Reddit: #PowerStocks Series Pick Of The Week (January 2026)

2026 has barely begun, yet a couple of major events have already occurred. The capture of Venezuela's President has ignited a political and geopolitical firestorm that could shake markets in the time to come. Last Fri, I had the pleasure of hosting a gathering for my students. We reviewed 2025 and assessed how 2026 could play out under different scenarios. In addition, outstanding traders were recognized, and other light-hearted moments were shared. Let's conquer 2026 by remaining focused and disciplined in our trading. Do you remember the #PowerStocks pick that was shared last week? Before I analyze this week's stock pick, let's review last week's #PowerStocks pick: Merck (MRK).

Review Of Last Week's Pick Of The Week

Merck (MRK) was last week's #PowerStocks pick. It's the world's 6th-largest pharmaceutical company, with a market value of over $265b. I was lucky to have unearthed it because its share price had just pulled back to its support area and bounced. In just 5 days, it had soared by almost 2%, and I expect this upmove to continue. What's my target price? Where am I going to take profit at? Head over to my Telegram Channel to find out! Speaking of Telegram, my team and I will never ask you for your hard-earned money for "investments". I know and understand that the allure of high returns without effort is highly attractive. It breaks my heart when I hear of people falling for impersonation scams.

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Why Is Swing Trading Reddit (RDDT) Worth It?

Source: redditinc.com

Reddit is a popular social media platform and forum with 116m daily active users. With its rapid growth, Reddit's market capitalization has crossed the $46b mark. Unlike many large companies whose shares exhibit lethargic price movement, its shares are highly active, consistently surging. After surging 19.5% in 2 weeks, a pullback is here. This could be the perfect moment to buy its shares and capture its next explosive upmove. What's my game plan? Where's a favorable price area to buy its shares at? Continue reading to get the details. P.S. What if I told you that you could drastically gain control over your emotions of fear and greed, and master the stock market in a short amount of time? My team and I have worked tirelessly to help you achieve results fast. Click on the banner below to claim your stock course for free (limited time) now!

Performance Of US Stock Market vs Reddit (RDDT)

The very 1st thing I want to know is the trend of Reddit's shares. Knowing the trend of its shares allows me to determine whether I'd look for a buying or shorting opportunity because following its price trend will sharply increase my chances of profitability. Looking at the chart above, its shares are in a strong and powerful uptrend. Hence, I'd like to find an opportunity to buy its shares. What's next? I'll compare the performance of its shares against the S&P 500. Why? I want my hard-earned money to work hard for me. A stronger performing stock is likely to continue bringing a larger-than-market return. So, I'll have a look at the comparison chart above again. While the S&P 500 has risen 3.4% over the past 3 months, the shares of Reddit have risen nearly 15.5%! That's close to a 5x outperformance! I'm excited. I can't wait to buy its shares for an explosive swing trade. Should I do just that now?

How Explosive Is Reddit (RDDT)?

No, I shouldn't rush to buy its shares without a deeper analysis. Since I plan to buy its shares and capitalize on its next upmove rather than accompanying it when it pulls back, my holding period will be around a week or 2. Therefore, I want its shares to have the ability to explode upwards. Have the shares of Reddit been able to explode upwards consistently? Marking out the explosive upmoves for the past 11 months has left me stunned. There are 27 explosive upmoves, with each measuring between 10% and 82.6%! You read that right. There's no typo. I got more excited when I discovered the size of Reddit. This company enjoys a large market capitalization of over $46b! This ranks Reddit among the world's largest social media companies. Additionally, I appreciate that Reddit enjoys an enormous market capitalization, as this provides an extra layer of security against manipulation. I don't wish to lose my hard-earned money to manipulation that could be easily prevented! Here comes the golden question: Is it time to buy the shares of Reddit for an explosive swing trade?

Key Price Levels

Timing is crucial for many things in life. This includes stock trading and investing. Buying an explosive stock at the wrong time can result in significant losses and emotional distress. This will cause you to lose confidence, and you'll doubt yourself even when a fantastic trading opportunity arises straight from under your nose! Is there a way to tell whether the time to buy the shares of Reddit is here? Fortunately, yes! You can do so by uncovering its key price levels (also known as support and resistance zones). And that's what I've done in the chart above. After rising 19.5% in 2 weeks, a pullback is here. The shares of Reddit have pulled back to its support zone of around $245.50. But here's the next important question - Will its share price bounce? This is what I'll be waiting for on Mon before buying its shares to catch its next explosive upmove. Here's a pro tip: Instead of staring at your screen, consider setting a price alert on your broker's platform to be notified so that you can spend precious time with your loved ones.

Which Instrument Should You Consider Using?

  Do you ever wonder about the instrument used to trade explosive stocks? With 3 main trading instruments available - stocks, contract-for-difference (CFD), and options, you wonder which suits you best. Since stocks (as an instrument) is easy to understand, I shall focus on CFD and options. Here are the main similarities and differences: CFD works like a mirror to stocks. When a stock rises $1, its CFD rises $1. However, due to its unique pricing mechanism, your options price doesn't rise by the same amount. In fact, depending on the market conditions, the price of your options contract may even drop! Your CFD broker will charge you a finance fee for lending you money for your trade. However, no lending is required for options, so there is no finance charge. Because there's a finance charge by your CFD broker, CFD is not the ideal instrument for mid to long-term trades. On the other hand, options allow you to implement different strategies across time horizons. Both CFDs and options are leveraged instruments because they allow you to control a larger market position with a smaller amount of capital. While CFDs do not have an expiration date, options traders must pay attention to the expiration date of their options contracts. You must be thinking, "What's the beauty of trading options?" Options are like smartphones. You can choose to use a smartphone for its basic or advanced functions.

And options don't have to be all about Math and dry!

It can be made easy to understand through real-life analogies.

In the same way, you can implement basic and/or highly advanced strategies depending on your level of comfort. Options allow you to be versatile in adapting to the shifting market conditions and capturing opportunities in the process. Are you a CFD or options trader? I'm glad to be fluent in both. Finally, this is for educational purposes. Please perform your due diligence. All images are taken from pexels.com, pixabay.com, sectorspdrs.com, tradingview.com, and unsplash.com, unless otherwise mentioned.

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