This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Nothing fundamental has changed in our thesis on CREE. Our long-term target remains intact. However the FOMC statement released this afternoon shows that the Fed has turned hawkish. If there is an overall market sell off, CREE will be hit disproportionately
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. CREE reported earnings below the consensus but in line with our expectations. This is always a volatile stock, but it is now going to be even more volatile as tax loss selling ensues. The Plan The plan is to take advantage
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. CREE is a maker of LEDs. It also has significant intellectual property in this promising field. This is a long-term position. Back in 2010 the stock traded over $83 and over $75 in 2013. This morning the stock is falling on
These gadgets–along with many others, including LED lighting–all need semiconductors. From a long-term perspective, the demand for semiconductors is continuing to grow as the devices become ubiquitous in anything that runs electric current. The problem with investing in makers of semiconductors is that the group had become overbought with the
In my 30 years in the markets, I have seen many investors who make tons of money trading pure momentum only to lose more than they made in the first place. The irony is that many such investors repeat this cycle again and again. The reason many investors go through
Apple (AAPL) has a new car dashboard design that it calls revolutionary. The dashboard design encompasses touch screens, cameras tracking head and eye movements, lasers as light sources, and voice controls. Apple claims that its design will cost less than traditional dashboards, will be more visually appealing, and enhance safety.
Steve Jobs was a hero to me and many, but he was not infallible. Steve Jobs successfully saw around the corner regarding many technologies, but he made a blunder regarding OLEDs. What the heck is an OLED? Most people know that LEDs are light emitting diodes. LEDs are
Up move in $VECO yesterday was triggered by $UBS recommendation on $CREE (Cree). CREE is the preeminent LED manufacturer and one of the business lines of $VECO is to supply equipment to LED manufacturers. Our proprietary indicators show that big move in $VECO is short covering. We will scale in