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CrowdStrike Breaks Out to Record High as AI Safety Fears Boost Cybersecurity Stocks
CrowdStrike (CRWD) jumps 15% to a 52-week high on AI safety worries, with two options trades - a bullish put spread and a bearish put calendar.
Balancing AI Stocks With Energy: Oil, Gas, and a Chevron Covered Call
Why energy stocks balance AI risk during the Iran war, top oil and gas picks, and a Chevron covered call trade at $100 oil.
The Big Three AI Trades: Palantir (PLTR), Oracle (ORCL), Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
Analysis of three AI-linked stocks - PLTR, ORCL, and PANW - amid an AI selloff, with earnings, IPO timing, and chart levels.
Cybersecurity Stocks Jump as AI Labs Push for a Safety Slowdown
Cyber stocks like PANW and CRWD surge as top AI labs back a frontier-model slowdown, while chipmakers sell off worldwide.
AI Stocks Dip as Safety Warnings Grow While Oil Nears $105 on Saudi Pipeline Strike
AI chip stocks fall on safety-slowdown fears while crude oil climbs toward $105 after a drone strike halts a key Saudi pipeline.
10-Year Yield Near 5% and Oil Toward $100: Why Strong Nominal GDP Keeps Rates From Breaking the Economy
The 10-year yield near 5% and oil climbing toward $100 pressure stocks, but strong nominal GDP keeps rates from choking growth ahead of a likely Fed hike.
Monday Analyst Moves: IREN Double Upgrade, Coinbase Upgrade, HPE Downgrade
JP Morgan double-upgrades IREN, Compass Point lifts Coinbase to neutral on Bitcoin recovery, and Evercore downgrades HPE on valuation.
Bull Cases for MSFT and NVDA Through an AI Safety Selloff
Why the AI-safety selloff is likely overdone, with bull cases for MSFT, NVDA, and CTAS, plus a Fed rate call.
Affirm (AFRM) Options Setup: A Bullish Call Spread Betting on a Return to $90
A technical read on Affirm (AFRM) and a November 80/90 call spread trade built around its channel, moving averages, and expected move.
AI Leaders Call for a Slowdown as the Fed Weighs a Rate Hike
Top AI executives urge slowing model development while a possible Fed rate hike and rising crude oil weigh on markets.
AI Safety Selloff Called an Overreaction, With AMD, Dell and HPE as Buys
A market drop on AI safety worries looks overdone, with AMD, Dell and HPE positioned to gain from long-term AI infrastructure demand.
AI Safety Fears Hit Chip Stocks as Oil Jumps Past $100 on Middle East Strike
AI safety warnings pull chip stocks lower while a drone strike on a Middle East pipeline pushes crude oil above $100 a barrel.
Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs Draw Strong Demand After SpaceX Debut
Anthropic's IPO could be oversubscribed 6x-8x at a near-$2 trillion valuation, with strong AI demand pulling in capital across the market.
Crypto's Biggest Week: The Clarity Act Vote and the Fed Decision
Two major catalysts hit crypto this week - the Senate Clarity Act vote and the Fed's rate decision - and both could break bullish against expectations.
Bitcoin's Next Test: The 83,000 Level and Why Clarity May Fail
Bitcoin needs to break 83,000-86,000 to turn bullish, while the Clarity Act looks unlikely to pass and regulators may issue unified guidance instead.
Gold to $800,000 and a Dollar Crisis Worse Than a Recession
Why runaway debt could push gold far higher, lift beaten-down miners, and trigger a dollar crisis worse than 2008.
DraftKings Bets on Prediction Markets and a Record NFL Betting Season
DraftKings (DKNG) targets record NFL wagers, folds prediction markets into a super app, and pushes integrity monitoring across states.
Fed Rate Hike Odds, $100 Oil, and Why the S&P Could Hit 9,000 Without an Iran War
Markets price an 80%+ chance of a Fed rate hike as oil nears $100, but the smart bet may be no hike, with the S&P 500 held down only by war.
Apple's Foldable iPhone Duo and Siri AI Push: Can They Drive an Upgrade Cycle?
Apple's $2,000 foldable iPhone duo and new AI features draw strong interest, but high prices and weak AI demand may slow upgrades.
The Case for $9,000 Gold and a Much Bigger Move in Silver
Why gold's four-fold rise may double again, silver lags far behind base metals, and a 16-year commodity channel just broke out.