Micron, Nvidia, Hims & Hers See Higher Short Volume $Micron Technology(MU)$   saw higher trading of borrowed shares that were sold short before the memory giant resumed its slide Monday after a news report that Samsung Electronics could begin mass production of the world's first six-generation high-bandwidth memory later this month.  Short volume rose to 2.88 million shares Friday, as the stock advanced, trimming its first weekly decline in more than two months. The stock has climbed almost 66% over the past six months, the best performer on the $Philadelphia Semiconductor Index(SOX)$  , weakening the case for speculators t

Dow Breaks 50k While Tech Bleeds: Will the NFP & CPI Validate the Bull's New Leaders? The past week in the equity markets was one of the most tumultuous in recent memory—a paradox of historic milestones and systemic frailty. On Friday, the $DJIA(.DJI)$   crossed the 50,000 threshold for the first time, a landmark celebrated by the Trump administration on social media as a testament to economic strength. Yet, this "achievement" arrived amidst a persistent and broad-based sell-off across multiple asset classes. Despite a sharp Friday rebound where the $S&P 500(.SPX)$   and $

ALAB Earnings Preview: Riding the Amazon Capex Wave and the Scorpio Inflection Point Global connectivity chip giant $Astera Labs, Inc.(ALAB)$   is set to release its Q4 financial results after the bell on February 10, Eastern Time. The market is laser-focused on the volume ramp-up of its Aries PCIe Retimer and Scorpio Switch product lines against the backdrop of Amazon increasing its capital expenditures. Core Financial Indicators – Revenue: The consensus estimate for Q4 revenue is $250 million, representing a 77% increase YoY and an 8% increase QoQ. The upper end of the company's guidance stands at $253 million. – Gross Margin: The market consensus for Q4 Non-GAAP gross margin is 75.1%, up 1.1 percentage p

Anthropic's Claude Triggers AI Industry Turbulence. Where Are the Risks and Opportunities? Recently, Anthropic's Claude has undergone several updates, causing market turbulence. These actions include: 1. On February 5th, Claude upgraded its flagship model, launching opus 4.6 and introducing a higher-priced fast mode. The core of fast mode is to increase response speed to 2.5 times that of the standard mode through inference priority configuration, while maintaining the model's capabilities and output quality. This comes at a cost of approximately 6 times the usage expense, primarily targeting time-sensitive enterprise and developer scenarios. 2. On January 12th, Claude introduced cowork, turning AI into a colleague capable of completing tasks. Users can authorize Claude to perform multi-st

As Goes January, So Goes the Year", I'm not sure about that but for gold, I think it's an opportunity to be ready to get into it ( for long-term investment) I won't be trimming my tech stocks, I will just hold and wait.

Big Tech CapEx Shock: Panic or Payoff? The CapEx shock in one screenshot Across the last few mega-cap prints, 2026 CapEx plans moved from "already huge" to "did someone spill a trillion dollars on the keyboard." – $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$   guided $115–135B vs $110B consensus, with the stock up ~10% on the day, but that pop has not fully held, which is a subtle signal that investors want proof, not poetry about "superintelligence." – $Microsoft(MSFT)$   guided $140–150B vs $109B consensus, and the stock fell ~10% as the market fixated on ROI timing.  – $Alphabet(GOOG)$&nbs

Earnings Review | Amazon's Post-Earnings Plunge Reflects Common Challenges of Cloud Service Providers $Amazon.com(AMZN)$   's stock price plummeted after the release of its earnings report, primarily due to the announcement of high capital expenditures and the cloud business (AWS) operating income growth rate falling below 20%. Core Financial Indicators Amazon reported net sales of $213.4 billion for the fourth quarter, marking a 14% increase from $187.8 billion in the same period last year. Operating income increased to $25.0 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $21.2 billion in fourth quarter 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter rose to $21.2 billion, or $1.95 per diluted share, compared to $20

What Amazon's Chart Says Heading Into Earnings "Magnificent Seven" member $Amazon.com(AMZN)$   has fallen some 6.5% over the past three months and 4% over the past year, trailing the $S&P 500(.SPX)$   in both time periods. What does the retail-and-cloud giant's chart and fundamental analysis say ahead of Thursday's Q4 results? Let's check: Amazon's Fundamental Analysis The Street is looking for AMZN to report $1.95 of Q4 GAAP earnings per share on just about $211.2 billion of revenue. That would represent a 4.8% gain from Q4 2024's $1.86 of GAAP EPS, while reflecting 12.5% growth from the $187.8 billion Amazon recorded i

TSMC Attracts $190 Million Bullish Call Option Trade as ADRs Rise $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$   attracted a $190 million bullish call option trade after the Taiwanese company that supplies almost all of the world's advanced AI chips including those for $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   saw its American depositary receipts head higher, defying a tech sell-off.  The ADRs advanced after the semiconductor company was reported to be accelerating its plans to adopt cutting edge technology, boosting its total investment in the southern Japanese plant to $17 billion, according to a Yomiuri report.  The plan “helps reduce the r

Bitcoin Crashes—Options Sell Panic in HUT, Bet on MSTR Rebound Bitcoin plunged more than 10% in a single session to around $65,000, sending immediate pressure through the broader crypto ecosystem. Mining stocks and bitcoin treasury names sold off in tandem, with declines broadly exceeding 15%. Among the hardest hit were $Hut 8 Mining Corp(HUT)$   and $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$   , both of which fell more than 15% on the day, placing them among the sharpest decliners in the crypto-linked equity space.Despite the steep selloff, options data suggest that capital has not exited crypto assets outright. Instead, positioning indicates a

Are We Heading for Another Black Tuesday as the 50-Day Gives Way? The breadth of yesterday's decline was the tell. This wasn't a rotation — it was a liquidation. More importantly, the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$   closed below its 50-day moving average, a level that had defined trend support for months. Once that line broke, the market’s tone shifted quickly. $VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$   and mega-cap tech led the move lower, but the sharpest damage was in software. Anthropic's latest launch triggered a rapid repricing across SaaS, flipping the AI narrative almost overnight. What was once viewed as a tailwind suddenly became a threa

Arm Earnings: The High Cost of Innovation and the Wait for an AI Takeover Global semiconductor IP leader $Arm Holdings(ARM)$   released its FY26 Q3 earnings after hours, but the stock tumbled more than 7% in the aftermath, dragged down by weak guidance from mobile chip giant $Qualcomm(QCOM)$   , which reported earnings simultaneously. Let's peel back the layers of this report to see the true quality of the results and identify exactly what has the market worried. Three Things to Watch Data Center Royalties Continue to Double, but Mobile Growth Faces Pressure $Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$ reported Royalty revenue of $737 million for

I will definitely be looking forward to SpaceX IPO 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

AMD's Reality Check: Why Strong Earnings Couldn't Prevent a Selloff Semiconductor giant $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   released its Q4 earnings after the bell, triggering a sell-off that sent shares tumbling more than 8% in after-hours trading. What exactly happened? Let's take a closer look. Three Things to Watch Q1 Guidance Misses Expectations; The Performance Unlock Awaits the MI450 in H2 At first glance, AMD's Q4 2025 metrics seem to beat market expectations significantly. However, once you strip out the revenue from the China-specific MI308, the beat is actually quite modest. Furthermore, AMD's guidance for Q1 2026 failed to show the kind of sequential surge seen in AI memory stocks like $Micron Techno

Amazon Earnings Preview: Gradually Accelerating AWS vs. Free Cash Flow Concerns $Amazon.com(AMZN)$   will announce its FY2025 Q4 earnings report after the market closes on February 5. Core Financial Indicators – Amazon's revenue is expected to be $211.23B for 2025Q4, up 12.48% YOY. The company previously guided Q4 revenue of 206–213 billion, implying year-over-year growth of 9.7% to 13.4%.  – EPS is estimated to be $1.959, up 5.33% YOY. – On profits, the company had guided Q4 operating profit of 21–26 billion, and results typically come in near the high end. Its upper limit implies a growth rate of 22.6%. Three Things to Watch Global Retail Growth The retail segment grew by 11% in North America and 14%

Palantir, Microsoft, Sandisk Short Sellers Pare Trading Volume $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$   short sellers pared their trading activities, before the company reported fourth quarter revenue and full year outlook that blew past analysts' estimates, sending shares climbing Tuesday. Trading in borrowed Palantir shares declined for a second session to 3.66 million shares Monday, representing about 5% of the shares that changed hands that day, when the stock closed 0.8% higher. That somehow weakens the blow from the stock's surge Tuesday. $Microsoft(MSFT)$  's short volume declined for a second straight session, as the software

Tech Sell-Off Sees Smart Money Cap Micron and Buy the Dip in Shopify On Tuesday, U.S. stocks saw a clear tech sell-off, with Nasdaq sliding about 2% as risk appetite weakened sharply. With earnings season approaching and valuations still elevated, investors moved to reduce exposure to high-volatility names, setting a cautious tone across the market. As enthusiasm around the AI narrative cooled, both semiconductors and software came under pressure. Chip stocks weakened ahead of earnings from $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   , with $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   down roughly 5%,  $Broadcom(AVGO)$&nb

AMD Shares Drop 5% as First Quarter Revenue Outlook Miss Some Estimates $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   shares declined more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after the company's revenue outlook missed some of the analysts' estimates.  Revenue for the first quarter of 2026 is forecast at about $9.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million, including about $100 million of AMD Instinct MI308 sales to China, the company said in its earnings release. Analysts' estimates range from $8.32 billion to $10.23 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.  For the fourth quarter ended December, revenue rose to a record $10.3 billion, boosted by shipments to China. While that surpassed the $9.65 billion aver

Arm Earnings: Can Data Center Growth Offset Mobile Headwinds? Global semiconductor IP leader $Arm Holdings(ARM)$   is set to release its FY26Q3 earnings after the market close on February 4 ET.  Recently, the market has hyped the narrative of a server CPU shortage, triggering a rally in $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   and $Intel(INTC)$   stock prices. Investors are now keenly watching how Arm management responds regarding the company's progress in the data center sector. Core Financial Indicators – Revenue: Consensus estimate is $1.23 bill

Palantir Earnings in Charts: U.S. Business Fuels Record-Breaking Quarter $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$   has once again announced earnings that exceeded market expectations. Its overall quarterly revenue growth has been consistently accelerating since Q3 2023. The continuously increasing Total Contract Value (TCV) provides order assurance for maintaining high growth in the future. The company disclosed that TCV increased by 138% to $4.262 billion. Core Financial Indicators Revenue: $1.41 billion, exceeding expectations of $1.33 billion, a 70% year-over-year increase, surpassing expectations by 4.88%. Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.24, higher than analysts' expectations of $0.182, a 698.83% year-over-year