The Technicals Vs The Fundamentals
Right now in the stock market we have as clear a divergence as I can recall between what the technicals are saying and what the fundamentals are. As far as the technicals, the S&P is above its 200 DMA, above…
Market Preview Week Of Jan 30-Feb 3: The Fed And Big Tech Earnings
Get your beauty sleep this weekend because next week is poised to be epic. In addition to a Fed Decision on Wednesday, we have Big Tech earnings. The market ramped up last week with the S&P breaking out above its…
META: Zuck Goes All In On The Metaverse
We anticipate Reality Labs operating losses in 2023 will grow significantly year over year – META 3Q22 Press Release 10/26/22 With his stock down ~70% from its all time highs as its core business – Facebook and Instagram – matures…
META Is A Buy For Long Term Investors
There’s very little to like about the former Facebook – Meta Platforms (META) – right now. The stock isn’t working and the business is struggling. But great companies figure things out. META has almost 2 billion Daily Active Users (DAUs)…
Squeeze
The combination of an oversold market and good enough Facebook (FB) earnings may result in a squeeze higher Thursday. If we start to see a trend day higher, investors may pile in and shorts who have overstayed their welcome will…
FB: Good Enough
Facebook (FB) just reported mediocre 1Q22 earnings – but with the stock as oversold as it is that’s good enough. Daily Active Users (DAUs) were up 30 million to 1.96 billion from 1.93 billion at the end of 2021. Revenue…
Breaking All The Rules: Long FB & PYPL Into Earnings
I just purchased 2% positions each in hated Facebook (FB) and Paypal (PYPL) heading into their 1Q22 earnings reports this afternoon. This is the kind of trade that loses me Twitter followers because it goes against a number of Wall…
FB Faceplant
Facebook (FB) reported 4Q21 earnings after the close Wednesday. Daily Active Users (DAUs) were flat at 1.93 billion compared to 3Q21. Revenue was +20% year over year but Operating Income actually declined marginally due to an 810 basis point decrease…
From Whatever It Takes To Retiring Transitory – The End of the Post-COVID Bubble
On Monday March 23, 2020 before the market opened – in the midst of the COVID panic – Chairman Powell essentially told financial markets that he would do whatever it took to support financial markets: The Federal Reserve will continue…
QQQ Vs IWM: Which One Is Telling The Truth?
The stock market had a big day Monday recouping most of its losses from Friday. The S&P was +1.32% and the NASDAQ +1.88%. However, a look beneath the hood shows the same problem I’ve been harping on for at least…