After a week that saw some teasing green days and as we approach a heavy earnings week combined with a Fed meeting on Wednesday, which as you know has historically caused some pretty deep volatility to say the least. Well, with all this in the forefront, you may be asking just what what? Charlie are the top three stocks for this week and in this video, we must be talking about the top three stocks for this week. But first, let's go ahead and recap some plays from last week. Many Ev focused growth stocks had a very nice bounce after a rough start last week.

specifically eevee charging stations like Chargepoint, which finds itself right in the middle of a massive government infrastructure spending plan and in the middle of a massive trend over Devs. What a lot of people forget is the role that government plays in picking winners and losers for better or worse. And as a result of this infrastructure plan, it's very likely that the government is going to pick Chargepoint as a big winner. A missing picture in Tesla's growth is that it was largely accelerated by the government in governmental subsidies.

The public sector subsidized this private company, and being an industry leader in an industry that the government wants to push forward has a huge advantage. In fact, just last year in Q1 and Q2 of 2020, Tesla would have been at a loss. without regulatory credits that the Federal government makes competitors pay for. Federal government basically mandates that traditional automakers make a certain level or a certain amount of Evs, and if they don't, they have to buy credits from an American manufacturer that does what manufacturer has the most Ev sales in the U.s Well, Tesla, and I think you're going to see that in the charging station space as well.

With Chargepoint receiving a similar benefit, Pltr continues its array into new clientele. They landed themselves a new government deal with the Crown Commercial Service people often beat on Pltr because they're like, hey, wait, Palantir has a lot of government contracts. That means that they're very, very overexposed to the governmental sector. I'm not a bear when it comes to government contracts.

I like government contracts. They provide stability. Overall, it gives a lot of credibility because if the government, if multiple governments are using Pltr services, then it's like hey, well, they're trusted. That being said, this is one of those companies where the more valuable it is, the less people want to buy it.

But it has found a pretty clear range so far above March Lows, so that is something that's promising. But their come to truth moment is going to be in their earnings next month. I think they're going to be coming out sometime in mid-may On Friday's video, we also recap some of our day trade opportunities for example the Sypr Catalyst Briefing and the Ocgn briefings, and we gave some tips on how to find good day trades and swing trades regardless of market condition. One of the things that I emphasized on Friday is that if you are finding that you're bored during this market condition, you have a lot of high conviction plays that you're sort of waiting to rebound.

Well, you can also expand into some day trades and very, very short-term swing trades like a couple days. That way you can take advantage of some of these days where they're green and then it goes back down while also being long-sided for some of the plays that you see as being really, really likely to bounce back towards the end of the year or even towards the summer. and we'll be keeping you updated both here and every single morning. Anyways, folks that caps off the recaps, let's get into this week's plays.

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Okay, so easily the most watched stock this week and the most relevant stock for this week is Tesla. They'll be dropping their earnings on Monday and what do we know going into it? Well, we know that many tech companies, especially Evs, are struggling with the global chip shortage, which has hindered production almost across the board. But demand is still sky high. but Tesla has been very, very quiet about how they're navigating the chip shortage.

However, the numbers that we've seen from them suggest that they're actually handling it pretty well. They've managed to deliver 184 800 vehicles in the first quarter of 2021, up 109 year over year. And in terms of their mass production, more affordable cars, the Model 3 and Model Y are up 140 year over year in growth. Some Tesla experts are suggesting that Tesla hasn't been as affected by this chip shortage because of the structure of their company and the relationships that they have with their suppliers.

As the industry leader, they have the advantage of having years of dealing with these supply chain issues. They also do a lot more in-house and they only outsource what's absolutely necessary. and when they do outsource, they've built a really strong relationship over the years with suppliers, so they're likely to be prioritized when there are chips to buy. and that's one of the advantages of being a industry leader.

The other side of the equation that people are going to be looking for is how is demand going for Tesla. I would suggest that Tesla's winning there as well. The Model 3 and the Model Y success in China has been a driving factor for Tesla this year and increasingly will be moving forward. It's also been a hit in Germany too, though we have seen some cooling off in demand in the Us from some of the models, and the Model S and Model X have pretty much been nowhere to be found as they're waiting for their refresh.

Keep in mind though, that Tesla in many ways is the leader of the growth sector. If Tesla reports great numbers and balances, you'd expect a lot of the other Eevee stocks to bounce and the Evs packs. But anyways, let's go over to China again. So Neo is going to be a big player this week as well.

reporting earnings on Thursday, They've had a much tougher time dealing with this global chip shortage. They adjusted their guidance down the last quarter they had to shut down their factories for a bit, and they also lowered their guidance. But on the flip side, expectations are pretty low going into this week, which means that any good news at all could shock investors. It's also true that Neo and Early May will be talking about their European expansion plans, and perhaps we'll see some hints about that on earnings.

And I'm looking forward to seeing how Neo is going to be handling this chip shortage moving forward And what the rest of the year looks like for them. That being said, I'm trying to hint at this: I'm not super confident that Neo has come up with a solution to get themselves in a better position with this chip shortage, and there's a lot of fun over when the chip shortage is going to end. So if they fail to present a bullish outlook on how they're going to navigate and how they're going to meet production goals, well, I would expect another short-term buying opportunity, but I am holding some hope that they're able to surprise us, so I'm taking a slightly neutral approach to this stock. In terms of good news, there has been some heightened speculation that Kathy Wood of Arc Invest is going to be acquiring Neo.

She's a huge believer in Ev, she likes similar companies, and she also hasn't been afraid of buying and investing in Chinese companies and other sectors that she's liked, so Neo might actually make a lot of sense for her. She said in a recent interview that she's impressed by China's focus on electric vehicles and also said her team is looking into Chinese Ev players including Neo and X Paint, so we'll see. But based on Kathy Wood's trading patterns, I think it is very likely that if Neo actually does get beat down on earnings, that Kathy what is going to go ahead and snap it up in terms of the third stock. I just want to give you a general category instead of a specific stock.

There are a few notable earnings coming out this week that I want you to make sure that you have an eye on because these are going to be big catalysts for the rest of the market. So we have Pinterest on Tuesday, Facebook on Wednesday, and Twitter on Thursday. Fellow social media company Snapchat had a huge beat last week and saw a nice rally and we'd expect a lot of these other social media companies to paint a good picture as well. Shopify, Spotify, and Qualcomm and Apple as well are also coming out on Wednesday.

These are all going to be big for the tech sector and some of them like Apple and Amazon and the likes are going to be big for the overall market, so make sure that you're watching these in depth. Okay, now I want to finish off the video with a interesting question that I got from one of our viewers, Charlie. I've been trading for a few years, but I'm starting to feel like I am only a genius because of the 2020 Bull Market and 2010 2020 Bull Run. My friends keep telling me that I gambled in the last five years and especially last year and now the fun is over.

In fact, I think they are right. I looked at Kathy Woods and even Warren Buffett's returns during Bear Markets and I found that despite them being called the so-called experts, they never got it right. during a Bear market. Warren Buffett's fund lost half of its value in the weeks in 2020.

So much for an expert, it came back during those weeks it was down. I guess he's talking about the rest of the year. Um, these people all ride the coattails of a bull market. Any tips on how to beat this rut and stay motivated? Okay, so I like this question a lot.

During Bear Markets, you have a lot of people that are struggling with what we call random reinforcement. Maybe they practice bad trading habits during a bull market, and now they're starting to realize that those bad trading habits don't pay off. But some other people, they had good trading habits during the bull market. and then they try to do the same thing during a Bear Market and they're confused.

They're like, wait a second. Did I just get lucky? And sometimes it's hard to distinguish between the people that did good and the people that did bad. Because like this person said, you know, obviously, Warren Buffett lost tons of money during the Covet Crash over the long run. You saw that, hey, actually his funds performed pretty well.

It was the same thing with Kathy Wood. She did very, very poorly during the beginning of Covid, and she's doing pretty bad right now. But over the long run you start seeing which fund managers did the best and which didn't and which actually were geniuses and not just geniuses by the bull market. But of course, I do want to address this question with an analogy.

So let's compare market participants to cars. A bull market is a period where fuel is abundant. There's gasoline everywhere. A Bear Market or a slow market is a period where there's no gasoline.

or there's very little gasoline. And whether you have a Ferrari, a Honda Civic, or a 30 year old Ford Explorer, those big Suvs that get like five miles per gallon, you're going to have a different experience in different market conditions. All of those cars are going to drive when there's gasoline, and none of those cars are going to drive when there's not gasoline. But here's the thing.

when you have abundant gasoline, you're going to clearly see the difference in terms of performance. Now, if you found yourself getting away with driving like a really unreliable Ford Explorer with terrible gas mileage, well, a Bear Market can be a big wake-up call. That Ford Explorer was dragging you down. The gas mileage is bad, and you just can't frankly afford to keep it.

But if you're doing the right thing and you're trading properly, then saying you were a genius just because you were in a bull market. It's sort of like saying that your Ferrari is just fast because there's gasoline in the tank. The Ferrari was specifically built and fine-tuned over years to become fast. It was designed for performance on the racetrack.

Obviously, if you don't give a gas, it's not gonna move. but that doesn't make it any less of a Ferrari. The reason that Kathy Wood and Warren Buffett have a history of doing bad and Bear Markets is why any long-term investor would have a bad time in Bear Markets. Because their capital market strategies capital Market strategies do the best.

When capital is flowing in, you get rid of the gasoline and they do bad. And obviously Kathy Wood is concentrated in growth stocks and Warren Buffett's a little bit more value guy. but still. I think the analogy is very important.

Now, I'm not saying that I'm a Ferrari or you're a Ferrari, but I'm saying that we should aspire to be a combination of all the aspects of a car that we'd want to drive in any market condition you want. You want the reliability of a Honda, You want the performance of a Ferrari, You want the efficiency of a Prius, and you don't want to be bogged down by old Ford Explorers from 1990.. you could also choose to be partially a motorcycle going in and out in short-term trades. Gasoline in the market comes in cycles and it always has.

Sometimes you have a ton of gasoline all at once, sometimes the gasoline spread out, Sometimes you have no gasoline. Sometimes gasoline is getting sprinkled on certain sectors, so the key is either to dedicate yourself to being one type of car or to be versatile. have many different types of features in your car. Fine tune it be the best that you can be in all market conditions.

Or hey, maybe if gasoline is an issue, just buy a Tesla. Anyways, folks that caps off the video if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us below or join us on Zip Trader Circle. Also, quick plug if you'd like to learn how to trade. With our step-by-step lessons, our private chat, and our daily morning briefings where we brief on all the latest catalysts in the market, Well, I'll go ahead and put a link to Ziptraderu below.

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