In 2022, MATANA is the New FANG

The original “FANG” acronym (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) was introduced in 2013, but as of 2022, a better representation of the stock market’s leading tech innovators might be “MATANA.”

Q3 Tech Earnings Season: Dates to Know

Earnings season for traders is a bit like March Madness for basketball fans—there’s a ton more action to follow, and typically a lot more drama, too. Case in point, the stock of Fastly (FSLY) captured the market’s attention last week when plummeting more than 30% in the wake of the company’s worse-than-expected Q3 earnings report. … Continued

Trading Stock Splits

Stock splitting has returned in a big way. In the last week, tech giants Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) both announced their shares would undergo splits. And while those bandwagons were already overloaded, the announcements appear to have pulled in some new believers. Apple’s shares have jumped about 24% since the stock split was announced, … Continued

Big Tech Stumbles out of Earnings Gate

Having led U.S. equity markets out of the pits of despair in March, “big tech” has a lot to prove heading into the heart of Q2 2020 earnings season. And if earnings season were compared to a horse race, it might be said that one of the favorites stumbled straight out of the gate when … Continued

Amazon Doesn’t Sell Sculpted Physiques

Staying fit requires discipline and commitment; the same can be said for profits in trading. Instant gratification and immediate satisfaction. If the explosion of Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), and Netflix (NFLX) onto the content consumption scene has shown the world anything, it’s this: People want their stuff and they want it NOW. Bingeworthy content is … Continued