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Lanceljx
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07-27
I lean overreaction, but with a genuine warning embedded in it. Friday’s decline was not isolated to SanDisk. Memory and AI-hardware names were hit broadly, with Micron, Western Digital and Seagate also falling sharply as investors reduced exposure to one of 2026’s strongest trades. That makes the 10%+ move look partly like sector deleveraging and profit-taking rather than evidence that SanDisk’s fundamentals suddenly deteriorated. The bull case remains substantial. NAND pricing and AI/data-centre storage demand have improved dramatically, while analysts remain broadly positive. Recent consensus data still show a Buy rating, although the enormous US$1,000 to US$3,250 target range illustrates how uncertain the valuation has become. Wedbush has actually raised its estimates ahead of the 5 Au
I lean overreaction, but with a genuine warning embedded in it. Friday’s decline was not isolated to SanDisk. Memory and AI-hardware names were hit...
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Lanceljx
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07-27
I lean towards continued volatility first, with a reasonable chance of a rebound later in the week rather than a clean breakout immediately. The macro set-up is unusually binary. The Fed is still expected by most economists to hold rates steady, but markets are assigning roughly a 25% probability of a hike at this week's meeting. That is significant. Lower oil prices following the US-Iran pause are helping, with Brent dropping sharply towards US$90, which reduces one source of inflation pressure.  The bigger issue for QQQ may actually be Big Tech rather than the Fed. Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Apple report this week, after Alphabet and Tesla were punished heavily despite growth because investors disliked their enormous AI-related spending. The market has therefore changed its questio
I lean towards continued volatility first, with a reasonable chance of a rebound later in the week rather than a clean breakout immediately. The ma...
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Young_on_stocks
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07-28

Oil Crashed and the TACO Trade Worked—So Why Did Memory Stocks Get Destroyed?

Monday’s market looked completely contradictory. The United States paused its strikes on Iran, Brent crude briefly fell below $88, and oil dropped more than 8% in a single session. Normally, falling oil prices should ease inflation fears and support growth stocks. Instead, AI hardware was crushed. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ closed down about 11% after falling more than 13% intraday. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ lost roughly 5%, while $Western Digital(WDC)$ and $Seagate Technology(STX)$ declined around 4%. $Micron Technology(MU)$ was down more than 7% at
Oil Crashed and the TACO Trade Worked—So Why Did Memory Stocks Get Destroyed?
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nerdbull1669
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07-28

Navigating Mag7 Earnings and Semiconductor Volatility: Key Market Catalyst, August Outlook, and Positioning Strategies

The surge of Mag7 earnings arriving alongside ongoing semiconductor volatility marks a major directional turning point. The market is shifting focus from macro themes (like Fed policy and geopolitical headline risks) to micro-level corporate fundamentals. Here is what this setup means for the market this week, how it impacts chip stock sentiment, what to expect for August, and how to position strategically. 1. What This Means for the Market This Week This week is all about CapEx validation. Hyperscalers ( $Microsoft(MSFT)$ Microsoft, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Meta, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ Amazon) are committing hundreds of billions in capital expenditure toward AI
Navigating Mag7 Earnings and Semiconductor Volatility: Key Market Catalyst, August Outlook, and Positioning Strategies
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Pinkspider
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07-28
A TON OF THINGS HAPPENED IN THE STOCK MARKET TODAY. Here's a full recap: 1. Semis $SMH fell about 2.5% today as the market reacted to a mix of China supply-chain headlines and growing AI financing concerns. A Chinese state-backed firm has reportedly started mass-producing domestic DUV lithography machines, raising fears that China could become less reliant on Western suppliers like ASML and pressure future equipment demand. At the same time, Nvidia $NVDA reportedly backstopping OpenAI’s new data center buildout with $250B, along with another $5B investment into a new AI startup, is adding to concerns that parts of the AI trade are becoming too circular. China also just completed its second-largest IPO ever through a memory company, which is feeding worries that memory supply could expand j
A TON OF THINGS HAPPENED IN THE STOCK MARKET TODAY. Here's a full recap: 1. Semis $SMH fell about 2.5% today as the market reacted to a mix of Chin...
TOPChristKitto: SMH down 2.5% makes sense if DUV localization and memory supply both accelerate. The circular AI funding part is what bugs me more though, how much of this spend is truly external demand?
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天天是周末
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07-28

Nvidia at the Center of the AI Circular Deal

Tech giants invest in AI startups, startups buy cloud services, and cloud providers buy Nvidia GPUs. Nvidia earns record profits and reinvests in the ecosystem, keeping the wheel spinning. This loop—where money endlessly circulates through investments, services, and hardware—puts Nvidia directly at the center. But is it sustainable prosperity or a bubble? The Mechanics Big Tech funds AI startups (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic). Startups spend that capital on cloud computing. Cloud Platforms buy Nvidia GPUs to supply that computing power. Nvidia grows, reinvests, and funnels revenue back into the loop. The Pros Fast Innovation: Capital flows quickly, funding the massive compute needed for breakthroughs. Ecosystem Alignment: Hardware, models, and cloud infrastructure co-optimize rapidly. Investor
Nvidia at the Center of the AI Circular Deal
TOPBlancheElsie: Loop works till real end demand shows up. If startup spend slows, does the whole GPU demand stack wobble too?
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TigerOptions
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07-28

Why Cadence’s Record Backlog Makes It One of AI’s Less Obvious Winners

$Cadence Design(CDNS)$’ second-quarter results showed that companies do not need to manufacture chips to benefit from increasingly complex AI hardware. Its software helps engineers design, simulate and verify semiconductors and electronic systems, placing Cadence upstream of chip production. Cadence reported after the market closed on July 27 for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue increased 24% to $1.584 billion, non-GAAP earnings rose to $2.11 per share from $1.65, and non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 45.5%. Backlog reached a record $8.1 billion. Cadence’s official results provide the figures. Management raised expected 2026 revenue growth to approximately 19%, lifted non-GAAP EPS guidance to about $8.10 and increased projected operating cas
Why Cadence’s Record Backlog Makes It One of AI’s Less Obvious Winners
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TigerOptions
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07-28

Why Baker Hughes Is Becoming More Dependent on Power Infrastructure Than Drilling Growth

$Baker Hughes(BKR)$ rallied 5.8% on July 27 even as crude prices and most oil stocks fell. The divergence reflects its transition from a conventional oilfield-services provider into a broader supplier of liquefied-natural-gas equipment, industrial turbines and power infrastructure. The company announced its results on July 26 for the quarter ended June 30 and discussed them with investors on July 27. Revenue declined 2% year over year to $6.74 billion, but adjusted earnings increased to $0.64 per share. Free cash flow reached $1.11 billion. Baker Hughes’ official second-quarter release provides the results. Orders increased 49% to $10.5 billion. Industrial and Energy Technology orders doubled to a record $7.1 billion, while total remaining performa
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TigerOptions
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07-28

Why UPS Must Prove That Shipping Less for Amazon Can Produce More Profit

$United Parcel Service Inc(UPS)$ reports second-quarter results before the US market opens on July 28. The central issue is whether deliberately reducing low-margin Amazon deliveries can improve profitability despite lowering package volume. UPS announced in January that it intended to eliminate as many as 30,000 positions and close 24 facilities during 2026 as it reduced Amazon volume by approximately one million packages per day. These changes followed extensive workforce and facility reductions during 2025. Reuters’ report on UPS’s restructuring explains the strategy. The logic is straightforward: not every package creates equal value. Dense commercial deliveries, healthcare logistics and time-sensitive shipments can generate better margins than
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The Investing Iguana
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07-28

Seatrium Just Guided For a Profit Jump. Does That Change the Zone 5 Call? 🦖

Seatrium Just Guided For a Profit Jump. Does That Change the Zone 5 Call? 🦖 🔍 The Angle Seatrium just told the market H1 profit will jump, but the fine print says the improvement is mainly from divestment gains and margin tweaks, not proven recurring cash. That is the kind of guidance that makes the headline look strong while leaving interest coverage and cash conversion completely untested until 31 July. I am far more interested in whether the business can pay its lenders comfortably than whether one half-year looks prettier on paper. 💰 What It Means For You If you are relying on Seatrium for CPF or SRS-linked income, a “material improvement” in NPAT driven by one-off gains does not move your yield or safety floor yet. Until we see H1 numbers that show interest cover back above four times
Seatrium Just Guided For a Profit Jump. Does That Change the Zone 5 Call? 🦖
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TigerOptions
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07-28

Why Apple’s Record High Raises the Standard for Its AI Strategy

Apple reached a record intraday price of $339.55 on July 27 and closed at $336.91, days before reporting fiscal third-quarter results. The rally suggests investors increasingly view Apple’s relatively restrained AI spending as an advantage—but the higher valuation also leaves less room for execution mistakes. Apple’s previous quarter, ended March 28 and reported April 30, produced record March-quarter revenue of $111.2 billion, up 17%. Diluted earnings increased 22% to $2.01, while iPhone and Services each achieved March-quarter records. Apple’s official fiscal second-quarter release provides the results. The bullish thesis is that Apple can distribute AI features through an enormous installed base without matching the infrastructure spending of cloud providers. AI can support device upgra
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TigerOptions
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07-28

Why Starbucks Must Show That Better Traffic Can Eventually Restore Its Margins

$Starbucks(SBUX)$ reports fiscal third-quarter results after the market closes on July 29. Its previous quarter provided evidence that customer traffic was recovering, but the turnaround is increasing labour and store expenses before the full revenue benefit has appeared. In the fiscal second quarter ended March 29 and reported April 28, global comparable-store sales increased 6.2%, supported by a 5.9% increase in transactions. Revenue rose 9% to $9.5 billion, while adjusted earnings reached $0.50 per share. Starbucks’ official second-quarter release provides the figures. Management raised expected fiscal-year comparable sales growth to at least 5% and adjusted EPS guidance to $2.25–$2.45. The “Back to Starbucks” strategy focuses on shorter waitin
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Macquarie Warrants Singapore
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07-28

Top movers alert: Nikkei puts jump as much as 48% following index's 4% selldown; Keppel call increases 40% on stock's rig monetisation plan

🔝Nikkei225 put warrants and a Keppel call warrant are amongst the top warrant gainers as of 130PM today, with gains of more than 40% following the Nikkei225's -4.2% selldown and Keppel's +2.7% outperformance in the Singapore market Top warrant gainers today extracted from https://warrants.com.sg/marketdata/topgainloss/gainer/Today 🔻Conversely, Nikkei225 call warrants are invariably amongst the top warrant losers, as they fall between 29% to 36% in line with the Nikkei225's drop Top warrant losers today extracted from https://warrants.com.sg/marketdata/topgainloss/loser/Today ➡ $Nikkei 225 Index(N225.JP)$ : the index has once against taken its cue from the carnage in the KOSPI, which is down 10.7%. Both indices have led the MSCI Asia Pacific Ind
Top movers alert: Nikkei puts jump as much as 48% following index's 4% selldown; Keppel call increases 40% on stock's rig monetisation plan
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Shyon
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07-28
I would choose B, while keeping D in mind. I'm still bullish on the AI infrastructure ecosystem because I believe we're in the early stages of AI adoption. Nvidia, TSMC and the broader semiconductor supply chain continue to have strong long-term demand. The financing concerns around Nvidia are worth monitoring, but they don't change my long-term view. China's immersion DUV progress is strategically important, but the real test is customer qualification, production stability and repeat orders—not just the first machines. I'll be watching execution rather than headlines, as successful mass production would be a meaningful milestone for the semiconductor industry. Apple reclaiming the top spot shows the market is placing greater value on cash flow and capital efficiency. I believe the next w
I would choose B, while keeping D in mind. I'm still bullish on the AI infrastructure ecosystem because I believe we're in the early stages of AI a...
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過路人
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07-20
$MINIMAX-W(00100)$ 開市初段我已經以207.2買左80股先行中伏[难过]  。係下午尾段。我決定以193.8再買多60股。已經踏左隻腳落去。呢個遊戲我已經反唔到轉頭[喷血]  [喷血]  [喷血]  
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$MINIMAX-W(00100)$ 開市初段我已經以207.2買左80股先行中伏[难过] 。係下午尾段。我決定以193.8再買多60股。已經踏左隻腳落去。呢個遊戲我已經反唔到轉頭[喷血] [喷血] [喷血]
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逆天邪神云澈
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07-20
$INTU 20260724 307.5 CALL$ Strangle option - hope to earn the double premiums  Setting a goal for Jul 2026: to collect more than $3,000 in premium (including premiums paid to close the options). June 2026: $1,721 Jul 2026 - Collected to date: $12,256
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07-20 21:39
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Intuit
$INTU 20260724 307.5 CALL$ Strangle option - hope to earn the double premiums Setting a goal for Jul 2026: to collect more than $3,000 in premium (...
TOPquixy: I sell INTU calls too lol, how did you get to 12k on July premium alone
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Davidmtr
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07-20
$SPCX 20260821 450.0 CALL$ 和SOXL成對做,SOXL做SP,SPCX做SC,價位為兩邊最低/高價,到期日同為8月21日[举爪]  
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07-20 22:28
US20260821 450.0
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$SPCX 20260821 450.0 CALL$ 和SOXL成對做,SOXL做SP,SPCX做SC,價位為兩邊最低/高價,到期日同為8月21日[举爪]
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Aaronykc
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07-21
$TSLA 20260724 415.0 CALL$ Sold covered call on tsla stock. Tsla usually drops after earnings so it makes sense to sell a call to earn premium and take advantage of the high iv 
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07-21 22:06
US20260724 415.0
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Tesla Motors
$TSLA 20260724 415.0 CALL$ Sold covered call on tsla stock. Tsla usually drops after earnings so it makes sense to sell a call to earn premium and ...
TOPjingli: Premium is nice, but capping Tesla into earnings feels weak lol
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InverseCramer
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07-21
$AMD 20260724 560.0 CALL$ Sell put to get some $$$ to buy a bowl of teriyaki salmon/beef set at Sukiya. 
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07-21 22:35
US20260724 560.0
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$AMD 20260724 560.0 CALL$ Sell put to get some $$$ to buy a bowl of teriyaki salmon/beef set at Sukiya.
TOPpopzy: I sold 560 put too lol, expiry's tight though
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