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Five Top Stocks Of 2023: Year In Review
The Nasdaq 100 capped off 2023 with a return of +53.8%, erasing 2022’s losses and recording its highest annual return since 1999. This year had countless winners, but 5 stocks surprised and shocked the market with significant outperformance relative to the broader indices.
Ad Spending Growth to Accelerate In 2024
Ad-tech stocks have generally enjoyed strong returns in 2023, buoyed by a rather fierce tech rally. Ad spending growth showing initial signs of stabilizing in the back half of the year, with ad spend growing YoY in each month from July to October.
My Firm called the Bitcoin’s Bottom; Here is Where the Price Goes Next
Bitcoin is susceptible to a noisy, bifurcation between bulls and bears with extreme statements, such as: “Bitcoin will go to a $1 million” or “Bitcoin is a ponzi scheme and will go to $0.” The truth is that Bitcoin has risen 7,000% in the past 10 years and smashed every record in equities in the past 15 years. Yet, it has also weathered multiple 70%+ drawdowns, but then against all odds, is capable of a full recovery within 3.5 years -- every time. Our firm offers a rare, yet valuable roadmap for this volatile asset. Not only did we call the Bitcoin bottom at $15,500, but we also called the previous Bitcoin top at the $58,000 range. If you look at this rationally, it only makes sense to try and participate in this asset while limiting the downside. Most especially, if you can buy at the bottom, which is exactly what we set our readers up to do in 2023.
Palantir, Three Other Cloud Stocks Poised For An Acceleration In 2024
Cloud stocks have been a mixed bag for investors heading into the end of the year, as a handful of names — Confluent, Sprinklr, HashiCorp, Bill, Paycom — plunged following their earnings reports with growth set to slow, while others — Datadog, Elastic, Salesforce – soared on renewed optimism about AI prospects.
Tesla’s China Market Share Continues To Slide
Tesla’s China struggles are persisting, as the American OEM saw its monthly sales decline substantially year-over-year in November, continuing a string of weak growth that began in August.
The Strongest Cybersecurity Stocks In Q3
Cybersecurity stocks have performed well in 2023, rising about +26.5% YTD, with the security backdrop boosted by an increase in data breaches and ransomware.
Nvidia’s Fiscal Q3 Earnings Preview: The Pressure Is On
Nvidia has surged this year with 241% gains YTD, which has more than doubled the returns of the FAANGs. This is no small feat considering it’s widely understood Big Tech is holding up the broader market. Valuations are stretched and leadership is only narrowing; to say there’s pressure going into Nvidia’s report this evening is an understatement.
Apple’s Services Growth Flywheel Continues To Strengthen
Apple’s Services segment was one of the brightest spots in a relatively in-line earnings report at the beginning of November, topping an $85 billion run rate as growth jumped back to the high double-digits after a string of single-digit growth.
