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
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech Jan. 20 could be boiled down to: “I’m going to put America first.” As an American, I liked that theme. “Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength,” the newly installed President Trump said. He also remarked: “We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and
I can safely say that, from my 35 years in the financial markets, to be consistently successful at investing, one must put prudence over popularity. Human nature as it is, investors often find it difficult to take unpopular actions. My motivation in writing this column is to nudge you