SanDisk Slashed, Micron Mashed; Jobs Day Forecast; And Are You at Your Desk?
Let’s look at the beating taken by memory stocks yesterday, the shot at a September rate cut, jobs day , and how July 4 week used to work for traders.
Let’s look at the beating taken by memory stocks yesterday, the shot at a September rate cut, jobs day , and how July 4 week used to work for traders.
Was Wednesday’s poor market performance a warning of things to come?
Goldman Sachs has highlighted two intriguing small-cap names as AI valuations get crazier.
Another leg lower for momentum, high beta tech (part of my short basket).
I am sticking with the remainder of the basket even though some of the drops have been dramatic:
Today’s Selected Price Changes in Short Basket
* SNDK ($SNDK) -$255
* CAT ($CAT) -$58
* CRWV ($CRWV) -$15
* INTC ($INTC) -$11
* MU ($MU) -$98
Position: Short Basket
Adding two new holdings to the Portfolio’s EPS growth-focused basket, upsizing 4 others
Let’s pop open the hood and look at the market in June and Q2 to zero in on the winners; also, why we must watch the new Fed head closely today.
The S&P 500 gained 15% and the Nasdaq 21% in Q2, but Q3 presents substantial challenges as three big issues come into play.
Let’s set the stage for part two of the process and discuss two other things we’ll be watching tomorrow.
The strong showing of East Asian equities stems from gains in memory stocks, as well as cheap currencies. What will the second half bring?
We will trim two basket residents and close out two others, locking in big gains along the way.