The individual investor who never plans is always riding emotions. When the stock market confirms that an uptrend is underway, such investors must play catch-up. “Oh my gosh, I never did get around to building a watch list. Maybe this stock IBD wrote about yesterday will work. I don’t have time for research. I’m buying!” The organized investor has two big advantages vs. disorganized investors. First, preparation helps keep emotions out of the
Ambarella (AMBA) got an upgrade and price target hikes Wednesday after the GoPro (GPRO) video chip supplier reported its fourth straight quarter of earnings and revenue growth acceleration. The “magnitude of upside continues to astound,” Pacific Crest Securities analyst Brad Erickson said in a research report Wednesday, “as Ambarella beat expectations on broad-based strength and guided July-quarter revenue $12 million to $16 million ahead of
With the Fitbit IPO coming and the Apple (AAPL) Watch emerging, the timing looks good for the wearable device market, which in Q1 recorded its eighth consecutive quarter of steady growth. Vendors tripled their wearable shipments in Q1 to 11.4 million units from just 3.8 million in Q1 2014, reports research firm IDC. And this excludes Apple Watch, which started shipping in April. Fitbit remained the market leader with a 34% market share, but that’s