Successful investors make money by preparing for scenarios without letting their politics cloud their judgement. That’s a difficult task, especially in these partisan times. But I am politically agnostic, and I see my job as helping other investors. The chart To understand the new development today, let us look at
I have been getting a flood of requests from investors for an update on smart-money flows in popular technology stocks. I previously wrote about this on June 15 and June 16. The highest interest among investors is in Advanced Micro Devices AMD, and NVDA. Both stocks have recently had several positive
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. AMD has significantly benefited from its chips being used for cryptocurrency mining. NVDA is introducing a platform for cryptocurrency mining. This will increase competition for AMD. Since AMD is meant to be a trade and not an investment, it is prudent to take
Should big technology stocks known as FAAMG or FAANG be bought now that they’re a few dollars cheaper? Or should they be sold now because they’re expensive and upward momentum is broken? Those are the questions investors are asking me. From emails that I receive, many investors have strong opinions
The response to my last column, which warned of an ominous pattern in charts of big technology stocks, shows that while professionals are hedged against a decline, the average investor is full of bravado. The real question The real question for investors is what comes next — bloodbath or bliss.
Popular “FAANG” stocks suffered a blood bath Friday. FAANG stocks are Facebook FB, Amazon AMZN, Apple AAPL, Netflix NFLX, and Google GOOG, GOOGL. They’re known as a group because of their persistent outperformance as large-cap U.S. technology stocks. The technology bellwether Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, slid 1.8% on Friday, and the
The high-flying U.S. stock market will crash if President Trump keeps his promise of trade protectionism against China. Please note that I used the word “will” instead of “might.” That’s quite a conviction on my part, given my second law of investing states: “Nobody knows with certainty what is going
President Trump’s tweet accusing his predecessor of wiretapping him during the campaign — followed by Barack Obama’s denial — has created a highly sensitive subject for many people. With this type of allegation flying around, investors must be pragmatic and review the hard data without a political lens. This is
Donald Trump has accused countries including China and Japan of manipulating their currencies and running large trade deficits with the U.S. Investors in Asia were on edge leading into the meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump late last week. The economic policies of Abe, known as Abenomics,
Donald Trump is starting his first full week as U.S. president. Bearish investors have been out in full force, proclaiming, with high confidence, that it’s time to sell stocks. At the same time, bullish gurus are saying just the opposite. So who’s right? Let’s explore the answer. First, we need