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Good morning. The start of a New Year can be a great time to reflect not only on life and what to... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. The start of a New Year can be a great time to reflect not only on life and what to improve, but an investment strategy and portfolio as well. For many traders, that may mean rebalancing a portfolio or shifting an allocation depending on their perception of risk. Most traders and investors do this wrong. They tend to follow what recently outperformed the market. But over time, the jockeying of asset classes tends to balance out great years with poor years. Case in point? The housing market. Housing has had a phenomenal 18-month move higher overall, but that trend is starting to show signs of slowing, such as a decline in pending home sales. Traders can likely fare better by looking into sectors of the market, such as small-cap tech or pot stocks, which significantly underperformed in the past year when looking for the next year’s big winners. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Crypto Revolution Presents: THE CRYPTO 2022 SUMMIT]( 47 of the world's top crypto experts are gathering for a spectacular online event. I'm talking about hedge fund managers, top investors, leading programmers, and elite crypto insiders. Why should you attend? Because a massive crypto bull run is expected in 2022. [Reserve Your Free Ticket Now (Limited Spots Available)]( MARKETS DOW 36,488.63 +0.25% S&P 4,793.07 +0.14% NASDAQ 15,766.22 -0.10% *As of market close • Markets traded choppy on Wednesday, closing the day mixed. • Oil rose 0.7 percent, closing at $76.51 per barrel. • Gold slightly dropped, ending the day at $1,806 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies generally dropped, with Bitcoin trading at $47,382 at the stock market close. Today’s TOP TIPS [This Slow Mover In 2021 Is Picking Up the Profit Margins For 2022]( While the stock market as a whole had a great year, a number of great companies didn’t go along for the ride. That may be due to reasons specific to a company, or simply because some great companies outperformed in 2020 and were simply taking a pause before moving higher. Investors can still profit from the growth of companies, even large ones, particularly if they’re working to increase profit margins and find new growth opportunities in the coming year. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: The First Bancorp (FNLC)]( Kimberly Swan, a director at The First Bancorp (FNLC), recently picked up 5,000 shares. The buy increased her stake by 249 percent, and came to a total price of just under $151,000. This is the director’s second buy of the year, following a 350 share pickup back in July. Those mark the only two insider buys of 2021. Over the past three years, insiders have been both buyers and sellers, although buyers have far outweighed sales from company insiders, including both directors and executives. » [FULL STORY]( [Unusual Options Activity: Diamondback Energy (FANG)]( Shares of energy exploration and development company Diamondback Energy (FANG) are up 125 percent over the past year on a strong energy market. One trader sees the potential for a move even higher. That’s based on the June $120 calls. With 168 days until expiration, 3,663 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 102, for a 36-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $10.65 to make the trade. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [GDP Estimates Lowered as Omicron Rises]( A rising number of Covid cases thanks to the Omicron variant are leading to a number of disruptions likely to lower US GDP estimates in the last quarter of the year. That includes a high number of cancelled flights, a shortage of tests and facilities, and a number of companies pushing back plans to reopen office spaces. • [Poor Weather Trends Could Keep Food Prices High Next Year]( Winter weather conditions are poor this year, which could combine with low inventories and rising inflation rates to keep food prices moving higher in 2022. Among the agricultural commodities, wheat looks particularly vulnerable, given poor weather in Eastern Europe. • [26 States Set to Raise Their Minimum Wage]( 26, or just over half, of US states will raise their minimum wages in 2022. A number of companies have already been raising wages to attract or retain existing workers amidst a labor shortage. Some areas are still working to raise wages to $15 per hour, while some markets have moved past that due to rising inflation and living costs. • [Musk Finishes Tesla Share Sales]( Tesla Motors (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has exercised his final batch of stock options on the company, which were set to expire in August 2022. And the CEO reports that he’s done selling for the year, as the exercise of his options have led to an $11 billion tax bill, the largest for any individual in US history. • [TuSimple Completes First Driverless Truck Run]( TuSimple (TSP), an early-stage company working on autonomous vehicle technology, has completed its first autonomous truck run on public roads. The test involved an 80-minute drive between Tucson and Phoenix in Arizona, including a stint on I-10, and the truck carried pre-loaded cargo. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP BIIB 9.233% WDC 5.546% MU 3.438% DG 2.391% PHM 2.363% BOTTOM AMD 3.513% AAL 2.724% MTCH 2.106% DISCA 2.096% WYNN 2.07% Quote of the Day We do not expect Omicron to impact the growth outlook in any significant way, but rather it is likely to accelerate the end of the pandemic. - Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, analyst at JPMorgan, on how the Omicron variant may pave the way for an end of the pandemic given its high spread but far lower lethality than prior versions of Covid 19, even as some parts of the economy are cutting back right now. Sponsored Content [Crypto Revolution Presents: THE CRYPTO 2022 SUMMIT]( 47 of the world's top crypto experts are gathering for a spectacular online event. I'm talking about hedge fund managers, top investors, leading programmers, and elite crypto insiders. Why should you attend? Because a massive crypto bull run is expected in 2022. [Reserve Your Free Ticket Now (Limited Spots Available)]( Not sure the best way to get started? 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