For: Stocks to watch today? (15 Dec)
Title: Today's Watchlist: Navigating the Post-Selloff Landscape
After Friday's tech-led rout, today's focus is on identifying resilience and potential rotation plays.
Key Stocks/Themes to Watch:
1. Broadcom (AVGO) & Semiconductor ETF (SOXX): The epicenter of Friday's panic. Watch for any bounce or stabilization. A failure to recoup losses would signal deeper sector anxiety.
2. Defense/AI Hybrids (PLTR, RTX): With Palantir's new Navy contract, this group showed after-hours strength. They offer a hedge—government spending is non-cyclical, and AI is embedded. Watch for follow-through.
3. Energy Sector (XOM, CVX): A classic rotation play. If tech weakness persists, capital flows into defensive, high-yield, and inflationary hedges. OPEC+ discipline provides a price floor. TTE is particularly interesting for its LNG exposure and European utility stability.
4. Gold Miners (GDX) & Silver (SLV): As discussed, the precious metals breakout is gaining momentum. They are a direct bet on falling real yields and serve as a portfolio hedge amid equity volatility.
My Plan:
I'm in observation mode for tech. I will not "catch the knife" in names like AVGO or ORCL until I see a higher low established. I am using any early strength to trim laggards and re-allocate toward:
· Adding to my Gold/Minors position on any pullback.
· Stalking a starter position in Energy (likely via an ETF like XLE) if I see sustained sector relative strength today.
The key is patience—let the market show its hand in the first hour.
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