In the best of times, the Market is a high stakes poker game and right now, there are only three people left at the table – Team You & I and our nemesis - Uncertainty.
At this moment, Uncertainty is sitting across from us, a face jacked full of Botox, stone faced and unreadable, eyes veiled by mirrored sunglasses - holding a Royal Flush while currently we’re holding a pair of 2s.
But, the cards are turning in our favor…

On Monday, Russia entered Eastern Ukraine territories to support separatist groups who want to leave Ukraine and become a Russian territory again.
At 3am this morning. Futures Markets were down -2%. They've bounced back since then but the day is early. We will see how this all plays out over the next few days. In the meantime, we are staying the course with the true threat to The Market being inflation data and the Federal Reserve's Interest rate response.

We are not fooled by this distraction. Our focus is on 16 March, after the Federal Reserve meeting where we will get clarity on what the future holds.

But, being vigilant, we will 'Never let a good crisis go to waste" and the Markets' reaction to the Russia/Ukraine issue might just give us an opportunity to add to our holdings.

We’ll see…

This is a fast update on breaking events. The Canadian trucking convoy which is blocked a major US/Canada highway has now dissipated opening the doors for goods to come back into United States.
More importantly, the federal reserve is in a unscheduled, emergency closed door meeting right now. There is speculation that they will announce a decision to hold off on interest rate increases in March due to Geo political uncertainty. If this is the case, we could see this market rally. I will keep you posted

Continuing our review of current investments, I am turning our spotlight on GrowGeneration, the “Home Depot of cannabis”. I’ll review the reasons for investing in the company, causes for the stock decline and my long-term view for staying in

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Last week's consumer price index report came out. This shows the price you and I pay for products has increased more than what is expected - inflation is greater than people thought. On Tuesday, the Producer Price Index report will be released. As I have stated in previous audios, it will be nasty. There’s no way it will show that manufactures are paying less for raw materials than they were a year ago. We are staying the course and we’ll see how the market reacts.
Robert

Today, I'm covering inflation reports being released over the next two weeks, the speculation which will flourish concerning the Federal Reserve's response in March and volatility (i.e. Opportunity) we could see in the S&P 500.

I’m continuing on with our series updating you on our investments by focusing on the individual stocks we hold beginning with a “Spotlight” on AVEO.
This one is a little longer than most because I start with a short class on understanding what a biotech company does and its role in the healthcare industry. This will provide the framework necessary to view AVEO with clarity.

Today I’m going to recap January’s volatility, the driving force behind the Market’s rebound on Friday & Monday, the inflationary surprise I believe is waiting Powell & Company in March and belief we’ll sell off before mid- March.

Today is one of those day's that will be a defining moment in Jerome Powell's legacy, As Chairman of the Federal Reserve, at 2pm today, what he says and how he says it will either bring stability to the Markets or trigger a sell-off. We'll see. After the last several days of Market declines, the S&P 500 fell more than 10% off of its highest level and I opened a position in our investment allocation. If the Markets continue spiraling downward, I will add to it as it reaches my next target price. I'll keep you posted. Stay Safe & Stay Sane.

The addition of the Transportation Sector completes my objective for having complete coverage in this area. With this index, we have a broad net over airlines, cargo ships, railroads and trucking lines - areas that directly impact inflationary pressures. As these areas loosen and return to normal, inflationary pressures will diminish.