Stock Market Today: 20 Dec 2021

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The stock market rally has run up to a test of its 200-day line. Apple, Microsoft are near buy points. Tesla rival Li Auto reports Monday.

It can be scary to put your hard-earned money into a bear market. Interestingly, there are some stocks, such as biotech companies Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), that are in the limelight by defying the bear market. While the S&P 500 has plunged 13% so far this year, the shares of Exelixis and Bristol-Myers have surged 15% and 23%, respectively.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) warns that second-quarter revenue will be lower than previous estimates. Why Nvidia’s long-term thesis appears to be intact. Does the former highflier have enough of a moat to fend off the likes of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)?

Streaming stocks have run out of gas recently, leaving investors with many compelling buying opportunities.

The Nasdaq Composite index has dropped 18% year-to-date, while these three tech stocks have plummeted between 10% and 64% over the same period. At these prices, here’s why you should consider buying MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), and Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) while they are at a discount. MercadoLibre has often been called the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) of Latin America, but MercadoLibre has seen tremendous success in one category that Amazon hasn’t: fintech.

New S&P 500 member Onsemi surged into a buy zone Friday, leading five stocks to watch with handle buy points.

This year, the stock market has not been performing well. In fact, we’re officially in a bear market that’s probably not going to end anytime soon. Whenever the market goes down, I do just one thing differently with my investing.

With 220 million paying subscribers, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is still the streamer to beat, but after reporting two consecutive quarters of subscriber losses, its stock price has significantly underperformed the competition. If you’re interested in buying streaming stocks but want to learn about alternatives to Netflix, you’re in the right place. Three Motley Fool contributors explain why Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) (NASDAQ: PARA.A), and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) could be in a great position to benefit from the streaming battle unfolding right now.

Your 401(k) balance is probably moving up and down along with the benchmark index — and I’m guessing that’s not making you feel awesome about investing. You’re right to ask the question: Should I keep investing in my 401(k) right now? Since the advent of public stock trading, stock prices have moved up and down in waves.

Readers hoping to buy Microsoft Corporation ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as…

The S&P 500 kicked the year off with its worst first half since 1970, as soaring inflation turned investors bearish on the stock market. Here’s what you should know about these two growth stocks. Shopify is the retail operating system for over 2 million businesses.

Bear markets are interesting. On one hand, nobody likes seeing their portfolio’s value drop; on the other hand, bear markets can present many opportunities for investors — especially if time is on your side. Here’s how I’d invest $10,000 in a bear market right now.

Shares of Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) have shot up an impressive 25% in the past month amid the broader rally in technology stocks, and this rally isn’t surprising considering the terrific fiscal 2023 first-quarter results (for the three months ended June 25, 2022) that were released on Aug. 2. The company, which counts Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as its largest customer with 79% of the total revenue last quarter, crushed Wall Street’s expectations. Let’s see what’s working for Cirrus Logic and check why this tech stock remains an attractive bet despite rallying over the past month.

It might be time for investors to turn their attention to the next generation of game-changing companies.

These innovative growth stocks are ripe for the picking following a 34% peak plunge in the Nasdaq Composite.

We continued to book profits in Morgan Stanley, Ford, and Costco and buy deeper into UPS, McCormick & Co., and SPDR Gold Shares.