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Volatile, and that's the price you pay for these growth stocks with higher reward potential. Really likes its business and where earnings come from. Tied to buildout of servers and data centres and AI-driven push. Latest earnings were really strong, with anticipated increased demand and revenue.
He'd be OK to buy, but you have to be comfortable with the volatility. It can go down more than the market on a down day. But if you stick with this one, sees upside from current levels. The bottom is in; ride up to $140-150, and then be cautious.
When ASML reported its disappointing memory-chip earnings, he sold this one as a result. This business is so very cyclical; once sold off, takes anywhere from 2-6 quarters to come back.
ASML also talked about how China has built out facilities for memory chips. So, another supply of memory chips that will influence cyclicality in the space.
It is best for the storage component of AI. He likes the short term outlook and it has been getting traction so you could add at this point. It can be quite volatile.