CEO's $10M Purchase Signals Confidence Amid Cyber Sell‑off
$PANW and cyber sell off is way overdone imo but just ask the CEO who just bought $10M worth personally along w the new $1B buy back from the company. https://t.co/5kqfGDUTID
Buy Quality Blue‑Chip Stocks on Sale Now
Always a pleasure talking with @SquawkCNBC and @BeckyQuick. Trying to think longer term to buy quality companies on sale. $NFLX $UNP $SNPS $DOV $ANFGF $MS
Broad Indices Fall, Small‑cap ETFs Defy the Trend
$SPX down 4% YTD, $CCMP down 6%, yet $RSP flat, $IWM up 2%. $RLV > $RLG by 11%. Alot going on under the surface in markets.
Selling at Market Lows Costs Massive Missed Gains
If you sold on Liberation Day – you missed 34% recovery in $SPX If you sold on Silicon Valley collapse spring 2023 – you missed 78% in $SPX If you sold on Covid in spring 2020 – you missed 198% recovery in...
Peter Lynch’s 29% Returns Show Fundamentals Trump Timing
Did some research today to find new and interesting information about great investors: Peter Lynch average return from 1977-1990 grew 29.2% beating out the great Warren Buffett at 20% - both incredible longevity. What strikes me about Lynch:...
Bank Loans Hit Record; Deposits Surge, Trading Revenues Soar
H.8 bank loans rose for the 18th week in 21 to a record high w C&I up for the 7th week in 8. Deposits up for 6 straight weeks for the 1st time since mid 2024 to a near...
Oversold Market Signals Upcoming Stock Rally
Challenging week with the unknowns but pretty oversold according to S&P Ocillator at -8. By the time we have the knowns I think stocks will be higher. $NOW $SNPS $NFLX $COF $DKS - a few gems on sale....
PANW Launches $1B Buy
$PANW: a new $1B buyback. From the old plan they bought $1B in 5 days in Feb. #Conviction.
Banks Show Earnings
10K @ banks: growth in NII and fees plus positive operating leverage w lower criticized assets, continued share buyback and potential V gains for some. Importantly loans to NDFIs are 17% and diversified by borrower+ tech sector is less than...
Bank of America Projects Strong 7% NII Growth
$BAC conference notes no change to solid fundamentals: 1Q expects NII 7% y/y growth, WM DD, IB up 10% with loan growth "out of the gate strong" led by commercial & above H.8 data.
Energy Surge Won’t Spike Inflation, Yields Stay Stable
From my friend at Stategas @donrissmiller: Energy prices have been extreme - but several factors are keeping inflation down - rent, car prices and Quits not leading to higher comp. = inflation remains at 2-3% with a 10...
Buy Quality Stocks Amid Uncertainty, Not Certainty
Great to be on @SquawkCNBC this morning - if you wait until absolute certainty you will miss some great stocks on sale. Find quality companies with strong balance sheets, great mkt share and good TAMs to add on the...
Mixed Data, US Growth, Buying Opportunities Amid Sentiment
Busy week with mixed data but still growth in the US (Atlanta Fed 2.1% - some weather, some not) and pretty negative sentiment which are long term opportunities. Did some buying this week. $NFLX $TGT $PANW Great...
VSNT Beats Forecast, Launches $1B Buyback at 21% Market Cap
$VSNT right out of the gate beats revs and EBITDA with a new $1B buyback - which is 21% of its market cap.
SPW Outpaces SPX as Rotation Fuels Broadening Theme
Interesting week $SPW > $SPX again - broadening theme. Picked up a little $SNPS in the software deluge. But rotation still the story as economic data continues to be good - claims, PMIs, retail EPS. Watch the turn in housing....
Nvidia's Explosive Q Growth Sparks Derivative Buying Interest
A great $NVDA Q with TR up 73%, DC growth up 75%, Compute up 58%, Networking growth up 72%. Only issue is it is well owned and sell side buys at 78%. Who is the incremental buyer? ...
JPM Beats NII Forecast, Anticipates Deposit Growth in 2026
$JPM just raised NII to $104.5B vs $102.9B expectation. Expenses in line. Expects retail deposit growth to resume in 2026 from underlying customer growth and a reduction in yield seeking behavior.
PANW Posts Explosive Growth, $30B M&A Pending
$PANW: TR +15%, Product Rev +22%, TTM Software Firewall +42%, RPO +22% and 110 new platformization deals w/conserve but DD guides. $30B worth of M&A hasn't even kicked in yet.
PWR Posts EPS Beat, Backlog Hits All‑Time High
$PWR: more evidence of the DC+Grid+Power theme - EPS beat/raise with Year-End Remaining Performance Obligations of $23.76B and Total Backlog of $43.98B. Year-End Electric Infrastructure Solutions Segment RPO and Total Backlog Reach All-Time Highs.
New Capital Rules Unlock $250B+ for Big Banks
New bank capital rules coming which will free up more excess capital at the same time when capital mkts & loan demand are improving. Large cap banks have $175B in excess capital which will go to $250B+ post GSIB...
Small‑cap S&P Weights Outshine Mag 7, Walmart Spikes
A few interesting mkt observations YTD: the sector outperformers are led by the smallest weightings in $SPX while the Mag 7 is -7%, $WMT is +12% vs software -22% and $AMZN down 9 days in a row - 1st time...
