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It’s been a stressful year for pot-stock traders, to say the least. A case in point would be Canadian cannabis company Sundial Growers (NASDAQ:SNDL), as SNDL stock dropped almost as quickly as it popped in 2021. Source: Jetacom Autofocus / Shutterstock.com Part of the problem is that the market has been fickle lately. One month, Reddit traders are pushing

Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) stock is a thoroughbred growth stock. It has an asset-light business model, solid government contracts, and a staggering amount of cash. Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com In recently reported earnings, it hit the ball out of the park once again. Both revenue and earnings figures beat analyst estimates. And guidance was also upbeat. Then

Fisker (NYSE:FSR) made a big announcement on Dec. 20. While the news probably won’t do anything for FSR stock, I think it’s cool.  Source: Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com According to its press release: “Fisker will launch exclusive digital art NFTs of original pen-on-paper sketches from the hand of Founder and Chief Designer, Henrik

I love my iPhone. I can do everything on it. Send messages. Call folks. Read the news. Trade stocks. Watch videos. Play games. Source: Andrush via Shutterstock My iPhone is great. But, as much as I love it, I’m also tired of it. I mean, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world back in

After a sharp move lower, Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) stock is bouncing back. “Meta madness” sent it zooming higher in November. But with the omicron and Federal Reserve fueled growth stock selloff earlier this month, investors bailed on this spatial data platform operator. Source: Matterport Trading for as much as $37.60 on Dec. 1, it fell to as

At one point, Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) stock was supposed to be the hot new thing in the online gaming industry. By letting players compete for real cash prizes, it would bridge the gap between gambling and e-sports. Or that was the idea, anyway. Source: NYCStock / Shutterstock.com Skillz stock hit $46 at one point early in

Months after the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) bubble burst, investors are still shying away from these assets. We’ve seen this play out with both SPAC stocks that have “de-SPACed” and companies with deals still pending. Granted, among de-SPACed names, some are still up big from their initial offering price (typically $10 per share.) For

New Mexico-headquartered Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) was famously founded by billionaire Richard Branson with a vision of taking people who aren’t necessarily professional astronauts into space. It’s an intriguing business model — one you’ll need to believe in if you plan to hold SPCE stock for the long term. Source: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com So far, it

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) has been under strong selling pressure in the last month. However, the meme stock is still up 38% year-to-date. But with BB stock down 8.9% in the last month and investors getting ready to turn the page on 2021, should speculative investors remain patient while BlackBerry’s business model comes to fruition?   Source: Shutterstock

2021 has been a record year for initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide as 2,388 new companies listed their shares. In the U.S., the IPO market reached an all-time high with more than 900 companies going public, raising $300 billion in 2021. DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE:DOCN) went public in late March 2021. DOCN Stock raised $775 million in

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock has played out the full boom and bust pattern inside the space of six months. Like so many other meme stocks, Reddit’s preferred stock trading platform went through its own hype cycle this year. Source: Sulastri Sulastri / Shutterstock.com Robinhood completed its initial public offering (IPO) at the end of July

Upstart (UPST) as a concept is extraordinary in my eyes because it assigns credit ratings with a much more forward-looking approach than traditional loan facilitators do. Furthermore, the AI used by the firm is flawless, with speed and accuracy being the name of the game. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com However, as an investor, it’s

This was the year Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) was finally recognized as a cloud player. When ORCL stock hit its all-time high on Dec. 6, investors were looking at a 67% year-to-date gain. Today, shares are up a little more than 40%, thanks in part to the omicron downdraft but also thanks to Oracle’s purchase of Cerner

Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) recently hit new lows on Dec. 17 after reporting earnings. RIVN stock fell 10% as a result of a top- and bottom-line miss, the company’s first report as a public company.  Source: Miro Vrlik Photography / Shutterstock.com Even with the drop, Rivian commands a market capitalization of $84 billion. That’s more than Ford

As someone who extensively covered cryptocurrencies during the past year, one of the concerns I had was oversaturation. Namely, it’s difficult to establish the applicability of one blockchain over another. I feel the same way about Gores Guggenheim (NASDAQ:GGPI). While the underlying electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar may look good for GGPI stock on paper, the

One of my favorite stock market indicators is insider buying. Source: Shutterstock As legendary investor Peter Lynch once said: “Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.” And those insiders know more about their business, its recent operational trends, and

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) a development stage company focusing on the commercialization of solid-state batteries for the EV industry would like to put away as quickly as possible its stock price performance in 2021. Source: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com At the close of the U.S. stock market on Dec. 20, 2020, QS stock price of $23.67 had

Once one of the top-rated market debuts via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company, Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) traded for nearly six times its initial offering price of $10. However, that was back in February, when post-merger SPACs enjoyed the peak of their success. As of the close of Dec. 17, SPCE stock

Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:LCID) has kept things interesting for investors in 2021. The past month or so has been particularly challenging. LCID stock reached major highs in November as the company and its investors celebrated big milestones. Source: ggTravelDiary / Shutterstock.com However, December has been a dumpster fire in comparison. And with shockers like an

California-based online entertainment platform Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) empowers people to play video games and socialize in a vast, 3D, virtual world. Since the company was an early-stage entrant in the red-hot metaverse space, RBLX stock has generated major buzz on Wall Street. Source: Miguel Lagoa / Shutterstock.com Indeed, as the term “metaverse” gained traction in the financial