Groupon, Inc. (GRPN)

Recent vaccine-related data is encouraging, and the stage is being set for a major second-half surge in travel, dining and live events spending.

The companies are both run more efficiently today than they were 12 months ago, and could see their sales rise sharply as local business activity rebounds next year.

The dozen stocks in this portfolio of companies that likely came under tax-loss selling pressure last year performed quite well as a group in 2019.

Disney, Qualcomm and Square are among 75 key reports we are watching.

A handful of standouts among the dozen stocks that make up the Tax-Loss Selling Recovery Portfolio pushed the group higher over the last month.

Let's review the performance of all three tranches released in December 2018.

Overall performance is still better than both the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, but the gaps have narrowed considerably.

These 12 companies likely saw their shares hurt by tax-loss selling at the end of 2018, but most are outperforming the market so far this year.

These 12 companies likely saw their shares hurt by tax-loss selling at the end of 2018, but most are outperforming the market so far this year.

A rising market obviously doesn't hurt these issues that were hammered in 2018, but most also are outperforming a couple key market indices.

So far nine are in positive territory, and are up an average of just over 11%.

With eight of the 12 names in positive territory so far, up an average of 3.2%, they are off to a decent start.

All of these companies have been hammered to a varying degree during the year but trade at reasonable forward valuations.

Thinking about this year's losers that may selloff further into year-end.

Let's dig into the charts again.

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Jim Cramer chose Groupon as his Stock of the Day on Real Money a few days ago. But because its Friday afternoon and we can't get enough of her, watch the video above to see why actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has something to do with his pick.

The major indices rose across the board Tuesday as markets recovered from an early lull to close in the green.

Even if it doesn't find a buyer, Groupon appears to offer a decent risk-reward.

Other possible suitors include Alibaba, Alphabet and more.

Even if it doesn't find a buyer, Groupon appears to offer a decent risk-reward.

The stock already trades at a hefty 34x multiple.

The question for me is whether absent a potential deal to buy the company, do the charts look attractive enough to buy?

Groupon has created an ecosystem that is attractive to anyone trying to establish themselves in the very-hard-to-win local market.

TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer thinks Groupon CEO Rich Williams has done a remarkable job.

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Though Amazon's resources and competitive strengths make it a nightmare for some companies, a number of tech firms have weathered direct attacks quite well.

TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer thinks Groupon shares are "hideously undervalued."