Mandeep Rai

| Senior Analyst

Ratings Specialist Mandeep Rai received his economics degree from the University of Albany and master’s degree at the University of Florida’s Warrington/Hough School of Business.

He spent six years on the NYSE trading floor, and worked in private equity valuations for General Electric’s Energy Financial Services and as a lead analyst for a $2 billion early stage venture capital seed fund. He holds his Chartered Financial Analyst certification.

Today, Mandeep mines the vast Weiss database of financial data and ratings to formulate investment and trading strategies for stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and fixed-income investments.

Mandeep contributes to several Weiss publications, including Weekend Windfalls, Heat Maps and the All-Weather Portfolio.

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Trade Alert: Amid These Seesaw Markets, Target Income from This Household Products Play

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On May 22, 202011:20 AM Eastern

One of these days, the broad averages are going to break out or break down —likely in a HUGE way. But after the big flush lower in March … and the big rush higher in April … the Dow and S&P 500...

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Trade Alert: Re-Load with STT to Generate More Income

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On May 18, 202012:38 PM Eastern

It’s a new week, and a new options expiration cycle, now that May contracts have gone off the board. Since your May covered call spread on State Street (STT) expired in your favor on Friday …...

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Trade Alert: May Expiration Day Gives Two Rounds of Gains! Now, Target More from TLT

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On May 15, 202011:02 AM Eastern

Good news: Today is May expiration day — and you should have no trouble locking in solid income on a pair of recommendations! First, your May covered call spread on State Street (STT) involved...

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Trade Alert: As Market Spins its Wheels, Target Income from this ‘Big Pharma’ Name

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On May 8, 202011:52 AM Eastern

Remember that market “crossroads” I mentioned last week? Well, we’re STILL stuck there! The S&P 500 keeps flopping around in the 2,800-2,900 area. And the same thing is happening with many of...

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Markets Are at a Crossroads ... But Your Income Plays Look Rock Solid

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On May 1, 202010:47 AM Eastern

We’ve reached a very interesting crossroads in the markets … The averages have soared off the March lows thanks to aggressive Federal Reserve and Treasury Department activism: Enormous...

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Trade Alert: ‘Target’ Another Resilient Name in this Rough Economy

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On April 24, 202011:25 AM Eastern

You should have had no trouble adding June Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) put options to your portfolio during Wednesday’s market rally. That’s a nice downside hedge for a rounded...

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Trade Alert: Hedge Downside Risk with this Put Option Play

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On April 22, 202010:52 AM Eastern

The hits just keep on coming in this volatile environment. The latest development? An absolute meltdown in the crude oil futures market. The benchmark price of a barrel of U.S. crude oil started...

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Trade Alert: Target More Income on STT

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On April 20, 202002:10 PM Eastern

You should have been filled Friday on my latest income-generating recommendations in General Mills (GIS). Good. The rest of the April expiration cycle played out as expected and described in that...

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Trade Alert: If You Weren’t Filled on Half Your GIS Trade, Here’s What to Do ...

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On April 17, 202002:38 PM Eastern

Not long after we sent you this morning’s issue to establish a put spread in General Mills (GIS), the shares began to rally. If you entered your trade as a spread, you were likely filled on both...

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Trade Alert: Lock in Income with This ‘Eat at Home’ Play

By Juan M. Villaverde, Mandeep Rai and Mike Larson On April 17, 202012:02 PM Eastern

There’s a TON to talk about when it comes to the big picture trends impacting markets and the economy. And we have a new income opportunity for you today. But let’s first touch on your trade...