Chip maker Micron (MU) was one of the best performing semiconductor stocks heading into its June earnings report – up 118% over the previous 12 months, trailing only NVDA among stocks in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index over the period. Since…
The S&P broke out to new all time highs Thursday in the wake of the Fed’s 50 basis point cut to the Federal Funds Rate on Wednesday. While it is consolidating a bit today (Friday), as long as it stays…
Up until Thursday it was looking like the Fed would play it conservatively and cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. But then Nick Timiraos – known as The Fed Whisperer – published an article on WSJ.com that appeared…
One of the more amusing things I’ve seen in recent years – and there have been many – was Oracle’s (ORCL) forecast for $104 billion in revenue in FY29 at a meeting for financial analysts on Thursday. Let me put…
The stock market got smashed to open September after the long Labor Day weekend. The S&P was -2.12% and the NASDAQ -3.26%. Nvidia (NVDA) led the way, dropping almost 10% as news that the DOJ is investigating it for antitrust…
Nvidia (NVDA) reported a terrific quarter after the close Wednesday – but its stock is currently -7% in the after hours. What does it mean? Let’s start with the numbers. Revenue of $30 billion beat guidance and estimates as did…
Two stocks report earnings next week that couldn’t be more different: Nvidia (NVDA) and Campbell Soup (CPB). While the vast majority are long NVDA and don’t care about CPB, I’m long CPB and short NVDA. Why? Everybody knows that if…
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is an extremely popular stock but it seems to be running out of gas based on its 4QFY24 earnings report out Monday afternoon. 4QFY24 revenue increased only 12% and they guided FY25 to +13%-14%. And yet…
As you can see above, the charts of PayPal (PYPL) and Zoom (ZM) look quite similar. Both stocks surged during the pandemic as their services became necessities when everyone was locked down – but have been destroyed and left for…
It was never my thinking that made the big money for me. It was always my sitting – Jesse Livermore In Reminsiscences of a Stock Operator, Jesse Livemore recounts the lesson he learned from a character called Partridge. While the…