Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Apple and Alphabet

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – June 30, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Nasdaq 100 Index QQQ, Apple AAPL and Alphabet GOOGL.3 Reasons Investors Should Buy in JulyFirst Pullback to 50-day Moving AverageOn Wall Street, even the strongest uptrends and bull markets eventually succumb to gravity and must pullback. Rather than chasing highs like most retail investors do, "smart", big-money institutional investors often act as liquidity providers during market pullbacks and buy the dip. Rather than arbitrarily buying pullbacks, these institutional investors use moving averages to smooth out price. The 50-day simple moving average is the most optimal moving average to gauge the intermediate-term trend.However, not all pullbacks to the 50-day moving average are created equally. The first pullback to the 50-day moving average after a correction or bear market is typically the most high-probability buy zone. For instance, the first pullback to the 50-day moving average following the COVID-19 and tariff corrections served as a phenomenal buy zone. Currently, the Nasdaq 100 Index is retreating to the 50-day moving average for the first time since emerging from the Iran War correction, offering investors a high-probability buy zone.July Seasonally StrongThe end of June and the beginning of July is one of the strongest seasonal periods for stocks. According to Jeffrey Hirsch (@AlmanacTrader), the Nasdaq's 12-day Midyear Rally spans the last 3 days of June through the first 9 days of July and has gained 2.5% since 1985 on average and is up 78% of the time.Meanwhile, July has been unusually strong recently. In fact, the S&P 500 Index has been higher in July for eleven consecutive years!Market Participation BroadeningFor years, one of the key arguments among bearish Wall Street analysts has been that the "Magnificent 7" stocks have artificially propped up the major market indices due to their massive market caps. Last week, Apple dragged down the index after the company announced price hikes for many of its products due to memory shortages. Meanwhile, Alphabt shares fell on news that it lost some of its top AI talent to privately held Anthropic.Nevertheless, the market is exhibiting bullish breadth beneath the surface. Ryan Detrick (@RyanDetrick) points out that although the S&P 500 was down 2% last week thanks to the Mag 7 weakness, "more stocks are above the 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages than at the start of the week." Detrick added, "In fact, 65% of the components are above their 200-day moving average, which is the most since early March."Bottom LineA perfect bullish storm of seasonality, a high-probability technical pullback, and market breadth improvement is brewing for investors in July.Why Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?Since 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +7.7% average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +48.4%, +50.2% and +56.7% per year.Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.See Stocks Free >>Media ContactZacks Investment Research800-767-3771 ext. 9339support@zacks.comhttps://www.zacks.comPast performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. 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