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Today, Karen Firestone, CEO, Aureus Asset Management and Joe Terranova commented about whether AMD-Q, CME-Q, BKNG-Q, PYPL-Q are stocks to buy or sell.

COMMENT
There are opportunities in the market. The S&P could possibly re-test January's lows, but stocks already down 30-50% have already hit their lows. These aren't small companies, but big ones like PayPal and Cleveland Cliffs--you can find bargains among these names, punished because of disappointing guidance.
BUY
Sells at 25x earnings and this has guided weak, more pessimistic than deserved. Shares are down 50% already, but she growth rate remains more than decent.
BUY
Great technicals now. They showed good bookings last year until Omicron hit them hard. But the credit card companies, even Citi, indicate signs of major travel spending in the next 6 months. Bookings' labour costs are low compared to service companies. She sees more than a 30% return over the coming year.
BUY
They reported a strong quarter. Volatility and rising rates helped them. 30% of their business is in interest-rate futures, which grew 50%. They have strong cash flow and pay a 4% dividend. They also have futures in Bitcoin.
COMMENT
His concern Monday was that Facebook's weakness would pull down other tech majors. Yields were rising to their highest levels since 2019. However Amazon Prime rose prices, but yesterday there was breadth in US markets, and this changed his mind. Mid- and smallcaps are outperforming, for example. International and EM markets are rising. The real enemy is time--the time when the Fed finally announces its hikes. Price damage happened in January, and now there will be a recovery, either V- or U-shaped. The breadth is there--agriculture, materials, financials. We could see a rally.
BUY
Has been a good trading stock in the past year. He bought it Jan. 31 below $110. Yesterday, he added. He will use a stop at $116.75. AMD has further upside.
COMMENT
The other megacap tech stocks won't go down because of Facebook. He still holds a healthy amount of cash. We're in a trading range in the market, and you must be a stock-picker. Watch for fundamentals. He will buy on dips.
BUY
He started a new, small position. A rising yield curve and rates will benefit. Citi has lagged peers so badly, but the CEO is doing the right moves. So, he is entering Citi now.
BUY
He added to his holding. 50% of their business is with Apple while other businesses are growing nicely. They reported a good quarter and is selling at 10x earnings.
COMMENT
He covered this yesterday and will continue to trade this. If yields fall, he'll short this again.
BUY
It's a new position. He called a great quarter for peer ON Semiconductor and he was right. He also called a great quarter for NXP and got it right, but this time shares didn't react. So, he bought it. Chip demand from autos is a tailwind.
BUY
Added more to his core position. Their CEO is unsung, despite a solid track record in managing energy and other companies. He's a moneymaker. At XPO, he spun-out GXO. Smart. He executed a pivotal plan after a recent weak quarter. Trades at a ridiculous 8x EBITDA with the market twice that. They lead in the truck brokerage space. They are killing it on every front.
BUY
He believes they will spin out Porsche and this will add heavily to their market cap.
COMMENT
We could have seen the market lows last month, but there remain Russian tensions and crude oil prices returning above $90/barrel. If either jumps the wrong way too quickly, markets could fall and re-test January lows. He doubts it. Overall, things are better. America will be de-masking indoors around March 1 and this will encourage people to get back out there. A lot of optimism is building.
BUY
He has April $40 calls. It bottomed during this Halftime show.