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| By Jim Nelson |
We have readers from all over the world. But some of them have a problem …
If they want to buy U.S. stocks, it can be a struggle to get the best prices.
Why?
Because the market’s trading schedule centers around Wall Street’s Eastern time zone.
Nasdaq wants to change that … at least its corner of the market:
The plan before the SEC is to allow Nasdaq to have two long sessions — from 4 a.m. Eastern to 8 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
In theory, this shouldn’t change much for most people. It will only open up the market for people on the other side of the planet to trade.
But not everyone sees it as a good thing …
Wells Fargo (WFC) analysts said they believe this move would “gamify” investing.
They equate this to all-night casinos and call it “the epitome of making trading even more like gambling.”
Another issue was raised by Jay Woods in a CNBC interview, a strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.
He says that “Listed companies need a time to break and release news events and to have meetings where they’re not moving markets, and now we’re taking that away from them.”
We don’t know the outcome. The SEC might just kick this can down the road and nothing will happen.
But there’s one thing I do know. Weiss Ratings is already open 24 hours a day.
Ever since we digitized our ratings more than two decades ago, the trillions of terabytes of data we have collected — and still do 24/7/365 — gets filtered into our ratings.
Those change automatically — 12 noon, 12 midnight, whenever.
And just this past week, we added something even more special. Check out the announcement from Gavin Magor, the director of our ratings.
While it was a busy week for Gavin, he still found time to write to you about his latest find: 3 Fast-Rising ‘Buys’.
Your other experts were busy, too. But they also had plenty to share with you …
Tension at the Federal Reserve
The Fed is in trouble. It is being pulled in two directions. Nilus shows you what to own to protect yourself.
Broad Commodity Bull Market Heats Up in 2026
Sean Brodrick writes, “For the first time in history — with the exception of the Covid oil collapse — an ounce of silver will buy you a barrel of oil with change left over.” He also gives you the way to play these commodities entering 2026.
The Moment Crowdfunding Grew Up
Something big is happening in the crowdfunding space. Chris Graebe shares what he’s seeing in this high-flying market.
The Biggest Tech Story of 2026
Speaking of pre-IPO investments, Michael Robinson gives you his outlook on the potential 2026 SpaceX IPO … along with a way to play it without even buying shares of the rocket giant.
That’s it for this week.
We have something special lined up for the holidays starting next week. So, watch your inbox.
And as always, have a great weekend!
Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily
