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Cannabis stocks have fallen sharply since the beginning of April. The AdvisorShares Pure U.S. Cannabis (MSOS) is down 15.4% since April 1. There are two reasons.

First, investor enthusiasm for stocks overall has waned, creating significant declines across indices. Because cannabis is perceived as a riskier sector, cannabis stocks decline more than most stocks when investors move into risk-off mode.

Second, many analysts and investors had hoped for visible progress on key catalysts by now – chiefly rescheduling and cannabis banking reform. They have been disappointed.

Growth stocks have gotten off a bit of a sour start in September, with a couple of leaders cracking near-term support and a few collapsing completely. That tells us the tricky environment remains in effect ... and yet, we don’t think the action is bad at all. Indeed, most growth stocks remain in good shape, and frankly a further pullback should offer up some high-odds entry points.

Tonight, though, we’re standing pat with our 32% cash position after selling one stock earlier this week.

WHAT TO DO NOW: The market remains in a pullback, with interest rate fears causing the indexes to slowly deflate. To this point, most indicators are still positive, though they’re leaning on the fence—yet there are many stocks and sectors that look ready to get going if the bulls can show up. All in all, we think how the Model Portfolio is situated (38% cash) makes sense here, though given the slippage, we will place ProShares S&P Fund (SSO) and Wingstop (WING) on Hold tonight. Details below.

For the third straight week the market has rallied on the news of another coronavirus vaccine with positive late stage trial results.

The latest issue of Cabot Marijuana Investor is now available, with my current advice on the sixteen stocks in the portfolio.

The gains so far this year, in both the sector and the portfolio, have been absolutely spectacular, but they won’t continue. Already I detect signs of a rolling correction and there’s the possibility that short-term, it could get worse. So in this issue, I have some sell recommendations, for investors who are working to develop maximum gains.

For longer-term, more patient investors, however, doing nothing is fine. The long-term prospects for both the industry and the sector remain bright.

The possibility of a trade war between the U.S. and China has dealt a blow to many Chinese stocks. Most of the damage is being done by withdrawals from China exchange-traded funds and broader emerging-market or ex-U.S. funds. But whatever the source, the reality is that we have a new warning signal from the Cabot Emerging Markets Timer.

Short-term uncertainty against the backdrop of a longer-term bull market is ideal for stocks that can thrive in any market environment, like this high-yield natural gas stock.

Once the hottest stock on the planet, Beyond Meat stock has fallen 58% from its highs. What went wrong? It’s a common problem with much-hyped IPOs.

There are a lot of “can’t miss” investments out there that miss. So let me keep things simple for you: try this China ETF.

This year, Wall Street has been ignoring takeover stocks until it’s too late. Don’t make that mistake! These takeover targets are ripe for the pickings.

As the market was unwinding, the question I often heard from subscribers of Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro, was “what stocks were on your watch list to buy?” My answer was always the same: look at the Daily Order Flow Reading email that I send every day for the best ideas on what to short and what to buy.

My friends don’t usually want to talk about the stock market. For most of them, retirement is far enough off that they aren’t paying attention to the performance of their 401k, if they have one, and most of their savings are earmarked for paying off student loans or perhaps buying...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but hedge funds and banks trade on insider information all the time.

Today, I’m adding Cleveland, Ohio-based company Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America.

In the broad market, all is well, as all trend-following indicators are positive, and the number of stocks hitting new lows has been minuscule in recent days.

There’s been a lot of movement in recent days in the broad market, the major indexes and various sectors, so let’s get right to our thoughts.