by Michael Vodicka | Feb 4, 2022 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
First-quarter earnings season is in full swing and today I am dropping in to share an update on Meta Platforms (META) and three other big tech leaders, Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Alphabet (GOOG). First the bad news. Meta massively disappointed the Street...
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 15, 2022 | All Updates, Weekly Update
2021 is history and today I am dropping in to share a recap of the cannabis sector in 2021 and my outlook for 2022. 2021 was a tough year for the cannabis sector. The Advisorshares US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) fell 60% from the 52-week high and closed down 32% on the year....
by Michael Vodicka | Jan 1, 2022 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
2021 is history. As the global and U.S. economies continued to recover from COVID global stocks had another good year. S&P 500 (SPY): +27% NASDAQ (QQQ): +21% Dow Jones (DJI): +19% Vanguard Global Stock Market (VT): +16% Emerging Markets (EEM): -5% Renaissance IPO...
by Michael Vodicka | Dec 21, 2021 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
2021 has been a good year for the broader stock market. The S&P 500 (SPY) is up +22% in 2021. The Vanguard Global Stock Index (VT) is up +12% in 2021. However, beneath the headline there was some real weakness in some of the most popular growth stocks of the last...
by Michael Vodicka | Nov 13, 2021 | All Updates, Weekly Update
Weed stocks just had their best week of the year – jumping 22% in five days on some very unexpected news that a republican congresswoman from South Carolina will introduce a bill on Monday to federally legalize and tax cannabis. Last Thursday Marijuana Moment...
by Michael Vodicka | Oct 31, 2021 | All Updates, S&P 500 Stocks, Weekly Update
The S&P 500 just hit a new all-time high, driven by a solid earnings season that shows U.S. companies continue to recover from the COVID economic slowdown. Today I am going to share an update on earnings season and a forecast for stocks for the last two months of...