Value Picks

No pick this week. Big tech sold off on cash flow — not demand — with Alphabet's worst day ever, and the Aerospace & Defense review closes with sell calls on GD and TXT.

No pick this week. Meta's negative free cash flow rattled the tech sector, the cybersecurity pair reversed sharply higher, and the Aerospace & Defense review begins.

No pick this week. Hot CPI and PPI reports sent the S&P down 1.9%, and the market sorted AI winners from losers — seven of our past picks fell more than 10%.

This week's Value Pick is American Express (AXP), a premium payments franchise up 91% since our 2023 recommendation. Plus the AI de-rating that hit our semiconductor names.

This week's Value Pick is Tapestry (TPR) — Coach's turnaround, a valuation reset, and shareholder-friendly plans. Plus a shipping & logistics review of CSX and ODFL.

No pick this week, with Tapestry on deck for next week. The S&P gained 1.2% on a narrow Monday rally, while ON Semiconductor and Meta led our past picks.

No pick this week. A flat index hid a turbulent week around the Fed's first rate hike since 2023, cybersecurity names surged on AI-risk fears, and the insurance review begins.

A correction to the Value Picks Tracker, no pick this week, and a look at why oil and a near-certain Fed rate hike pushed the S&P down 0.8%.

No pick this holiday-shortened week. The S&P went sideways as Iran strikes and a hot jobs report offset dovish Fed comments, while Dell surged 14.9% on a blowout quarter.

No pick this week. Nvidia delivered a blowout quarter, CrowdStrike rebounded 13.8% after a stellar report, and the past-picks review turns to oil & gas.

No pick this week. The national debt topped $40 trillion and the bond market repriced risk, hitting tech hardest — plus a hard look at which past picks should be sold.

No pick this week — cooler inflation data pushed the S&P 500 to a record above 7,800, and Western Digital reversed last week's 20.3% drop with a 17.2% gain.

Amkor Technology is this week's pick — the largest U.S. OSAT provider, with TSMC and NVIDIA anchor deals and a diversified base beyond AI. Plus QQQ and QTUM both qualify.

No pick this week as the Magnificent 7 earnings shake out — Microsoft makes history, Apple and Meta stumble, and the AI trade starts rewarding proven monetization only.

No pick this week as four mega-cap earnings reports and a Fed meeting loom — but Netflix is on sale at a 27% discount with 35–50% upside implied by analysts.

No pick this week as six mega-cap earnings reports loom — these companies alone account for nearly a quarter of the S&P 500 and $17 trillion in combined value.

No Value Pick this week. The S&P 500 managed a 1.2% gain during a turbulent week following the long Independence Day weekend.

This week’s Value Pick is Meta Platforms (META). This is the second time we’ve picked Meta, the first time being on April 27, 2025.

No Value Pick this week. The market seemed to get hit with something nearly every day, with the S&P 500 ending the week down 2.0%

No pick this week, but a check-in on the Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM) — up 47.8% over six months and beating the S&P 500 by 37.9%.

Western Digital is this week's pick — the first storage company to deploy quantum-resistant security in production, with 183% gains this year and still room to grow.

Dell Technologies is this week's pick — stellar earnings, a $51 billion backlog, and a 12.7% pullback bring it into value territory.

No pick this week as the S&P 500 closes at a record high for the ninth consecutive week — but Dell's historic AI earnings sent shockwaves across the sector.

IBM is this week's pick, coming off a 32.9% dip driven by AI disruption fears, with a rare trifecta of recovery, 10%+ weekly gain, and high volume — plus a quantum computing catalyst that changes the story.

Cardinal Health is this week's pick after a seven-week drought, as the healthcare sector shows signs of a turnaround.

A solid week for the S&P 500 with a new record high set on May 8.