Back in early March, we thought the broad market rally from the February lows was petering out, and rejection at the prior all-time highs in January would make for an attractive short entry. We had …
Continue readingYou could be forgiven in late January for thinking that 2018’s stock market would be no different than 2017. But there was something a little scary in how fast stocks ripped higher in the New …
Continue readingLast week when shares of Nike (NKE) were trading $66.50 we previewed their fiscal Q3 results (read here), and concluded: A beat and raise and stock on its way back to prior highs, near $70. …
Continue readingWith no shortage of near-term headwinds for tech stocks, it makes sense to look at the semiconductor group today, given what is still fairly dramatic relative out-performance to the S&P 500 (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (CCMP). …
Continue readingWe’ve been pretty critical about Facebook (FB) as a company over the past year and a half. After their fake news problem became obvious to everyone following the 2016 election, and their seemingly tone-deaf response …
Continue readingThe other day we previewed ORCL’s FQ3 earnings event. Here’s some of what we had to say on the technical front. From March 19th: While I generally leave the technicals to Carter… and I see …
Continue readingMicron (MU) will report their fiscal Q2 results tomorrow night after the close. The options market is implying about an 8.5% move between now and Friday’s close, or about $4,40. With the stock at $61, …
Continue readingFedex Corp (FDX) will report their fiscal Q3 results tonight after the close. The options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move tomorrow in either direction, or about $9, which is rich to the …
Continue readingTonight after the close Oracle Corp (ORCL) will report their fiscal Q3 results. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move tomorrow which is shy of its average of about 7% one …
Continue readingNike (NKE) will report their fiscal Q3 results Thursday after the close. The options market is implying about a 5.5% one day move Friday which is essentially inline with the average over the last four quarters. …
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