Earnings Calendar (23Sep24) Q3/2024 has started and a few interesting earnings are coming in the coming week. This includes Micron, JBIL, Accenture, Costco and Blackberry. Let us look at Accenture. Observations about Accenture: Essentials revenue grew from $31.8 billion in 2014 to $64.1 billion in 2023.  The operating profit grew from $4.2 billion in 2014 to $8.8 billion in 2023.  Earnings per share grew from $4.52 in 2014 to $10.77 in 2023.  The gross profit over a 10-year median margin is 30.7%.  The free cash flow based on a 10-year median margin is 13.6%.  The price-earnings (P/E) ratio is 30.2, which is a tad high.   The recent news about Accenture included the delayed promotions and their foray into the AI cloud. Investing dot com has a “SELL” rating for

Large companies that release their financial performance early in the reporting season often provide strong guidance for similar companies. $Netflix(NFLX)$ was the first to announce its Q1 performance after hours on April 18. Judging from the comparison between the performance of the quarter and market expectations, this was an "exceeding expectations" financial report, but it dropped by 4% after hours, also signaling that investors have identified areas that require caution. Investment highlightsRevenue growth 15% year-on-year , the best in two years, and an expected 13% to 15% growth in revenue for the fiscal year 2024. Netflix's revenue growth in 2024 depends on the results of combating shared accounts and the development of the advertising bus

Big-Tech’s PerformanceRisk-off mode on, with big-techs hit first. Strong earnings does not guarantee a strong surge, macro data brings greater pressure to the market, the Fedes maintain hawkish, combined with the Israel-Iran war, the upcoming technology stock earnings season will also not be optimistic. As of the close on April 18, all big-techs experienced a pullback, with the worst performers being $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ at -14.13%, followed by $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ at -6.56%, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ at -5.53%, $Apple(AAPL)$ at -4.57%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ at -5.2%,

Hi all! I believe we are experiencing the start of the correction with this 5% pullback. Now might be too early to buy the dip as l expect this to be a correction rather than a pullback. We should see a correction of more than 10% from the indexes high but less than 20% so the bull market is still intact. In my opinion, we should be able to finish the year strongly and S&P 500 will be over 5500 points. Meanwhile, l am still investing 80% of my portfolio in stocks/ETF/options with 20% in alternative investments like commodities and cryptocurrencies. At the moment, my stock market investment is about 40% long positions and 60% short positions. I should share my main portfolio investments and please note it is all vested interests. Gold(5% invested)- l believe the gold ath bull run will c

Came across the above Tiger commentary and thought I'd share my opinions on my page for those interested. Had to break the following into 4 parts on the commentary due to word limit, so Pasting this here for those keen on reading one full piece. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Trigger alert: The following are opinions of mine alone and do not constitute financial advice. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Contrary to what most people believe, going with the market flow makes more sense to me. You may say...  "Oh, I'm buying into companies with strong fundamentals anyway, so it doesn't materially matter and I'd just DCA if market falls".  However, when it comes to successful investing and capital accumulation, evaluating financials of companies is not everything.  Have you found yourselves catching falli

In the US market after-hours yesterday, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ released its third-quarter report for fiscal year 2024, corresponding to the performance as of March 31, which far exceeded market expectations, sending its share price up 4.3%.Specifically, Microsoft revenue was $61.86 billion in the third quarter, up 17% year-on-year, exceeding analyst expectations of $60.9 billion, and even beating the management's guidance ceiling of $61 billion.Breaking it down by business segments:Intelligent Cloud revenue was $26.7 billion, up 21% year-on-year, exceeding the upper limit of 26.3 billion guidance given by management; Productivity and Business Processes revenue was $19.57 billion, up 11.7% year-over-year and approaching the upper end of management's gui

After most bank stocks had a rough start, both $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ and $Netflix(NFLX)$ fell over 5% despite significantly exceeding earnings expectations, mainly due to weak guidance from these companies.$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ and $Apple(AAPL)$ performance may not bring much surprise. $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ this week is struggling to defend $850.The trend of continuing decline and a sharp drop after earnings seems inevitable.In this situation, would you go with the flow of the market to cut losses?Or are you a steadfast believer who will hold on?For example, Nvid

🌟🌟🌟Even though there was a solid 1% rebound on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 2% across last week, marking its worst weekly performance since October last year.  Nervousness has increased across the markets after several Feds officials including Jerome Powell, confirmed that patience is required before cutting interest rates given the strength of the US economy and the slight increase in inflation.  Rising geopolitical tensions also affected risk sentiment. This week, volatility could rise after 5 straight monthly gains with the release of US inflation figures, the minutes of the March FOMC meeting and the start of US earnings season. Q1 24 earnings season kicks off on Friday with JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and Citibank reporting. 

Navigating a bear market can be a challenging experience for investors, but it also presents unique opportunities for those who are prepared. Here's an article that outlines strategies to consider during a bear market, including buying quality stocks at support levels, using options for bullish positions, and employing dollar-cost averaging. --- ## Strategies for Thriving in a Bear Market ### Understanding the Bear Market A bear market is characterized by a decline in asset prices of at least 20% from recent highs, often triggering widespread pessimism. However, for savvy investors, a bear market can be a time to invest in high-quality assets at lower prices. ### Buying Quality Stocks at Support Levels One strategy is to buy quality stocks in trenches at different support prices based on h

$NASDAQ(.IXIC)$  $DJIA(.DJI)$  $JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$  $Citigroup(C)$   Large U.S. banks kicked off the first-quarter earnings report season by disclosing higher-than-expected profits. But their net interest income—a key performance indicator for the sector—fell shy of projections. Thanks primarily to surging revenue from investment banking and trading activities, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C) all surpassed consensus earnings projections from analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha. However, net interest income at each declined from th

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ decreased 3.1% last week, $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ plummeted 5.5%, causing market attention. TMaybe it’s not a bad thing to fall at this position. It can not only digest its overly strong expectations, but also help to restart the interest rate cut trade.Liquidity IssuesThe turning point of financial liquidity in the second quarter will put pressure on U.S. stocks.The difference between the Federal Reserve's balance sheet rule - TGA account - reverse repos is used to measure liquidity within the financial system, which is approximately equal to the scale of reserves in the commercial banking system. Recent changes are that the Fed's monthly balance sheet reduction is still ongoing, but the tax

Since the Federal Reserve Chairman Powell indicated that the interest rate cut will come later than expected, the stock market has continued to decline amid multiple bearish news. The Fear & Greed Index has shifted from “greed” a month ago to “fear”. The American bank stocks have fared poorly. Except for $Goldman Sachs(GS)$ and $Morgan Stanley(MS)$ , most of major banks missed their estimates and declined after earnings. $JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$ fell the most, declining by over 6% in response to disappointing net interest income. $Wells Fargo(WFC)$ , $Citigroup(C)$ , $Bank of America(BAC)$ also followed the downtrend. My strategy is to buy low this earning season. Take a que from Singapore banks’ stock all breaking out and jump higher these days.

After hours yesterday, chip giant $Texas Instruments(TXN)$ released its first-quarter report, and the results were better than expected, sending its stock price soaring over 7%.Specifically, TI raked in $3.66 billion in revenue for the first quarter, down 16.4% year on year, the largest decline since 2014, but exceeded analysts' expectations of $3.6 billion, at the high end of the management's guidance of $3.45-3.75 billion:The sales slide hit TI's profitability hard. Its gross margin for the quarter was 57.2%, and its net adjusted profit margin was 24.9%, both significantly lower than the same period last year.Behind the numbers, it's all about lackluster demand. TI's products are mainly used in industrial and automotive markets, which combined co

HOLD In the market's dance, I hold my stance, discipline guides, in every chance. Through falls profound, my stocks I keep, on solid ground. Though temptations whisper, "Sell, be free!" I stay the course, with certainty. For in the realm where fortunes rock, discipline reigns, I'll weather the shock. Warren Buffett: "The stock market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient." Research shows that those who stay invested over the long run in a well-diversified portfolio will generally do better than those who try to profit from turning points in the market.

Earnings Calendar (22 Apr 2024) There are a few earnings of interest in the coming week. Personally, SAP, UPS, Tesla, Meta, Chipotle, Microsoft, Alphabet, Intel, ExxonMobil and Chevron are earnings of interest. Let us look at Tesla Observations Tesla's revenue grew from $3.1 billion in 2014 to $96.7 billion in 2023. The gross profit grew from $0.8 billion in 2014 to $17.6 billion in 2023. Operating profit started with a loss of $0.18B in 2014 and in the 2023 year achieved an $8.8 billion operating profit Earnings per share (EPS) started at -$0.16 in 2014 and ended 2023 with $4.30. Over a 10-year CAGR, revenue has grown 47.3% and assets have grown 46%. Free cash flow over the same. Has grown 144.1%. Personally, Tesla is a good company with strong fundamentals. There are also good devel

I am a very long  term investment. I had bought this share $ResMed(RMD)$ since 2008 till now. However, I have seld and bought along the years. If I have hold on all the shares that I had bought since 2008. I could easily earn more than 1million now. Therefore, my thought is like Warren Buffet, hold on to the shares if you like the company business model. You think the company have a great potential of growthing in the market, you should hold on for long term. It will be able to give you the return x2/×3/×4/×5.....×10. Give me a like to support me. @AyKing @Andrea1986 @LMSunshine </

This week, hundreds of S&P companies released their financial reports, and a few companies stood out with significant gains either during yesterday's trading session or after hours.Let's take a look at yesterday's star stocks!Do you own any of these companies? Share your profitable positions with us!1. $Spotify Technology S.A.(SPOT)$ +11.41%: turn from loss to profit yoyRevenue reached €3.6 billion, up 20%.Adjusted operating profit: €168 million.Number of premium subscribers: 239 million, up 14% year-over-year.2. $GE Aerospace(GE)$ +8.28%: beat estimates and announced significant dividendQ1 revenue: $16.1 billion, up 11% year-over-year, beating by $400 million.Non-GAAP EPS: $0.82, beating by 17.14%.The