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FANG was created by the stocks analyst guys, i.e Jim Cramer, to reflect high growth tech stocks. Apple wasn't even in it originally and got added later and beca
by belltaco 5y ago
FANG was created by the stocks analyst guys, i.e Jim Cramer, to reflect high growth tech stocks. Apple wasn't even in it originally and got added later and became FAANG. So it has almost nothing to with your reasons. Check Microsoft's growth since 2017 and its on par with or exceeds others.
- usui 5y agoAre the only people who perpetuated the acronym stocks people? I'd like to know what other acronyms competed then, if they existed
- rsj_hn 5y agoI think I remember a few of them: PIGOU Paypal Intel Google Oracle Uber SUP Square Uber Paypal PAIN Palantir AirBnB IBM Nvidia SAURON Square Apple Uber Roku Oracle Netflix FAM Facebook Apple Microsoft