Big tech takes back its gains from yesterday
The Standard & Poor’s 500 was down 1.76% and the NASDAQ Composite fell 1.99% today. But the worst damage was among the big tech names that had led the rally higher and that had bounced yesterday. Microsoft (MSFT) was down 2.80%. Amazon (AMZN) gave up 2.86%....
Tech bounces off 50-day moving average
They’re back. Tech stocks were back big this morning as the NASDAQ bounced off of its 50-day moving average. As of noon New York time, the Standard & Poor’s 500 was up 2.16% and the NASDAQ Composite was ahead 2.69%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR...
Slide in the afternoon doesn’t augur well for tomorrow
The NASDAQ Composite was down an already punishing 2.75% at noon in New York. But the damage wasn’t done for the day. The tech-heavy index closed the day down 4.11% And the big techs, the stocks that had driven the rally up and are now pacing the move down, sold...
In a bear market panic, it’s really, really hard to figure which way stocks will jump on any particular day.
Yesterday, I sold my Put options on Nvidia (NVDA) and Apple (AAPL) with gains of around 100% in each since I added them to my Volatility Portfolio (on my subscription JugglingwithKnives.com and JubakAM.com sites) on March 10. I’d bought those Puts in order to...
Selling Nvidia today out of Jubak Picks Portfolio on belief that the downturn isn’t done
I’m taking advantage of the “Hope the White House has a plan” rally today to sell Nvidia (NVDA) out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio. Nvidia shares are up 3.05% as of 2:35 p.m. today, March 10, for a gain of $7.44 a share to $252.92. The shares are up...
They shoot momentum stocks don’t they?
The last two days of a plunging stock market on fears that the outbreak of coronavirus will last longer and spread farther than previously imagined have taken a huge chunk out of some momentum stocks. Just today shares of Nvidia (NVDA) fell another 4.11%, Twilio...
Danaher and Nvidia get European Union approval for big acquisitions
Looking at the history of intense scrutiny and strict conditions for winning approval, no U.S. technology company can take approval from European Union regulators on a big deal for granted. That’s why the news from regulators on acquisitions planned by Danaher...
Nvidia climbing with chip rally, keeping as Jubak Pick
After the close on November 14 Nvidia (NVDA) announced fiscal third quarter 2020 quarterly earnings of $1.78 a share, 20 cents a share above the Wall Street consensus. Revenue of $3.10 billion was $92.21 million above projections. Chip stocks are currently among the...
Nvidia reports after the close today–watch to see if it misses on earnings to create a buying opportunity
Nvidia (NVDA) will report first quarter earnings today, May 16, after the close of New York markets. Wall Street is expecting the company to report earnings of 81 cents a share–which would be a drop of 60.5% year over year–on revenue of $2.195 billion, a...
Nvidia wins the bidding to acquire key data center chip technology
Nvidia (NVDA) has won the bidding to acquire Mellanox Tech (MLNX). Nvidia has said that it expects the acquisition, which will be funded through cash on the Nvidia’s balance sheet, to be accretive to non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow...
Nvidia crushes earnings; stock falls after hours
Okay, if you’re a trader I sort of understand selling Nvidia (NVDA) after today’s earnings report: Sell on the news; How can it get better? How long can the company keep it up? After all, the stock closed today just pennies below it’s all time high....
On the fourth day of Christmas my stock pick is Nvidia–and four colly birds
And what’s a colly bird and isn’t it “calling birds”? “Colly” derives from the Old English word for coal. So the song’s lyrics here call for four blackbirds. All the evidence I’ve seen argues that the use of “colly...
AMD earnings were supposed to be a bellwether for Nvidia–let’s hope not
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported third quarter earnings yesterday, October 24, of 10 cents a share (excluding one-time items). That was better than the Wall Street consensus of 8 cents for the quarter. Revenue grew 257% to $1.64 billion in the quarter, surpassing...
Oil continues to rally but oil stocks run out of fuel and tech stocks take down S&P
After yesterday’s surprise agreement to cut production from OPEC, oil prices have continued to climb–West Texas Intermediate was up 3.07% to $50.96 as of 3:15 p.m. New York time this afternoon–but oil stocks have stalled with such leaders from...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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