3 Tech Stocks You'll Wish You Bought on This Dip (One Is Down 15% Today)

Felix & Friends (Goat Academy)•Jul 24, 2026

Summary

Felix provides a strategic framework for navigating market crashes, emphasizing that price drops often reflect sentiment shifts or institutional rotations rather than fundamental business failures. Felix explains his three-part 'dip or trap' test: checking if the business fundamentals (sales and guidance) actually broke, determining if the entire sector is down (rotation), and identifying where the 'smart money' is moving. Felix emphasizes that while retail investors panic over headlines, institutional whales move billions into defensive sectors or high-performing laggards.

**Intel (INTC):** Felix identifies Intel as a top pick following its recent earnings, noting that revenue grew 25% and earnings per share doubled analyst expectations. Felix highlights the 59% growth in the data center and AI division along with a massive 3-million-chip order from Google. However, Felix cautions that the stock remains below its 50-day moving average, which represents a technical risk for new entries.

**Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ):** Felix recommends the QQQ (or QQQM for lower fees) as a 'lazy' but smart pick to capture the top 100 tech stocks in one transaction. Felix argues that because the basket's collective sales and profits continue to grow, buying the dip in this index is a historically sound strategy. Felix states that this approach mitigates the risk of a single company failing while participating in the broader tech sector's recovery.

**Philip Morris (PM):** Felix reveals that he personally bought Philip Morris recently because big money is rotating into defensive stocks with high margins. Felix notes that over 40% of the company's revenue now comes from smoke-free products like Zyn, and the company recently crushed earnings with raised guidance. Felix points out that the stock reached all-time highs while tech was crashing, proving its strength as a rotation play.

**Tesla (TSLA):** Felix explicitly avoids Tesla, arguing that unlike Intel, Tesla's business fundamentals have actually deteriorated with shrinking margins under 17% and negative free cash flow. Felix states that the forward price-to-earnings ratio of over 200 is too high, as it prices in future 'dreams' like robotaxis that have not yet generated revenue. Felix prefers to wait for institutional money to rotate back into the stock before considering an entry.

Mentioned Stocks

INTC

Sentiment: BUYAction: RECOMMENDED

Reasoning: Felix highlights that Intel reported 25% revenue growth and earnings per share that doubled expectations. Felix notes that the AI and data center business grew 59% and Google placed a large order, signifying a fundamental turnaround even if the stock is technically below the 50-day moving average.

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TSLA

Sentiment: SELL

Reasoning: Felix advises staying away from Tesla, categorizing it as a falling knife. Felix points to deteriorating fundamentals, including margins dropping below 17%, negative free cash flow, and a forward P/E over 200, which Felix argues prices in unproven future technologies like humanoid robots and robotaxis.

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QQQ

Sentiment: BUYAction: RECOMMENDED

Reasoning: Felix views this index as a safe way to play the tech sector's growth while diversifying away from single-stock risk. Felix states that buying the dip in QQQ is a winning strategy because the underlying companies are still generating record profits despite the current rotation-driven price drop.

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Sentiment: BUYAction: BOUGHT

Reasoning: Felix explicitly states he bought Philip Morris yesterday, noting it as a destination for 'big money' rotation. Felix explains that 40% of their revenue is from smoke-free products like Zyn, the business has high margins, and they recently raised guidance while the stock hit all-time highs during a broader market sell-off.

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