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As mentioned in the Microsoft post, I’m taking a look at the “Big Three” tech earnings for this post-close. Of these three, Texas Instruments is the most stable (that is, boring). Ever since the financial crisis, it has been a solid, reliable, uptrending equity.
Good morning, everyone, and greetings from North Carolina, where I continue to yearn for both my dogs and my starting-the-day-at-5-a.m. time zone. I’m going to be spending part of my morning, once again, with the Duke Lemurs, which our family cheerfully supports.
I have entered a couple of new positions – Ryder (symbol R) and, because I’m so excited about tech, good old simple QQQ (and how nice it is to be in an option without a 25% bid/ask spread.) So I’m in 30 positions now and down to 7% cash, and that 7% is burning a hole in my pocket.
(more…)Today is going to be one of the biggest earnings days of the year, so I’m going to be taking a look, in three separate posts, at three of the most monster-sized reports. The reactions, collectively, to these reports will help inform market direction overall, because the stocks are so significant.
We begin with Microsoft which, over the long haul, has created more millionaires and billionaires than just about any other company in existence. It’s been the bluest of the blue chips.
There is another Bear besides Tim in these market woods. The Knight may be the biggest and baddest of them all, but it is another bear to whom this post gives attention.
The other bear is Edwin Dorsey. He publishes a newsletter – one version free, the other behind a paywall. This shopping list of short suggestions comes from Edwin’s free Substack newsletter, The Bear Cave. https://thebearcave.substack.com/
There was a time when I asked Son if Grandson used Roblox. That was awhile ago and things have changed. I am not going to belabor the horror that Roblox is, but you can read all about it here: https://thebearcave.substack.com/p/problems-at-roblox-rblx?s=r
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