1 . After three years of spectacular gains, Apple shares could face a much less joyous period next year. 2022 could be the first negative year for the Cupertino company on the stock market since 2018. Before that happens, however, the Apple company could reach its next big milestone: exceeding the 3 trillion valuation.
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Amazon 's stock performance on the stock market this year has been quite disappointing and it will end the year with a cumulative growth of just 5%. The increase in investments by the company and the departure of Jeff Bezos have ended up ruining the performance of Amazon shares.
Under the leadership of Andy Jassy, who seems to have already won over Wall Street, Amazon could repeat the feat achieved by Apple in 2012, when in the first three quarters with a new CEO at the helm (Tim Cook) its shares increased by 75%.
Amazon shares could become the most reliable technology stock on the stock markets in 2022, bringing smiles to investors' faces.
3. Bitcoin could suffer a 50% crash
In 2021, cryptocurrencies have been the subject of a real hype, accumulating dizzying increases over the last twelve months and fuelling the euphoria surrounding Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. However, this hype will probably lead to a resounding fall in 2022.
If we stick to the cyclical movements that govern the market, the two years of wild growth that cryptocurrencies have experienced will give way to two years of spectacular collapses, inaugurating the so-called "crypto winter."
Considering that Bitcoin has recently suffered a 30% drop, there are some signs suggesting that the “crypto winter” has already begun.
There are those who claim that the price of Bitcoin could fall below $10,000 (which would be a real "bombshell"), but if its value were to fluctuate in a range between $20,000 and $25,000 (50% less than at present) it would already be very bad news for those who have invested in this currency.
4. Microsoft will buy Pinterest and Block will take over Twitter
In 2022, we will probably see further consolidation in the social media arena. Proof of this is that Pinterest, whose relevance has taken off during the pandemic, has recently become a coveted object of desire for potential buyers .
The one who could take Pinterest by storm (because it actually makes perfect sense for them to do so) is Microsoft. Although the social network's market value was halved in 2022, it is a platform that continues to grow at a good pace and any technology company (Microsoft in particular) would want to have it on its side.
Another social network that we could see being acquired in 2022 is Twitter, and paradoxically, the company that could take the cake would be Block (formerly Square), the company owned by the man who was until recently CEO of the social network of the little bird Jack Dorsey.
5. Elon Musk could resign as CEO of Tesla
This would certainly be a real surprise. After all, why would the richest man in the world resign from the company that has already filled its coffers to the rafters and is still far from reaching its peak?
Perhaps, and eager to colonize Mars, Elon Musk could put Tesla on the back burner (to the point of giving up running the company) to become obsessed (to the core) with Space X. It is an unlikely hypothesis, but not entirely ruled out given the South African's fondness for the red planet.