This “Always” Happens to Stocks in a Midterm Year (It’s Happening Again) Hosted by Bridget BennettOctober 18, 2026Add As Preferred SourceShareShareShare This VideoLink copied to clipboard. Play video for This “Always” Happens to Stocks in a Midterm Year (It’s Happening Again)DetailsGuestsAI stocks are selling off hard this week, but one corner of tech is turning around. Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, joins MarketBeat’s Bridget Bennett to break down what’s driving the drop in memory chip, hardware and neocloud stocks, and why he sees it as a buying opportunity rather than a reason to panic.A year ago, Marc predicted the market would bottom in mid-October of this midterm year. Now he says that low is in. He walks through 100 years of midterm history, including the median 22% gain from the midterm low to the following summer’s peak, and explains why the weeks around the election can be one of the best buying windows of the four-year cycle.Marc also shares three software stocks he likes right now as the sector bounces back from this year’s sell-off: a government and defense data company near all-time highs, a corporate workflow company breaking out to a new six-month high, and a cybersecurity leader that just pulled back about 10%. Plus a bonus pick: the AI chip stock he calls his favorite for 2027, now down about 18% from its high.Get immediate access to Marc Chaikin’s new 401 AI Report below:Get the Offer Stocks Mentioned in This EpisodeCompanyMarketRank™Current PriceDividend YieldP/E RatioPLTRPalantir Technologies3.7684 of 5 stars$186.03-7.2%N/A159.00NOWServiceNow3.1609 of 5 stars$141.74-4.6%N/A88.59CRWDCrowdStrike3.4647 of 5 stars$227.39-7.0%N/A5,684.75AMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.1891 of 5 stars$528.75-6.0%N/A135.93 Compare These Stocks Add These Stocks to My Watchlist Bridget Bennett, HostDigital Media Producer, MarketBeatAlways the talker, Bridget Bennett turned her passion for people and sharing stories into a career in communications. She started working as a journalist in high school at her local county paper in Ellendale, North Dakota. After moving to Dallas for college at Southern Methodist University, she quickly fell in love with visual storytelling and started her career as a news anchor and reporter.Bridget brings her 12 years of experience in broadcast writing and video production to the MarketBeat content team. She's also an energetic, creative thinker and lifelong learner, so she's always bringing new ideas. Bridget is thrilled to be part of an innovative team that is constantly looking to create useful content people can connect with.When she's not working, Bridget is a busy mom of three and can be found at just about every activity or outing in town. She is also an adoption and foster care advocate and helps support foster children and families through her nonprofit volunteer work. She and her husband, Jason, grew up together and have spent their lives exploring the world through travel, hiking and ministry.Marc Chaikin, GuestMarket Expert & Founder, Chaikin AnalyticsAfter 50 years on Wall Street as a trader, stockbroker, analyst, and head of the options department for a major brokerage firm, Marc Chaikin founded Chaikin Analytics to deliver proven stock analytics to investors and traders. His work is based on the Chaikin Power Gauge, a 20-factor alpha model proven effective at identifying a stock’s potential. For over 50 years, Chaikin has developed computerized stock selection models and technical indicators that have become industry standards (including Chaikin Money Flow) and pioneered the first real-time analytics workstation for portfolio managers and stock traders.Previous VideoAll Videos Subscribe on YouTube Don't Miss a Video Subscribe to watch the latest stock market videos from MarketBeat. 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Hosted by Bridget BennettOctober 18, 2026Add As Preferred SourceShareShareShare This VideoLink copied to clipboard. Play video for This “Always” Happens to Stocks in a Midterm Year (It’s Happening Again)DetailsGuestsAI stocks are selling off hard this week, but one corner of tech is turning around. Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, joins MarketBeat’s Bridget Bennett to break down what’s driving the drop in memory chip, hardware and neocloud stocks, and why he sees it as a buying opportunity rather than a reason to panic.A year ago, Marc predicted the market would bottom in mid-October of this midterm year. Now he says that low is in. He walks through 100 years of midterm history, including the median 22% gain from the midterm low to the following summer’s peak, and explains why the weeks around the election can be one of the best buying windows of the four-year cycle.Marc also shares three software stocks he likes right now as the sector bounces back from this year’s sell-off: a government and defense data company near all-time highs, a corporate workflow company breaking out to a new six-month high, and a cybersecurity leader that just pulled back about 10%. Plus a bonus pick: the AI chip stock he calls his favorite for 2027, now down about 18% from its high.Get immediate access to Marc Chaikin’s new 401 AI Report below:Get the Offer Stocks Mentioned in This EpisodeCompanyMarketRank™Current PriceDividend YieldP/E RatioPLTRPalantir Technologies3.7684 of 5 stars$186.03-7.2%N/A159.00NOWServiceNow3.1609 of 5 stars$141.74-4.6%N/A88.59CRWDCrowdStrike3.4647 of 5 stars$227.39-7.0%N/A5,684.75AMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.1891 of 5 stars$528.75-6.0%N/A135.93 Compare These Stocks Add These Stocks to My Watchlist Bridget Bennett, HostDigital Media Producer, MarketBeatAlways the talker, Bridget Bennett turned her passion for people and sharing stories into a career in communications. She started working as a journalist in high school at her local county paper in Ellendale, North Dakota. After moving to Dallas for college at Southern Methodist University, she quickly fell in love with visual storytelling and started her career as a news anchor and reporter.Bridget brings her 12 years of experience in broadcast writing and video production to the MarketBeat content team. She's also an energetic, creative thinker and lifelong learner, so she's always bringing new ideas. Bridget is thrilled to be part of an innovative team that is constantly looking to create useful content people can connect with.When she's not working, Bridget is a busy mom of three and can be found at just about every activity or outing in town. She is also an adoption and foster care advocate and helps support foster children and families through her nonprofit volunteer work. She and her husband, Jason, grew up together and have spent their lives exploring the world through travel, hiking and ministry.Marc Chaikin, GuestMarket Expert & Founder, Chaikin AnalyticsAfter 50 years on Wall Street as a trader, stockbroker, analyst, and head of the options department for a major brokerage firm, Marc Chaikin founded Chaikin Analytics to deliver proven stock analytics to investors and traders. His work is based on the Chaikin Power Gauge, a 20-factor alpha model proven effective at identifying a stock’s potential. For over 50 years, Chaikin has developed computerized stock selection models and technical indicators that have become industry standards (including Chaikin Money Flow) and pioneered the first real-time analytics workstation for portfolio managers and stock traders.Previous VideoAll Videos Subscribe on YouTube Don't Miss a Video Subscribe to watch the latest stock market videos from MarketBeat. We empower investors to make better trading decisions by providing real-time financial data and objective market analysis. Subscribe on YouTube
