Tech stocks are on fire. As a result, it’s natural for investors who are underweight in tech to want to add to their tech stock holdings. Since late January’s convulsion in the stock market, flows to stocks have changed, particularly among tech stocks. Here is an oft-asked question: “Which stock
What the U.S. stock market does next may come down to one decision by President Trump. To understand this important decision, let’s first look at a chart, then the earnings backdrop and, finally, the decision. Chart Please click here for the annotated chart. The chart is of S&P 500 ETF
President Trump’s talk on tariffs has the potential to start a trade war. Certainly there will be lots of noise, as is usual with Trump, and in our analysis, the probability of a trade war with dire consequences is not high. But it is simply prudent to take protective steps.
The stock market is complex. The number of inputs is staggering. Setting aside the complexity, the simplest thing investors can do to gain valuable insight is to look at patterns. To explore what might be next for stocks, let’s look at a chart. Chart Please click here to see an
Many average investors are committing a blunder now. It’s not all their fault, though, as information is often dumbed down in the interest of simplicity. As Einstein said: “Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.” Unfortunately, often the information provided to average investors has been simplified
Earnings on many popular tech stocks, including FAANG stocks, are out. For the most part, earnings are better than the consensus numbers but worse than the whisper numbers. Moreover, tech stocks have had a good run. How much of the good news is already discounted in the prices? Should you
Apple is the first big tech company to hand President Trump a win. Apple AAPL, in a press release Wednesday, said it will pay $38 billion in repatriation taxes, spend $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years and help create 20,000 new jobs inside and outside the
Meltdown and Spectre are the names given to two computer processor security flaws. The names sound gloomy and haunting. Stories published since Wednesday are saying processors dating back 10 years may have those flaws. Shares of Intel INTC, the subject of the flaws, have been battered, while main rival AMD
Tax reform is causing cross-currents in the stock market. There are five likely moves ahead that are of special note. The best way to know if buyers or sellers are winning as a result of those five moves is to look at money flows. So let’s look at money flows
Apple is making a big move into lasers. The features you have come to love, such as Face ID, portrait mode and Animoji, all depend on lasers. Here’s how you, too, can join Apple in generating profits from lasers. Apple AAPL, -0.01% is making an investment in Finisar FNSR. Let’s