more substantive response, explains Jim Woods, editor of The Deep Woods.
Jim's Videos
In this Eagle Financial Publications panel, Eagle's experts will discuss the key aspects needed to bring the bull market back... and what sectors will soar. Moderated by Roger Michalski. Panelists include Dr. Mark Skousen, Bryan Perry and Jim Woods.
Trading options doesn't have to be scary, in fact, trading options in a volatile market is one of the best ways to beat the market. In this presentation, investing expert Jim Woods will show you how you can beat the market, while also limiting your exposure, by using high-velocity options.
Everyone tells you when and what to buy, but few people tell you when to sell your stocks. In this presentation, ETF expert Jim Woods tells you how he and his subscribers got out of the market in January, well before the market collapsed, simply by following a proven, 40-plus-year trend-following plan.
Join Jim Woods, Bryan Perry, Jon Johnson and moderator Roger Michalski in this Eagle panel where you'll discover not only the 10 things great investors do, but you'll get a stock pick from each of Eagle's experts!