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Why Bonds Still Belong in Portfolios as the Fed Leans Toward Rate Hikes
Treasury yields are climbing on shifting Fed rate expectations, yet bonds still add real value to diversified portfolios.
Broadcom's Strong AI Quarter Meets a Soft Guide and Google Risk
Broadcom tripled profit and doubled revenue on AI chips, but a soft Q4 guide and customer concentration sent shares down nearly 7%.
Thursday Earnings Movers: NetApp, Five Below, and Victoria's Secret
NetApp drops on weak cash flow despite a beat, Five Below climbs on squishy toys, and Victoria's Secret falls on a revenue miss.
Zscaler (ZS) Chart Analysis: Cybersecurity Laggard Heads Into Earnings
A technical look at Zscaler (ZS) shows it trailing peers into earnings, with an iron condor set up for a neutral options play.
Waller Backs Holding Rates as $93 Oil Clouds Fed Path, Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $12.93B
Waller favors steady rates as disinflation shows, crude near $93 stokes inflation worry, and Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.93 billion.
Market Breadth Weakens as NVDA Buys Hugging Face for $12.93B
Half of S&P 500 stocks fell below their 50-day average as NVDA bought Hugging Face for $12.93B and chip and software earnings landed.
Five Altcoins With Bigger Upside Than Bitcoin Right Now
Why money printing lifts Bitcoin, and five altcoins - HYPE, LINK, TAO, UNI, SOL - with strong fundamentals worth buying today.
Energy Sector Buy Opportunities: Refiners and LNG Exporters Gain from Supply Shocks
How the Iran conflict, tight refining capacity, and Qatar's LNG outage created buy opportunities in refiners and U.S. natural gas exporters.
The Global Monetary Reset: How Washington May Weaponize Gold to Escape Its Debt
How the US may revalue its gold reserves to fund $40 trillion in debt while debasing the dollar, and why central banks are stacking gold.
Weak August Jobs Data, Uber's 10% Layoffs, and Tesla's Slowing China Sales
August private hiring hit a 7-month low, Uber cut 10% of staff, Tesla's China sales slowed, and Chevron plans to double Venezuela output.
Five Tech Earnings: Broadcom Slides, Snowflake Soars, NetApp Reverses
Broadcom fell on mixed guidance, Snowflake jumped 22.7%, HPE and NetApp dropped despite beats, and Five Below beat across the board.
Broadcom (AVGO) Earnings Face-Off: VMware Risk vs. a Low Bar Setup
Broadcom heads into earnings down 30% from its June high, with VMware risk on one side and a low expectations bar on the other.
Broadcom Earnings: Cheap Valuation Offsets a High Bar Set by Nvidia
Broadcom reports with a $16B AI semi target and a cheap 19x multiple, but Nvidia's blowout numbers raised the bar and split opinion.
Snowflake's Q1 Test: Product Revenue Growth and AI-Driven Demand
Snowflake enters earnings priced for perfection - product revenue must accelerate and Cortex AI must show it drives real revenue.
The Big 3 Trades: Betting Against JPM and GM, Betting on TLT
Three options trades built around interest-rate uncertainty: short JPMorgan (JPM), long TLT bonds, and short General Motors (GM).
Dell Jumps on Record AI Server Earnings, Analysts Lift Targets
Dell posts record $47B revenue and $60.9B AI server backlog, raises fiscal 27 outlook to $192B, and draws a wave of price target hikes.
Bitcoin Holds Near $80,000 as September Weakness May Break Pattern
Bitcoin's jump to $80,000 came from a short squeeze; holding above that level could set up a year-end rally.
Dell and CrowdStrike Reframed as AI Infrastructure Plays in Social Data
Social media analysis shows investors now treat Dell (DELL) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) as core AI infrastructure names, with margins and valuation the key risks.
Broadcom (AVGO) Trails Chip Peers in 2026: Chart Read and an Options Trade Idea
Broadcom (AVGO) lags chip peers in 2026 despite beating the S&P; here is the chart read and a September 18 put vertical trade.
10-Year Yield Hits 2-Year High as Oil Spikes on U.S.-Iran Tensions
The 10-year Treasury yield broke 4.8% to a two-year high, oil topped $92 on Iran tensions, and ADP showed just 38,000 jobs added.