Chart of the Day: Can Apple Get Some Praise?
While semiconductor stocks are the featured item, Apple is delivering the goods.
The Casino Is Open
The imbalance and spastic relationship between memory/semis (weak) vis-à-vis hyperscalers (strong) continue today.
Like a baby splashing in a bathtub, the situation is changing daily.
Tough to evaluate and trade on an intraday basis.
I am long ($AMZN), ($GOOGL) and ($MSFT) and I am short a basket of semis and memory stocks (e.g ($MU) ($SNDK) ($INTC) ($AMD) ($AMAT).
Positions: Long AMZN VS GOOGL VS MSFT VS; short MU VS SNDK VS INTC VS AMD VS AMAT VS
What Can We Expect as Asia’s Largest Company Readies Earnings?
Chip-foundry market leader TSMC already gave impressive June sales numbers, but there’s plenty riding on guidance for the rest of the year.
High-Stakes Fighting in Hormuz; Hostage to Hynix; Fading ‘Memory’ Basket?
Here’s how I’m handling my memory/storage trades as DRAM ETF, stocks like SanDisk take a hit; also let’s check Iran, the Fed and bank earnings.
Back to Work With a Key Market Level You Should Be Watching
It’s a choppy market that can slice, dice, and chop your portfolio. Here’s what I’m paying attention to.
Strait Traffic Falls to Multi-Week Low: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Monday
Plus, TSM’s big June revenue, SK Hynix falls, Apple fights OpenAI and other headlines moving stocks this morning.
Still Short My High-Beta, High-Tech Basket
I am still short my high-beta, high-tech basket which includes these names (and others): Intel ($INTC), Micron ($MU), SanDisk ($SNDK), Applied Materials ($AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices ($AMD), Caterpillar ($CAT), CoreWeave ($CRWV).
Position: Short INTC (S), MU (S), SNDK (S), AMAT (S), AMD (S), CAT (S), CRWV (S).
A True Contrarian Play on an AI ‘Casualty’
Wall Street has turned negative on this software giant. Here’s why I’m willing to step in.
Weekly Roundup: Portfolio Extends Lead, Adds Firepower Ahead of Earnings Season
We locked in gains on three holdings, giving our cash levels a boost as the Q2 earnings season heats up.
The Meta Effect, Semis Surge, Wall Street Says, ‘What War?’
Markets brush off fighting with Iran as Meta talks about making its own AI chips; South Korea’s SK Hynix lists on Nasdaq; I give a chart checkup on the market.