The selloff in the largest technology stocks is evoking memories of September 2020, when the Nasdaq 100 Stock Index tumbled nearly 13% over a three-week span.
The five biggest U.S. technology companies — Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc., Google-parent Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. — have shed more than $600 billion since the Nasdaq 100 peaked on Sept. 7.
The downturn continued Monday, when Amazon.com sank as much as 4.4% and Facebook dropped over 4%, deeper than the 2.8% decline for the S&P 500 Index. Both tech giants are on pace for the worst day in nearly two months.
The dip recalls the about face roughly a year ago in the stocks of the nation’s technology behemoths, which had surged more than 70% from the lows seen soon after the pandemic struck the U.S. That rout — which began with a more than 5% drop in the Nasdaq 100 on Sept. 3 — turned out to be only a brief pause, with the tech-heavy index going on to hit new record highs through early this month.
While the pain in U.S. stock markets on Monday was broad based amid speculation over the fallout of China’s real-estate industry slowdown, it was particularly acute for the so-called megacap tech companies that have a disproportionate influence on the S&P 500 due to their market values.
To some like Ross Gerber, chief executive of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, this selloff may be a good chance to buy the dip.
“I haven’t started yet, but I’m going to be buying soon,” he said in an interview. “There’s lots of opportunity out there in these kinds of selloffs.”
Up until this month’s peak, technology stocks had been on a winning streak this year, with the Nasdaq 100 posting a nearly 22% return.
Apple, the world’s largest publicly traded company, has since fallen more than 9%, erasing more than $230 billion in market value. Facebook has fallen over 8%.
OVERVIEW
OnMyWay Is The #1 Distracted Driving Mobile App In The Nation!
OnMyWay, based in Charleston, SC, The Only Mobile App That Pays its Users Not to Text and Drive.
The #1 cause of death among young adults ages 16-27 is Car Accidents, with the majority related to Distracted Driving.
OnMyWay’s mission is to reverse this epidemic through positive rewards. Users get paid for every mile they do not text and drive and can refer their friends to get compensated for them as well.
The money earned can then be used for Cash Cards, Gift Cards, Travel Deals and Much, Much More….
The company also makes it a point to let users know that OnMyWay does NOT sell users data and only tracks them for purposes of providing a better experience while using the app.
The OnMyWay app is free to download and is currently available on both the App Store for iPhones and Google Play for Android @ OnMyWay; Drive Safe, Get Paid.
Download App Now – https://r.onmyway.com
Sponsors and advertisers can contact the company directly through their website @ www.onmyway.com.