Sunday, November 24, 2024
There has been a lot of happy talk coming from Wall Street lately about how semiconductor shortages will be over soon. Don’t believe a word of it. Semiconductor Shortage Persists According to the U.S. electronic component distributor Sourcengine, lead times for chip orders in early February grew from five to 15 weeks longer from where […]
One of the most heavily traded ETFs in the world is the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which tracks the Nasdaq-100. The ETF also has massive options trading action, with an average of nearly 2 million options contracts trading per day. It’s been a rough start to the year for QQQ, but options activity suggests it […]
Shares of Palantir (PLTR) are down 65% from the January 2021 high of $39, bottoming bottomed at $11.75 on January 24 of this year. It is an interesting company and many investors think could make for a good buying opportunity. Palantir was co-founded in 2003 and went public in late September 2020. As a private […]
Dear Investor, Recently I heard a TV stock pundit note that ever since Exxon Mobil (XOM) was booted from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its share price is up over 100%. Meanwhile, the hot tech-sector stock that replaced Exxon is down 21%. This story indicates how often investors don’t take valuation into their investment decision […]
Soaring demand for semiconductors used in smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets during the pandemic has led to an acute chip crunch, keeping order books full at Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), the world’s most valuable and largest semiconductor manufacturer. No wonder it reported a record quarterly profit. Taiwan Semiconductor’s revenue growth went above 20% year on year […]
Matterport (MTTR) is one of the purest plays in the new market being referred to as the metaverse, and it has started to gain traction after Facebook officially changed its name to Meta Platforms (FB) last November. At the time, Facebook’s CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerbrrg, said: “The metaverse is the next frontier in connecting […]
Shares of Peloton (PTON) hit another fresh 52-week low, with the company’s latest news revealing it would be temporarily halting production of its fitness products. The once-darling of Wall Street has seen its stock price fall from an all-time high of $166.57 to the mid-$20’s, for a decline of 86%. Internal documents from earlier this […]
This week, I’m watching an ETF in the mining space. For the past year, it’s been basing after breaking out of a multi-year resistance point. I believe we could see nice upside in it within the next few months. As the markets as a whole are in turmoil… mining stocks are an interesting place to […]
Tech stocks have the started the new year with elevated volatility and quite a bit of selling pressure. The most popular tech index, Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), is down 5% for the year and has seen a handful of large percentage moves already. One strategist is looking to take advantage of the volatility by using […]
Many tech stocks are still being decimated with many down 50%+ from highs. Logically, you’d think “stay away from all tech.” And that may be true in a general sense. However, I’m looking at one specific sector right now that is still set to boom in 2022 based on the charts (and fundamentals) I’m watching. […]
