Microsoft tumbles following weaker than expected Azure cloud revenue growth [free WSJ article]
Friday's jobs report had 114k jobs created vs 175k expected. We are now entering correction territory.
I executed some QQQ covered calls at strikes of $470 and $480 expiring two and three weeks from now to capitalize on the short-term volatility. Trying to make a bit of money. QQQ closed at $448.75 today. Let's see if my options stay OTM.
Quick post this week because I need to tuck the kids into bed. Tesla had a rough week when it reported earnings. Nasdaq overall had a really bad week, so Tesla's miss probably got exaggerated a bit as investors flocked to other small cap stocks.
I guess fears of Mt Gox holders flooding the market with BTC was overexaggerated. In a move that went against the general tech market, bitcoin rocketed by 17% this week while the Nasdaq posted a loss of 3.6%. Why did the Nasdaq drop so precipitously? Fintwit suggests it was mainly driven by investors rotating out of tech stocks and into other industries and small cap in anticipating of a September rate cut.
Tesla is scheduled to unveil its Robotaxi concept on 8/8 but now it's expected to be in October.
I don't think this is a launch announcement but rather announcing a project that will probably take 10+ years to materialize. Just like how long it's taking FSD to live up to its promise. We finally have some potential tech to make FSD viable.
https://www.inc.com/reuters/tesla-delays-planned-summer-robotaxi-launch-until-october.html
Tesla finally dug itself out of the hole and is now in positive territory for the year. Tesla reported 443,956 deliveries well above what investors were expecting.
Bitcoin on the other hand, had a tough weak as reports of Mt Gox's bitcoins stash is being return to its customers which investors are speculating may lead to a glut of BTC hitting the market.
Tesla up more than 8% this week but not sure why. I've been following some prominent Tesla bulls on Twitter and not seeing a reason. Anyone know why? Is it the summer holidays so investors think more people will upgrade to the $99/month FSD, which has $0 marginal cost?
Fairly quiet week across the board. Nothing much to report.
This week's major announcement is all about Tesla's shareholders voting in FAVOR of Elon's massive pay package, which if you recall was previously approved in 2018 but a Delaware judge tried to block it, and voting in FAVOR of moving the legal entity's domicile to Texas from Delaware.
Both can be seen as bullish events for Tesla but the WoW change was barely changed. There was speculation that Elon would resign from Tesla if the pay package vote failed. I think that concern was overblown because the only source of liquidity for Elon is Tesla currency and he wouldn't want anyone else to guide his nest egg other than him.
Now that this is behind us, the focus will turn back to Tesla's execution and strategy. Will 8/8's Robotaxi announcement blow all our minds or will it be overhyped like all his past announcements?
Big week ahead for Tesla. Their annual shareholder meeting is being held on June 13 and all eyes are on Robyn Denholm to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Elon has reportedly threatened to leave Tesla, or at the very least not focus his attention and therefore let it whither, if he does not get his pay package even though he's "not motivated by money".
SaaS Stocks Under Pressure Amid Growth Concerns
Several leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) stocks have seen significant declines recently as investors grow concerned about slowing growth and increased deal scrutiny in the sector.
One of the biggest decliners has been UiPath (PATH), which plunged over 30% on May 31st after lowering its full-year guidance due to elongated sales cycles and "increased deal scrutiny"[1][2][3][4]. The automation software company also announced the abrupt departure of CEO Robert Enslin, with founder Daniel Dines returning as CEO[1][2][3][4]. Analysts cited the "multifaceted" pressures on UiPath, including failed growth investments, macro headwinds, and execution risks from the leadership change[2][3].