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The last couple of trading days has been unusually active days for me. I have deployed a total ~12% of cash in the last two days; I have another ~6% left which I expect to deploy soon if the market continues its downward trend. I will share some brief thoughts
Back to Google!
There's a popular meme on Twitter that goes like this:
"I'm starting to be a real believer in AI. Will be a megatrend like no one is really imagining right now. I'm sure lots of ramps and drops along the way though"
April, 2025 Update
Just a couple of quick updates for this month:
I am going to publish my Deep Dive on Synopsys by 28th of this month. I know I mentioned before that I would cover ASML this month, but I am shifting ASML to next month as I wanted to study an
Lululemon 4Q'24 Update
Disclosure: I own January 2026 $165 Call Options
Since its IPO back in 2007, Lululemon always posted double-digit revenue growth every single year. While there was plenty of skepticism throughout 2024, they managed to eke out double digit growth last year. But 2025 topline guidance of 5-7% implies the era
Illumina: A "Monopoly" in a Knife Fight
You can listen to this Deep Dive here
The Human Genome Project was an epic scientific quest launched in 1990 to decode the complete blueprint of human life i.e. the 3.2 billion letters that form our DNA. Scientists around the globe collaborated tirelessly, meticulously assembling this genetic puzzle
March, 2025 Update
A few quick updates for this month:
I am going to publish my Deep Dive on Illumina by 25th of this month.
I'm frequently asked about the tools I use in my research process. In my recent podcast, David Kim from Scuttleblurb and I tackle that question. Moreover,
Amazon: 2025 Update
Disclosure: I own shares of Amazon
Amazon, once a scrappy online bookseller, has long since shed its modest origins, revealing itself as something far more elemental: a relentless, ever-multiplying force of commerce and technology. Like an ancient hydra, each time it masters one domain, another head emerges: from e-commerce to
Meta Platforms: 2025 Update
Disclosure: I own shares of Meta Platforms
Meta’s stock is on a tear. The stock has ended higher in the last 19 consecutive trading sessions. It is by far the best stock among the “magnificent seven” so far this year. Of my almost seven years of being a Meta
Amazon 4Q'24 Update
Disclosure: I own shares of Amazon
I know Amazon stock went down by ~4% after-hours, but I actually liked the quarter.
Here are my highlights from today’s call.
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Revenue
Amazon faced ~900 Mn FX headwind in 4Q’24 which was ~700 mn higher than assumed.
For the third
Alphabet 4Q'24 Update
Alphabet had bit of a mixed earnings call. While there were some encouraging data points related to the future of search, their tone in the near-term outlook clamped down on the enthusiasm a bit.
Here’s my highlights from the earnings.
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Revenue
Alphabet maintained their low double digit revenue