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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This week feels a lot like March. In other words, it’s pretty awful for growth stocks both big and small. The positive momentum from April has seemingly evaporated. There’s no sugar coating it – we’re taking a hit this week. The chatter around rates...
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It’s been a brutal week for growth stocks, and that’s continuing today. As of 11 am, it’s another horrible day for growth stocks—the Dow is up 50 points, but the Nasdaq is down 80 points and the average stock we own or are is...
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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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Cardlytics (CDLX) reported last night that Q1 revenue grew by 17% to $53.2 million (beating by $2 million) and that adjusted EPS came in at -$0.34, a drop from -$0.26 in the year ago quarter (and $0.03 shy of expectations). Overall, the quarter showed improvement...
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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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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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There’s still a chance earnings season could save the day, but so far, most reports have led to selling and after seeing many growth stocks set up in recent weeks, the bears are beginning to come out of the woodwork again.
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With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting new highs just last week, there’s no question that we remain in a bull market, and thus there’s no question that we should remain heavily invested.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Goosehead Insurance (GSHD) reported after the close yesterday that Q1 revenue rose by 53% to $31.2 million (beating by $2.5 million) and adjusted EPS rose to $0.03 from $0.01 in the year-ago quarter (missing by $0.03). That pace of revenue growth was up from in...
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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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When looking at an investment idea, investors may want to replicate this intake process, tweaked of course for a clearly different (and less urgent) task. By using a consistent process, regardless of whether the idea comes from a friend, that off-beat relative, an broker...
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The bull market is alive and well, though divergences and rotation continue to add a challenge to the process of identifying the market’s leaders.
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Stock Recommendation Tracker
The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any 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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