Despite around a week of production halt (since March 28) at Tesla’s Shanghai factory due to the city’s two-stage lockdown, Tesla managed to deliver a record 310,048 cars in Q1 and the numbers are impressive!How impressive you may ask. Considering that the output from Shanghai factory is a huge one that surpassed even the Fremont, California factory (which is Tesla’s first plant), one may think the Q1 production numbers will be hit hard as a result of the production halt. But that is not much the case as expectations were some 308,836 cars delivered according to Refinitiv. Now let us take a look at the same period last year, Tesla has delivered 184,800 cars. That is some nice growth: up 67%+ and that is despite the ongoing challenges from supply-chain to factory production halt. Anoth

Everyone is aware of how bearish the global markets are including the US markets, especially today. Nonetheless, let’s consider the thought of premature selling. There are a few key events and outcomes to consider, and look forward to. First, Q3 earnings. We are about a month away from Q3 earnings where banks will kick off the earnings season. Only then we will know whether the stocks current valuation is justified and whether the companies guidance signal a positive or negative outlook. Selling now seems early to me as Q3 earnings season can provide a broader and clearer picture to guide investors decision making. We don’t wish to end up selling quality stocks at a bargain price right now. Second, Fed meetings. Only when the precise timeline of when the Fed is going to taper and by how mu

It is not about the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ and $S&P 500(.SPX)$ falling 3.34% and 1.94% respectively on Wednesday. It is about the concoction of 3 market risks - Persistently high inflation, Omicron spread, Fed tightening policy sooner than anticipated; all 3 coming together. As you can guess, the consequences of those risks to the market may suggest more equities selling ahead.I was initially bullish for the new year 2022 but I am now doubting my view since the Fed suggested in the most recent meeting minutes that the tapering pace would be sped up, rates may be raised sooner and faster along with consideration to reduce the size of their balance sheet. All these measures indicated that easy policy accommod

My view is we cannot expect another roaring share price surge for Tesla, simply because the situation now is very different. Against the backdrop of highly elevated uncertainty, with issues ranging from record high inflation numbers, a very adamant Fed raising rates to assuage inflation, the ongoing conflict at Ukraine and the increasingly deteriorating relationship between China and the US. I really like Tesla and I reckon we can expect some nice gains but nothing near repeating the 60% surge back in 2020. 

Based on history, the next few months are seasonally weak period for equities. The concerns of the potential spread of the highly contagious variant increases downside risk noting that the seven-day average of new daily coronavirus cases was 85,459 as of Monday and news like New York City expecting to require proof of vaccine for indoor dining and gyms may dent positive sentiment and impacting the reopening stocks. With most biggest companies having released earnings and the markets having little reaction along with the upcoming Jackson Hole and FOMC events where the Fed could very well begin discussions on tapering and rates, it is not unreasonable to take some risk off the table and be cautious moving ahead. $S&P 500(.SPX)$<

Interesting times we are living in, when bad news appears to be good news. Take the disappointing private payrolls number which was just released hours ago. In August, private payrolls rose by 374k which was well off the estimate of 600k. However, judging from the greens in the markets, investors are cheering. The economy may not be growing at an ideal pace which is bad news, but the good news (which I believe from the investors point of view) is that the Fed will continue to support the economy as the Fed noted that there's “much ground to cover” before rate hikes. So the good news amidst the bad news is that we may continue to enjoy accommodative money policies with interest rate hikes off the table for now, which benefits stocks.&nb

Wall Street is back again! Although we are still off the highs, the rebound appears solid as investors had likely oversold their positions on Mon. It is a good opportunity to rebalance your portfolio to deal with the emerging trends observed - plunging yields, rising inflation and the covid delta variant spread. Big Tech in my humble opinion will weather through. $NASDAQ-100 Index ETF(QQQ)$may have some more room to climb. 

$Netflix(NFLX)$is under some pressure as it misses on earnings expectations slightly. As Netflix ventures into the gaming space, initially at no cost to paid subscribers, we can reasonably expect paid premium add-ons to come infuture. Higher revenue for the company is ahead as Netflix captures more market share in the growing gaming space. This could present agood opportunity to accumulate when the stock is weaker today.

In my view, as long as the Russia-Ukraine conflict persists and there are no clear signs of a de-escalation, then the price of oil will remainhigh. Noted on the recession fears that could drive down oil price but consumers are still spending, passengers are still flying and the covid situation looks better as China starts to open up.

$DiDi Global Inc.(DIDI)$ shares are tumbling again as Bloomberg News reported about regulators considering penalties ranging from hugefines to delisting. Let us rewind back in time, I recalled back then $Alibaba(BABA)$shares were under pressure due to regulators and eventually a huge fine of US2.8 billion was imposed on the company. Here comes the silver lining, $Alibaba(BABA)$rose after the news about the fine, likely because it is way better than the other far worse outcome that could happen. So IF Didi was to be slapped with a fine instead of getting delisted, there is good reason for investors to cheer about.

The S&P500 and the Dow Jones Index had fallen for four trading days this week and the Nasdaq Composite was not spared too, it fell 1.6% for the week. In this situation, it is natural to be tempted to think about selling early to limit more potential losses ahead but also tempted to think about the potential recovery from this terrible week. I like to share here on how I navigate the stormy market weather. First, I try to make sense on the likely factors that are causing the weak week for the broader markets. I think uncertainty sums the factors up nicely. For one, uncertainty about what will be communicated at the upcoming Federal Reserve Sep 21 meeting - the precise timeline when tapering will start and exactly how much will the Fed reduce the pace of asset purchases. Uncertainty abou

Well the rally has started and it surged to where it is now ($1094 at the time of writing) after the stock split news. [Miser]