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Mortgage Rates Hit Highest in Over a Year as Tim Cook Exits Apple
Mortgage rates jump to a 14-month high on surging oil and bond selling, while Tim Cook ends his Apple leadership run.
One More Cycle Before the Reset: The Case for $200 Silver, $7,000 Gold, and a Bond Boom
A contrarian macro case for $200 silver and $7,000 gold this cycle, a bond bull market, and a deflationary bust that forces $20 trillion in new Fed QE.
Dell's AI Playbook: Turning Nvidia's Backlog Into Rack-Scale Sales
How Dell turns Nvidia chips into rack-scale AI systems, its $51.3B server backlog, tight margins, and high investor expectations ahead of earnings.
NVDA as the AI Tentpole: Value in META, MU, UBER, and a Patient Case for SpaceX
Why the AI spending bubble fear is overblown, oil drives Fed policy, and where value sits in big tech and SpaceX.
Palo Alto Networks Platformization: Growth Engine or Margin Risk?
How Palo Alto Networks' platform strategy, acquisitions, and rising competition shape its growth outlook and key risks.
SpaceX Bull vs Bear: Sky-High Revenue Targets and the Options Trades Around Them
SpaceX (SPCX) shares climb on huge revenue goals and Starlink growth, with bullish and bearish options trades built around the move.
Bitcoin's 25% August Rally: Institutional Money vs. the "Monkey Market" of 2026
Bitcoin rose 25% in August on macro fear and institutional buying, but a full bull market is not confirmed yet.
The Big Three Trade Setups: Cadence (CDNS), Cloudflare (NET), and Walmart (WMT)
Options and chart setups for Cadence (CDNS), Cloudflare (NET), and Walmart (WMT), with breakout levels, Fibonacci zones, and reward-to-risk trades.
China's EV Squeeze: How BYD, NIO, XPeng and Tesla Are Fighting a Shrinking Home Market
China's home EV market may shed 4.5 million sales this year, pushing BYD, NIO, XPeng and Tesla toward exports, robotics and premium models.
Tim Cook's Final Day: Apple's 15-Year Run and an AAPL Options Setup
Apple's growth under Tim Cook, the handoff to John Ternus, and a near-term AAPL call-option breakout trade tied to iPhone-event timing.
Fed Hike Odds Climb as Inflation Threats Build and the Yen Stays Weak
Rising energy and tariff pressures push Fed hike odds to 62%, while a weak yen and stalled Chinese earnings weigh on global markets.
Two Choke Points Under Pressure: Oil, Shipping Costs, and the Strait of Hormuz Squeeze
Strait of Hormuz delays cost ships $500K a day while war risk premiums, sanctions threats, and Suez pressure push oil prices higher.
PG&E Plunges 19% on California Wildfire Bill, GameStop Jumps on Preliminary Profit, Deere Upgraded
PG&E drops 19% on wildfire fund fears, GameStop rises on preliminary Q2 profit, and Deere gains on a Baird upgrade to $800.
Palantir (PLTR) Nears Record Highs: Chart Setup and a Neutral-to-Bearish Options Trade
Palantir (PLTR) rallies back toward record highs after strong earnings; here is the chart read and a short call vertical trade idea.
Crude Oil Jumps on U.S.-Iran Strikes as Venezuela Deal Reshapes Long-Term Supply
U.S.-Iran strikes and a 25-year Venezuela oil deal push crude and yields higher, pressuring stocks ahead of Friday jobs data and key earnings.
September Weakness Ahead: Software Leads, Semis Wobble, Year-End Rally Expected
Why September may bring a pullback in stocks while software names lead, semis fade, and a strong year-end finish still looks likely.
Oil Jumps as U.S. Strikes Iran; August Jobs Report and Key Earnings Loom
U.S. strikes on Iran push oil higher as August closes with tech-led market gains and Friday's jobs report in focus.
Pasqal Debuts on NASDAQ: Room-Temperature Quantum Computing for Aramco, Banks, and Materials
Pasqal (SPAC-listed on NASDAQ) runs room-temperature quantum computers for Aramco, Credit Agricole, and LG, second only to IBM in operating machines.
Gold Revaluation as Hidden Policy: How a $1 Trillion Accounting Move Could Reshape Markets
How repricing US gold reserves could unlock a trillion dollars without new debt, and why the Treasury-Fed fight may be staged theater.
The Power of Diversification Returns as the Mag 7 Fall to the Back of the Bus
Why 2026 favors broad diversification over the Mag 7, how AI's second-order beneficiaries pay off, and why this is no 1999 bubble.