Hilary Kramer
Cannabis Corner: From Bounce to Bonanza
Some people say it took a fairly low-profile analyst realizing that Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE:ACB) is a “buy” to get the cannabis stocks moving in the right direction again. I don’t buy it. ACB was due for a bounce purely on technical reasons. We talked about that last week. So, even if an analyst talks […]
Can Silicon Valley Stocks Stay Ahead of Inflation Like We Do?
Inflation is here. Consumer prices, counting food and energy, jumped 4.2% in the last year. That’s no longer news. But as Wall Street adjusts to our inflationary reality, the market headlines are shifting away from the Silicon Valley stocks that ruled the world last year. And this is far from the end of the world. […]
The Oversold Bounce
Volatility can be our friend, as well as a drag. This week, Big Cannabis had what it took to outperform the S&P 500, thanks to a basic rule of market physics. Stocks like Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE:ACB) plunged to statistically improbable levels in recent weeks, but statistics is a field where exaggerated moves in either […]
Dig Deeper for The Hottest Sector’s Top Stocks
We talked a little last week about the post-pandemic sector map and how Big Tech needs time to refresh, while brick-and-mortar stocks risk getting ahead of themselves. Now, let’s focus on an area of the market that deserves to lead Wall Street from here. The COVID-19 outbreak was only a fleeting interruption for materials-producing companies. […]
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How Tech Stocks Lost Their COVID-19 Crown
When circumstances on Wall Street don’t line up with expectations, a lot of garbled stories emerge. That’s what’s going on right now to explain why technology-rich portfolios are down anywhere from 5% to 35% from their peaks while the S&P 500 hits record after record. After all, technology stocks like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft […]
Cannabis Corner: Bad Times for the Majors
The cannabis group remains on the defensive, down another 10% this week amid news that major producer Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE:ACB) is actively shrinking. ACB shareholders were braced to see sales growth evaporate or, at worst, recede 5-10% from last year’s level. After all, the company has finally joined the Cannabis 2.0 universe with premium […]