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MONDAY, JANUARY 26th

GOOD MORNING

Investors enter a packed earnings week with markets holding near key technical levels. While the S&P 500 remains rangebound, the Russell 2000 has emerged as a leader—breaking to new highs in recent sessions and setting the tone for small-cap outperformance. The pattern suggests a shift in risk appetite, but the broader trend remains cautious ahead of key catalysts.

Steel Dynamics kicked off the week with Monday morning’s earnings report, offering early insight into the industrial economy. It’s just the beginning—other major reports from UnitedHealth, UPS, Whirlpool, and Tractor Supply are still to come. These names will provide updates across healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and retail, helping investors gauge the strength and breadth of the economic recovery.

On the macro front, all eyes are on the Fed. Wednesday’s FOMC meeting won’t likely bring a rate cut, but investors will be watching closely for any change in tone. With inflation still above target and labor markets holding steady, the Fed has reason to stay cautious. Last week’s mixed data—solid jobless claims, stable GDP trends, and modest inflation readings—offered little urgency for a policy shift.

Markets aren’t in crisis mode, but momentum is fragile. Many companies are guiding cautiously for Q1, though full-year outlooks remain largely intact. With earnings season accelerating and the Fed set to weigh in, this week could shape sentiment well into February.

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MEDICAL

Beyond Biotech—3 Healthcare Stocks for Growth-Minded Investors

Healthcare stocks rallied in 2025, breaking a two-year slump as investors chased steadier rates, better valuations, and improving earnings. The problem: mid-single-digit gains still lagged tech, leaving the sector feeling like a missed opportunity. For investors still hunting for healthcare growt…READ THE FULL STORY

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CONSUMER STAPLES

Procter & Gamble Confirms a Bottom—Time to Start Compounding?

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) confirmed a bottom in early 2026, with its stock price set to advance significantly over the coming years. Trading at long-term lows, the market had priced in the worst-case scenario: tepid growth. However, tepid growth is enough to sustain the company’s fi…READ THE FULL STORY

CONSUMER STAPLES

The Hot Dog Hedge: Smithfield Acquires Nathan’s Famous

For companies that have recently returned to the public markets, the first major acquisition is a defining moment. It signals to investors exactly how management intends to use its capital to generate growth. Smithfield Foods (NASDAQ: SFD), which completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Ja…READ THE FULL STORY

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MARKETS

What’s the Best Way to Buy Gold in 2026?

Many of the themes that pushed stocks higher in 2025 are back in focus to begin 2026. One of those is the bull market for precious metals. Many eyes are on silver, which has hit an all-time high. But investors shouldn’t sleep on gold, which shook off early-year weakness and reached a new all…READ THE FULL STORY

MEDICAL

Is Abbott’s January Pullback a Good Time to Buy? 

Abbott Laboratories’ (NYSE: ABT) January 2026 price pullback is making its stock look attractively valued. The move, driven more by market angst and fear than by any real weaknesses, seems to be a knee-jerk overreaction that has launched the stock back into the buy zone. The zone in question al…READ THE FULL STORY

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ENERGY

New Year, New Growth: 3 Stocks Under $2B Breaking Out in 2026

While the Magnificent Seven and massive technology conglomerates often dominate financial headlines, a quieter but equally significant shift is occurring in the small-cap sector. January 2026 has emerged as a critical month for a few specific companies valued under $2 billion. These firms are tran…READ THE FULL STORY

TECHNOLOGY

Atlassian Has Been Crushed—But the Setup Into Earnings Is Shifting

Shares of tech stock Atlassian Corp (NASDAQ: TEAM) are trading right around $130, after starting the year above $160. Considering the S&P 500 index is up more than 1% over that same timeframe, it’s been a pretty brutal start to the year for investors. It will perhaps, unfortunately, not hav…READ THE FULL STORY

BASIC MATERIALS

Silver Hits $95—These 3 Miners Could Outrun the Metal

The first month of the new year has put stocks on a roller coaster that reminds investors that volatility isn’t going away anytime soon. But gold and silver continue ignoring the noise and moving higher. In fact, at the close of markets on Jan. 22, the spot price of silver cracked the $95 ma…READ THE FULL STORY

TECHNOLOGY

Can ‘Year of Refresh’ Thesis Reignite Arista’s AI Growth Story?

If you’re searching for something on the internet and your web browser slows to a crawl, what’s the first thing you do? You hit the refresh button in hopes of speeding up the data and loading the website faster. It’s a similar concept to the one analysts at Piper Sandler believe …READ THE FULL STORY

TRANSPORTATION

Delta and United Earnings Point to Less Turbulence Ahead

Over the past year, airline stocks have trailed the broad market as the industry deals with elevated operating costs, economic uncertainty tamping down demand for flights, and pilot labor shortages. Complicating matters, the record-long government shutdown in the fall of 2025 adversely affected …READ THE FULL STORY

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A Stock Being Downgraded:Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK)

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. manufactures and provides products and services for the renewable energy, residential, agtech, and infrastructure markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Renewables, Residential, Agtech, and Infrastructure. The Renewables segment designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs solar racking and electrical balance of systems for commercial and distributed generation scale solar installations. The Residential segment offers roo…VIEW TODAY’S STOCK PICK

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I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis. I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God. I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree. Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons. I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA. While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon.. In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God. We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987). From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting. Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982. I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects. In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston. In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018. Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia. In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey. As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova. Love and God Bless, Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi

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