Sep 25, 2026 · 29 min
Growth stocks rebound as investors weigh fragile market breadth
Market Bounces To Cap Strong Week For Growth; Microsoft, Amphenol, Bloom Energy, Micron In Focus
The episode maps where growth leadership is strengthening while showing why yields, economic data, and uneven breadth still demand caution.
- 1Growth indexes absorbed a volatile week, but narrow breadth and lagging financials reveal a market that remains divided.
- 2Upcoming employment and inflation data, alongside Micron’s earnings, could reshape expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes.
- 3Microsoft, Amphenol, Bloom Energy, and Micron offer distinct setups, but the hosts favor selective entries and cautious exposure.
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The brief
Rachel Fox and Ed Carson review a volatile week in which growth indexes advanced despite pressure from higher Treasury yields, energy costs, and uneven market breadth.
The hosts argue that improving technical strength across chips, software, and mega-cap growth does not erase resistance, divergent sectors, or the risk of further rate pressure.
Microsoft’s tight consolidation and Amphenol’s move through resistance offer constructive setups, while Bloom Energy’s sharp recovery is framed as a bullish shakeout after a selloff.
Micron becomes the key near-term test: its move above a key price level meets strong expected growth, but earnings risk makes waiting a credible choice.
With employment and inflation data ahead, Rachel Fox and Ed Carson close on watch lists and measured exposure rather than broad market conviction.
What was said on this episode
18 statements · 13 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral
The Nasdaq can withstand more pressure than recent yield increases imposed.
“Apparently, it can take more than this, at least the NASDAQ can.”
Listen at 3:45
Weakness outside technology could eventually affect other growth areas.
“If these signals problems with the economy, eventually that can come and hit. some of these other growth areas as well.”
Listen at 6:16
Cooler economic data could reduce expectations for additional rate hikes.
“If you have some cooler data in the next week, that could start shifting things the other way.”
Listen at 8:14
SpaceX’s Starship test flight is intended to generate revenue by launching satellites.
“this is the first flight that is supposed to generate revenue for them because they're going to launch some satellites that will stay in orbit”
Listen at 8:46
Falling yields and a weaker dollar could substantially lift gold.
“if the yield fall back and the dollar comes back and sort of reverts to the mean a little bit, you can imagine gold coming up quite a bit.”
Listen at 11:11
SMH remains buyable after moving above key technical levels.
“You could still buy it here.”
Listen at 12:42
A breakout above software ETF resistance could create a viable entry.
“you can imagine if it could punch above here, that we could see that would be viable.”
Listen at 13:53
Mega-cap growth’s trend is currently positive.
“the trend has been positive.”
Listen at 14:42
Biotech investment performance is highly dispersed across companies and ETFs.
“Biotech is much more dispersed.”
Listen at 16:34
Biotech remains worth examining despite XBI’s weakness.
“this is an area that I think, despite XBI, I think is still definitely worth looking at.”
Listen at 16:45
Microsoft’s tight consolidation offered an actionable entry.
“this was definitely an actionable thing.”
Listen at 18:18
Investors should favor early entries and nimble trading in choppy markets.
“in these kind of markets, earlier entries and really being nimble is still really important.”
Listen at 21:27
Bloom Energy currently has strong fundamentals.
“the fundamentals are great.”
Listen at 23:27
Bloom Energy can move up or down 40% within a few weeks.
“This is also one that can surge 40% in a couple of weeks. It can plunge 40% in a couple of weeks.”
Listen at 23:28
Investors may want to wait for Micron’s earnings before entering.
“At this point, I think investors might want to wait until the earnings unless they do some kind of option play.”
Listen at 24:30
Micron’s upcoming earnings should be exceptionally strong.
“The earnings should be tremendous.”
Listen at 25:05
Micron could report another 1,000% earnings growth.
“we very easily could have another 1,000% earnings growth.”
Listen at 25:08
Investors should add exposure incrementally rather than aggressively.
“People should be doing it, but it's just be more incremental.”
Listen at 26:58
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