Polar Vortex cold snap haunts Presidents Day trading holiday
Due to a record Polar Vortex cold snap in much of the Deep South, West Texas Intermediate crude topped $60.12 per barrel Monday morning.
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Fun with GameStop shares and adventures with a cannabis ETF
Let's discuss some “fun” I’ve had playing with GameStop shares (NYSE: GME) and, more recently, the biggest cannabis ETF, MJ (NYSE: MJ).
GameStop mania deflates, silver surge never happens
Last week, we watched the Redditors’ GameStop mania deflate spectacularly. Those eager Redditors didn’t “hold the line.” Silver surge next?
GameStop surge over? What’s next for those WallStreetBets Redditors?
How did those crafty Redditors engineer last week's huge GameStop surge on Wall Street? What's next in their revenge against the Big Shorts?
Short sellers: What they do, why they do it and how they make money
Explaining exactly who short sellers are, what they do, why they do it, and how they make money when stocks like GameStop go down.
Stock market correction gathers steam in Wednesday trading action
The stock market correction we briefly spotted Tuesday became more obvious in Wednesday's trading action as we pass the noon hour today.
The cannabis patch: An alternative investment whose time has come?
In 2021, investing in the growing international cannabis patch might offer one answer to America’s continuing high anxiety level.
Beleaguered Parler is back online! (Sort of). Free speech to return?
The ghostly reappearance Sunday of the beleaguered Parler site seemed a like that old image of Kilroy that popped up in unexpected places.
Patriots: Stay home this week, and stay cool. Avoid the left’s false flag traps
False flag traps set by the Deep State and the left have driven our true American patriots to the brink of madness. We must not let them win.
A treacherous options expiration day upends pre-MLK holiday stock action
Bullish most of this week, Mr Market turned decidedly negative Friday as options expiration day collided with political games.
US Stock Market Schedule for the MLK Jr Day Holiday
MLK Jr Day celebrates the life and accomplishments of this famed civil rights leader. The national holiday also affects stock market trading.
Power blackouts? Censorship? Insurrection Act? Fourth Turning?
Strangely localized power blackouts occurred in Pakistan, Italy, Germany and Canada. Has President Trump secretly put the Insurrection Act into play? Is censorship covering this up?
The Capitol Hill MAGA riot that wasn’t. Who else was involved?
The major case in point this week is the Capitol Hill MAGA riot that wasn't. Successive smear and cancel campaigns are simply value-added extras.
A New Year, a questionable political situation, and major 2021 stock trends
Time to opine on our questionable political situation in this New Year, and how it may influence major 2021 stock trends.
MAGA Supporters Have US Capitol Under Attack! Really? False flag op?
Antifa openly schemed to impersonate MAGA supporters at today’s anti-fraud demo in Washington. Was today's Capitol invasion a false flag op?
2021 Dogs of the Dow and other Dogs of the market. Who let the dogs out??
CDN offers readers and investors our final 2021 Dogs of the Dow list. Plus some associated ETF Dogs that build on the original Dogs theory.
Auld Lang Syne 2020: This year’s Top Ten best renditions
Just in time for tonight's Times Square Ball Drop that no one can witness live, here's CDN's Auld Lang Syne 2020 list of great performances.
US stocks up Monday in dull, post-Christmas trading action
We see US stocks up Monday. But today's feeble, low volume, post-Christmas trading action today is not very convincing.
Late entry: Top Ten Best Christmas Flicks to brighten a gloomy 2020
What a depressing mess 2020 has been. That's why I'm posting this slightly late Top Ten Best Christmas Flicks extravaganza.
Sanity4Sweden: A conservative Swedish nationalist – Who knew?
"Sanity4Sweden," created by a Swedish nationalist named Stefan, is the last installment in our series on endangered conservative video sites.