Anybody that follows the market with any kind of regularity knows who Jim Cramer is. After establishing a solid reputation as a money manager running his own hedge fund in the 1990’s, where he gained fame by posting only a single year of negative returns, Cramer retired from money management in 2001 and began running […]
Read MoreWhen you spend time scouring the market for investing opportunities, it’s pretty easy to focus on the biggest, most recognizable and most established names in any industry. It isn’t just the name recognition that makes that a logical course to take, either; when a industry in general starts to attract the attention of the broad […]
Read MoreAs a value-oriented investor that uses fundamental analysis to screen the market for attractive opportunities, I’ve had to learn over the years how to differentiate between a stock that looks like a good bargain versus those that really are. The irony of that statement is that just as no stock investment is ever guaranteed, the […]
Read MoreThe semiconductor industry is consistently one of the most interesting segments of the market to pay attention to; it seems to be a benchmark for the rest of the tech sector, and over the past few years has unquestionably lead the market from the standpoint of momentum and performance, to both the upside and downside. […]
Read MoreThe market has been rallying nicely since the end of December, and the news lately seems to be giving investors encouragement to start thinking in more bullish terms. The Fed seems to be positioning itself to be more dovish in its approach to interest rates through the year, trade talks between the United States and […]
Read MoreI know – it’s cheesy to use Valentine’s Day as a tagline today. And it’s also more than a little odd to use it with a tech stock. Even so, NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is set to make its latest quarterly earnings report after the market closes today, and the fact is that this is a […]
Read MoreThis asset is hidden in plain sight and could make one of the world’s most valuable companies a whole lot more valuable once the market realizes what it’s sitting on.
Read MoreOver the last few months, stocks have finally started to fall after one of the longest bull markets in history. While these last couple of months have been painful, this downturn has presented a few incredible buying opportunities for stocks that appear to be woefully under priced. Here’s what you need to know about three […]
Read MoreThe last quarter of 2018 was one we’d all like to forget. And while stocks have been on a quiet tear so far this year, there’s still cause for concern. We’ve already seen negative surprises from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), with its strong subscriber growth but disappointing revenue figures that sent the stock falling today, and […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of days, I’ve highlighted a couple of the biggest players in the Electronic Equipment industry that supplies the entire Technology sector. I think it’s always interesting, and useful to pay attention to the industries that supply a sector with the materials, services, and manufacturing or fabrication services it relies on. Since […]
Read MoreBlackRock (NYSE: BLK) chief equity strategist Kate Moore said in an interview with Bloomberg Television this week that the world’s largest money manager is “not giving up on technology” stocks. “The tech sector is still a well-liked and well-loved sector across BlackRock,” Moore said. But this year, it may be out with the old and […]
Read MoreFor the first time in nearly a year, going long the top U.S. and Chinese tech stocks is not the most crowded trade identified by respondents in Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC) monthly poll of 190 Wall Street money managers with a combined $575 billion in funds under management. The FAANG trade “is no longer […]
Read MoreTuesday’s stock sell-off sent PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) stock spiraling downward, pushing the stock into correction territory after it fell more than 10% off its 52-week highs. But Todd Gordon, the founder of TradingAnalysis.com, told CNBC on Tuesday, that “The stock has hung in extremely well in this period of volatility” and is now primed for […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges associated with mature bull markets is the fact that they generally reflect a healthy overall economic backdrop. Why is that a challenge? Because when investors begin to recognize the fact that the economy has been healthy for a long time, the natural next question starts become how much longer it can […]
Read MoreSince the beginning of October, shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) are down roughly -50%. But this week, the stock is finally starting to show signs of life again and is up about 14% as I write this. Several factors have weighed on the stock in the last two months. The trade war, investors’ […]
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