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[Winning Trade] Micron Broke $1,000 — One Tiger Made $122K. Is It Too Late to Buy?
On August 17, Micron jumped 4.1% and closed back above $1,000 after several strong sessions. But the rally was quickly tested at Tuesday’s open, with shares falling more than 4% as chip stocks pulled back. Congrats to @wywy , who made $122,809 by holding Micron shares. Congrats to @Ping39 , who made $42,518 by trading Micron calls. SanDisk lit the match The latest rally started with SanDisk.At its August 13 Investor Day, SanDisk said it expects revenue to grow at a mid-to-high-teens CAGR from FY2028 through FY2030, while long-term gross margin could stay around 80%. The stock surged 13.7% that day, and Micron quickly followed, gaining 4.23% on August
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$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ not moving well lately
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8/17 Pre-Market Thoughts: Bond Market Flashes Red
One-sentence theme: Risk signals are piling up — semiconductor sell-off + bond yields at 18-year highs + large VIX/IGV block trades betting on a pullback — with much of the focus pointing toward Jackson Hole (8/27–29). I. Sentiment Focus: Bearish Signals Flashing Simultaneously Semiconductor pre-market sell-off: SOXX -3.8%, SMH -3.3% — the previously leading chip names are starting to retreat. 30-year Treasury yield at 5.3%, the highest since 2007 ⚠️ Surging long-end rates will raise corporate borrowing costs. Key insight: the yield spike is very likely driven by heavy debt issuance from the AI supply chain itself — AI debt issuance → pushes rates higher → rates feed back and hurt AI itself (more expensive financing, valuation pressure). This is a self-reinforcing risk loop, and a side eff
TOPDebbyLily: Capex-heavy sectors always get squeezed when long rates rise, so I am not sure the AI debt loop is that unique. Isn't this just the usual rate-duration math hitting growth again?
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$XOM Is Closing In on $165 With Very Little Room Left 👀
$Exxon Mobil(XOM)$ $Exxon Mobil(XOM) +0.85% Momentum Building — $162.51 Breakout Puts $164.76 in Sight Latest Close: $161.46 (+0.85%) on Aug 18, 2026 — just 1.2% below resistance at $164.76, 8.5% below 52-week high of $176.41. Core Market Drivers: Energy complex firmed as White House extended Jones Act waivers to curb gasoline prices, supporting refining margins. Exxon's 2.53% dividend yield continues to anchor institutional demand, with BlackRock boosting its stake to 8.14%. Technical Analysis: Volume of 12.86M shares (ratio 0.95) with MACD histogram expanding to +0.489, confirming bullish momentum. RSI(6) at 71.9 — entering overbought but not extreme. KDJ J-value at 97.1 signals short-term overheating risk. Key Price Levels: Primary Support: $143
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$WDC +5.35% Gains Momentum as NAND and HDD Demand Accelerate
$Western Digital(WDC)$ $Western Digital (WDC) +5.35%: Storage Rally Regains Momentum, $590 Resistance in Sight Latest Close: $536.01 (+5.35%), high $548.60, low $519.07. Still 33% below 52-week high of $799.87, but building off $73.14 low. Market Drivers: AI infrastructure spending continues to fuel storage demand. WDC's Q4 earnings beat earlier this month underscored AI-driven NAND/HHD tailwinds. Memory sector sentiment rebounded as Micron showed relative strength, lifting peers. Technical Analysis: Volume surged to 9.31M shares (VR 1.23). MACD flipped bullish with DIF at -14.93 vs DEA -20.25, momentum accelerating. RSI(6) jumped to 68.9, exiting neutral zone; RSI(12) at 55.7 confirms strengthening trend. KDJ shows J-value spiking to 82, signaling
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🚀 2026 Q2 13F Holdings Deep Dive: Where Is Smart Money Betting?
[Miser][Smile]Fellow Tigers, Q2 13F filings are fully disclosed, and this quarter is packed with signals—Buffett's third massive $Alphabet(GOOG)$ purchase, Tepper loading up on Magnificent 7 while dumping memory stocks, and $SpaceX(SPCX)$ getting swarmed by hedge funds post-IPO. 📌 One-Sentence Summary in Adavance Q2 smart-money rebalancing theme: loading AI giants (especially Alphabet), embracing the SpaceX space narrative, taking profits in memory/semis, concentrating China ADRs into AI-core names, and quant giants vs. discretionary managers taking opposite macro views. Buffett's third Google purchase, Tepper dumping memory while buying Magnificent 7, hedge funds swarming SpaceX, Renaissance buying Meta
TOPThe Q2 13F season reveals a clear message: institutional money is not abandoning AI — it is becoming more selective. Berkshire's 83% increase in Alphabet, taking the position to roughly $38 billion, is perhaps the strongest vote of confidence in Google's AI ecosystem. Meanwhile, Tepper is rotating away from memory names such as Micron while adding Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and TSMC, suggesting investors may be taking profits after the semiconductor rally. The SpaceX story is equally important. Its IPO has brought massive institutional exposure into the public market, although some reported "new" positions are simply legacy private holdings becoming reportable. My takeaway: the next phase of the AI trade may shift from chips to platforms, infrastructure, power and space. But 13Fs are snapshots, not real-time signals — investors should follow the thesis, not blindly copy the trades. @AI_FocusedTrader [你懂的]
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$SNOW Is Testing $334 After a Healthy Momentum Reset
$Snowflake(SNOW)$ $Snowflake (SNOW) +0.36% Momentum Builds Near $330, $334 Resistance in Focus 🚀 Latest Close: $330.11 (+0.36%) — just 3.5% below 52-week high of $341.95. Volume came in light at 3.10M shares (0.85). Core Drivers: AI data-platform sentiment remains firm after BTIG lifted its target to $340 and Oppenheimer to $400. However, insider selling by director Michael Speiser and executive Benoit Dageville is capping upside. Sector-wide AI software strength (Twilio, Cloudflare) is providing tailwind. Technical Analysis: MACD histogram is fading (7.67→1.69), showing momentum cooling while still positive. RSI(6) at 65.8 and RSI(12) at 72.0 indicate the stock has exited overbought territory — a healthy reset. KDJ shows K=77.1, D=83.1, J=65.2, h
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$ROKU Is at the Highs With $175 Still on the Table
$Roku Inc(ROKU)$ $Roku Inc.(ROKU) +0.40% Hits 52-Week High at $158.51: Streaming Giant Flirts with Breakout, $175 Target in Sight 📈 Latest Close Data: ROKU closed at $158.31 (+0.40%) on 2026-08-18, tapping a fresh 52-week high of $158.51 intraday. Price sits just 0.13% below that ceiling, with the 52-week low at $78.53 — a +101.6% run. Core Market Drivers: Fox's $22B acquisition is in countdown, with ROKU shareholders set to hold ~27% of the merged entity. Q2 net profit surged over 15x YoY, marking five consecutive profitable quarters. Platform revenue grew 25% to $1.22B with 53% gross margin. Technical Analysis: Volume of 274.5万 shares shows 1.33x average turnover — accumulation into highs. MACD remains bullish (DIF 4.30 > DEA 3.55), but histo
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$GILD Is Closing In on $145 as the Rally Gets Hotter
$Gilead Sciences(GILD)$ $Gilead Sciences (GILD) Closed +0.40% at $138.92 — Momentum Building Toward $145.33 Resistance, Breakout Watch Active Latest Close Data: GILD settled at $138.92 (+0.40%) on Aug 18, trading within a tight range of $136.63–$139.49. The stock remains 11.7% below its 52-week high of $157.29, but is now only 4.4% away from the immediate resistance at $145.33. Core Market Drivers: Biotech sentiment firmed as investors rotated into defensive healthcare names. GILD's Trodelvy pipeline optimism and dividend yield of 2.32% continue to attract income-focused capital. Recent Barclays PT cut to $145 was absorbed without major damage, suggesting accumulation near support. Technical Analysis: Volume was moderate at 3.94M shares (VR 0.75)
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$RACE Is Testing $420 With $435 Suddenly in Reach
$Ferrari NV(RACE)$ $Ferrari NV (RACE) +0.54% Holds $417: Luxury Margin Shield Keeps Bulls in Control, $420 Breakout Eyed Latest Close: $417.10 (+0.54%) on Aug 18, 2026. Range $416.21–$420.36. Still ~17% below 52-week high of $504.49, but well above 52-week low of $312.51. Core Market Drivers: Goldman Sachs lifted Ferrari's target to €407, while Alpha Value raised its target to €422 — renewed institutional conviction in pricing power and luxury demand resilience. A quiet macro tape allowed the stock to grind higher on light volume. Technical Analysis: Volume came in at just 475.4K shares (Volume Ratio 1.42), indicating accumulation rather than distribution. MACD remains bullish: DIF 11.45 > DEA 10.43, with positive histogram 2.03, though momentu
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Why L3Harris’s CEO Removal Tests Whether Its Strategy Is Bigger Than One Executive
$L3Harris Technologies, Inc.(LHX)$ removed Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher Kubasik immediately following a board investigation, creating a governance shock at a defence contractor whose order book and government relationships otherwise remain intact. Chris Kubasik, CEO of L3Harris The event occurred on August 17, although the separation agreement was dated August 16. L3Harris said independent directors, assisted by outside counsel, determined that Kubasik engaged in conduct inconsistent with the company’s code. The company explicitly stated that the matter did not affect financial reporting, internal controls, customers or operational performance. Kubasik receives no severance or accelerated vesting, although he retains certain vested opti
TOPStrategy probably survives this. Orders and customer ties staying intact matters more than one executive, but next guidance under Mehta is the real proof
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One Request Lifted the Whole Memory Chain. Apple Pays for It
Hello. The first thing to move this week was not a set of results. It was policy. The US government spoke up and asked Apple to steer clear of Chinese memory chips. That one request lifted the entire memory chain on Monday. $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ closed up 8.88 per cent at US$1,786.85, and $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF(SNXX)$ rose 17.73 per cent in a day. $Micron Technology(MU)$ closed up 4.13 per cent at US$1,011.75, back above US$1,000. $Western Digital(WDC)$ rose 5.35 per cent, $SK hynix(SKHY)$ 3.04 p
TOPChina has actually generated considerable conflicts with the United States over chip production capacity, and this trade war has had a significant impact on the costs of traditional internet giants.
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Why Nvidia’s $105 Billion Guarantee Makes AI Demand Look Less Independent
$NVIDIA(NVDA)$’s agreement to support a vast OpenAI data-centre project demonstrates the extraordinary scale of AI infrastructure demand. It also deepens a question investors can no longer ignore: how much future demand is being enabled financially by the company that ultimately expects to sell the chips? Nvidia announced on August 17 that it would invest $1.5 billion in SoftBank-backed SB Energy and provide up to $105 billion of financial guarantees connected with an Ohio data-centre campus leased by OpenAI. The site is intended to reach as much as eight gigawatts, with an initial 800 megawatts expected in 2028. OpenAI’s lease runs for 20 years, and Nvidia will supply the project’s accelerators. Reuters’ August 17 report describes the financing s
TOPThe guarantee structure does make demand look less independent, but it also looks like Nvidia locking in a key customer before power and capital bottlenecks worsen. Cash collection is still what matters most
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Why Alibaba Is Selling Gaming to Fund a More Focused AI Strategy
$Alibaba(BABA)$’s agreement to sell Lingxi Games reflects a broader portfolio reset. Management is converting non-core assets into financial capacity for cloud computing and artificial intelligence, but divestment alone does not prove that the retained businesses will earn adequate returns on their rising investment. Trustar Capital confirmed on August 17 that it had agreed to acquire $BABA-W(09988)$’s entire Lingxi stake. A person familiar with the transaction told Reuters that proceeds should exceed $2 billion, although the companies did not disclose final terms or a closing timetable. Lingxi’s management is expected to remain. Reuters’ August 17 transaction report provides the available details. The s
TOPCloud focus makes sense, but next quarter capex guidance and cloud growth need to show it fast
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Why Diana Shipping’s Failed Genco Bid May Be Better for Both Stocks
$Diana Shipping(DSX)$’s withdrawal of its proposed $Genco Shipping & Trading(GNK)$ acquisition ended a nine-month dispute over price and control. Investors rewarded Diana because abandoning an expensive transaction protects its balance sheet, while Genco remains free to pursue its own fleet and capital-return strategy without accepting consideration it considered inadequate. Diana announced after the August 14 close that it had withdrawn an offer comprising $24.80 in cash—adjusted for Genco’s recently declared $0.80 dividend—plus one Diana share valued at $2.54. Diana said Genco’s board demanded consideration worth approximately $36.91 per share, including net-asset value in cash, future dividends and a
TOP36.91 for GNK is a stretch when the upside leans on future dividends. If management wants that premium, cash flow has to do the talking fast
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Why Copper Has Overtaken Iron Ore at BHP
$BHP Billiton(BHP)$’s full-year results marked a structural change in the world’s largest listed miner: copper generated more operating earnings than iron ore for the first time. That makes BHP increasingly sensitive to electrification and AI-related power investment, but it also concentrates more value in a commodity trading near historically strong levels. BHP reported on August 18 for the year ended June 30. Underlying EBITDA increased 27% to approximately $32.9 billion, underlying attributable profit rose 30% to $13.2 billion and free cash flow increased 83% to $9.8 billion. The company declared total dividends of $1.72 per share, its highest annual distribution in four years. BHP’s 2026 annual report provides the audited results and management
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$INTC $106 Could Be the Trigger for a Run Toward $117
$Intel(INTC)$ $Intel (INTC) +0.97%: Chip Giant Consolidates at $103, MACD Bullish Crossover Ignites Breakout Watch 🚀 Latest Close: $103.49 (+0.97%), off 27.3% from 52W high of $142.35. Volume: 88.62M shares (Volume Ratio 0.69). Core Drivers: NVIDIA disclosed ~$30B INTC stake, boosting sentiment. Intel plans $15B equity raise to fund turnaround. Rejected ~33% of bond orders signals capital discipline. Technical Analysis: MACD histogram positive at +2.89 with DIF (-3.26) crossing above DEA (-4.70) — fresh bullish signal. RSI(6) at 62.4, RSI(12) at 53.6, RSI(24) at 50.4 all confirm strengthening momentum without overbought conditions. KDJ K=71.4, D=73.0 shows bullish alignment. Key Levels: Primary Support: $83.48 Strong Resistance: $117.03 Immediate
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🪙 Tiger Coins | Leopold’s Final Portfolio Before Citadel: SNDK and MU Were His Biggest Bets
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s final disclosed portfolio before Citadel took over most of his public-equity positions is out. The biggest surprise is obvious: His top two holdings were not $NVIDIA(NVDA)$, but $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ and $Micron Technology(MU)$. And when you look at the rest of the portfolio, the strategy becomes pretty clear. Leopold was not simply betting on AI chips. He was betting on the entire AI infrastructure buildout. 💾 Storage Was the Biggest Bet His top holdings included: 🥇 $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ 🥈
TOPIf I had to choose one part of the AI infrastructure stack for the next six months, I'd pick memory and storage. The market often treats AI as a GPU story, but that misses what happens behind the scenes. Every new AI cluster requires huge amounts of HBM, DRAM, and enterprise SSDs, while increasingly data-intensive models are creating even more storage demand. That's why $SNDK and $MU stand out to me. Their upside is not simply tied to AI enthusiasm, but to a real hardware bottleneck: memory capacity and pricing. If hyperscalers continue to spend aggressively on AI infrastructure, memory could remain one of the biggest beneficiaries. The key risk is obvious: if AI CapEx slows or new supply arrives too quickly, pricing and margins could reverse. But for the next six months, I'd rather own the "picks and shovels" behind AI than chase the most crowded GPU trade. @Capital_Insights [正经]
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NetEase Earnings Preview: Gaming Under Pressure, What Will Drive Growth?
NetEase is set to release its second-quarter earnings report after the Hong Kong market closes on August 20. According to analyst estimates, NetEase's Q2 2026 revenue is expected to reach RMB 29.447 billion, with adjusted EPS estimated at RMB 3.118. In terms of stock performance, NetEase experienced a notable decline at the beginning of the year, before recovering amid volatility from March onward. With the earnings release approaching, market attention is increasingly focused on the performance of its core gaming business and the company's future growth drivers. In terms of revenue structure, NetEase has four major business segments: Games & Related Value-Added Services, Youdao, Cloud Music, and Innovative Businesses and Others. Games & Related Value-Added Services remains the com
TOPThere is one core issue: NetEase’s pace of new game releases has fallen short of expectations in recent years. No matter how resilient its existing titles may be, without new games stepping in to become the next growth drivers, it will be difficult for NetEase’s gaming business to sustain long-term earnings growth. From this perspective, the outlook heading into this earnings report is not particularly optimistic.
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Xiaomi Q2 Earnings: Did the Results Meet Your Expectations?
Just now, Xiaomi released its second-quarter financial results. Revenue for the quarter came in at RMB 108.922 billion, above the RMB 108.325 billion analyst consensus. Gross profit was RMB 21.609 billion, below the expected RMB 21.883 billion, while adjusted net profit came in at RMB 6.22 billion, slightly below the RMB 6.314 billion estimate. $XIAOMI-W(01810)$ Breaking down the results by business, smartphone revenue reached RMB 42.119 billion in the second quarter, slightly above the RMB 41.099 billion estimate, while gross profit was RMB 3.599 billion, ahead of the RMB 3.396 billion expectation. Electric vehicle revenue came in at RMB 24.896 billion, slightly below the RMB 24.904 billion estimate, while gross profit was RMB 4.
TOPRevenue beat is nice, but that EV gross profit miss is the part I care about more. Smartphone share gains help, yet margins still look squeezed