Hello, Reader.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is stuck between a rock and a hard place.

The fear of a resurging pandemic and lingering supply-chain issues require economic stimulus to prevent a recession, but the threat of rising inflation lingers.

Without getting too deep into the details, when the Fed met on Wednesday to discuss a shift in policy, the market was volatile, which is usually the case.

The FOMC has decided to pull back twice as quickly as they had originally planned. Although this is a shift in policy, we feel the market mostly expected the changes.

Clearly, the Fed is trying to communicate a bias toward fighting inflation. Simultaneously, the decision to accelerate the end of the bond purchase program is telling the market that the Fed has confidence in the economy and the current hiring pace — that’s a good thing.

And with this report now out of the way, we can focus on the companies reporting Q4 earnings in the coming weeks — for which we expect generally positive data.

We’ll keep you in the loop as we move forward.

Given all of that, here’s how we approached our trading opportunities in Strategic Trader this week…

Joining the EV Revolution, Returning to an Old Favorite, and Taking Some Profits

On Monday, we added a brand-new name to the Strategic Trader portfolio.

We’ve been watching this company for a while now, as they have been pivoting to be a significant player in the electric vehicle (EV) space, and we think they are uniquely positioned to mix nostalgia and EV excitement.

REPLAY NOW AVAILABLE: Louis Just Dropped a Bombshell

Then, the Fed breathed new life into the stock market on Wednesday when it signaled it is ready to raise interest rates three times during 2022 to combat rising inflationary pressures.

And with the S&P 500 jumping back up to its recent highs, we had an excellent opportunity to enter a new trade on one of the stocks we’ve been watching in the portfolio: an old oil favorite.

This company is currently chock-full of bullish momentum, and we anticipate a good outcome for this trade.

And finally, to round out the week, we took a few profits despite overarching volatility…

• 0.18% on Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) in five days…
• 0.51% on The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) in nine days…
• And 5.15% on Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) in eight days.

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What to Do Before Jan. 1, 2022

The last order of business today comes from InvestorPlace CEO Brian Hunt.

On Dec. 8, a trifecta of legendary analysts — Eric Fry, Louis Navellier, and Luke Lango — came together to hold one of the most important events of their careers: the Early Warning Summit 2022. 

During the Summit, they warned viewers about the big moves and major events that will impact the stock market in 2022.

• Get on the right side of these moves, and you may never have to worry about money ever again. 
• But if you get caught off guard or fail to take the appropriate steps, then it could become a major source of regret for the rest of your life. 

To prepare you best for any market situation, Louis, Eric, and Luke revealed the step-by-step playbook you need to follow if you want to make a small fortune in 2022.

They used this same playbook our readers used to beat the Dow by 9X back in 2020 during the fast bear market crash in history.

When I say that Louis, Luke, and Eric see events that could rock the markets early next year, I mean it… and I want you to be in the best place possible financially.

The Early Warning Summit 2022is where you want to be before 2022 kicks off.

You can watch a replay of the Summit here.

Sincerely,

John Jagerson & Wade Hansen
Editors, Trading Opportunities

P.S. There’s something else Louis, Luke, and Eric did during the event — they also issued eight urgent buy alerts on their favorite hypergrowth stock recommendations for 2022. They analyzed over 5,000 stocks, and this small group of stocks represents the fast-growing companies within the most lucrative opportunities for 2022, and these eight stocks are the best of the best. If you want to learn how to get your hands on them (and the 2022 playbook), then watch this video here.