$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$Fact: PEG ratio for NVDA is 1.11X vs. AMD 0.41X. (PEG is forward P/E divided by growth rate). AMD will converge into next year (read AMD better value). A $30 up move by AMD after earnings next week would not surprise me. Personally, I think Blackwell could be NVDA’s black hole in 2025. Isn’t competition great?
$MicroStrategy(MSTR)$Long term holder, not a trader, although I've sold some covered calls that expired.MSTR had gotten a bit ahead of itself, had a HUGE runup so a pullback was not surprising. But it remains a leveraged bet on Bitcoin, and if you believe that Bitcoin is in a secular bullmarket as I do, it remains a great longterm holding. IMO the big gains will go to those who bought early and hold it long term.GLTA
$Apple(AAPL)$Liam - just like last Friday, any major holder, like Berkshire, simply needs to wash sell a measly 5% of their position all session long via algos to keep AAPL locked in any tight trading range they want. There is no oversight. But this routine Friday manipulation by major holders for their weekly option revenue, is the price we pay for our long term gain.
$JD.com(JD)$This stock is going to hold between 39 and 47 for the next quarter. It will resume smaller increases in 2025. I wrote covered call contracts on all my shares. I cant do anything with my stock until January. My plan is to bring in 4 thousand dollars by writing calls 3x per year. Its the way to play JD as it remains undervalued due to the atypical market conditions. But there are no major risks involved because JD fundamentals will remain strong out to 2027, and possibly beyond.
$Intel(INTC)$INTC is trying to make progress on 7 nm chips this year, and has other advanced programs to push size down with better lithography, more AI, and new FABs. It will take some time, but they are trying to catch TSMC. Currently, the market does not think they will do it, but AMD's chips are not as hot as previously thought and INTC still has advantages over TSMC in design and other areas. I would not count INTC out and this could be a great entry price for a long term hold. There are some vultures trying to buy INTC, which can help the PPS, but I doubt any part is for sale right now.Any buy should be pretty safe now, as I look for INTC to close the upside gap at $29 in due course. Everyone needs to do their own
$X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund(ASHR)$On the news that the China Finance Ministry has scheduled a press briefing, both the Chinese ASHR and H-share markets are bracing for the potential announcement of stimulus measures. This has created a sense of optimism among investors, as any indication of financial support from the government could significantly bolster market confidence and drive stock prices higher. With the ongoing challenges in the Chinese economy, such announcements could be crucial for sustaining growth and encouraging consumer spending.
$Alphabet(GOOG)$GOOG does seem to have decent earnings growth and a low PE relative to many companies in this segment. Hard to believe that it won’t be competitive in AI with the resources, good ad revenue and it’s fine with me if it grows at a reasonable pace.
$Amazon.com(AMZN)$Price closed below the 50MA (181.96) signaling further weakness ahead. Unless price can reclaim that 50MA I would remain bearish down to that level. Two trade ideas:Sell 11OCT 185/190C for 1.25. Close if price closes above $185 on the daily. This is about a 200% ROR.Buy 11OCT 180/190P for 6.26. Close if price closes above $185 on the daily. This is about a 260% ROR.Caveat if price just rips after NFP, then obviously don't open these. These premiums are as of the Thursday close so you can aim for better entries depending on where price opens. Will update when I get in.
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$I am looking at PLTR as a hedge to other software and database companies that I own. For example, once a company goes with PLTR who can they switch too - no one that I know of. They are also very profitable and could ramp to 1B in earnings fairly quickly. What would that put their EV at - not sure but look at NOW if you want to see an overvalued software company based on your logic. This is a shot on a the true pure play AI software company and to see if it can disrupt the big software players. You don’t have to bet much to keep your risk small.
$GameStop(GME)$I still think they should buy XPERi something I recommended over 1.5 months ago. Gamestop has the locations to sell their streaming boxes with a ton of add-ons and the gaming crowd easy to pull into streaming all the latest titles and upgrades. it would be a powerful move and would do well to help GME diversify out of brick and mortar retail. XPERI is priced right, plus there can be huge selling points for exclusive content, merch, rewards, brands, ads and etc and would put them in automotive sector as well. plenty of revenue generation already by XPERI and think their revenues will double next 3 years. I see it a 2 billion transaction that would blow up GME stock. For disclosure, I recommended this almost