* Here are my thoughts following the plethora of EPS releases after the close…
With Google’s ($GOOGL) miss (the deceleration in its core business was unanticipated by every panelist on “the show”), Meta’s ($META) continued awful share price action, Nvidia’s ($NVDA) price rollover threatening chart support, Amazon’s ($AMZN) lackluster share price action (and underperformance) and some possible toppiness in Apple’s ($AAPL) share price, we are left with one… Microsoft ($MSFT).
Meanwhile, ServiceNow’s ($NOW) disappointing results (the company cut subscription revenues for the full year) will likely weigh heavily on software stocks (which were market leaders) tomorrow morning.
I remain independent in view.
As I said in response to subscriber jryan, most stocks do not meet my standards to buy and I won’t change my process or discipline — even if Perma Bulls Tom Lee and Dan Ives (confidently) see clear skies ahead…
The S&P Short Range Oscillator registered 1.84% (more overbought than the prior day) and I ended the day with a large short positioin in $SPY.
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