By Frank Cappelleri
Publication Date: 2026-03-25 18:02:00
Cisco (CSCO) has been around for a while, going public back in 1990. Its popularity soared during the dot-com bubble, and it became infamous for the complete and utter crash that followed. Hundreds of the tech leaders from a quarter century ago are no longer around today. Others have stood the test of time, such as Apple (AAPL) , Amazon (AMZN) , and IBM . CSCO is still here too, but its name doesn’t exactly resonate alongside the Nvidias of the world now. Why? For context, AAPL, AMZN, and IBM cleared their former 2000 highs in 2004, 2009, and 2010, respectively. CSCO only just overtook its 2000 peak in February. Not many people realize this simply because it has taken so long to actually come back. Maybe they should. Let’s look at the short-term chart. We first presented this to CappThesis clients as a trade idea two days ago, when the stock was still building a bullish pattern. CSCO has been gradually recovering from its earnings-related gap down in February. While that may have…