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Sell Amazon.com (AMZN); Applied Materials (AMAT) moves from Buy to Hold; ASML Holding (ASML) moves from Buy to Hold; D.R. Horton (DHI) moves from Buy to Hold; Royal Caribbean (RCL) moves from Buy to Strong Buy; and quarterly and holiday earnings results for Mattel (MAT), Royal Caribbean (RCL), Vertex (VRTX) and Whirlpool (WHR).

FAANG stocks dominated the market for nearly a decade but after a significant correction and weakening macro environment it’s time to ask, are the FAANGs dead?

TiVo Inc. (TIVO) is a global leader in the advanced television entertainment market and has risen to the top of our filters again. TiVo, which supplanted the VCR in homes, now offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online and through third-party retailers. TiVo also...

As we march toward the end of Q4 and the beginning of 2018, most investors are, rightly, turning their attention to what’s likely to happen in the year ahead. Returns this year have been nothing short of outstanding. While we’ve had bouts of volatility, especially in individual stocks, there’s been astounding breadth of strength across almost all sectors.

Our portfolio stocks achieved another successful quarter of results, generally pleasing Wall Street with upside surprises as opposed to earnings disappointments or news of corporate difficulties. Nevertheless, 2018 has been a difficult year for stock investors, with the S&P 500 index delivering two 10% corrections. The best of companies can easily have their share prices languish for months on end, as we’ve seen all year.

Here are a few tips I use to find really big stocks, and specifically, how they applied to the discovery of Tesla Motors (TSLA).

The overall market remains healthy, and while we still haven’t received an “all-clear” signal from our long-term timing indicator, we do have a positive signal from the 90% Blastoff Indicator, and that’s good!

Overall, our portfolio stocks are behaving quite well, with none disappointing today. In fact, many are so strong that I expect pullbacks in the future. The only sale today is of a stock that has given us a quick 30% profit. Otherwise, I’m sitting tight.



As for today’s recommendation, it’s a company in the online education industry, where demand is booming thanks to COVID-19.



Full details in the issue.

The iShares EM Fund (EEM) has been in a downtrend since September 22, turning the Cabot Emerging Markets Timer neutral. We will continue to manage our stocks individually, but will curtail new buying and keep stocks on a shorter leash until momentum improves.

I wouldn’t touch General Electric stock with a 10-foot pole. But there are valuable lessons to be learned from the company’s demise.

Becoming an active investor will help you enjoy the market when it gets moving again.

With the MSCI Emerging Markets Index headed steeply down since June 13, we have been moving quickly to cut our exposure and kick losers out of our portfolio. It’s not pleasant, but it’s the only way to stay profitable in a volatile sector like emerging market stocks. Today’s bounce in the markets was a welcome relief from the selling pressure, but we will discount the good news until the Cabot Emerging Markets Timer gives us the all-clear.

Emerging markets have stayed strong into the second quarter, with China leading the way and calming markets by delivering 6% economic growth.

Inside this issue is a new recommendation with a play on a market some estimate as large as $94 trillion over the next two decades. The company delivers a key ingredient that turns steel into “super steel” and plays a key role in electrifying the grid.

As we plow into March, the overall story remains mostly the same for the market—the primary evidence remains strong, with the trends of the major indexes up, most leading stocks in good shape and with hundreds of stocks hitting new highs.

Despite some selling pressures early last week, the indexes rebounded nicely on nearly every small dip, and by week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 1%, the Dow was mostly unchanged, and the Nasdaq had risen by 1.8%.

Led higher by the Russell 2000 (IWM), which gained 3% on the week, the leading indexes saw extreme rotation but closed the week higher as the S&P 500 rose by 1%, the Dow added 1.7%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.8%.

You may have noticed that the price of West Texas crude oil is up about 48% since it bottomed in late December.

In today’s note, we discuss pertinent developments for some of the stocks in the portfolio, including Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alcoa (AA), Centuri Holdings (CTRI), Dollar Tree (DLTR), GE Aerospace (GE), Intel (INTC), Pan American Silver (PAAS) and Toast Inc. (TOST).

Intel’s prospects hinge on the success of its 18A process node, which has the potential to be a major catalyst for its turnaround.