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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) engages in research & development, manufacture & sale of range of products in the healthcare sector worldwide. It operates through Innovative Medicine & MedTech. It comes under Healthcare sector & trades as “JNJ” at NYSE. The JNJ favors rally in ((5)) targeting $271.37 or higher to extend January-2025 rally expected before. It favors rally in (3) of ((5)) from blue box area. Short term pullback in 3, 7 or 11 swings remain supported in 9 swing impulse rally. JNJ – Elliott Wave Latest Daily View: In weekly, it ended (I) impulse at $186.69 high in April-2022 & (II) correction at $140.68 low in January-2025. The pullback in (II) as choppy double three structure. Within (II), it ended w at $150.11 low, x at $175.97 high & y at $140.68 low. Abo
Why Buy Corning ($GLW)? The Ultimate AI Hidden Giant 🚀🧲
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$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ AMD was so flat towards end of last year and begining of this. It started to break after the 2nd quarter and have never look back since. The upward trajectory looks parabolic and over extended. Is this high speed train coming to a stop or at least slow down any time soon?
$SpaceX(SPCX)$ has turned into a brutal roller coaster ride for investors. The company recently pulled off the biggest initial public offering (IPO) in stock market history, raising a massive $85.7 billion. Price Rollercoaster. The stock’s IPO price was $135 /share and SPCX started trading at $150 on Fri, 12 Jun 2026. Driven by intense hype around space flight and a massive $26.5 trillion total addressable market in artificial intelligence (AI), investors rushed in. The stock quickly shot up +66%, peaking at over $225 per share. (see below) Who would have guessed with pinpoint accuracy, that the excitement would evaporate in just 2 weeks. Vampire Stock. On Tue, 23 Jun 2026, SPCX shocked the market by announcing it needed even more cash. {Does thi
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