1.Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) etched higher and may re-take the $14 level ahead of the ER on May 1. The stock is recovering from the GS downgrade.2.Despite weak quarterly results, Freeport-McMoran (FCX) still bounced back on the markets. Revenue rose 3.1% Y/Y. Still, FCX expects cash flow of $4B, down from $4.3 billion Y/Y. Operations in America and Indonesia will support the company’s outlook.3.Financials outperformed: see Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC).4.Gold took a turn for the worst. Barrick Gold (ABX) fell 10%. Worse is the ETN, NUGT, which fell ~15% on the day. The strong US dollar is a big problem for the yellow metal.5.The DOW touched 21,000.Tax breaks from the government and the post-election results in France (no “Frexit” it seems) is driving SPY, DJIA, and QQQ.6.Twitter’s (TWTR) earnings are this week. Expect poor numbers. Perhaps the stock will rally because someone will buy it. Anyone will at this low price.Do you have the Twitter app? Few click on it:7.Amazon.com (AMZN) reports results this week. $1000/share next?8.Qualcomm (QCOM) is underperforming post-ER on a light outlook. Deep value play in semi and mobile with QCOM. It is a good buying idea.9.Poor Himax Technology (HIMX) did not participate in the market rally today. The LCoS designer and 8K panel parts supplier is constantly manipulated by bears (and bulls, to a lesser extent). Read https://aff.whotrades.com/t/b/nzdt3ta4/">more here.10.Join Value Stocks via a stockTwits login. “Like” this post to “ping” a signal to other Value Stocks group members.If you missed it: MicroVision (MVIS) is the stock pick of the month.Downgrade Goldman Sachs (GS), long AMD.