Higher oil prices mean higher share prices for these stocks. Most of the best-performing stocks of 2022 up to this point are highly exposed to the red-hot energy market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent oil, natural gas, coal and other commodity prices soaring, creating an earnings tail wind for many energy sector stocks. Stocks that are highly correlated to oil prices…
As the Congress votes on legalizing marijuana in the country this week, marijuana stocks could be in focus once again. After all, in recent years, marijuana has begun to see wider acceptance in a growing number of regions for medical or recreational use. As such, it is now an industry that has recorded $24 billion in sales last year. By…
Chris Vermeulen sits down with Patrick Vierra from Silver Bullion TV to review the signs that point to a further correction in gold and silver. Silver had a strong run from very early February – we’ve broken two significant standout highs on the charts. Typically this means we’ve got very strong upward momentum, and now silver is pulling back, starting…
Electric vehicle stocks have been a hot topic among investors of the stock market in recent years. Many believe the automotive industry will be going electric sooner rather than later. Even government bodies around the globe have been encouraging the transition to EVs by providing various forms of subsidies. Having said that, it’s safe to assume that the EV opportunity…
Biotech stocks are often seen as a segment of the market that has the potential to thrive regardless of the broader stock market sentiment. Essentially, biotech companies are high-risk, high-reward investments. This is because each stage of progress can be a catalyst for the stocks. A positive outcome can change the fortune of the company. But, a negative one could…
Currently at the top of the semiconductor space is NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). The company was valued at nearly $900.0 billion in November 2021 and is on its way to becoming the first trillion-dollar semiconductor company. The technology stock market began to show cracks after its stellar run-up in 2021 that was driven more by sentiment and lofty expectations than by…
Psychedelics—psychotropic drugs that trigger altered states of consciousness—are gaining widespread attention. Over the past two decades, research in the area has increased, with a magic mushroom ingredient—psilocybin—showing promise for treating a range of mental health disorders and addictions. In addition, a CB Insights market research report has shown that psychedelic medicine funding was set to cross $700 million in 2021, which is…
These seven commodity stocks offer at least 3% dividend yields. Throughout the 2010s, commodities were left for dead. The great Chinese super-cycle ended, and as demand for copper, steel and other building essentials diminished, the whole commodity space went into an extended hibernation. By about 2019, most commodity stocks barely showed a pulse. But things have changed. The pandemic and…
Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders joins Elijah K Johnson from Liberty and Finance to talk about the most recent price actions and commodities during the war. Looking at quarterly charts, we can see that gold is pointing to a lot higher prices because of the war. Silver is quite the beast, though it typically lags a little bit then…
With the stock market continuing to tread water, many investors are looking for safer investments to fend off the volatility. While we may not be in a bear market as far as the main indices are concerned, it’s never a bad idea to search for stocks that tend to perform well regardless of the performance of the broader market. Notably,…