Merk – Algo Buy
Merck said it expects its 2022 sales to increase as much as 18% over last year, mostly on sales of its new COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.

Merck said it expects its 2022 sales to increase as much as 18% over last year, mostly on sales of its new COVID-19 pill, molnupiravir.

PayPal Q4 earnings of $1.11 per share and revenue $6.92 billion.
The stock fell on lower Q1 guidance of $0.87, while analysts had been projecting $1.16. FY22 revenue growth should be approximately 15%.
Look for buying interest to rebuild above the $100 support level.

{SNAP.NYS} is under Algo Engine buy conditions. The correction in high PE technology and the negative impact to earnings from the change in Apple’s advertising privacy regulations have seen Snap correct from $80 down to $38. Even after the 50% correction, Snap remains on 80x PE.
Despite the still high PE ratio, Snap offers tremendous growth and we’re accumulating the stock within our defined range.

5/2 update:
Snap shares rocket as much as 62% on first-ever quarterly net profit.
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Sonic Healthcare is under Algo Engine buy conditions. The underlying earnings remain strong and we expect buying support to build within the $34 – $38 price range.

Commonwealth Bank of is scheduled to report its 1H22 result on 9 February 2022. Forecasting 1H22 cash earnings of $4.3bn with the FY22 interim dividend of $1.74 per share.
We remain underweight Australian banks.

CIM:ASX is likely to see improved earnings in FY22 and we expect to soon see a recovery in the share price.
CIMIC is a high-risk counter-trend investment with the prospect of a multi-year recovery, once earnings hit an inflection point.
| Upcoming key dates | |
| Full year financial results | 10 February 2022 |

CIM:ASX is likely to see improved earnings in FY22 and we expect to soon see a recovery in the share price.
CIMIC is a high-risk counter-trend investment with the prospect of a multi-year recovery, once earnings hit an inflection point.

Gold Road Resources remains our preferred gold exposure.

SLF:AXW is under Algo Engine buy conditions and is a current holding in our ASX ETF model portfolio.
SLF, LLC and GMG are our preferred property exposures.
