March 2023

Shah Gilani Mar 16, 2023 Newsflash: Even if Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was stress-tested by the Fed, their problems would not have been unearthed, though they were more than understood by Goldman Sachs. SVB’s problems were, in fact, used by Goldman to “help” SVB, which immediately buried the bank and…

Shah Gilani Mar 13, 2023 Of course, by now you’ve probably read a dozen stories about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB for short. This is what you need to keep in mind: the financial sector is not out of the woods yet. Yes, even though the U.S.…

Shah Gilani Mar 10, 2023 We’re seeing a lot of the same action that we saw in 2022 this week, with markets seesawing back and forth in response to battling narratives and big headline news. A triple-whammy of strong jobs reports, crises in the crypto world, and a massive bank…

Shah Gilani Mar 09, 2023 Anyone who is a crypto enthusiast – any winning investor in the space (and there are fewer of them every day), all the losers in the crypto game, and anybody who knows anything about cryptocurrencies – knows the come-on under the hype is that blockchain,…

If you’ve traded with me over the last year, you’ve experienced the uncanny ability of the $10 price to change the thinking on Wall Street. When the market was in full-on bear mode, placing a winning trade was almost as easy as shooting fish in a barrel, as crossing the…

Hey Closers, Before we dive in, this is just a quick reminder that I will be LIVE in our main room for Pump Up the Close starting at 2:00pm EST. Can’t wait to see you then. And now, let’s get into it… YES, the winners keep coming in my members-only…

Dear Reader, One of my favorite things to do is read Seeking Alpha articles.  I’ve spent a lot of time this week reading articles with outrageous bullish price outlooks on stocks like NVIDIA (NVDA), ChargePoint (CHPT), and Rivian (RIVN). I’ve dug deep into the long-term outlook for Ark Innovation Fund…

One of the market’s most tried and true investing strategies could be about to take a big hit… For decades, dividend investing has been a favorite strategy of countless investors. Advisors have made careers out of identifying the most stable stocks with the best paying or fastest rising dividend. Investors…

I want the market to be truly bullish as much as anyone, so this brings me no joy to say – but there’s even more evidence mounting for a bearish outlook in the immediate future. I know the markets have been rallying this year, and that’s all fine and well.…