United Airlines was the fourth best performing stock in the SP500in 2024 . The stock is up over 130% in the last year, which is quite a bump and honestly surprised me. I don't have airline stocks in my portfolio and don't want them, but $UAL is growing nicely.
Shares of $RIVN are up about 20% today as the company beat analysts' expectations for deliveries. I've had $RIVN stock on my watchlist for a long time , but I still haven't bought. I don't want to take a big position, but if the stock gets back to that $13 level again, I'd buy a little something.
Investors, what is your strategy for the next weeks, months?
I don't buy specific US stocks anymore, but I still regularly overbought $CSPX.L and BTC. Europe is still pretty cheap for me, so maybe I'll keep buying and save the rest of my money for a possible correction in the US.
I wonder where you are getting the confidence that there will be a major drop and that it will be anytime soon. Do you know something that the rest of the investors don't know? How long will you possibly wait before you change your mind? Where will you keep your cash parked to keep it from being eaten up by inflation? What attracts you to Europe, where most companies are struggling and not at all comparable to the US market? What do you see as a possible way out of their situation there?
Yesterday in South Korea, a Boeing 737-800 tragically crashed. It is not yet known what caused the crash, but if it was Boeing's fault, it could be a big problem for the company. We'll see how $BAstock reacts after the market opens today . I wouldn't buy their stock for my portfolio.
How do you feel about the current situation surrounding Boeing?
This sector is too cyclical for me and Boeing is a great example. That chart looks really scary and in the final analysis the stock isn't even growing much.
I see that $RMS.PAstock is doing quite well this year compared to $MC.PA. I think Hermès is a great company with a nice business, however the stock is really expensive right now and a bigger drop would have to come for me to start thinking about buying.
What do you think about the recent news that FedEx is planning a spin-off of its freight division?
It's good news for investors, which was reflected on the chart, as the stock rose more than 9% following the news. I don't have shares of $FDX in my portfolio, but I think FedEx is a great company and could be a great stock for portfolio diversification.
FedEx doesn't make sense to me anymore, as it was recently overtaken by Amazon and is much better at it. So if I had to pick a stock from this sector, it would be $AMZN.
I see that $JNJstock is already down 9% this year and the stock hasn't risen much in the last 5 years. I've never been interested in this company and never invested in it, but I'm glad for that.
For a couple of years I had JNJ in my portfolio as a "security" but when I started investing in the index again I had no reason to leave it there. Generally, I have left the whole farm sector because I have no expertise there, which is very difficult to get from commonly available materials.
Does anyone have $SYK or $MDTstocks in their portfolio ?
Both companies are focused on medical device and technology manufacturing, which is very important and needed these days. Overall, I'm more interested in $SYKstock , but the price is not low at all right now.
I see that $LMTstock has been down a lot lately. For me a great company that still has potential and the stock is getting to an interesting price in my opinion, but I won't be buying just yet.
What do you think of today's 20% drop in $NVOstock ? Will you buy?
Novo Nordisk's shares fell sharply today following news that the weight-loss drug CagriSema achieved lower than expected efficacy in trials. I don't have $NVOstock in my portfolio, but I want to focus on this company now.
The company is doing well, but I wouldn't buy the stock as it's a pretty volatile and choppy business. You can see it just on this news alone that one drug will fail and the stock will plummet 20%. I think that's terrible.
The stock has already fallen several tens of percent this year and the fundamentals don't look good to me at all. I have a smaller position and plan to still hold, but a lot will also depend on the next earnings.
Which market do you invest in the most besides the US?
For me it's definitely Europe, mainly $ASML, $MC.PA and I have a little bit in Czech stocks. Eventually I plan to probably include Chinese stocks as well.
Personally, I'm looking more at $DAL stock now because the price is better and the stock is not that expensive.