The Big Question as an Important Earnings Week Arrives
Tech leaders face a key test, but has the ‘equation’ been reset? Plus, two China headlines to know about and my game plan for the week.
Tech leaders face a key test, but has the ‘equation’ been reset? Plus, two China headlines to know about and my game plan for the week.
Let’s discuss why sentiment readings have me ‘on edge’, what it would take for an oversold bounce, a formerly parabolic stock and much more.
What we find is supportive of AI adoption and usage, and several Portfolio holdings.
Renewed U.S.-Iran attacks, traffic in the Strait, Costco, SK Hynix and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
* And fading it…
I don’t own and am currently short (and have been recently short C, JPM, GS, MS, UBER, NFLX, homebuilders, etc.) some of the most consensus sectors.
I am long some of the most non-consensus sectors.
Consensus Longs:
* Memory: SanDisk ($SNDK), Micron ($MU), Intel ($INTC), AMD ($AMD), Applied Materials ($AMAT) (“it’s different this time”)
* Value Tech: Adobe ($ADBE), Oracle ($ORCL), ServiceNow ($NOW) and Nvidia ($NVDA)
* Tech With Biggest Moat: Apple ($AAPL)
* Value Industrial: Caterpillar ($CAT)
* Best Overall Value: Homebuilders
* Streaming: Netflix ($NFLX)
* Autonomous: Uber ($UBER)
* Entertainment: Disney ($DIS)
* Financials: JPMorgan ($JPM), Citigroup ($C), Goldman Sachs ($GS), Morgan Stanley ($MS)
* Frontier Exposure “For The Long Haul”: SpaceX ($SPCX)
Non-Consensus Longs:
* Cannabis: $MSOS, $VRNOD, $TRLV, $GTBIF, $GLAS
* Private Equity: Apollo ($APO), Blackstone ($BX), KKR ($KKR)
* Consumer Staples: Kimberly-Clark ($KMB), PepsiCo ($PEP), Procter & Gamble ($PG)
Positions:
Long MSOS (L), VRNOD (S), TRLV (S), GTIBF (S), GLAS (S), APO (S), BX (S), KKR (S), KMB (S), PEP (S), PG (S)
Short SPCX (VS), SNDK (VS), MU (VS), INTC (VS), AMAT (VS), AMD (VS), CAT (VS)
The June jobs report, Nvidia’s rev share model, SAP gets aggressive on AI, and other headlines moving stocks this morning.
Let’s discuss PLTR’s oversold condition, increased earnings expectations, and notable valuation.
Oil down, transports up. That’s the old relationship. But it isn’t working these days.
Investors are eager to know when the SaaSpocolypse will end.
Let’s look at key indicators to see when momentum begins to decline.