Can PepsiCo (PEP) "Value-Forward" Strategy Gave The Result Market Is Looking For?
$Pepsi(PEP)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, before the market opens. This report is particularly significant as it marks the first full quarter since activist investor Elliott Investment Management revealed a stake in the company (September 2025), and follows a December update where PepsiCo reaffirmed its 2025 guidance while providing an optimistic preliminary outlook for 2026. Q4 2025 Earnings Consensus Estimates Consensus EPS: $2.24 (vs. $1.96 in Q4 2024, a projected 14.3% YoY increase). Consensus Revenue: Approximately $27.7 - $28.1 billion (vying for a return to growth after flat or slightly negative revenue in previous quarters). Implied 2025 Target: The company expects a 0.5% dec
Storage's Earnings Week: A Valuation X-Ray of Top Names This week (the Jan 27–29 earnings window), the storage complex delivered a highly consistent message to the market: across HDD (nearline), NAND/eSSD, and DRAM/HBM, the industry's "supply discipline + extended visibility from large customers: is pushing the cycle from a "rebound" toward a "repricing" phase. The most important point of resonance across several research notes this week is that multiple companies are stressing that 2026 capacity is largely locked in/sold out—and some are already talking about 2027—which is not typical in a standard memory/storage cycle. A Valuation Look-Through Memory names (DRAM/NAND) are still mostly single-digit to low-teens forward P/E (≈8–13x) despite sharply higher run-rate earnings. Especiall
Bitcoin Below USD 80,000: Fear, Flight or The Start of A Legendary Re Entry?
🌟🌟🌟Bitcoin has slipped below USD 80,000, a brutal 30% drawdown from its October peak - the kind of fall that shakes even the strongest hand. This time, the fear isn't retail panic. It is institutional hesitation. 3 straight months of USD 4.8 billion in net outflows from US listed Bitcoin ETFs - the longest streak since launch. This has drained confidence and liquidity. While Bitcoin bleeds, Gold is surging, pulling capital toward the oldest safe haven away from the newest. This is not a quiet correction. This is a sentiment reset. Is This A Deeper Shift In Institutional Appetite? Maybe. Institutions do not panic, they reposition. ETFs outflows tell a story : Risk appetite is cooling. Macro uncertainty is rising. Gold is recl
AMD Premium Valuation and Recent Rumour, Will These Affect Its Earnings Move?
We have seen how $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ suffer more than 5% dip on last Friday (30 Jan), though AMD has a more balanced chip business than Nvidia. AMD stock trades at a premium valuation of 40 times expected 2026 earnings. With rumor concerning potential production hiccups for its upcoming MI450 AI accelerators, will this further shake investors confidence for AMD ahead of its earnings. As AMD prepares to release its Q4 2025 earnings on February 3, 2026, the concern of its "premium" status could not be overlooked. While $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ dominates the headlines, AMD has quietly positioned itself as the "balanced" alternative, though this comes with a high bar for performance. In this article, we would
Alphabet at USD 4 Trillion & I Am Still Here For The Next Trillion
🌟🌟🌟Alphabet $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ $Alphabet(GOOG)$ is sitting at a breathtaking USD 4 Trillion in market cap, brushing against its all time highs. Yet for me this moment isn't just about the company. It is about the journey. I have watched this stock fall under USD 100 in late 2022 when the market panicked but I held on. When sentiment cracked and headlines screamed, I held on. Today I am up 191% and that patience feels less like luck and more like conviction finally being recognised. But now comes the real test: February 4 2026 earnings. Wall Street expects an EPS of USD 2.64, an increase of 23% YoY
Palantir: The Comeback Kid Or Just Catching Its Breath?
🌟🌟🌟Palantir $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ is down nearly 18% in 2026 and honestly it feels like deja vu. We have watched this movie before. Early 2024 looked just as gloomy.... right before the stock jumped like a rocket to the moon by 340% for the full year. If Palantir has a personality trait, it is this: it looks terrible before it looks brilliant. Now we are heading into Q4 2025 earnings on February 2 and expectations are sky high: Revenue: >USD 1.34 billion, Adjusted EPS : >0.23 and 2026 growth : >43%. This isn't a "Hope for the Best" quarter. This is a "Prove the AI Flywheel Is Real" quarter. Why The Selloff Wasn't About Palantir Bulls argue that the post Q3 drop wasn
$Royal Caribbean Cruises(RCL)$ $Norwegian Cruise Line(NCLH)$ $Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, Inc.(ROCLF)$ 🚢💰📊 $RCL Explodes +12% as 2026 EPS Guidance Triggers a Forward Repricing 📊💰🚢 🚢 🛳️🕰️🚀 Another historic move! Today was $RCL (Royal Caribbean Cruises) BEST trading day since November 9, 2020, as cruise stocks explode higher. 📈 $RCL +12% today, surging after bullish 2026 EPS guidance ($17.70-$18.10) topped consensus, with double-digit revenue growth expected from higher capacity and strong yields!! Q1 profit outlook also beat, reinforcing demand momentum into 2026. $RCL – Royal Caribbea
UnitedHealth was already making headlines in 2025. The blue chip—and largest US health insurer, accounting for roughly 30% of Medicare Advantage enrollments—has been seeing higher medical claims. Investors started worrying about thinning margins and the potential need to raise insurance premiums. But here’s the problem: recent 2027 Medicare Advantage plans will rise by just 0.09%, far lower than the expected 6%. This means premiums (i.e., revenue) can’t rise while costs keep climbing. The business simply isn’t as lucrative as before. It dragged many health insurer stocks down. Finally the stock looks undervalued based on our estimated fair price of $372. But our concern is that with meek revenue growth outlook, declining profitability, and restructuring adding uncertainties, we
What we just saw was not a change in character. It was a stress event. Can gold and silver rebuild momentum? Yes, but not in a straight line. The $400–$500 flush looks like forced deleveraging into thin liquidity rather than a fundamental rejection of the bull case. When one-minute bars move $100, price is being driven by positioning and margin, not macro reassessment. If the US dollar stabilises and real yields stop rising, gold can re-base relatively quickly. Silver will remain the more volatile leg, but that cuts both ways on rebounds. Sell or add? That depends on time horizon and positioning. • Long-term holders: I would not sell into panic. The macro pillars remain intact. • Traders or leveraged exposure: Risk reduction makes sense. Volatility like this usually demands consolidation.
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ 1. Current Context • The stock has pulled back in 2026, down roughly 18% year-to-date, echoing a similar early-year slump in 2024 that preceded a very strong rally. • Consensus expectations for the Q4 results are for revenue north of ~US$1.34 billion and adjusted EPS around US$0.23, representing high-teens to low-double-digit growth relative to prior periods. • Valuation remains elevated relative to traditional software peers, with forward multiples reflecting very high expectations. 2. Fundamentals and AI Positioning Bullish structural factors: • The company’s growth has been underpinned by accelerating adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) by both government and co
AI Momentum and Google Cloud Growth AI as a reacceleration vector • The prevailing view on Street expectations is that AI, particularly Gemini, has materially lifted investor sentiment and may begin to show through to tangible revenue growth beyond advertising alone. Recent commentary highlights that Gemini integration is expected to aid growth in search advertising by improving user engagement and monetisation. • Cloud remains the fastest-growing reporting segment for Alphabet, with triple-digit backlog growth noted in prior quarters and forecasted continued acceleration. • Analysts are specifically watching whether AI enhancements can drive meaningfully faster growth in Google Cloud, not just in headline top-line figures but also in margin expansion and a path to sustained pr
🧬📈💥 NVAX | Pfizer-Embedded Matrix-M, 53M Shorts & Volatility Compression Ahead of a Structural Reprice 💥📈🧬
$Novavax(NVAX)$$Pfizer(PFE)$ $Eli Lilly(LLY)$ 🇺🇸 The stock I’m watching into next week 02Feb26 ET | 🇳🇿 03Feb26 NZT I’m watching $NVAX very closely into next week because this is no longer a legacy COVID story or a retail-driven setup. This is a structure-first trade where price, positioning, and institutional catalysts are starting to converge while the market remains anchored to the past. What’s tightening my focus here is that across weekly, 4H, and intraday timeframes, $NVAX is no longer breaking down. It’s compressing above long-term support with volatility contracting into one of the most crowded short positions in the market. I’m seeing
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Here is the problem ladies and gentleman. It's called instant gratification. As the emotional investor, this creates opportunities. Pltr is crazy expensive on all traditional metrics. And yet, is it? let's start with how you determine the value of a stock. Back in the 1940s Ben graham And David Dodd nailed it. You buy a stock when it's worth half its break up value. Simple but on point. the mentors of Warren buffet btw. But Mr buffet introduced a new concept. Value is not just tangible assets, it's about moats and brands. Less tangible assets, but assets all the same. But now there is a new asset. We are no longer in the 1940s or the 1980s. Last time I checked it's 2026. I am rooted in the concepts of
$Microsoft(MSFT)$ Capitalizing on the MSFT dip by selling Cash Secured Puts (CSPs) at lower support levels to accumulate fresh shares. This allows for a lower entry price compared to existing holdings without over-leveraging. Once the share price rebounds, I’ll trim the higher-cost shares to maintain a balanced position size and keep capital fluid. It's all about upgrading the cost basis while staying disciplined with total exposure.
Gold has no intrinsic growth potential. It is all about supply and demand. The price action is all speculative with demand outstripping supply with no real fundamentals to support the frenzy rise. So, it can swing either way depending on how policies pan out. Based on the latest inflation data and strong labour market, rate cuts seem unlikely for now. As long as rate cuts remain steady, I believe the bubble for gold will pop. Of course, it is important for the uncertainties to remain steady or reduced as gold has always been as a safe haven in such times. The next few months will reveal what is going to happen to gold. I don’t think in the short term gold will be able to defend the $5000 level as many would be rushing to cash out to secure their profits. It is always better to make l
I think PLTR will remain in the range of $140-$160. Most would expect PLTR to meet or exceed analyst expectations given the many big contracts that PLTR has managed to secure recently. This should help push the stock price up. However, the room for upside would be limited due to its already high valuation and some of these expectations have already been priced in by the market with the news of the big contracts. Also, the following week is expected to be a volatile one especially with gold and silver recording the record drops in a single day. This might drag the prices for stocks down. With a new Fed chair who is expected to be hawkish and likely to hold rates steady than to cut it, this would further limit the upside for stocks like PLTR. With all these macro factors, there is a chan
I think ROI payback test, FY guidance update and beat but sold off would characterise this earnings week. With the stiffening competition, investors would want to see how much ROI there would be after all the investments by the companies into R&D. Fy guidance is also important for forward planning by investors and give a guide to where the company stands against its competitors. Even with a stellar earnings, poor guidance would cause investors to shun the stock as no one wants to be trapped with the stock. Unfortunately, with the announcement of the new Fed chair, market is still trying to figure out his narrative and what it means for the stock market. I wouldn’t be surprised that many would want to take profit now and the selling would drive the prices of many stocks down, independ
Market at a Technical Turning Point $META $AAPL $NDX $NVDA
Momentum is diverging across key names. $META strength has played out, $AAPL is attempting a confirmed reversal, while broader tech ($NDX, $NVDA) shows signs of exhaustion and rising pullback risk. Selectivity matters here. 1. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ Premium Subscribers received the blueprint one week ahead of the move: “Bullish targeting $683 (+3.8%), with a target extension of $708 (+7.5%). Risk management reference: $641” The move happened🎯, and the weekly compass provides updated coordinates for next week👇. 2. $Apple(AAPL)$ Last week I flagged high odds for a bullish reversal. That reversal is now confirmed. High volume on Friday’s bullish candle is promising, leaving the 100DMA as the primary hu
PLTR Earnings Guess: Where Will the Stock Close This Friday?
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ will release earnings on Monday. Wall Street currently expects Q4 EPS of $0.23 and revenue of $1.34 billion, representing YoY growth of 64% and 62%. Notably, consensus revenue estimates now exceed Palantir’s own prior guidance, suggesting the market is already pricing in a beat. As a result, attention may shift quickly to 2026 outlook, particularly U.S. commercial growth and free cash flow trends. Whether Palantir is approaching its “Google moment” The tone set by CEO Alex Karp and CFO Ana Soro on guidance will be critical. Since its Q3 earnings, $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ has pulled back roughly 20%, yet analyst consensus estimates for future earnings have not b
This is a moment where systems matter more than stories. PLTR and OKLO are flashing clear cycle-end signals after powerful runs, IONQ forces a disciplined exit as the trend turns against the thesis, while RIVN stands out as a rare exception — reset, discounted, and still structurally bullish. The message is simple: capital preservation first, patience second, and aggression only where risk-reward is asymmetric. Here is a detailed analysis of the four stocks: 1. $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ PLTR bulls won’t like this: my system says the bull cycle is officially over. 🚨 Monthly BX just printed its first dark red after a 3,000% run. That usually means no more big breakouts and a real risk of a 25–30% slide toward the “smart money” zone. 2.