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#235 Alpha Score 76.9

Liz Young Thomas

Head of Investment Strategy, SoFi
@LizThomasStrat · tracked since Jan 2026
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Alpha Score 76.9
Calls
14
Win Rate
64.3%
return
+3.5%
Calls 14 136 Posts tracked · 0.7/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 3
90d 6
Best Calls
SLV Short +36.8%
QQQ Long +18.8%
XSW Long +17.5%
Worst Calls
ETH Long -20.6%
GLD Long -19.5%
BTC Long -12.8%
Most Mentioned
XLV ×3
SMH ×2
IGV ×1
Recent Calls
XLRE Long 1 week ago
MAGS Long 2 weeks ago
SPY Long 1 month ago
Win Rate 64% Long 12 Short 2
Win Rate
7d 50%
30d 73%
90d 50%
Average Return +3.5% Long Return +0.1% Short Return +23.6%
Average Return
7d +0.4%
30d +3.4%
90d +2.8%
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Long
May 18
$144.97
+11.1%
Long healthcare, trim tech.
Investors should trim positions in high-flying tech/AI names and redeploy capital into the healthcare sector, which is poised to benefit from AI adoption but has not yet run up as much.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Jul 08
$44.30
+2.6%
Real estate bottomed with rate support.
Real estate valuations have bottomed and rates are set to help.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Jul 01
$65.82
+1.7%
Mag 7 returns in second half
The Magnificent Seven lagged in the first half but will come back in the second half as investors flood back into those big names during any volatility.
Thematic ETFs
Short
Jul 01
$620.08
+10.4%
Semiconductors face more near-term downside
Semiconductors will continue to see volatility and more downside in the near term because of the big run they have already had.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Jun 11
$739.27
+0.5%
Equity bull run has more room
The equity bull run since the ChatGPT trigger still has room to run. We haven't reached ridiculous excess, and the fundamental story is intact. The recent pullback in AI was a rotation, not a risk-off shift, and the geopolitics easing removes growth risks, setting up further upside.
Equity Indexes
Long
May 14
$578.41
-4.0%
AI spending drives semiconductor stocks higher
Investors are looking to equities to offset economic growth scares, and that leads them to technology stocks, particularly semiconductor stocks, which benefit from strong AI-driven spending, revenue gains, and rising earnings guidance. Even if consumer spending slows later in the year, risk appetite remains strong, supporting these stocks.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Apr 01
$583.78
+18.8%
Liz Thomas explicitly said QQQ has experienced multiple compression since October highs, but earnings continue to go up, and she thinks the dislocation closes by prices going up, with multiples already rising slightly recently. Earnings growth should drive price appreciation as the disconnect between compressed multiples and rising earnings corrects through multiple expansion. LONG based on fundamental earnings growth and anticipated re-rating. If earnings growth stalls or multiples compress further due to market conditions.
Liz Thomas explicitly said QQQ has experienced multiple compression since October highs, but earnings continue to go up, and she thinks the dislocation closes by prices going up, with multiples already rising slightly recently. Earnings growth should drive price appreciation as the disconnect between compressed multiples and rising earnings corrects through multiple expansion. LONG based on fundamental earnings growth and anticipated re-rating. If earnings growth stalls or multiples compress further due to market conditions.
Equity Indexes
Long
Mar 17
$74205.00
-12.8%
Buy BTC as price recaptures the 50-day MA following a significant sentiment washout; speaker views the recovery as a genuine trend reversal rather than a bear-market bounce to fade.
Buy BTC as price recaptures the 50-day MA following a significant sentiment washout; speaker views the recovery as a genuine trend reversal rather than a bear-market bounce to fade.
Crypto Assets
Long
Mar 17
$2342.04
-20.6%
Buy ETH on 50-day MA recapture post-sentiment washout; speaker explicitly acknowledges overbought readings but argues the post-washout context makes the setup a legitimate upswing, reducing the overbought concern.
Buy ETH on 50-day MA recapture post-sentiment washout; speaker explicitly acknowledges overbought readings but argues the post-washout context makes the setup a legitimate upswing, reducing the overbought concern.
Crypto Assets
Long
Mar 16
$85.11
+9.1%
"Software found its bottom or at least is in the bottoming process and investors are looking for ways to position in some of those that maybe were called falling knives before but now it is fallen." Software stocks have already been severely beaten down and are showing relative strength by bouncing on rough market days. Because software companies have high margins and are less directly exposed to physical supply chain and energy shocks, they offer a fundamentally sound area for investors looking to deploy risk capital. LONG software equities as they have completed their bottoming process and offer a high-margin refuge from physical commodity shocks. A broad market capitulation event or a renewed spike in long-term interest rates could cause further multiple compression in high-valuation software names.
"Software found its bottom or at least is in the bottoming process and investors are looking for ways to position in some of those that maybe were called falling knives before but now it is fallen." Software stocks have already been severely beaten down and are showing relative strength by bouncing on rough market days. Because software companies have high margins and are less directly exposed to physical supply chain and energy shocks, they offer a fundamentally sound area for investors looking to deploy risk capital. LONG software equities as they have completed their bottoming process and offer a high-margin refuge from physical commodity shocks. A broad market capitulation event or a renewed spike in long-term interest rates could cause further multiple compression in high-valuation software names.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Mar 16
$151.00
+17.5%
"Software found its bottom or at least is in the bottoming process and investors are looking for ways to position in some of those that maybe were called falling knives before but now it is fallen." Software stocks have already been severely beaten down and are showing relative strength by bouncing on rough market days. Because software companies have high margins and are less directly exposed to physical supply chain and energy shocks, they offer a fundamentally sound area for investors looking to deploy risk capital. LONG software equities as they have completed their bottoming process and offer a high-margin refuge from physical commodity shocks. A broad market capitulation event or a renewed spike in long-term interest rates could cause further multiple compression in high-valuation software names.
"Software found its bottom or at least is in the bottoming process and investors are looking for ways to position in some of those that maybe were called falling knives before but now it is fallen." Software stocks have already been severely beaten down and are showing relative strength by bouncing on rough market days. Because software companies have high margins and are less directly exposed to physical supply chain and energy shocks, they offer a fundamentally sound area for investors looking to deploy risk capital. LONG software equities as they have completed their bottoming process and offer a high-margin refuge from physical commodity shocks. A broad market capitulation event or a renewed spike in long-term interest rates could cause further multiple compression in high-valuation software names.
Thematic ETFs
Short
Jan 30
$80.04
+36.8%
Silver's >20% single-day drop still leaves it far from oversold relative to its prior rally, and moving average positioning suggests further downside — bearish technical setup with room to extend losses.
Silver's >20% single-day drop still leaves it far from oversold relative to its prior rally, and moving average positioning suggests further downside — bearish technical setup with room to extend losses.
Commodities
Long
Jan 23
$457.77
-19.5%
Buy gold as its 25% share of world reserves, while elevated, remains below USD's share and far below its 1970s-80s peak, leaving structural room for continued central bank reserve diversification to drive prices higher.
Buy gold as its 25% share of world reserves, while elevated, remains below USD's share and far below its 1970s-80s peak, leaving structural room for continued central bank reserve diversification to drive prices higher.
Commodities
Long
Jan 15
$57.99
-2.6%
Buy JPY (via FXY) as the currency has depreciated from 147 to 158 against USD over four months despite no change in real yield differentials, leaving it significantly mispriced relative to a regression fair value of 125-130.
Buy JPY (via FXY) as the currency has depreciated from 147 to 158 against USD over four months despite no change in real yield differentials, leaving it significantly mispriced relative to a regression fair value of 125-130.
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Liz Young Thomas has 14 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 13 tickers since January 2026. Ranked #235 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: XLV, SMH, IGV.