Tech Selloff Will Likely Continue
Value, Growth, Growth At A Reasonable Price
Seeking Alpha Analyst Since 2015
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Summary
- There was a steep selloff in technology and all around "future" stocks.
- I expect this selloff will continue.
- These were mostly momentum trades and there will be plenty of people not wanting to be left holding the bag when they sell off.
Some stocks, those that benefited from sheltering in place and technology in particular, have seen historic runs higher. In the case of Tesla (TSLA), Shopify (SHOP), Zoom (ZM), and Peloton (PTON), the runs have accounted for 150%-450% gains just since the start of the year (and even higher if looking from their March lows).
I assume a lot of tech stocks will fall in the next few days/weeks/months, but these 4 in particular got well out ahead of their prospects in my opinion. They are all priced as if everything will go perfectly over the next 5-10 years. With a sell off starting Monday for Tesla after the stock split and intensifying the last couple days until it spread to the rest of tech. I expect this will trigger some stop losses, which will trigger others to also want to sell before the stocks crater back down to normal valuations. This seems like the most reasonable scenario to me for stocks that have not been tied to fundamentals in several months, but really off being poster children for the stay-at-home era and momentum trades. Sell now while you have a chance.
For TipRanks: Sell- TSLA, SHOP, ZM, PTON
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