Hey trader,
The winning streak is finally over. Stocks rolled over last week and the bears are already taking a victory lap.
Before you decide whether this is the start of something ugly or just a healthy reset, there is one rotation you need to understand. It decides the fate of this entire bull market.
I’ll walk you through the ten stocks that control the tape. I’ll also show you exactly where I’m putting money to work right now.
The jobs market came in stronger than expected last week. The market read that strength as a greenlight for a more hawkish Fed.
Broadcom’s earnings did not help the mood. The stock gapped down double digits and dragged sentiment lower with it.
The sentiment surveys still show more bears than bulls. Friday’s selloff will only embolden that crowd heading into next week.
Resets like this are exactly what the market needs before the next leg higher.
The thing I care about most right now is one specific rotation.
I’m looking squarely at the mega-cap tech names.
Ten Stocks Run This Market
Ten stocks make up over 40% of the S&P 500. That kind of concentration means the index lives and dies by a small handful of tickers.
The cast is familiar. Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, Microsoft, Palantir, Nvidia, and AMD.
These names hold the key to the health of this bull market. When they fall apart, the market follows them down.
As long as they hold strong, stocks are not going meaningfully lower. That is the whole ballgame right now.
Take a look at the year-to-date performance of this group.
Four names stand out at the bottom of the pack. Each one is sitting in negative territory year-to-date:
- Meta
- Tesla
- Microsoft
- Palantir
That spread is the opportunity. The leaders have done the heavy lifting all year. The laggards are where the next round of fuel is hiding.
Where I’m Positioning
AMD is already up triple digits year-to-date. The odds it keeps that exact pace from here are slim.
New money tends to hunt for the names that have been left behind. That is where the better risk-reward sits today.
This is why I’m so focused on a rotation inside the mega-cap group. I’m building out positions in those laggards right now.
We’ve seen this same dip-buying setup in other names from this group over the past few years. Each time, it paid off well.
The Trinity Terminal is already flagging setups in these laggards. That is usually my cue to start scaling in.
Pullbacks like Friday’s are a normal part of every bull market. I argue with AI models about this constantly, and the historical data always wins the argument.
I treat days like this as buying windows. Panic has never paid anyone in this kind of tape.
Keep these four laggards on your radar this week. If the rotation kicks in, that is where the next leg of gains gets made.
Watch for the Trinity Terminal setups, and get your shopping list ready before the crowd catches on.
Take Care,
Gianni Di Poce
