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Why Applied Materials’ Record Quarter Still Requires AI Spending to Stay Exceptional

$Applied Materials(AMAT)$ reported record revenue and issued guidance above Wall Street expectations, yet its shares initially fell before rebounding strongly on August 17. The two-sided reaction captures the central debate: semiconductor-equipment demand is extraordinary, but so are the expectations embedded in the valuation. Applied Materials reported after the August 13 close for its fiscal third quarter ended July 26. Revenue increased 25% year over year to $9.12 billion, GAAP earnings reached $3.17 per share and adjusted earnings rose to a record $3.50. Semiconductor Systems revenue was $7.04 billion, while Applied Global Services produced $1.78 billion. Applied Materials’ official third-quarter release provides the segment results and outloo
Why Applied Materials’ Record Quarter Still Requires AI Spending to Stay Exceptional
TOPLouisLowell: Great quarter, but the multiple already assumes AI capex stays unusually strong. The real swing factor is whether orders convert into durable spending, not just timing
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Shyon
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I’m leaning toward A) U.S. Banks & Brokers. The earnings momentum looks more convincing to me than a purely valuation-driven rally, with NII, trading, investment banking and fee income all improving together. Among the group, $Bank of America(BAC)$ stands out to me as the one I’d be most willing to buy at today’s level. I also like $Charles Schwab(SCHW)$ for its strong asset growth, trading activity and expanding revenue base. That said, after such a strong run to fresh highs, I wouldn’t chase aggressively—I’d prefer to build a position gradually on any pullback while the earnings momentum remains intact. For the
I’m leaning toward A) U.S. Banks & Brokers. The earnings momentum looks more convincing to me than a purely valuation-driven rally, with NII, tradi...
TOPkooko: Financials probably still have room, but I care more about where NII goes from here. If rate expectations shift again, that could be the next real catalyst for BAC and SCHW
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Shernice軒嬣 2000
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08-18

🤯 The US 30-year Treasury yield just broke out to a new high not seen since 2007!

Even though the AI supply chain and memory sectors have started bouncing back over the past few days, macro risks continue to linger in the background... The US 30-year Treasury yield has once again broken out to a new high since 2007, hitting a fresh one-year high of 5.3%. 🚗💨 On the way to MBS for that buffet... but wait! The 30-year bond just hit a new high for the year, so we're u-turning straight back to the office! Buffet's cancelled, market panic is served instead 😭📉 Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury yield is also hovering near its one-year high of 4.7%. This signals that the market is demanding an extra risk premium due to concerns over long-term US inflation, severe government debt, ongoing geopolitical conflicts, and high oil prices. At the same time, even the tech giants with the s
🤯 The US 30-year Treasury yield just broke out to a new high not seen since 2007!
TOPInverseCramer: Alamak why buffet cancelled? 😢😢😢
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U.S. Stocks Edge Lower as Investors Eye Retail Earnings from Target and Walmart Amid Defensive Rotation Concerns

The U.S. equity market closed lower on Monday, August 17, 2026, as a moderate pullback took hold across major benchmarks following a streak of record highs earlier in the month. Investors pulled back ahead of a key week of retail earnings reports—led by $Target(TGT)$ Target (TGT) and $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ Walmart (WMT)—and the upcoming release of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy minutes. August 17 Market Summary The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ S&P 500 slipped 0.52% to close at 7,785.76, pulling back after recently crossing the 7,800 milestone for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.51% (down 107.58 points) to 53,732.41, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq C
U.S. Stocks Edge Lower as Investors Eye Retail Earnings from Target and Walmart Amid Defensive Rotation Concerns
TOPAdelaideFox: TGT and WMT do not look cheap on forward PE here, especially with trade-down behavior still in the mix. Guidance matters more than the headline beat this quarter
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koolgal
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🌟🌟🌟I will be watching $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ most closely this week as Walmart is the macro barometer.  If they warn again about lower income stress, the retail sector will feel the strain most acutely as Walmart is the largest US retailer. If Walmart surprises positively, it will stabilise the entire consumer defensive sector. Higher fuel prices are pressuring margins & household budgets.  Yet high income shoppers & Ecommerce is up and still driving growth. I would also watch $Home Depot(HD)$ closely as the housing market is described as wobbly heading into earnings on August 18.  Home Depot is the interest rate sensitivity stock.  If housing demand continues to weaken, Home Depot's
🌟🌟🌟I will be watching $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ most closely this week as Walmart is the macro barometer. If they warn again about lower income stress, the r...
TOPkeke006: Walmart really is the read-through here. If low-income pressure shows up again, retail defensives probably hold up while the broader consumer tape gets shakier
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koolgal
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08-18
The great retail reckoning: Home Depot & Walmart Earnings - Economic shield or cold water?  Together these 2 giants control the ultimate economic crystal ball.  They know how much cash people are spending on renovations vs how much they pinch pennies on groceries. $Home Depot(HD)$ Warning: Consumers are locking up their wallets when it comes to big ticket discretionary projects.  With higher interest rates freezing the market, people are not buying new homes.  The era of unplanned renovations has paused. Contractors are reporting shorter backlogs, proving that the pros are feeling the pinch of increased borrowing costs. $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ is more consumer defensive resilient.  Pe
The great retail reckoning: Home Depot & Walmart Earnings - Economic shield or cold water? Together these 2 giants control the ultimate economic cr...
TOPGabrielleSusan: Contractor backlog shrinking matters more than it looks. That usually hits building materials inventory next, and the suppliers often show the stress before HD does
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08-18

Why Reddit’s S&P 500 Entry Created Demand but Not a Valuation Floor

$Reddit(RDDT)$’s addition to the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ is an institutional milestone, but the stock’s sharp reversal immediately before the change illustrates the difference between mechanical index buying and a durable improvement in business value. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after the August 13 close that Reddit would replace $AvalonBay Communities(AVB)$ before trading opened on August 18. The timing reflects AvalonBay’s pending acquisition rather than a scheduled quarterly rebalance. $S&P Global(SPGI)$’s official announcement confirms the effective date and replacement. Index funds must acquire enough Reddit
Why Reddit’s S&P 500 Entry Created Demand but Not a Valuation Floor
TOPBonnieHoyle: Index demand can add a bid, but it does not anchor valuation. User growth and ad revenue next quarter matter way more here
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08-18

Why Peter Thiel’s Vista Energy Stake Does Not Remove Argentina’s Country Risk

$Vista Energy(VIST)$ rallied after Peter Thiel’s investment firm disclosed a position worth roughly $76 million. The endorsement is notable, but Vista’s investment case ultimately depends on Vaca Muerta production, oil prices, infrastructure and Argentine policy rather than the identity of one shareholder. The position was disclosed in a Form 13F filed on August 14 and reported over the weekend. The filing showed Thiel Macro owned about 1% of Vista, making it one of the fund’s largest disclosed US-listed positions. A 13F is backward-looking: it reports holdings at June 30 and does not reveal the purchase price, current ownership or hedges. The SEC information table is therefore evidence of prior ownership, not a continuing commitment. Vista’s oper
Why Peter Thiel’s Vista Energy Stake Does Not Remove Argentina’s Country Risk
TOPAugusMax: Thiel’s name does not cancel Argentina risk. Vaca Muerta buildout still looks slower than the market is pricing in
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TigerOptions
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08-18

Why EyePoint’s 67% Collapse Makes Its Second Phase 3 Trial Existential

$EyePoint(EYPT)$’s first pivotal trial of DURAVYU did not merely disappoint investors; it undermined the central evidence needed to establish that the sustained-release eye implant can preserve vision as effectively as the current standard treatment. EyePoint announced on August 17 that LUGANO, the first of two Phase 3 studies in wet age-related macular degeneration, failed its primary endpoint. DURAVYU reduced the need for supplemental injections by 42%, but did not demonstrate statistical non-inferiority to Regeneron’s Eylea in the average change in best-corrected visual acuity at week 52. Nine of 211 DURAVYU-treated patients experienced vision loss that investigators considered unrelated to the disease, versus none in the Eylea group. EyePoint’
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Replying to @Investing Leon:Hi, thanks for reading my post and sharing your views.  I find it increasingly difficult to read the US market nowadays, especially since end Feb with the start of the Middle East conflict.  6 months into it, there is still no sign of peace. Assuming this conflict drags into November 2026 - where will US market be ?  This seems increasingly possible.  Agree ?//@Investing Leon:The recent performance of major U.S. stock indices has fallen short of expectations, and the broader market may face increasing pressure in the coming period.

Cooling inflations, Time to buy the Dip ?

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For week ending Fri, 14 Aug 2026, US market performance could at best be described as “mixed”. Overall, the week reflected a classic “good news is good news” dynamic: cooling inflation & steady earnings supported valuations. Soft activity data capped upside and prompted a modest Friday pullback from record highs. By the time market called it a week: DJIA: -0.36% (-340.25 to 53,732.41). S&P 500: +0.44% (+34.02 to 7,785.76). Crossed the 7,800 mark for the 1st time on Thu, 13 Aug 2026. Nasdaq: +0.18% ( +48.72 to 26,729.16). Eked out its 3rd weekly gain in a row, ending the week higher marginally. Weekly Catalysts. Catalysts that have either lifted / dampened market sentiments include: Cooling inflation. July 2026 - Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports rele
Cooling inflations, Time to buy the Dip ?
Replying to @Investing Leon:Hi, thanks for reading my post and sharing your views. I find it increasingly difficult to read the US market nowadays,...
TOPInvesting Leon: For now, the conflict has no intention of stopping, and the situation may be even worse by then
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08-18

Nvidia’s 800VDC Power Shift Is Here

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ ’s next-generation 800VDC power architecture is set to begin rolling out this year, creating a new opportunity across the AI data-center power chain. The ecosystem spans power semiconductors, power supplies, electrical equipment and infrastructure, with key partners including: 🔌 Power & Semiconductors MediaTek · $STMicroelectronics NV(STM)$ · $Navitas Semiconductor Corp(NVTS)$ · $Power Integrations(POWI)$ · Infineon · $Texas Instruments(TXN)$ · $Monolithic Power(MPWR)$ · $Alpha &am
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POP MART Earnings Preview: Growth Slows, When Will the Stock Stop Falling?

POP MART is set to release its 2026 interim results after the Hong Kong market closes on August 20. Analysts expect the company to report RMB 19.975 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026, with adjusted EPS of RMB 5.046. In terms of stock performance, POP MART has been on a broadly downward trend since February, with the stock down approximately 18.6% year to date. The market is increasingly focused on the company’s earnings growth and overseas business performance. As for revenue structure, POP MART generates revenue primarily through three channels: offline channels, online channels, and wholesale & others. Offline channels are the company’s main source of revenue, including retail stores and Roboshops, with retail stores accounting for the largest share. However, retail store
POP MART Earnings Preview: Growth Slows, When Will the Stock Stop Falling?
TOPNellyJob: Ngl the selloff feels ahead of the print. 13.87x is already near five year lows, so a lot of the overseas slowdown looks priced in.
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08-18

What's the Strategies of LITE

$Lumentum(LITE)$ is caught right in the middle of the new Cold War, and strategic rare earths are the ammo $Lumentum(LITE)$ CEO Michael Hurlston just said that there's still a 30% gap between EML supply and demand, but China decides whether or not it closes. Despite this shortage, $Lumentum(LITE)$ finally broke out of a months long downtrend, bouncing off of hard support near 600. Through 1000 and bulls will push it straight into 1140, and a $100B MCAP. If Pax Silica can't secure a viable alternative to Chinese strategic rare earths, $Lumentum(LITE)$ can fad
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08-18

Pretty Difficult to Make a Legitimate LONG TERM Bearish Case

Just some back of the napkin maths on $Amazon.com(AMZN)$from MS: $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ AWS: AWS Q2 2026 revenue came in at $42.2B. That's an annualized run rate of $169B. $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ management have said it's very possible AWS reaches a $1T annual revenue business. Constraint is entirely capacity driven with a huge $496B backlog. But let's model out the path to $1T in annual revs: Capacity ~14 GW in 2025 -> 120 GW in 2035. -> ~6 GW in 2026 and then ~8 GW per year thereafter. -> Monetization rises to ~$12 revenue per incremental watt. -> Which means at $12/W, each 8 GW of new capacity adds $96B in ann
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08-18

GOLD: Continue to Buy in the Next Stage

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some macro analysis with you! Technical Analysis: The 1-hour chart for gold shows a sideways consolidation at high levels. The short-term bearish trap has ended, and signals of a bottoming pattern have emerged. Key resistance: today’s intraday highs at 4436–4440! $XAU/USD(XAUUSD.FOREX)$ First Support (Short-Term Stop-Loss): 4386–4388 (intraday low and lower Bollinger Band). Second Support (Pivotal Point for Swing Strength): 4374–4376 (key 50% Fibonacci retracement level and resonance zone with the previous consolidation platform; this is a bottom line that bulls must defend at all costs)! Continue to focus on Buy trades. Strategy: Buy: near 4395–96; TP: 4420–4425–4430; SL: 4382
GOLD: Continue to Buy in the Next Stage
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🪙 Tiger Coins | The AI Semiconductor Profitability Ladder: 22 Stocks Ranked by Operating Margin

🎲The Hook: Why Operating Margin Is the Only Number That Matters Right Now You’ve seen the YTD returns. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ +60%, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ +131%, $ARM Holdings(ARM)$ +144%, $Micron Technology(MU)$ ripping on every $HBM headline. The AI semiconductor trade has been the single most powerful theme in equities for two years running. But here’s what most retail investors miss: revenue growth tells you the story; operating margin tells you the business. A chip company can double revenue and still lose money if its cost structure is wrong. A company with
🪙 Tiger Coins | The AI Semiconductor Profitability Ladder: 22 Stocks Ranked by Operating Margin
TOPCyrilDavy: NVDA has the widest moat on operating margin, but AMD may have more 6-month margin expansion torque if server CPU mix keeps improving. I care more about gross-to-op leverage than the HBM hype.
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08-18

TRADE PLAN for Tuesday 📈

TRADE PLAN for Tuesday 📈 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ just finished up day 9 of consolidation above 7700. SPX needs to get through that 7800 level with conviction to see a push to 7900 then 8000. Let's see if any positive news comes this week. $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ all about 737.. Through this level it runs to the ATH at 748. $Micron Technology(MU)$ touched 1036 and dropped to 1011 by the close. As long as 1000 holds.. We'll see 1250+ again by September. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ wants to run to 2000 as well. Both of these names are winding up for a melt up.
TRADE PLAN for Tuesday 📈
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08-18

IREN, SLV, HOOD, PFE& XLE Welcome Great Rebound Here

Hello everyone! Today i want to share some technica analysis with you! 1 Energy $Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLE)$ quietly putting together its best stretch in months as it breaks out of the wedge 🌶️ 2 🚨 CEO Buy Alert The CEO of Pfizer $Pfizer(PFE)$ dropped $1,000,000 on his own stock last week while shares trade more than -55% below their 2021 peak. 3 MACD just crossed bullish below the zero line 👀 $Robinhood(HOOD)$ 4 Silver $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$ reclaiming the 200 👀 5 It's a loooong way to Wall Street's price targets 🌶️
IREN, SLV, HOOD, PFE& XLE Welcome Great Rebound Here
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08-18

Zhipu's shares tumble — fair value adjustment or a golden chance to buy the dip?

Today, $Z.AI(02513)$ at one point plunged over 16%, with its share price approaching the key HK$1,000 level. $MINIMAX-W(00100)$ also tumbled more than 12% at one point, with its stock price briefly falling to near HK$282. Domestic large-model AI stocks may be facing a critical test. On the news front, Goldman Sachs and UBS have issued "Hold" and "Buy" ratings on $Z.AI(02513)$, respectively, with no notable negative catalysts apparent. However, on August 17, Daiwa released a research report pointing out that the market reaction to $Z.AI(02513)$'s GLM-5.3
Zhipu's shares tumble — fair value adjustment or a golden chance to buy the dip?
TOPzingie: 565x PS still looks absurd even after the flush. Hard to call that fair value when NVDA and Snowflake trade in a different universe
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