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Recent IPOs Glowing Green
David Russell
July 12, 2018

Tech IPOs may be showing signs of life.

Stocks like Huya (HUYA), Pivotal Software (PVTL) and Iqiyi (IQ) rallied hard in May and early June after their initial public offerings (IPOs), only to pull back sharply. But now they’re having positive weeks. Does than mean they’ve stabilized and are poised for more upside?

They mostly fall within two camps under the bigger tech umbrella:

  • Cloud computing: PVTL, Docusign (DOCU) and Smartsheet (SMAR), Dropbox (DBX) and ZScaler (ZS) focus on cloud computing.
  • Chinese tech (focused on digital entertainment): HUYA, IQ and Bilibili (BILI).

One other name stands out even more because it never really pulled back: Spotify (SPOT). In fact, the streaming-music company is making a new all-time today — just one session after closing at a record price.

In conclusion, this isn’t a recommendation and everyone needs to do their own homework. But sentiment has turned more positive toward IPOs and now investors may be buying some pullbacks.

Tags: BILI | DOCU | IQ | PVTL | SMAR | ZS

About the author

David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.