Stephen Whiteside opens Friday’s market update noting late start, unusual fatigue, and concern over an incoming severe winter storm, urging viewers to prepare for power outages and extreme cold. He then reviews pre-market conditions, highlighting a stock pullback following a recent rally, continued sell signals across major indexes, and strong moves in natural gas and precious metals as investors rotate toward hard assets.
He breaks down weekly index performance, noting strength in small- and mid-caps, new highs in semiconductors, gold stocks, and energy, while cryptocurrencies lag. The video closes with select buy signals in global ETFs, currency movements favoring the Canadian and Australian dollars, and a reminder of upcoming member content and the importance of timing in market trends.
Stephen Whiteside
Friday, January 23, 2026
