Lucas Downey

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Data, evidence, markets, outliers, opinions my own, no financial advice

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Earnings and Inflows Push Heico Shares Up 34%

3 days ago | fxempire.com | Lucas Downey

Electronics manufacturer Heico Corporation (HEI) up 155.6% since first outlier signal in 2019. HEI makes electronic equipment for the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Its flight support and electronic technologies lines of business have both flourished recently.
Stocks Playbook for Geopolitical Tensions (Overreacting is Costly)

6 days ago | fxempire.com | Lucas Downey

Conflict is igniting in the Middle East once again. Geopolitical events like wars, debt downgrades, tariffs, or rate shocks are never fun because uncertainty is unsettling. While we don’t know the future, at MoneyFlows we’ve learned how overreacting is often costly. So, let’s examine a stocks playbook for geopolitical tensions. Hasty, Harmful DecisionsIn April 2024, Iran attacked Israel. Many wondered if this would lead to further escalation and a broadened war.
Stocks Playbook for Geopolitical Tensions (Overreacting is Costly)

6 days ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Downey

While we don’t know the future, at MoneyFlows we’ve learned how overreacting is often costly. So, let’s examine a stocks playbook for geopolitical tensions. In April 2024, Iran attacked Israel. Many wondered if this would lead to further escalation and a broadened war. Investors worried that an expanded war would have massive economic implications, affecting stocks negatively. But that worry didn’t translate into action – the S&P 500 (SPX) rose 18.6% since.
Big Money Lifts Disney 1,427% Since First Outlier Buy

1 week ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Downey

DIS is a globally known international family entertainment and media enterprise. It owns and operates television and radio production, distribution, broadcasting, direct-to-consumer services, amusement parks, and hotels, as well as the ESPN sports network and related entities. DIS recently announced a new theme park in Abu Dhabi as well as an ad partnership with Amazon that aims to revolutionize ad targeting in the streaming age.
Big Money Lifts Disney 1,427% Since First Outlier Buy

1 week ago | fxempire.com | Lucas Downey

Shares of entertainment giant Disney, Inc. (DIS) up over 1,400% since first outlier signal in 1990. DIS is a globally known international family entertainment and media enterprise. It owns and operates television and radio production, distribution, broadcasting, direct-to-consumer services, amusement parks, and hotels, as well as the ESPN sports network and related entities.
(06/20/25) SPX: How Stocks React to Mideast Conflicts – and What to Do NOW

1 week ago | moneyshow.com | Lucas Downey

Stocks have gone nowhere in the last month. Much of this lackluster performance may be attributed to the Israeli conflict with Iran. So, let’s unpack a Middle East war and market projections playbook for the S&P 500 Index (^SPX). While the future is unknown, we’ve come to learn that overreacting often proves costly, suggests Lucas Downey, co-founder at MoneyFlows. Geopolitical events are never fun to sit through.
Visa Shares Up 2,655% Since Big Money Bought In

1 week ago | fxempire.com | Lucas Downey

Visa Inc. (V) saw first outlier signal in 2009, has rocketed up since. V is one of the world’s largest payment networks, collecting fees from debit and credit cards around the world. It operates in more than 200 countries and processed nearly 316 billion transactions in the year ending March 31 ($16.1 trillion in total volume). Visa is also growing its business via direct global payments and tie-ins with cryptocurrencies.
Visa Shares Up 2,655% Since Big Money Bought In

1 week ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Downey

V is one of the world’s largest payment networks, collecting fees from debit and credit cards around the world. It operates in more than 200 countries and processed nearly 316 billion transactions in the year ending March 31 ($16.1 trillion in total volume). Visa is also growing its business via direct global payments and tie-ins with cryptocurrencies. As for earnings, V’s second-quarter fiscal 2025 report showed 9% year-over-year revenue growth and per-share earnings growth of 10%.
Bullish Big Money Buying Axon

2 weeks ago | fxempire.com | Lucas Downey

Personal defense and digital evidence company Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON) is up over 673% since its first Outlier signal in June 2020. AXON provides equipment, training, and related services for personal defense, including TASER devices, body cameras, training, and more, along with digital evidence solutions. Its customers are primarily law enforcement agencies.
Outlier Inflows Boosting Carpenter Technology

2 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Lucas Downey

CRS produces and distributes specialty alloys, including titanium, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, tool steels, and drilling tools. The company’s business segments include aerospace and defense, energy, transportation, medical, industrial and consumer, and distribution. Financially, CRS’s third-quarter fiscal 2025 report showed record operating income of $137.8 million, which is a 53% year-over-year jump. Diluted per-share earnings were $1.88.