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3 just-upgraded energy stocks to put on your radar
January 24, 2024 7:54 AM ET

3 just-upgraded energy stocks to put on your radar

Sam Quirke

One way to sort through the noise is to watch for the stocks that analysts are singling out for upgrades. Here are three from the energy space.

NYSE:DUKNASDAQ:ENPHNYSE:XOM
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Why Microsoft won’t stop at $400
January 24, 2024 5:08 AM ET

Why Microsoft won’t stop at $400

Sam Quirke

It would take a lot for next week's results to be anything but surprisingly good or for management’s forward guidance to be anything short of stellar. 

NASDAQ:AAPLNASDAQ:MSFT
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3 reasons to buy Meta stock ahead of earnings
January 23, 2024 7:49 AM ET

3 reasons to buy Meta stock ahead of earnings

Sam Quirke

Yesterday saw them set a fresh all-time high, topping 2021’s effort, so it’s clear expectations are high from the street for a knockout report. 

NASDAQ:META
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3 mega cap stocks approaching oversold status
January 19, 2024 6:59 AM ET

3 mega cap stocks approaching oversold status

Sam Quirke

Not all stocks have been enjoying the fruits of the risk-on sentiment. For one reason or another, these three stocks are lagging behind their peers.

NYSE:XOMNYSE:HUMNASDAQ:TSLA
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Rocket Lab stock engines have been switched on, takeoff imminent
January 19, 2024 6:40 AM ET

Rocket Lab stock engines have been switched on, takeoff imminent

Sam Quirke

Earlier this week, the team at KeyBanc Capital Markets kicked off their coverage of Rocket Labs with an Overweight rating and an $8 price target.

NASDAQ:RKLBBATS:ARKQ
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Qualcomm stock poised for breakout
January 18, 2024 7:15 AM ET

Qualcomm stock poised for breakout

Sam Quirke

The lagging behind its peers looks set to end, and Qualcomm’s comparatively lackluster performance is suddenly turning into an appetizing buying opportunity.

NASDAQ:INTCNASDAQ:NVDANASDAQ:AMD
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Twilio stock can't do anything wrong; more gains imminent
January 18, 2024 5:08 AM ET

Twilio stock can't do anything wrong; more gains imminent

Sam Quirke

With the prospect of rate cuts from the Fed heating up pretty much every stock out there, Twilio's ready to change the theme from consolidation to recovery. 

NYSE:TWLO
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Goldman's report: Can it send the stock back to highs?
January 17, 2024 5:19 AM ET

Goldman's report: Can it send the stock back to highs?

Sam Quirke

Investors will be watching closely to see if this report can fuel another attempt at both recent highs and the all-time one, too. 

NYSE:CNYSE:GSNYSE:MS
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Shopify keeps rallying despite downgrades; what's the catch?
January 17, 2024 5:13 AM ET

Shopify keeps rallying despite downgrades; what's the catch?

Sam Quirke

The reality is the whole macro-economic landscape is shifting, and it's shifting in favor of the bulls. Tech stocks like Shopify are primed to keep rallying.

NYSE:SHOPNYSE:CRM
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Salesforce Stock
January 15, 2024 7:12 AM ET

Salesforce just flashed a big bright buy signal

Sam Quirke

Looking at MarketBeat's MarketRank tool, we see Salesforce has a street-high price target of $350. That's pointing to a further upside of some 25%.

NYSE:CRM
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Wells Fargo Stock price
January 12, 2024 11:10 AM ET

Wells Fargo's stumble could be the entry you've been waiting for

Sam Quirke

Expectations would certainly have been high coming into the report, with Wells Fargo shares, like most of the big banks, rallying hard since October.

NYSE:WFC
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Mortgage rates - stocks to follow
January 11, 2024 7:30 AM ET

3 stocks to watch as mortgage rates fall

Sam Quirke

As we’ve seen, equities are enjoying a return to highs and we expect this to be particularly pronounced with real estate stocks.

NASDAQ:RDFNNASDAQ:ZGNYSE:TOL
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photo of three blocks with RSI acronym under a roll of hundred dollar bills
January 11, 2024 4:05 AM ET

3 mid-caps with RSIs that scream oversold

Sam Quirke

Given how strong equities are trading, with the S&P 500 continuing to rally hard this week, stocks with low RSIs should be of particular interest right now

NYSE:AIRNASDAQ:LOPENYSE:MPW
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Upwork stock price outlook
January 10, 2024 5:21 AM ET

3 reasons Upwork is about to rally 30%

Sam Quirke

Upwork shares have rallied almost 150% in recent months. And the good news for our readers? There's more where that came from. 

NASDAQ:UPWK
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Apple stock price
January 9, 2024 6:49 AM ET

Apple just flashed the mother of all buy signals

Sam Quirke

It rarely happens, but when Apple’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) hits 30 or below, it’s almost always followed by a fresh rally.

NASDAQ:AAPL
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bank stocks 2024
January 5, 2024 6:28 AM ET

Citi and Lazard just got bullish upgrades

Sam Quirke

The prospects of rate cuts by the Fed are suddenly very real, and analysts haven't been slow about pointing out the stocks best positioned to benefit.

NYSE:CNYSE:LAZ
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semiconductor stocks 2024
January 5, 2024 6:18 AM ET

Why Micron and AMD are the best semiconductors for 2024

Sam Quirke

Since semiconductors started rallying again at the end of October, Nvidia shares have rallied 15%, but Micron has doubled that while AMD has even tripled it.

NASDAQ:AMDNASDAQ:MUNASDAQ:NVDA
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Netflix stock price outlook
January 4, 2024 7:49 AM ET

Is Netflix stock a buy ahead of January earnings?

Sam Quirke

Momentum is still with the bulls and would suggest the smart money is positioning itself on the long side ahead of earnings in two weeks' time. 

NASDAQ:NFLX
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Bank of America stock price outlook
January 4, 2024 6:52 AM ET

Analysts expect Bank of America stock to rally 55%

Sam Quirke

With shares having recovered almost all of 2023’s losses in the past few weeks, they’re in great shape to continue rallying into the new year.

NYSE:BACNYSE:JPM
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Intel stock price
January 3, 2024 6:59 AM ET

Intel stock: Analysts are expecting multi-year highs

Sam Quirke

It will be a while before Intel is a serious threat to the likes of Nvidia, but that doesn't mean there's not a ton of opportunity still to be had right now.

NASDAQ:INTCNASDAQ:NVDA
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McDonalds Stock price 2024
January 2, 2024 6:49 AM ET

One fast-food stock is expected to outperform all others in 2024

Sam Quirke

Looking ahead into 2024, there's a lot to like about McDonald's. Shares are close to all time highs and analysts are expecting even more.

NYSE:MCD
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McDonald's worker holding bag of fast food. McDonald's is a mega cap that will have a big Q1.
December 29, 2023 10:16 AM ET

3 mega caps with RSIs that point to big Q1s 

Sam Quirke

Such is the momentum flooding into stocks right now that the near-term outlook remains exceedingly bullish. Here are 3 stocks that should see more gains in Q1. 

NYSE:MCDNASDAQ:TSLANASDAQ:META
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Rivian Stock price outlook
December 28, 2023 7:45 AM ET

Rivian is all set to start 2024 with a bang

Sam Quirke

Rivian shares are up 53% since the middle of November, more than twice that of Tesla's 21% return and almost four times that of the DRIV ETF's 14% return.

NASDAQ:AMZNNASDAQ:TSLANASDAQ:RIVN
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2 Tech stocks getting bullish upgrades ahead of Q1
December 28, 2023 6:45 AM ET

2 Tech stocks getting bullish upgrades ahead of Q1

Sam Quirke

Stocks the analysts are upgrading tend to outperform their peers. With that in mind, here are two tech stocks that analysts have just upgraded ahead of 2024. 

NYSE:CRMNASDAQ:FROG
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