Positive Seasonality Fails as AI Trade Sees a Shift
The action looked good ahead of the July 4 holiday but then a major shift took semiconductors to the downside.
The action looked good ahead of the July 4 holiday but then a major shift took semiconductors to the downside.
Was Wednesday’s poor market performance a warning of things to come?
This pair of stocks is on our radar as both names have entered overbought territory.
Let’s check how far the Magnificent 7 market cap fell in June, a strange Korean broker drama, and Warren Buffett’s caution on Gates Foundation.
South Korea goes big on AI and chips, Comcast splits, Warsh on deck, and other headlines moving stocks this morning.
We locked in massive gains on two positions and added to two beaten-down holdings.
The problem with shorting (or buying indices) late in the day or in the evening — as I often do — is that the fate of the general market’s opening is determined by the overall movement memory stocks.
And to predict/guess the opening price of $MU, $SNDK, $AMAT, $AMD, $INTC is a “fool’s errand.”
The market has no memory from day to day.
Position: None
Micron’s blowout earnings, May PCE, Bank dividend announcements, and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
Micron surpassed elevated expectations, but the Mag 7 is paying a price.
SK Hynix is teeing up a U.S. IPO, and it stands to benefit these two holdings.