Back in the Soup
During the past month, the way we thought about what was going on was that growth stocks had finally put themselves into a position to get going after a two and a half month stretch of tough, choppy trading. Instead narrow,...
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The Big Idea
It should come as no surprise that streaming is a huge trend.
Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Disney+ have enjoyed massive success, so much so that everybody else has realized they need a streaming presence and are entering the market too. We see Peacock,...
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The market has been a little iffy over the last five or so sessions. This action, coming on the back of great earnings from mega cap tech stocks last week, but not great reactions, suggests a more conservative stance is appropriate right now some...
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Even though stocks have been wobbly today the last week has been very constructive for our portfolio. As of mid-day today, our portfolio is up an average of 4% from last Thursday’s close, and only two positions are down (neither by more than 2%).
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It remains a very tricky environment for growth stocks, with most names near new highs finding sellers and earnings reactions (so far) being underwhelming (Pinterest is now on a tight leash). That said, we do see a lot of high-quality setups, so we’re to...
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Seeing More Setups, but Still in the Spin Cycle
Two-plus months ago, speculation was running rampant and most growth stocks had made giant moves over the prior six to nine months. So when the sellers finally stepped up and cracked the intermediate-term uptrend in growth...
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In the last 48 hours I have received two unsolicited offers to buy property we own. The first was for our second home in Vermont, a handyman’s special I bought in 2004 and sank nearly a decade of blood, sweat and tears into completing...
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Stock Name
Market Cap
Price
Investment Type
AtriCure (ATRC)
$3.10 billion
68.00
Rapid Growth – MedTech
Bentley Systems (BSY)
$13.6 billion
49.71
Growth – Software
Endava (DAVA)
$4.48 billion
82.29
Rapid Growth – Digital Transformation
HubSpot (HUBS)
$23.1 billion
497.7
Rapid Growth – Software
Vail Resorts (MTN)
$12.5 billion
310.3
Growth – Hospitality & Leisure
Going Once, Going Twice, Gone!
In the last 48 hours I have received unsolicited...
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It is a stink fest out there in the market today and Fisker (FSR) has looked like a hot pile of garbage for weeks. But today we see another big bank jumping in with a buy rating. Bank of America says FSR is worth 30.
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The market has hit an air pocket over the last few sessions and SPAC IPOs have been particularly soft for a few weeks now. Today we’re taking partial gains in a few positions and cutting losses short in another.
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We’ve seen a big improvement in the way many growth and early-stage stocks are acting over the last two weeks. Many of our stocks that sold off in March have been gaining some altitude back, and many of those that were acting well to...
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It’s been another mostly constructive week as many of our stocks inch higher and the economic picture continues to improve.
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Continue to go slow but have your shopping list ready. Growth stocks are gradually improving their standing, with more popping toward their highs, many holding their gains and a few finding some good-volume buying.
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The leading indexes continue to hit record highs, telling us the bull market that began over a year ago, though it is showing some signs of age, remains intact.
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Sellers Fading—but Will the Buyers Show Up?
We’re all about going with the evidence, and when it comes to growth stocks, the evidence was nearly uniformly negative (or at least not positive) for most of the past month. The vast majority of leading stocks, many...
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There’s no doubt things are looking a little better out there as many software, MedTech and other growth stocks retested their March lows late last week then turned north. The timing of that short-term reversal, coinciding with the end of the first quarter, definitely...
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The bull market is still intact, but the signs of fraying that often emerge during long topping actions continue. Still, by focusing on the right stocks, we can do well.
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The Big Idea
For over a year we have been forced to hold back from doing so many things we all took for granted.
Now, with vaccination rates rising quickly, spring in the air and summer right around the corner there is massive pent-up demand travel,...
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Growth stocks had a great day yesterday for the first time in a while—while the Dow lost 85 points, the Nasdaq lifted 201 points (1.5%).
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Trading action continues to be sloppy as we move toward the end of the first quarter (ends Wednesday) and toward April. News of the Archegos Capital collapse (a hedge fund) has cast a bit of a shadow over parts of the market as (financials,...
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