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ASML's Flawless Quarter Meets a Nervous AI Trade
ASML beat on top and bottom lines, raised guidance a second time, and holds EUV orders through 2028, yet the stock still turned negative.
The Big 3 Trades: Bearish Lowe's, Bullish Costco, Bearish Strategy
Three defined-risk options trades on Lowe's, Costco, and Strategy, built around sector rotation and technical chart levels.
ASML's Blowout Quarter and Booming AI Chip Orders Through 2028
ASML beat second-quarter estimates, raised full-year guidance twice, and reported chip machine orders booked out to 2028 on AI demand.
Wednesday Morning Movers: BlackRock Soars, Aehr Rockets, IBM Downgraded
BlackRock jumps on a broad earnings beat and record assets, Aehr rockets on AI chip demand, and IBM gets cut after its worst day ever.
United Airlines Before Q2 Earnings: The Chart, The Levels, and a Bullish Options Trade
A technical read on United Airlines ahead of Q2 results, with key price levels, moving averages, and a bullish 128-day call vertical trade.
Markets Ride Bank Earnings as ASML Beats, IBM Sinks, and Stripe Bids $53B for PayPal
Bank and chip earnings support stocks amid Iran tensions, IBM's 25% drop, ASML's strong beat, and a reported $53B Stripe bid for PayPal.
Energy Is the "Picks and Shovels" Play on the AI Boom
Why energy, not AI software, is the safer bet on the AI boom, plus what is driving the shortage of affordable rentals in the US.
Cooler Inflation, Stablecoin Rules, and a Fed Chair Betting Big on Crypto and AI
June CPI fell to 3.5%, crypto rallied, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh raced to finalize stablecoin rules while calling AI the biggest change of his lifetime.
Why Silver Is Really a Gold Story - The Bond Market Bet Behind the Metals Sell-Off
Silver's crash is a gold story tied to a $2 trillion deficit and a breaking bond market, with named miner picks for the rebound.
Stablecoins Push Toward $3 Trillion as Regulation Clears the Way
Stablecoin adoption keeps rising through a crypto bear market, with the market cap set to grow 10x to $3 trillion by 2030 as new rules clear.
CPI Cools in June as Warsh Signals the Inflation Surge Is Ending
June inflation cooled more than expected, easing rate-hike fears, as new Fed chair Kevin Warsh told Congress the inflation surge will soon be past.
Bull vs. Bull on Microsoft: Cheap Software After IBM's Miss
Microsoft drops on IBM's weak preliminary results and software-sector fears, but analysts stay bullish and build two options trades around its July 29 earnings.
Intel Earnings Preview: Foundry, 18A Node, and the AI CPU Bet
What to watch in Intel's earnings: foundry customer wins, 18A yields, a $43B AI CPU market, and offsets to a cooling PC business.
The Delivery Betrays the Price: Why Central Banks Are Quietly Draining Gold and Silver
Record physical gold and silver deliveries and central bank buying reveal what the mainstream price story hides.
Block's Comeback: Why Cash App and Square Point to Long-Term Value in XYZ
Block (XYZ) is winning market share with Cash App up 50% and Square up 19%, with a 0.54 three-year PEG ratio pointing to long-term value.
Three Morning Movers: Apple Downgraded, Nvidia Target Raised, SpaceX Rated a Buy
Key Bank cuts Apple to underweight, lifts Nvidia to $330, and Evercore starts SpaceX at outperform with a $230 target.
CPI Cools on Falling Energy Prices While IBM's Warning Rattles Software Stocks
June CPI fell on a 23% drop in crude, core inflation eased, and IBM's weak preview sank software stocks while big banks beat.
The 20-Year Bet on SpaceX: Rockets, Starlink, and Data Centers in the Sky
Why SpaceX at its IPO price looks like a 20-year hold, built on three businesses and one long-shot bet on space data centers.
TSMC Posts Record June Revenue as AI Demand Drives 68% Jump Ahead of Earnings
TSMC reported record June revenue up 68% year-over-year on AI demand, with earnings due Thursday and a tight options trade setup around key support.
Monday Movers: Storage Stocks, AmEx Upgrade, and a Diller Bid for MGM
Citi lifts Seagate and Western Digital targets on AI storage demand, JPMorgan upgrades AmEx, and Barry Diller pursues a $12.4B MGM takeover.