All right today, we're gon na be talking about the five. What I would call macro indicators to watch in 2022.. Now I know what you might say: penny stocks, don't care about a lot of this stuff, but you would be surprised, especially in this post 20. 20 world, where I mean penny stocks, have gone mainstream..

This isn't like it used to be ten years ago.. Everybody, including I think, a lot of these hedge funds are trading penny stocks. So they react to a lot of these macroeconomic factors.. Hey everyone be sure to like subscribe ring that bell share with your friends wan na get as much information out there as possible..

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That being said, I am Lead Trainer with StocksToTrade Tim Bohen. Somethin'. I talk about pretty much every day in the SteadyTrade Team webinars, which click the link below check out the SteadyTrade Team. I've done over 3000 webinars live every single day, twice a day, sometimes three times a day., I've even done four or five at times., But one of the things we really talk about is keeping an eye on the overall world..

I think it's a common misconception that penny stocks just kind of do their own thing.. Now that's true to a certain extent, but we've seen so many of these. Like hot sectors., I mean listen. Some of the greatest penny stocks of 20 20 were all those coronavirus plays and obviously coronavirus, huge macroeconomic..

I mean it infected the global economy. Basically, in every country in the world., Then you look at the EV stock run. Also an amazing stock run last year and in 20 21. You look at Tesla making new highs..

So you can't make that case anymore. That penny stocks do their own thing. And I like it because it lends itself towards due diligence research staying on top of things.. You know something you'll hear me say all the time and this is probably an unpopular opinion, but if you're watching sports, all the time., If you're watching TV all the time pop culture I mean listen., Is that making you better? Is it helping you find trading ideas? Listen, I think you should be focusing on-, I mean you can make fun of the metaverse or gaming, but though I think the metaverse is a coming big trend in 20, 22 gaming e-sports watching gaming..

So there are pop culture things that you can be focused on.. I guess sports gambling to a certain extent, but if you're just sitting there with your fantasy football league all day, long how's that getting you to a place, you wan na be Focus on stuff that can really move markets and matter to markets.. And that's why I consider my sport, my passion, finance. To me.

The Wall Street Journal is espn.com or Barstool Sports Barron's Bloomberg. All these things. I mean there's always something new., There's always something to be learned.. There's always that next nugget of information.

And that's why I think I've been able to be out in front of a lot on these trends through the years.. So that being said, what are we looking at going into 20 22, The biggest one? Well, I think the biggest one time will tell., But inflation we've seen that the last six to eight months gas prices at decade highs food prices at again adjust to inflation. Maybe all time highs in so many of these things. When food and gas are exploding.

Those are things that people need. Energy costs electricity. We're not talking about luxury goods here., It's not $ 1,000 purse or a $ 200 pair of shoes.. I mean gas fuel, electricity utilities, food.

This makes a real difference in people's lives. And, ultimately, I think you're gon na see a lot of pullbacks in some of these areas or overall markets. If inflation continues to go higher. Now, one of the great things to focus on is improving your trading skills..

I did a recent video.. I think that you can complain and I'm complaining right. Now., Listen. I don't like paying $ 4 for gas..

I can afford it, but I don't like it., But you can complain you can squawk at your politicians or you can just make more money.. I know you pay more taxes and it seems like a vicious cycle, but at least you could control it yourself.. I can't control the price of milk or gas or clothing or etcetera, but I can focus on myself and I can make more money. And I think that's the best way to battle inflation.

And thank goodness we have the volatility in the markets we have.. I was talking on Pre-Market Prep this morning. Check out Pre-Market Prep live every day, 8:30 Eastern talking about the dark days of day trading.. I went on this big rant, but 20 10 to 20 15.

We would go weeks and months waiting for the kind of volatility that we see every single day. We get one runner a month back then it was a big deal.. Now we get five a day, never been a better time.. So the other thing that I'm excited about, while I'm kind of a Debbie Downer on the inflation thing, I am excited that maybe we're finally pulling out of the pandemic and there's light at the end of the tunnel..

We've got the vaccines now.. As I record this video we've got a new variant, the Omicron variant., We'll see. Who knows when you watch this. There might be another variant and another variant., But as of right now, the news today is vaccines are effective.

And this variant seems to be hopefully two thumbs up seems to be less aggressive, less harmful etcetera.. So hopefully we continue to see that if we do get variants, hopefully they're weaker variants. And I'm gon na stay optimistic at this point that there's light at the end of the tunnel., The mRNA vaccines, the other vaccines, and I hope that, if you're watching this video In spring 20, 22 we're out okay., But that being said worst case scenario. That's again, the beauty of momentum day trading is if, if we aren't we're gon na have coronavirus plays hot..

We've got some today up 15 20 % in one day, 100 % runners in the past., So other things to keep an eye on is house prices. Again you could call this bullish or bearish. If you're looking to relocate if you're looking to sell it's probably bullish.. If you're in the market for a house, you'd, probably consider it bearish'cause you're paying record highs., But one of the great things great things., I guess one of the good things about the pandemic is the work from home idea and people are just choosing to live wherever They want.

And if you've got that job or you day, trade, you can day trade from anywhere. You have that internet connection, and I just I don't think we're goin back to the offices whether the pandemic ends like I hope it does we're just not going back.. I mean we've got all of these tools.. I can give you a high definition, video I can stream from anywhere..

I've got my trading platform and heck I'm in the middle of nowhere, rural Michigan.. It's not even like it's some technology center.. So that being said, I think house prices are continuing to go high great time to sell., Just I hope, you're not trying to buy right, now.. Other things I think we're gon na see is, I think, we're finally we're a decade into this free money policy of the Fed, and I think that inflation is gon na force them to end that..

Now I think, a lot of people think that that's gon na end the stock market and end the momentum.. I think the opposite. We'll see. Timestamp.

It drop me a comment., But I think the fact that what we've seen over the last couple of years of the explosion of day trading, it's just a different world.. And even if the Fed tightens up the money supply people are looking to speculate. For all the reasons I've already listed to fight inflation because you're working from home., I know so many people that are day trading while they're supposed to be working. But as long as you get the work done, boss doesn't care..

So I actually hope that the Fed does tighten things up so that we can get a control on inflation. And again, I just don't think it's gon na change, the volatility of the markets. You look back at millions and millions and millions of new day traders you're. Probably one of them.

People got the bug, we're not going back. And then the other thing to point out is just again back to those investment grade. They call them investment grade investments like bonds and money market accounts.. I think that's bullish for the stock market..

Even if the Fed does tighten up the policies, I just don't think the deposits are gon na, be there with cryptocurrencies and all of these other- and again, the stock market. Making such wild moves. You're gon na continue to see bonds and money market accounts savings accounts.. I have savings accounts for my kids, trying to teach them the value of saving and pennies.

Again my daughter. She had decent money in there, freaking a dollar in interest or something a month.. So it's tough to teach them that lesson. That's the one drawback.

You're trying to teach your kids responsible, saving in safe instruments.. I guess we just got ta teach them all the day trade when they turn like six or seven years old heck. They can game at that age. They can post a TikTok teach them how to trade.

Subscribe. Get'em to subscribe to the channel.. So all right. That being said, everyone, those are the main factors I'm looking for in 20 22..

I think I gave you a good balance of things to be concerned with, but also other things that I don't think are that big of a concern and, in my opinion, are bullish. Again back to that monetary policy. You see all the talking heads on TV saying, `` World is ending world is ending.''. I think it will be bullish for the stock market, because now we can go back to reality of the way things should be..

So all right as always drop me a comment. Not necessarily trading technicals or fundamentals or chart patterns, but I always like to give you an equal mix and talk about things that I do think you need to be cognizant. Of. Don't fall for that.

Oh penny stocks are a world of their own.. That used to be true. Listen 10 years ago. That was true, but penny stocks, it's almost like cryptocurrencies..

That's the thing think about 10 years ago, nine years ago, when Bitcoin first emerged was the only crypto. It was all you know: nobody, wild west., Nobody knew about it fringy. Now it's mainstream. And penny stocks, I think, are the same way..

So don't fall for that disconnect from reality. Know. What's going on in the world study and be prepared. All right, everyone check out the SteadyTrade Team and we'll see you next time.