Lam Research - Earnings trifecta but stock down?Lam Research (LRCX) delivered strongly in their Q4 earnings report, but the stock has since tumbled almost 10%.
The market for semiconductors is not going anywhere...
Target: give it to your grandchildren, or at least until processors using silicon fall out of favor.
SOXX and SOXL are also good ways to get some exposure to LRCX and the semiconductor market.
SOXL
SOXL (and TXN) at a discountSOXL is a 3x leveraged ETF, whose top 5 holdings are TXN, NVDA, QCOM, INTC, and AVGO. Earlier today, TXN endured a massive sell-off following their unimpressive earnings report, resulting in a hard drop in price for SOXL, as well. However, I don't expect TXN to stay down past this trading week, and when it rebounds, SOXL will be along for the ride. The semiconductors industry is red hot.
SOXL, Inverted Cup and Handle An Inverted Cup and Handle pattern appears to be forming. The RSI is almost dead even, and we are in a squeeze coming off of the short upward momentum of the handle. If that squeeze releases into the red as we test either band, there is a good chance the price will fall through the bottom of the handle and test the $93.50ish resistance line which is just below the rim.
If you are in above price, I would set a stop around $96.75.
If you are looking to get in, I would wait and see if we can get another crack at $90.
Looking for a Better Entry PointShikou span has crashed into the price at the $164.00 line.
The Senkou spans of the cloud are starting to tighten.
The squeeze indicator is on with slight downward pressure.
Vol is a trending slightly lower.
Bulls feel very complacent at the moment, and the stock could stray under its lower trend line and hit the cloud.
Next day or two will be choppy. True Bear vs Bull.