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Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has made waves throughout the world, politically and financially – and they are taking their toll.

It is looking grim for European economies and a recession may be on its way.

In the last week, German economists have urged business and households to dramatically cut back their energy use. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, went so far as to tell European households to become more pessimistic and cut back on spending.

To those of you asking me about the European finance sector, here’s your answer: don’t touch it with the ten-foot pole. There is a better option that could bolster your portfolio.

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As complicated as the world and markets are now, there are ways to make money on what’s happening, ways to play volatility, ways to trade that will make you a successful investor for the rest of your life. I know because I’ve been doing it for 40 years, and I’m raking in big gains in […]

Good morning, everybody. Shah Gilani here. Hope you all had a good weekend. Hope it’s going to be a good week. It’s going to be an interesting one because every week, so far, this year has been interesting. And certainly, I expect the volatility in the market will continue. So today I just want to touch base with you guys on a bunch of your questions. I’ve got a few of them that certainly are great questions. Most of them are really good questions. And there’s a lot of questions you guys have about particular stocks. I’m going to save my, I want to call a sort of a lightning round towards the end. It’s going to be 20 minutes, half an hour, call here, and I’m going to go over all of the stocks that I have, or most of the stocks that you guys have submitted.

So, there’s a bunch of them. And I know if you go into your Q and A box here in Zoom, you can post questions and I’ll try and get to those. Also, if you have some stock questions there, again, I’ll try and get to those towards the end of this call.

So, with that, let’s get started. Here are some of the questions that were submitted and I’m going to touch base on the market. And some of these in these questions, as I address them, I will talk generally about probably the things everyone’s most interested in as far as where the market is now, where it’s likely to go and why it might do what I think it’s going to do.

Last year was huge for growth stocks. But since then, for one reason or another, many have seen their all-time highs crumble under the pressure of inflation, rising interest rates, and a whole slew of other factors.

Not even the big-name FAANG stocks are safe.

But stock prices are not always reflective of how a company is performing; many have reported stellar earnings numbers that simply aren’t being reflected in the value of their stocks.

Big news for pot stock traders this week: legislation to legalize marijuana at the federal level is hitting the House floor as soon as next week.

News of the vote sent shares of popular pot stocks soaring with Tilray Brands Inc. (TLRY), Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC), and Sundial Growers Inc. (SNDL) gaining more than 36%, 12% and 47%, respectively, in last week’s trading.

I’ve long been in support of legalizing marijuana, but there’s a little more to the story than investors are considering.

The upcoming vote is on the MORE Act, which already passed in December 2020, so it’s expected to pass again. Once that happens though, it moves to the Senate, where things start to look murkier.

There currently aren’t enough Senators onboard to get to the 60 votes needed to pass a bill – and that could result in some serious headwinds for the recent pot-stock rally.

Any change in the narrative could dive pot stocks back down, making an interesting trade opportunity.

Get this TLRY play and two bonus trades courtesy of Shah’s watchlist.

Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (FB) reputation is under fire.

This week, my inbox was flooded with questions about the stock after Michael Auerbach of Subversive Metaverse ETF (PUNK) announced the ETF’s permanent short position on FB, despite going all-in on everything else metaverse.

That’s a bad move, Mr. Auerbach.

Sure, Meta has had a rough start to 2022 after missing analyst expectations on its Q4/2021 earnings. But that doesn’t mean you should leave Meta, a one of the largest social media companies in the world that touts a 33% profit margin, should be left off your portfolio.

We just saw the market have its best week in two years.

The Nasdaq Composite closed 10.4% higher on Friday than its Monday open as dealers, anticipating the quadruple witching day, unwound their hedges, covered their shorts, bought up futures, and brought the whole market up as other investors piled on.

Now, as I’m writing this on Monday afternoon, the markets are already selling down. The Nasdaq Composite and representative ETF QQQ have slipped and may go even lower.

January of 2021 ushered in a new era for the markets when the actions of a few internet-savvy traders set off an unprecedented trend in retail trading.

Where once GameStop Corp. (GME) could never break above $20 per share, its stock price was driven through the roof and beyond by Redditors preying on what hedge funds assumed was a safe and easy profit-play. For months, retail made up over 20% of the market’s total volume of trades, and they had institutional traders on the run.

A lot has changed since then – the Russia-Ukraine War, the fed funds rate hike, rising fears of stagflation – but one thing remains the same: GameStop is struggling.

The company completely whiffed on earnings on Friday, announcing a loss of $1.86 per share.

But while other investors bail on the stock or buy up shares expecting a rally, I have a better strategy – one that gives you a shot at turning GameStop’s earnings loss into your own 100% gain.

Click here to grab the next profit play on GameStop and access two more stocks to trade this week.

This week, the song remains the same.

The stock market remains sloppy and weak, with each attempt at a rally being met with selling in response to worsening news out of Ukraine. That situation appears to have little to no chance of improving any time soon. In addition to the real human suffering in Eastern Europe, the disruptions to the supply chain for many critical commodities are adding to inflationary pressures around the world.

The weakness in equity markets is also reflected in SPAC trading, “blank check” companies, before and after they announce merger partners. A simple Google search yields results detailing a recent “bloodbath” and “de-SPAC carnage,” with the fate of the surviving few uncertain, and how other investors are leaving the SPAC and De-SPAC market in droves; and blah, blah, blah

But I’m not one to follow the crowd. Everyone on the run from the SPACs market these days is leaving behind ripening profit opportunities – one of which I’ll outline for you today.

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Right now, consumer demand strong, the economy growing, and employment is on the rise… But that won’t stave off stagflation very much longer. A high inflation environment and a slowing (or stagnant) economy are right around the corner. Add that to the Fed raising rates this month and it’s not looking good for stocks. Well, […]