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| By Jim Nelson |
This past week was good for stocks. And it was very good for subscribers here in the Weiss Ratings universe.
The S&P 500 is back to where the month began … before the chaos early on in August.
Does that mean we’re back to new highs and never-ending growth?
I wouldn’t go that far. There’s still a lot to keep an eye out for.
Like earnings from the world’s most-valued company, Nvidia (NVDA), later this month.
Every inflation and employment report from now through the November election.
And, of course, the Fed’s September meeting will be the talk of Wall Street for the next month.
But rather than speculate about what the regular markets are going to do between now and then, let’s follow your editors’ analysis far off the beaten path to truly uncharted territory.
Take what Senior Investment Writer Karen Riccio had to say about one unusual, yet exciting, corner of the (off) world:
“Over the past few weeks, NASA stumbled a bit as it works to re-establish the U.S. as the space race leader and stake America’s claim to the moon’s resources.
And I see those missteps resulting in out-of-this-world windfalls for the slew of private companies working on solutions in this space.
A government program called the commercial lunar payload service, or CLPS, is a series of public private partnerships formed to help fill in the hardware gaps and enable NASA to focus on scientific exploration of the moon. These partners allow for passing off the launch architecture to commercial companies.
So far, so good. NASA says that pretty much everything architected by SpaceX and Rocket Lab (RKLB) has proven to be strong assets.
However, the agency is always looking for more partners. The last time it reached out for bids on individual products, it selected 14 companies to be a part of CLPS.”
Chris Graebe, your private equity expert, had even more details about this private space race:
“Essentially, NASA is learning to outsource innovation and manufacturing to the private sector so it can continue leading the space race while managing its tight federal budget.
For example, just last month, SpaceX won a nearly $1 billion contract to develop a special vehicle capable of pulling the ISS down into the atmosphere where it will fall and burn up.
This may sound shocking, but NASA has been planning to decommission the ISS for years and hopes to do so by 2030.
Back in February, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) landed its Odysseus lander on the moon, becoming the first craft to do so since 1972 — and did so on NASA’s dime.
In its quest to reach, study and eventually colonize Mars, NASA awarded 12 different “concept studies” to nine U.S. companies.
Each company will be paid between $200,000 and $300,000 to create a presentation of their potential services that could serve a future Mars mission.”
Chris went a step even beyond this. He recently had his boots on the ground at Cape Canaveral.
And he found a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You can watch his video from the mysterious NASA-owned hanger here.
Your other editors have also set their sights on ideas beyond the S&P 500 or the next Fed meeting.
Here’s what they are recommending you get into right now:
2 Ways to Find Vigor in a Volatile Market
Director of Research & Ratings Gavin Magor has his own ways to grasp the nettle that is this market. As you might guess, they involve the Weiss Ratings. He also shares two ways to get ahead right now.
A Quick 21% Gain … and Another One on the Way
Your resource guru Sean Brodrick kicked off this year with a fantastic prediction: This will be the year you want to own gold. This week, he made an even bigger prediction: $3,000 gold is coming. He has just the way to play it.
This Unconventional Tech Giant Smokes the Mag 7
The switch from cash to card is nothing new. But the volume of card — debit and credit — transactions is through the roof. Michael A. Robinson has the perfect way to play it. No, not with the banks issuing the cards … but with an unconventional tech stock.
Have a great weekend!
Jim Nelson
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily
