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Levi's at a Four-Year High: Chart Levels and an Options Play Into Earnings
A technical read on Levi Strauss at four-year highs, plus a covered options structure to gain long exposure at reduced cost into earnings.
Iran Strikes, Oil Spike, and Renewed Fed Rate-Hike Bets
U.S. strikes on Iran lifted crude oil, revived Fed rate-hike odds, pushed the 10-year yield above 4.5%, and dented mortgage applications.
Ceasefire Collapse Sends Oil Higher as Apple Locks In $30B Broadcom Deal
Trump declares the Iran ceasefire over, crude jumps toward $75, airlines slide, and Apple extends its Broadcom chip deal past $30 billion.
Bitcoin's Discounted Bounce: Reading the MSTR Sale and the Fed Threat
Bitcoin bounced to $64,000 after Strategy's $225M sale barely dented price, but range-bound trading and looming FOMC minutes cloud the outlook.
VanEck Tells Clients: Be Fully Allocated in Bitcoin by October
VanEck bought the Bitcoin dip and is telling $200B in clients to hold a full crypto position by October, banking on the Clarity Act and sovereign adoption.
The Lag Seven: Why a Great Samsung Report Triggered Selling and What It Signals for SK Hynix
A great Samsung earnings report sparked a selloff, exposing a confused market rotating out of tech into healthcare and industrials.
Oil Spikes on Hormuz Tensions as Tech Debt and a Widening Trade Gap Rattle Markets
Crude jumps 5% on Iran tensions while Amazon's bond deal strains tech credit, Samsung disappoints, and the U.S. trade gap widens sharply.
Why the Market Is Sorting AI Winners From Losers
A market read on why Meta looks underpriced, why Big Tech tapping debt for data centers is fine, and where the real AI financing risk sits.
Clear Street's Bull Case for SpaceX: AI Data Centers, Spectrum, and a $217 Target
Clear Street rates SpaceX a buy at $217, citing AI data center scale, falling launch costs, and a growing direct-to-device spectrum position.
The Case for the S&P 500 at 8,000
A bullish argument for the S&P 500 reaching 8,000, built on cheaper valuations, an AI supplier-spender rotation, and a re-rating of memory chips.
Why Gold's Real Monetary Life May Be Just Beginning
An argument that gold is underpriced as money, that tokenization could remonetize it, and that leveraged Bitcoin treasury firms face a death spiral.
Tuesday's Market Movers: Meta Upgrade, Shopify Buy Rating, and Fiserv's Potential Sale
Meta earns a fresh buy rating on AI conviction, Shopify wins Bank of America coverage, and Fiserv jumps on a possible Star network sale.
The Big Three: Fading Home Depot and Micron, Chasing a Gamma Squeeze in eBay
Three options trades built around rotation and the AI hardware efficiency debate: bearish Home Depot, bullish eBay, bearish Micron.
Samsung's Strong Numbers, Soft Reaction: How Much Good News Is Already Priced In
Samsung's profit surge met a 7% drop as memory-chip rallies raise the question of how much good news is already in the price.
Strategy Buys Time as Bitcoin's Fundamentals Wrestle With Its Narratives
An analysis of Strategy's Bitcoin selling, Bitcoin's shifting correlations, the yen carry trade risk, and whether the debasement narrative holds.
What the Big Bank Earnings Will Really Turn On, and a Neutral Citigroup Options Play
A read on the coming bank earnings season, Citigroup's strengths and weak spots, the rate backdrop, and a neutral options trade on the stock.
SpaceX Enters the NASDAQ 100 to a Wall of Bullish Targets and One Skeptic
SpaceX joins the NASDAQ 100 with 12 analysts turning bullish, price targets from $131 to $800, and one options strategist calling the top end too far.
Solar's Place in the AI Energy Buildout
How utility-scale solar and battery storage fit into the surge in electricity demand driven by the AI buildout, and where the real bottlenecks sit.
Microsoft's Demand Holds While Its Stock Sinks
Microsoft's stock has fallen sharply while consumer demand keeps climbing, driven by AI and cloud growth, pointing to a possible oversold setup.
Bull vs. Bear on Broadcom: Reading the AVGO Sell-Off Through Options
A two-sided look at Broadcom after its post-earnings sell-off, with the bull and bear cases and two matching options trades.