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After the close yesterday, SiTime (SITM) reported Q4 results that handily beat expectations. Revenue of $75.7 million was up 88% and beat by $4.7 million while adjusted EPS of $1.32 was up 207% and beat by $0.23. Gross margins increased 2.5% to 69.4%. The company ended the quarter with $559 million in cash (partially thanks to $460 million raised through equity offerings in 2021) and no debt.

In a recent update, I used the phrase, “It’s always darkest before the dawn,” as I reasoned that the marijuana sector’s dreadful performance in 2021 was likely the prelude to a well-deserved rebound in 2022. And the news is still pretty dark.

The stay-at-home paradigm has revolutionized the workforce, accelerating demands on the cloud and in telecommunications – including the rollout of next generation 5G wireless networks.

Last Friday all three of our November covered calls expired for full profits.

The good news is the election has passed, and there is hope in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine. The bad news is that these two developments aren’t necessarily great news for all stocks, as money viciously rotated yesterday out of hyper-growth stocks, and into cyclicals.

This week’s covered call idea is a play on an old-fashioned car company that has been taking bold steps to change the company, and investors’ perceptions of the stock.

With nearly four million apps in Google Play Store, developers face the daunting task of targeting potential customers. Today’s recommendation makes this effort easier by simplifying the app advertising, delivery and tracking process, helping developers and digital advertisers increase revenue and user engagement at scale.

People are flocking to the company’s hobby photo- and video-sharing application, posting pics and videos of their cooking masterpieces, children’s activities, business décor ideas and just about any other creative task you can imagine.

As 2020 winds to a close, and as the market races to all-time highs, our six open covered call positions are all doing very well ... especially our December positions set to expire next Friday, December 18.

After a few weeks in a row on the plus side, the sellers finally stepped up this week, with today’s drop cementing the first weekly loss since mid-July. As we write this, the major indexes are down in the 1% range on the week (a bit more or less depending where you look), though growth funds and indexes are down a bit more.

Despite the banking worries of last month, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq have strung together three straight weeks of gains.

With 10,000 micro-cap stocks in the U.S. and Canada, it’s easy for the market to miss investments with a lot of potential. Here are three I like right now.

You may not be familiar with market anomalies, but one type in particular regularly outperforms the market, at times by as much as 5-to-1.

Small-cap stocks are trading at historically depressed valuations, and these three look particularly attractive right now.

The start of 2023 has been a positive for the bulls as the indexes are all higher by approximately 1.5%.

This week could be a doozy for the market as traders are eagerly awaiting the “big” Federal Reserve announcement on Wednesday, as well as a monster week of earnings reports, and the January Jobs Report on Friday. Buckle up!

The bear market has lowered valuation multiples across the board, but small-cap stocks look particularly attractive at current levels.