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Author: Chris Versace

With 30 years of cross-industry experience, Chris Versace brings his thematic investing lens to TheStreet Pro Portfolio (formerly Action Alerts PLUS) each day as lead portfolio manager. His daily insights, analysis, and recommendations provide the foundation for TheStreet's Pro Portfolio. Versace began his career in equity research before founding Versace Management in 2005. He joined TheStreet team in 2011 as a Real Money contributor before becoming portfolio manager of Action Alerts PLUS in 2021. He holds an MBA from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and has co-authored a book called “Cocktail Investing - Distilling Everyday Noise into Clear Investing Signals for Better Returns.” With a passion for teaching others about investing, Versace spent 9 years as an Assistant Professor of Finance at NJCU School of Business. When he’s not contributing to TheStreet’s premium services, he can be found speaking at industry conferences or at a Bruce Springsteen concert (he’s seen him 50 times and counting!).

We’re Tracking 27 Portfolio Signals Across Our Investing Themes  

Avatar photo Chris Versace on August 15, 2026

Let’s scan through the headlines for the stories of the week that speak to our Pro Portfolio holdings.

Weekly Roundup: An Electric Week for the Market Was Also a Great One for the Portfolio

Avatar photo Chris Versace on August 14, 2026

We added to one holding this week, and locked in outsized gains for two others. 

VIDEO: Why We’re Increasingly Cautious in This Market

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Plus, the July Retail Sales report, AI and a few other item to close out the week.

The Risk We Identified for Applied Materials Has Been Realized, Now What?

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Applied Materials

We continue to favor the long-term picture, and here is where we may add more shares.

Digging Through a Surprisingly Weak Retail Sales Report

Avatar photo Chris Versace on August 14, 2026

We see confirmation for Costco and our other retail plays.

OpenAI’s $40 Billion Revenue Run Rate: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Friday

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Trump ups Iran economic measures, Applied Materials slips and other headlines moving the stock market this morning.

VIDEO: Don’t Chase Applied Materials into Earnings

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Applied Materials

As the S&P 500 hits record highs, warnings signs are starting to flash.

Anthropic Targets $2 Trillion Record IPO: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Thursday

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Cisco and Cerebras shares fall, Lenovo’s server demand soars and other headlines moving the market today.

Our Positioning as Market Grows Increasingly Complacent

Avatar photo Chris Versace on August 12, 2026

Looking ahead, we see reasons to become more cautious.

Locking in Gains, Setting New Price Target for This Data Center Play

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The power paint point thesis remains, leaving us with ample skin in the game.

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