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OPTION EXPIRATION AND PELOTON NEWS KILLS THE NASCENT RALLY

January 21, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora To gain an edge, this is what you need to know now. Nascent Rally Please click here for a chart of Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Note the following: The chart shows that the nascent rally was in full bloom when Peloton news hit. The news is that Peloton is stopping production of bikes and treadmills as inventory piles up. Peloton by itself is not a systematically important stock. However, PTON is an indication of excesses in this stock market. PTON has fallen from $166.57 to $24.06 as of this writing. At $166.57, almost every analyst had a strong buy on

MOMO SELLS AS NASDAQ REVERSES BUT SMART MONEY STEPS IN TO BUY

January 20, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora To gain an edge, this is what you need to know now. Smart Money Starts Nibbling Please click here for a chart of Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Note the following: The chart shows that the day started out with QQQ going higher. The chart shows the rally was sold. The chart shows that when QQQ fell below the prior low, momo crowd started selling. This is a reversal from the momo crowd’s typical pattern. This is an indication that for some in the momo crowd the pain is too much, and they are beginning to sell. This coincides with new anecdotal

CONGRATULATIONS! VIDEO GAME COMPANY ATVI BECOMES 171ST BUYOUT

January 19, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora Congratulations! ATVI has become the 171st Arora Portfolio company to receive a buyout offer. ATVI has received a buyout offer from MSFT. Here are the key points: ATVI was recently purchased at an average price of $58.33. The offer is from Microsoft. The offer is $95 cash. At the offer price, there is a gain of 62% in a short time. The stock is trading lower for three reasons There are antitrust concerns as after the close of the deal, MSFT will become the third-largest video gaming company after SONY and TCEHY. The deal is prompted by the potential of the metaverse. For

HOUTHI ATTACK UAE – TECH STOCKS FALL

January 18, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora Houthi Attack UAE Please click here for a chart of oil ETF USO. Note the following: Investors need to understand the impact of geopolitics on their portfolios. For a while, it has been mostly calm on the geopolitical front, but that may not last. Houthis control Yemen. Houthis are aligned with Iran. Iran is flexing its muscle to persuade the U.S. to lift sanctions. Houthis attacked the United Arab Emirates with missiles and drones. The attack set off explosions and killed three people near the airport in Abu Dhabi. Why should you care about any of the foregoing?

WEEKLY STOCK MARKET DIGEST: SMART MONEY ACTING AS INFLATION HITS A 40 YEAR HIGH

January 15, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers of The Arora Report. Please scroll down for the section ‘Protection Bands and What To Do Now.’ EARNINGS SEASON BEGINS – ANALYSTS UNDERESTIMATING EXPENSES January 14, 2022 To gain an edge, this is

BRAINARD TURNS HAWKISH – SMART MONEY SELLS

January 14, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora To gain an edge, this is what you need to know now. Brainard Turns Hawkish Please click here for a chart of Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Note the following: Federal Reserve Governor Brainard has a track record of being massively wrong in her forecasts, and she has been one of the biggest advocates of recklessly printing money. You already know that in the government it is often not about being accurate or right, but it’s all about politics. Brainard has been rewarded for being massively wrong and appointed vice-chair of the Fed. In her testimony

SCARY HEADLINE FOR INVESTORS BUT DATA IS ACTUALLY GETTING BETTER

January 13, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Producer Price Index Please click here for a chart of Producer Price Index. Note the following: The scary headline is that inflation at producer level increased at the highest rate ever since the Labor Department started compiling the data in 2010. However, the reality is that the data is getting better for investors and the economy. PPI rose 9.7% year-over-year. Core PPI rose 8.3% year-over-year. The chart shows that the data is actually getting better as inflation is coming down at the producer level.

LATCHING ONTO A STRAW TO AGGRESSIVELY BUY STOCKS

January 12, 2022

By Nigam Arora & Dr. Natasha Arora To gain an edge, this is what you need to know now. Latching Onto A Straw Please click here for a chart of Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ). Note the following: The chart shows when momo crowd latched onto a straw in Powell’s answer to a question in his testimony in front of the Senate and started aggressively buying stocks. Buying is especially aggressive in momo stocks that have lost 30 – 80% of their value and are likely to lose more as the Fed raises rates. The straw that momo latched onto was a Powell