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Part 5 of series - Investing, not rocket science - Semiconductor Stocks #NVDA #AMD #ASME #IFX
The stocks I would like to assess in this part of the series are Nvidia, AMD, Infineon and ASML Holdings. In my opinion, semiconductor...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Part 4 of series - Investing, not rocket science - Engineering and Automation stocks (continued)
In Part 3, I did a quick fundamental evaluation of Siemens, Legrand, TE Connectivity and Emerson Electric. Analyzing the financial data...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Part 3 of series - Investing, not rocket science - Engineering and Automation stocks
In this part of the series, "investing, not rocket science," I evaluate engineering and automation stocks.

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 17, 20232 min read


Part 2 of series "Investing, not rocket science" : Evaluating the US Megacaps (APPL AMZN GOOGL MSFT)
In the 1st part, I defined the basic framework of the portfolio which included the strategy, time horizon, investment universe and...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 17, 20232 min read


Part 1 of series "Investing, not rocket science" - defining a framework for the portfolio
In this series, I build an investment portfolio and manage it through market cycles. This series is for information purposes only without...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 15, 20232 min read


2023 January Market update - US & Euro Area
Bond Yields have fallen in January. 1. Data seems to indicate inflation likely peaked in 2022 and markets could be pricing an end in...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Feb 1, 20233 min read


Q4 2022 earnings snapshot: TESLA INC
Tesla posted its Q4 earnings this week and beat analyst estimates on EPS but misses on Revenues. However, the company forecast a 37%...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Jan 27, 20232 min read


Q4 2022 earnings snapshot: Microsoft Corp
Results beat analyst estimates on both Revenue and EPS (Non GAAP, after announcing it plans to reduce its workforce by 10K roles in the...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Jan 27, 20231 min read


Tactical / Strategic allocation - TSLA
Earlier today, Tesla released production and delivery numbers for 2022. According to the company press release, the company produced...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Nasdaq 100 - QUARTERLY SNAPSHOT Q1 2023
Navigating through 5 key risks: Inflation, Earnings, Interest rates, other Policy risks and War. Going into the New Year, the Index is...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Dec 30, 20222 min read


S&P500 - The "peak inflation" rally?
Oct 13th 2022 On the back of poor inflation data, the S&P 500 rallied 5% from its day low. Does the market anticipate inflation to have...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Oct 14, 20221 min read


How far up can the markets rally?
A simple answer is prices can rally to a new high. However, markets are usually not so simple, neither is a path to a new high. While...

Ranjeet M CFTe
May 31, 20222 min read


Financial Markets in the week of 9th May 2022
The S&P 500 closed last week at a forward P/E ratio of 16.1 (CY 2023 EPS: 250.9, source: FactSet). This is the 1st time it has dipped...

Ranjeet M CFTe
May 16, 20222 min read


Continuing to track Dax in the box
Last week saw the index bouncing off the lower end of the trading range. (Read about it here: https://www.claritech.app/post/tracking-dax...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Oct 1, 20211 min read


Comparing SPX and its components - moving averages 100 day and 50 day.
Since April this year, the percentage of index components trading above their 50 day and 100 day averages have been falling. From a peak...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Tracking Dax in the box
After a failed breakout last month, the Dax30 is back in a trading range between 15000 and 15750. Last week the index was at the top end...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Sep 22, 20211 min read


SP500 below the 50 day, Gold weak
Weakness in the SP500 continues as it looks likely to break below the 50 day average and heads towards the 100 day average (about 2%...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Sep 20, 20211 min read


Dax 30 - back in the box
Last month the index attempted to breakout from a trading range. Although a weak RSI suggested otherwise. Read about it here:...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Sep 14, 20211 min read


S&P500 - 4 Consecutive negative closes
The S&P 500 has closed in the red for 4 consecutive days. In normal circumstances, this may have you wondering how much lower could...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Sep 10, 20211 min read


S&P500 - 2021 and 1995
Another all time high and another 1000 points from the high it made on 31st Aug 2020. This year on an average, the index has generated an...

Ranjeet M CFTe
Aug 31, 20211 min read
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