Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images With the S&P 500 continuing to vault up to new all-time highs, there has never been a more critical time in the stock market to deploy careful, active portfolio management. My personal thesis is that the semiconductor trade that is driving the majority of the gains in the stock market has become very crowded and expensive, especially when we're evaluat...
Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images With the S&P 500 continuing to vault up to new all-time highs, there has never been a more critical time in the stock market to deploy careful, active portfolio management. My personal thesis is that the semiconductor trade that is driving the majority of the gains in the stock market has become very crowded and expensive, especially when we're evaluating these chip stocks at peak demand levels (at some point, capex will taper off as the datacenter buildout slows). To me, it's a great time to focus on decliners and contrarian investments. The RealReal ( REAL ), an online consignment platform that has gained tremendous momentum as consumers become more accepting of secondhand goods, has fallen nearly 20% post-Q1 earnings despite a healthy beat-and-raise that featured a continued acceleration in GMV. We're not exactly shedding tears just yet for this stock, which is up ~2x over the past year. And yet I think the stock's huge ~40% decline from YTD highs above $16 (which puts the stock in a substantial bear market) represents a fantastic buying opportunity in a growth stock that has become overlooked. Data by YCharts I last wrote a buy article on The RealReal in February, when the stock was trading at $12 per share. Though The RealReal has missed out on the market rebound since then, I continue to view this company as substantially misplaced, especially when we consider the company's GMV acceleration plus its sharp increase in its margin profile. I reiterate my buy rating here. Let's first discuss the company's guidance update, and the compression of The RealReal's valuation multiples against its raised outlook. At current share prices near $10, The RealReal trades at a market cap of $1.24 billion. After we net off the $124.0 million of cash and $231.2 million of debt on the company's latest balance sheet, the company's resulting enterprise value is $1.35 billion. For FY26, meanwhile, we note the company has raised its full-...
Getty Images Google Has Eviscerated Their Detractors Who would have thought that in just over a year, the much-maligned company that was previously quoted as underperforming in the AI race has silenced its detractors. META/GOOGL price chart (weekly, medium term) (TradingView) And it wasn’t too long ago that even its archrival Meta Platforms ( META ) was riding high while its stock struggled for tr...
Getty Images Google Has Eviscerated Their Detractors Who would have thought that in just over a year, the much-maligned company that was previously quoted as underperforming in the AI race has silenced its detractors. META/GOOGL price chart (weekly, medium term) (TradingView) And it wasn’t too long ago that even its archrival Meta Platforms ( META ) was riding high while its stock struggled for traction. META actually outperformed for a couple of years until it fell over the cliff in mid-2025. Investors who had faith in Google’s ( GOOGL ) ( GOOG ) full-stack AI and kept on buying through the skepticism have been duly rewarded. Now, Google has almost scaled the $5 trillion market cap pinnacle. It’s inching closer to Nvidia’s much-vaunted No. 1 position as the most valuable company in the world. After having decided to upgrade GOOGL stock in March, I never quite expected the market to have gone on a rampaging run in double-quick time. I was expecting its Cloud and Gemini business to take center stage. Google's TPU Sales Will Now Be Front And Center But I didn’t fathom how quickly its partnership with Anthropic ( ANTHRO ) has become so successful. Google commentary on TPU sales (Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call) And thanks to the proven capabilities of its hardware stack, TPU sales have now emerged as one of the most understated drivers through 2027 and, plausibly, beyond. GOOGL performance (Seeking Alpha) Importantly, GOOGL has outperformed META and Nvidia ( NVDA ) hands down over the past one year, with a breathtaking run that saw it post >160% in total return. If this momentum continues, I believe Jensen Huang will start looking over his shoulder as his arch rival closes in on his rearview mirror. I believe there’s no question that Google has capably put to bed any inch of doubt about its credibility in the AI race. However, I think before we allow our optimism to get the better of us, we should consider that this AI race is far from over. While OpenAI ma...
Key Points4,500 shares were exercised from stock options and sold for a total of ~$210,000 on May 5, 2026, at a weighted average price of around $46.65 per share.
Key Points4,500 shares were exercised from stock options and sold for a total of ~$210,000 on May 5, 2026, at a weighted average price of around $46.65 per share.
Quant rankings for the upcoming earnings calendar show strength concentrated across financials, consumer discretionary, and select industrial names, while weakness is more pronounced in health care and pockets of information technology. A total of 836 companies are scheduled to report in the coming week. This week’s top-rated names are led by The Beachbody Company ( BODI ) and Deutsche Telekom ( D...
Quant rankings for the upcoming earnings calendar show strength concentrated across financials, consumer discretionary, and select industrial names, while weakness is more pronounced in health care and pockets of information technology. A total of 836 companies are scheduled to report in the coming week. This week’s top-rated names are led by The Beachbody Company ( BODI ) and Deutsche Telekom ( DTEGY ), alongside Banco do Brasil ( BDORY ) and American Public Education ( APEI ), highlighting strength across consumer services, telecom, and education-linked segments. Financial names such as Intercorp Financial Services ( IFS ) and Credicorp ( BAP ) also feature prominently, pointing to resilience within diversified banking. Industrial players including Innovative Aerosystems ( ISSC ) and Electrovaya ( ELVA ) add to the strength, while health care names Capricor Therapeutics ( CAPR ) and Electromed ( ELMD ) round out the list, reflecting favorable factor trends across valuation, growth, and profitability. On the downside, health care stocks dominate the weakest-ranked group, with IceCure Medical ( ICCM ) and LENZ Therapeutics ( LENZ ) among the laggards, alongside biotechnology names such as Forum Markets ( FRMM ) and MDxHealth ( MDXH ), indicating continued pressure across the segment. Financial and industrial names including Fold Holdings ( FLD ), Birchtech ( BCHT ), and Microvast ( MVST ) also appear on the list. Information technology names such as Exodus Movement ( EXOD ), Forward Industries ( FWDI ), and Innoviz Technologies ( INVZ ) round out the bottom-ranked group, pointing to weaker trends across valuation and momentum. Other high-profile companies set to report earnings this week include Alibaba ( BABA ), Cisco Systems ( CSCO ), Barrick Gold ( B ), Nebius Group ( NBIS ), and Plug Power ( PLUG ), which carry Hold ratings for BABA, CSCO, NBIS, and PLUG, and a Buy rating for B, with quant scores of 3.14 , 3.44 , 3.45 , 3.34 , and 4.24 , respectively. Seeking Al...
On May 7, 2026, Resolute Wealth Strategies, LLC reported selling its entire stake in J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:JTEK) , an estimated $2.93 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a SEC filing dated May 7, 2026, Resolute Wealth Strategies, LLC liquidated its position in J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan U.S....
On May 7, 2026, Resolute Wealth Strategies, LLC reported selling its entire stake in J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (NASDAQ:JTEK) , an estimated $2.93 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a SEC filing dated May 7, 2026, Resolute Wealth Strategies, LLC liquidated its position in J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF, selling 34,133 shares. The estimated transaction value was approximately $2.93 million, based on the mean unadjusted close from January 1 to March 31, 2026. The fund held no shares after the trade. The position's quarter-end value changed by -$3.07 million, a figure that reflects both share sales and price fluctuations. JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF seeks to capture the performance of leading U.S. technology and technology-enabled companies through a rules-based, actively managed approach. The fund is designed to identify firms where future growth prospects are underestimated by the market, providing investors with targeted exposure to high-conviction technology equities. With a substantial asset base and a focus on market leadership, the ETF aims to deliver differentiated returns within the technology sector. Continue reading
Key PointsRobison disposed of 5,439 shares across direct and indirect accounts, yielding a transaction value of ~$150,000 based on the weighted average price of $27.60 per share on May 1, 2026.
Key PointsRobison disposed of 5,439 shares across direct and indirect accounts, yielding a transaction value of ~$150,000 based on the weighted average price of $27.60 per share on May 1, 2026.
⚽ FA Cup semi-final updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Liverpool 2-3 Brighton | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail John And Tom’s story on Shaw’s departure: On the champions of England, from the excellent Tom Garry. Nineteen of City’s 58 goals have been scored by Shaw, who has been the star of the show. The focal point of the attack, she has looked unstoppable and will surely be named as the WSL’s pl...
⚽ FA Cup semi-final updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off ⚽ Liverpool 2-3 Brighton | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail John And Tom’s story on Shaw’s departure: On the champions of England, from the excellent Tom Garry. Nineteen of City’s 58 goals have been scored by Shaw, who has been the star of the show. The focal point of the attack, she has looked unstoppable and will surely be named as the WSL’s player of the season. City have also had great weapons down the flanks, with the England winger Lauren Hemp on one side and the Netherlands right-back Kerstin Casparij surging forward on the other. They are lethal from set pieces, too, aided by the deliveries from Greenwood, whose career total of 19 WSL assists from set pieces is a record. Continue reading...
A man has died after chasing a suspected thief and falling from an industrial building in Hong Kong, according to police. The force received a report around 5.15pm on Sunday about a man who had found someone stealing cables at the Kimball Industrial Building in Kwun Tong and chased the suspect. The victim, who works in the premises, was later found to have fallen from the building, on to the air-c...
A man has died after chasing a suspected thief and falling from an industrial building in Hong Kong, according to police. The force received a report around 5.15pm on Sunday about a man who had found someone stealing cables at the Kimball Industrial Building in Kwun Tong and chased the suspect. The victim, who works in the premises, was later found to have fallen from the building, on to the air-conditioning pipes on the facade of the third floor. He was certified dead after being rushed to...