{"id":79491,"date":"2026-05-18T15:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/?p=79491"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:22:39","slug":"sami-abusaad-shorting-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2026\/05\/18\/sami-abusaad-shorting-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Shorting the Greatest Stocks on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sami Abusaad believes the market topped out.<\/p>\n<p>And he shorted the greatest stocks on Earth. The raging semiconductors.<\/p>\n<p>Find out why he targeted these names in particular:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Actionable Swing Trade Ideas for May 18 \u2013 2, 2026 | Market Update\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0zE_sFsH7P0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sami explains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why he shorted red hot semiconductor names like <strong>Micron<\/strong> (MU), <strong>AMD<\/strong> (AMD) and <strong>Intel<\/strong> (INTC)<\/li>\n<li>What we need to see from Monday's action<\/li>\n<li>His potential downside targets for <strong>SPY<\/strong> and <strong>QQQ<\/strong>, if the bear case triggers<\/li>\n<li>Where <strong>IWM<\/strong> could go<\/li>\n<li>The buy setup in <strong>Duolingo<\/strong> (DUOL)<\/li>\n<li>The healthcare play that is Sami's #1 name right now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sami Abusaad believes the market topped out. 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