Tech Trade Gets Thorny; Hynix Hit; U.S. to Ramp Up Fight With Iran?
Here’s how I’m handle the tech trade as it gets tough; also, let’s check the latest with Iran, the semis and … some good news on inflationary data.
The Memory Rout
I am covering some of my high-beta/high-tech positions in my short basket now:
* $CRWV $74.91 (-$5)
* $AMD $512.45 (-36)
* $MU $879.74 (-$104)
* $INTC $99.53 (-$8)
* $SNDK $1,498 (-$259)
* $AMAT $559.96 (-$36)
* $CAT $892.69 (-$41)
Position: Short CRWV (VS), AMD (VS), MU (VS), INTC (VS), SNDK (VS), AMAT (VS), CAT (VS)
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The Casino Is Open
The imbalance and spastic relationship between memory/semis (weak) vis-à-vis hyperscalers (strong) continue today.
Like a baby splashing in a bathtub, the situation is changing daily.
Tough to evaluate and trade on an intraday basis.
I am long ($AMZN), ($GOOGL) and ($MSFT) and I am short a basket of semis and memory stocks (e.g ($MU) ($SNDK) ($INTC) ($AMD) ($AMAT).
Positions: Long AMZN VS GOOGL VS MSFT VS; short MU VS SNDK VS INTC VS AMD VS AMAT VS
High-Stakes Fighting in Hormuz; Hostage to Hynix; Fading ‘Memory’ Basket?
Here’s how I’m handling my memory/storage trades as DRAM ETF, stocks like SanDisk take a hit; also let’s check Iran, the Fed and bank earnings.
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Basket Case
SanDisk ($SNDK) is part of my high-beta, high-tech short basket.
At $1,714, the shares are now -$640 from their high of $2,354 achieved only three weeks ago.
Position: Short SNDK (VS)
Still Short My High-Beta, High-Tech Basket
I am still short my high-beta, high-tech basket which includes these names (and others): Intel ($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).
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