It is supposed to earn $10.46 per share next year, but the market is only projecting less than $2 per share. About 80% of their sales are into China. He worries about the potential trade war impacts. They have accused their Chinese partner on a project for stealing intellectual property. He would peck away at this, but sees $19 as a possible lower test point. They have a very small position in Micron.

The chip space is down to three players occuping 95% of the market, so these companies are focussed on earning investor returns. AI and self-driving cars will be a tailwind. Yes, the stock has traded off from $60 to $40 a share. InvestorS saw this as a deeply cyclical company. True, but he sees this as a growth cyclical company. It has a lot of free cash flow and has promised a large share buyback.

He thinks semi-conductors are heading down.  He would sell this one – especially as the momentum is coming out of this sector.  Another 10% drop in the sector overall, could cause another major fall in value.    

It's very cyclical. It has consolidated the space as leader, so there's less competition now. This cycle is not over, but it's trading below its 50-day moving average. If you're a value investor, you could buy it now, but the technicals don't impress him.

He used to love it until he sold it recently. The problem with it is that the chip business is wildly volatile, and it's hit a bad patch. His FMV shows a 300% upside. Nice balance sheet. But the business it's in is volatile. You can take a
crack at it at $42.

(A Top Pick August 28/17 - Up 12%.) Covered call selling JAN 30 calls. They were called away. More volatility here. 

This is a cyclical stock. Over half of its business goes to China. It is at peak earnings. His model price is $196.21, which is a 250% upside, but this stock never trades on its earnings because it is cyclical. He expects the stock to trade over and under his EBB+3 price level which, a year from now, is $82, still much higher than its current price around $60. The stock pays no dividend.