Market Bytes

By Matt Derron

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Market Bytes is a show about tech and stocks. Breaking down the businesses and technology that dominates the market, making sense of the financial headlines, and sharing the details of my own personal portfolio.


Episode Date
My Stock Portfolio Recap for December 2025
Jan 05, 2026
My Stock Portfolio Recap for November 2025
Dec 01, 2025
PINS Update: Never Buy a Broken Chart
Nov 24, 2025
Nvidia’s Earnings Are In. Here’s What It Means.
Nov 20, 2025
I Used Alpha Picks for a Year. Here’s What I Found.
Nov 12, 2025
3 Critical Numbers from these Earnings Reports (NET, PLTR, AMZN)
Nov 10, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for October 2025
Nov 03, 2025
Some Big Earnings Moves (FI, META, V, CAT, GOOGL, MSFT)
Oct 31, 2025
This is Why I Stopped Focusing on Valuation
Oct 22, 2025
Why are ASML and TSM's Revenue Growth so Different?
Oct 16, 2025
What does the AMD & OpenAI deal really mean?
Oct 09, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: September 2025
Oct 06, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for September 2025
Oct 02, 2025
I Added a New Way to Find Stock Ideas
Sep 30, 2025
I Just Added a New Long Position
Sep 24, 2025
This is Why People Keep Investing in Intel
Sep 23, 2025
Everyone is talking about this Top Rated stock
Sep 15, 2025
I Automated My Stock Research | StockBytes Full Review
Sep 10, 2025
The Matrix of Duolingo: Is it the Red Pill or Blue Pill?
Sep 08, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for August 2025
Sep 02, 2025
2 Key Takeaways from NVDA and SNOW's Earnings Reports
Aug 28, 2025
Why are 95% of Gen AI Projects Failing?
Aug 25, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: July 2025
Aug 14, 2025
Is This the Future of Google's Search Business?
Aug 11, 2025
Tech Earnings are Heating Up
Aug 05, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for July 2025
Aug 01, 2025
Meta and Microsoft's Earnings are Proof of This
Jul 31, 2025
Revisiting the Story For All My Stocks
Jul 28, 2025
The Stock Market is at All-Time Highs. Here's What I'm Doing.
Jul 21, 2025
This is the Issue People Have with Valuing Stocks
Jul 16, 2025
I Just Bought Palantir. Here's Why.
Jul 11, 2025
This is My One Issue with Robinhood
Jul 08, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for June 2025
Jul 02, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: June 2025
Jun 27, 2025
Is the Market About to Come Down Again?
Jun 23, 2025
This is the Best Fintech Stock in the Market
Jun 17, 2025
Is Apple's AI Strategy Good Enough?
Jun 13, 2025
I Finally Dug Into Palantir. Here’s What I Found.
Jun 09, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for May 2025
Jun 02, 2025
Nvidia's Earnings Show the AI Trade is Still Strong
May 29, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: May 2025
May 27, 2025
Snowflake's Stock is Macro-Proof (so far)
May 23, 2025
I’m Saying Goodbye to these 2 Stocks
May 20, 2025
This is the Most Exciting Stock in my Portfolio
May 16, 2025
The Curious Case of Google's Stock
May 13, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for April 2025
May 06, 2025
Earnings Roundup: GOOGL, META, AAPL, AMZN
May 03, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: April 2025
Apr 28, 2025
Earnings Roundup: UNH, TSM, and AXP!
Apr 24, 2025
Is It Time To Worry About Nvidia?
Apr 16, 2025
This Indicator Gives Me Confidence About My Stocks
Apr 10, 2025
Thoughts on Tariffs, Stocks, and America
Apr 07, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for March 2025
Apr 04, 2025
People aren’t ready for this Market
Mar 31, 2025
Here’s what to expect from SCHD in 2025
Mar 26, 2025
This is one stock I’m watching right now
Mar 20, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: March 2025
Mar 17, 2025
Stocks are down. Here's what I've changed.
Mar 13, 2025
Is Google’s Stock Undervalued Right Now?
Mar 10, 2025
Grading My Best and Worst Analysis (Again)
Mar 05, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for February 2025
Mar 03, 2025
Is it Time to Worry About Your Tech Stocks?
Feb 27, 2025
Is Snowflake Overhyped or a SaaS Data Winner?
Feb 24, 2025
Tech Stock Roundup: What’s Going On With TSMC?
Feb 17, 2025
Alpha Picks Performance Update: February 2025
Feb 12, 2025
Earnings Updates: Cloudflare’s On The Rise
Feb 10, 2025
Earnings Updates: Why is Google Dropping?
Feb 06, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for January 2025
Feb 03, 2025
Earnings Update: I Sold Something
Jan 30, 2025
What Does Deepseek Mean for Tech Stocks?
Jan 27, 2025
Seeking Alpha Premium Just Got Better
Jan 24, 2025
TSMC’s Dominance Keeps Growing
Jan 21, 2025
Why Are Stock Valuation Metrics Different Sometimes?
Jan 17, 2025
Stocks are off to a Rough Start in 2025
Jan 15, 2025
This is How I Will Use Alpha Picks In 2025
Jan 13, 2025
4 Tips For Transferring Stocks to Different Brokerages
Jan 08, 2025
This Might Be The Biggest Business Trend in 2025
Jan 06, 2025
My Stock Portfolio Recap for December 2024
Jan 02, 2025
How I’m Preparing My Portfolio Strategy for 2025
Dec 27, 2024
My 2024 Channel Recap and Plans for 2025
Dec 24, 2024
This is One of the Best Books for Stock Pickers
Dec 20, 2024
The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) is Changing. Here’s Why.
Dec 17, 2024
The Truth About Technical Analysis That No One Tells You
Dec 13, 2024
3 Tools for Picking Better Stocks in Less Time
Dec 10, 2024
Will Big Tech Stocks Continue to Dominate in 2025?
Dec 06, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in November ($340,000 Account)
Dec 02, 2024
Is Alpha Picks Worth the Cost?
Nov 27, 2024
Is Snowball Analytics Worth It?
Nov 25, 2024
Nvidia Might Actually Be Undervalued
Nov 21, 2024
What I Expect From the Stock Market in 2025
Nov 18, 2024
Peter Lynch’s Six Category Method for Stocks
Nov 14, 2024
This is the Most Important AI Company in the World
Nov 11, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in October ($324,000 Account)
Nov 04, 2024
These are Still the Best Companies in the Market
Nov 01, 2024
Earnings Season is Starting Better Than Expected
Oct 30, 2024
The Real Truth About Credit Scores (Not What You Heard)
Oct 23, 2024
Is Amex’s Amazing Run Coming to an End?
Oct 21, 2024
These New ETFs Sound a Little Scary
Oct 18, 2024
Is Tesla’s Future Vision Worth Buying Into?
Oct 14, 2024
Answering Comments: Why Did Your Investing Strategy Change?
Oct 11, 2024
I Tried Google's NotebookLM and it Blew My Mind
Oct 07, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in September ($310,000 Account)
Oct 03, 2024
I’ve Been Tracking My Portfolio Performance Wrong
Sep 30, 2024
I Read The Full DOJ Complaint Against Visa. Here’s What I Found
Sep 26, 2024
Will Walmart’s Real-Time Payments Actually Matter?
Sep 23, 2024
Is Salesforce (CRM) being disrupted by AI?
Sep 19, 2024
AI’s Not in a Bubble w/ Dr. Ankur Crawford
Sep 16, 2024
This Might Be the Best Bargain in Big Tech
Sep 12, 2024
This is How Data Can Help You Understand Stocks
Sep 09, 2024
Cloudflare: Tech Stock with an Edge
Sep 05, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in August ($302,000 Account)
Sep 02, 2024
Nvidia Earnings: Is the Party Over?
Aug 30, 2024
Rate cuts are on the way. Now what?
Aug 26, 2024
Forget Recession, Focus on This Instead
Aug 22, 2024
The Market is Overpriced, But Does It Matter?
Aug 19, 2024
Answering Comments: Am I Buying SBUX again?
Aug 15, 2024
Is Caterpillar’s (CAT) run over?
Aug 12, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in July ($283,000 Account)
Aug 07, 2024
Buffett sells Apple and what is the Yen carry trade?
Aug 05, 2024
Has Big Tech Signaled a Market Top?
Aug 02, 2024
This Market Doesn’t Make Sense. Here’s Why.
Aug 01, 2024
This is How I Evaluate Share Buybacks
Jul 29, 2024
Stock Earnings Have Started. Is it Time to Worry?
Jul 25, 2024
The Most Important Part to Being a Successful Investor
Jul 22, 2024
How I’m Approaching Stocks for the Rest of 2024
Jul 18, 2024
The Truth about Social Security and Investing
Jul 15, 2024
This is a Critical Part of Valuing Stocks
Jul 10, 2024
This is Why META Keeps Winning
Jul 08, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in June ($291,000 Account)
Jul 03, 2024
What Walgreens and Nvidia tell us about Analyzing Stocks
Jul 01, 2024
Here’s the Issue with These Common Investing Myths
Jun 14, 2024
Are Apple’s Plans Enough to Bring Growth Back?
Jun 12, 2024
Lululemon's Growth Story is Intact...For Now
Jun 07, 2024
Grading My Best and Worst Stock Analysis
Jun 05, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in May ($279,000 Account)
Jun 03, 2024
This is What Investors are Missing About AI
May 31, 2024
This is Why I Stopped Using Price Targets
May 29, 2024
Nvidia Does It Again, but is LULU a Lemon?
May 24, 2024
Forget the Numbers, This is What Investing is About
May 22, 2024
META is a Cash Flow Machine
May 20, 2024
The Future is Going To Be Weird and Amazing
May 17, 2024
What I Expect From Nvidia’s Earnings
May 15, 2024
Is McDonald's (MCD) Still A Good Stock?
May 13, 2024
Answering Comments: Why Not Just Buy The Index?
May 08, 2024
Why Did Warren Buffett Sell Apple (AAPL)?
May 06, 2024
Is Starbucks (SBUX) a Buy After Earnings?
May 03, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in April ($268,000 Account)
May 01, 2024
Google’s Earnings are Even Better Than You Think
Apr 29, 2024
What Actually Happened to MSCI?
Apr 26, 2024
Does This New Book Mean Trouble for Amazon?
Apr 24, 2024
This is How I Find New Stocks to Research
Apr 22, 2024
3 Signs the Economy is Worse Than We Think
Apr 19, 2024
The Best Place For Your Cash: Savings Accounts, Money Markets, or CDs?
Apr 17, 2024
Ranking My Best and Worst Stock Decisions
Apr 15, 2024
The Big Takeaway from Amazon’s Shareholder Letter
Apr 12, 2024
This Is The Worst Stock I Ever Bought
Apr 10, 2024
If You Think Investing Is Scary, Watch This
Apr 08, 2024
This Is How Robinhood Can Afford Giving You 3% Back
Apr 03, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in March ($273,000 Account)
Apr 01, 2024
This Has Crushed Nvidia and Bitcoin in 2024
Mar 27, 2024
Is SCHD still worth it in 2024?
Mar 25, 2024
I Finally Dug Into NVIDIA. Here’s What I Found.
Mar 21, 2024
This Is Why Financial Education Matters More Than Ever
Mar 18, 2024
Retail Investors Are Back, What Does It Mean For Markets?
Mar 13, 2024
This Is The Only ETF That Most People Need
Mar 11, 2024
Is the Apple (AAPL) Era Over?
Mar 06, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in February ($264,000 Account)
Mar 04, 2024
4 Takeaways From Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 Annual Letter
Feb 28, 2024
People Under 40 Don’t Like Dave Ramsey. Here’s Why.
Feb 26, 2024
These Two Stocks Just Got Added To My Portfolio
Feb 21, 2024
This is the Real Reason Picking Stocks Is So Hard
Feb 19, 2024
Stocks Drop On Inflation Worries, But Will It Continue?
Feb 14, 2024
My Hershey’s (HSY) Outlook Has Changed. Here’s Why.
Feb 12, 2024
Answering Comments: Why am I such a FOMO investor?
Feb 07, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in January ($260,000 Account)
Feb 05, 2024
This Stock Soared After Missing Earnings
Jan 31, 2024
This Peter Lynch Tactic Can Make You A Better Investor
Jan 30, 2024
This is Why Stocks Are Going Up
Jan 24, 2024
This Stock Is Cheaper Than It Looks
Jan 22, 2024
Is This ETF the Best for Dividend Growth?
Jan 17, 2024
Bitcoin ETFs Are Here, But Should You Buy?
Jan 15, 2024
This Could Be Really Bad for Investors
Jan 10, 2024
Don’t Fall Into This Trap with Stocks
Jan 08, 2024
These Are My Top 4 Stocks for 2024
Jan 03, 2024
How Much My Portfolio Earned in December ($254,000 Account)
Jan 01, 2024
The Fed Just Pivoted. Or Did They?
Dec 18, 2023
Can You Really Time the Market?
Dec 13, 2023
Answering Your Most Asked Questions
Dec 11, 2023
3 Simple Rules for Success in Life and Investing
Dec 06, 2023
How Much My Portfolio Earned in November ($245,000 Account)
Dec 04, 2023
Is the Bull Market Back for Stocks?
Nov 29, 2023
Is Caterpillar (CAT) Worth Buying?
Nov 27, 2023
Is Seeking Alpha Premium worth it?
Nov 22, 2023
This is the Biggest Obstacle to Being a Successful Investor
Nov 20, 2023
Everybody’s Wrong about Picking Stocks
Nov 15, 2023
Revisiting PayPal, Disney, and Crocs after Earnings
Nov 13, 2023
Is Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) a Growth Stock Worth Buying?
Nov 08, 2023
How Much My Portfolio Earned in October ($230,000 Account)
Nov 06, 2023
What to expect from Apple (AAPL) earnings this week
Nov 01, 2023
Is Coca-Cola Still Worth Buying? KO Stock Analysis
Oct 30, 2023
This Is Why American Express Keeps Going Down
Oct 25, 2023
Don’t Make This Common Mistake with Vanguard ETFs
Oct 23, 2023
Ignore the headlines with your stocks. Do THIS instead.
Oct 18, 2023
Are weight loss drugs REALLY impacting stocks?
Oct 16, 2023
Is it time to worry about U.S. stocks?
Oct 11, 2023
Is Hershey’s (HSY) stock worth buying?
Oct 09, 2023
How Much My Portfolio Earned in September ($222,000 Account)
Oct 04, 2023
What does a Recession actually mean for Stocks?
Oct 02, 2023
People are Wrong about Dividend Stocks. Here’s why
Sep 27, 2023
Is Dollar General a Buy Now? DG Stock Analysis
Sep 25, 2023
Fed Pauses Rate Hikes. What does it mean for Stocks?
Sep 22, 2023
How Many Stocks Should You Own in your Portfolio?
Sep 20, 2023
Is Crocs a Buy Now? CROX Stock Analysis
Sep 18, 2023
Are YieldMax ETFs Worth It? TSLY ETF Review
Sep 15, 2023
SCHD is Underperforming in 2023. Here's why.
Sep 13, 2023
Is Nike a Buy Now? NKE Stock Analysis
Sep 11, 2023
How Much My Portfolio Earned in August ($224,000 Account)
Sep 08, 2023
This is why JEPI is Wrong for Most Investors
Sep 06, 2023
Sometimes Picking Stocks is Obvious | Visa Stock Analysis
Aug 31, 2023
Do I regret buying Apple (AAPL)? Portfolio Earnings Roundup
Aug 23, 2023
Index Funds vs Stocks - What's the Best Approach?
Aug 16, 2023
Revealing My $227K Dividend Growth Portfolio
Aug 09, 2023
I bought Apple (AAPL) at the top. Here's why.
Aug 02, 2023
This 2 ETF Portfolio Crushes the S&P 500
Jul 26, 2023
The Secret to SCHD Success that No One is Talking About
Jul 18, 2023
I Shouldn’t Have Bought Walmart (WMT)
Jul 07, 2023
I FINALLY bought this stock. It’s now my biggest holding.
Jun 29, 2023
Millionaire Status is Overrated. Focus on this instead.
Jun 21, 2023
NVIDIA is up 3X this year. Will it continue?
Jun 01, 2023