Semiconductors Archives - C.J. Lawrence // Investment Management

August 3, 2022
Blog , CJ Lawrence , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

Earnings Forecasts Will Trend Lower, But That’s OK, Terry Gardner, C.J. Lawrence Commentary 7.20.22

We've got three key points today that we want to cover, the first being that we want to discuss second-quarter earnings and the likelihood that earnings expectations for this year and next will trend down in the coming months....

May 18, 2022
Blog , CJ Lawrence , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

Sifting Through the Damage, Terry Gardner, C.J. Lawrence Market Comment 051822

First off, where are we now in this market sell-off versus previous sell-offs? I excluded the financial crisis of 2007, and 2008, because I don't believe that the ingredients for that market decline are consistent with where we are today. I did look then at the past three sell-offs, which included t...

November 11, 2019
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Technology Sector Supports Higher S&P 500 Profit Margins

What a difference a year makes. Last fall we wrote about profit margins and the fear, at that time, was that margins had peaked and would come under pressure from higher corporate borrowing costs and higher inflation. In November of 2018 the Federal Reserve was in tightening mode, the U.S. 10-Ye...

May 9, 2019
Blog , The Trusted Navigator - Bernhard Koepp

The Market’s Obsession with Tariffs by Bernhard Koepp

At C.J. Lawrence we are spending less time in our investment process trying to second guess the outcome of the trade war between the US and China but more on finding interesting investment opportunities in what we call “The Digital Divide”. We are focused on larger companies, which we call Bulld...

April 30, 2018
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C. J. Lawrence Weekly – Rising Rates Provide Headwind, not Barrier, for Stocks

Last week’s market action was noteworthy for its flowing cross-currents. Economic and corporate earnings reports were particularly strong, but for bulls, the equity market’s reaction was disappointing. The S&P 500 Index finished the week close to flat, versus the prior week’s close. Ma...

March 23, 2018
Blog , The Trusted Navigator - Bernhard Koepp

Where to Hide In A Stormy Environment?

As we recover from the 4th snow storm in the North East, markets this week succumbed to its own perfect storm. Five factors brought down the market this week: First, there was some concern about this week’s Fed meeting and how the new Fed Chair Powell would perform in his first live press conferen...

February 26, 2018
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Technology Continues to Deliver

The 4Q17 earnings season for the S&P 500 is 91% complete and the results, to date, are impressive. Earnings per share for the S&P 500 are coming in 14.7% ahead of last year’s level. 72% of reporting companies have delivered earnings results that were ahead of analyst expectations, a 5-year...

February 6, 2018
Blog , The Trusted Navigator - Bernhard Koepp

Corrections vs Crashes – What are We Watching?

What are we watching this morning? Despite being fundamental investors, we need to turn to technicals today to understand if a correction is “normal” or something more ominous. We look to the structure of the sell off, ie is it orderly etc. We need to make sure price discovery is achieved and ma...

December 11, 2017
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Cash Can be King Even When You’re Bullish

Whether it’s the machines at work, or faster fingered traders, when the market shifts, it happens fast. The week after Thanksgiving provides a good example of how quickly sentiment can change, and how dramatically and demonstrably the market reacts to those shifts. For months, pundits have been ca...

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