To The Moon

Hi Tigers 🐯, Welcome to “What the Tigers say.” 👋 Semi Super Week has now delivered its verdict. ASML set the stage on April 15 with a solid but cautious Q1 print that left some investors worried the AI capex wave was softening. This morning, TSMC answered emphatically — reframing the debate from "is the cycle cooling?" to "how long can this run?" Before TSMC stepped up to the plate this morning, the community was already doing the heavy lifting on what ASML's "cautious optimism" meant for the rest of the semi complex. Let's rewind to the three sharpest takes from LanceLjx, nerdbull1669 and xc__: 1.

Since April 9, developments between the United States and Iran have broadly followed a pattern of “ceasefire implementation and advancing negotiations, but fragile execution and unresolved disagreements.” After the two-week temporary ceasefire entered the implementation stage, the Strait of Hormuz nominally resumed limited shipping, yet the actual volume of vessel traffic remained extremely low, suggesting that maritime tensions had not genuinely eased. Then, on April 10 and 11, the United States and Iran held high-level talks in Islamabad, discussing sanctions arrangements, ceasefire boundaries, and navigation through the strait. Despite the lengthy discussions, however, no substantive breakthrough was achieved. From April 13 to 15, there were brief expectations that the ceasefire might b

The SEC has formally abolished the Pattern Day Trading (PDT) rule that had been in place for two decades. $Robinhood(HOOD)$ jumps 10% on the news! This is not just the disappearance of a number — it is the fifth major historic “opening of the floodgates” moment in the U.S. stock market over the past 50 years. But behind this newly opened door lies a question: is it gold, or a trap? For the past twenty years, U.S. retail investors were divided into two classes: Account > $25,000: You were free, with unlimited intraday trading. Account < $25,000: You were labeled as a “PDT” trader, allowed only 4 round trips within 5 days, and violations could result in account restrictions. Now, that wealth barrier has been shattered. The SEC no longer looks