Earnings Calendar (04May2026) In the coming week the most anticipated earnings releases include that of Palantir, Tyson, Berkshire Hathaway, AMD, PayPal, Walt Disney, KKR, and McDonald’s. Who is KKR? KKR & Co. Inc. is a leading global investment firm founded in 1976 that pioneered the private equity industry. As of early 2026, it manages approximately $744 billion in assets, operating across private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, and capital markets. Known for its hands-on “one-firm” approach, KKR aims for operational excellence in its portfolio companies, holding investments for 5–7 years. The firm has evolved into a diversified alternative asset manager, including a major insurance business through Global Atlantic. Led by co-CEOs Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall, KKR operates

The Market’s First Real AI Reckoning I see Microsoft not as a participant in the AI trade, but as its first genuine stress test—where ambition, capital, and monetisation collide in plain sight. After a sharp stumble in early 2026, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ has become the market’s most consequential question mark. It is no longer enough that the company leads in AI. What matters now is whether that leadership produces incremental profit, or simply gets absorbed into an already dominant ecosystem. That distinction is where the entire debate sits. The Hidden Risk: Giving AI Away Too Cheaply AI dominance means little if pricing power quietly evaporates I believe the real battleground is not technological leadership, but pricing architecture. Microsoft is embe

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Zuckerberg is no longer being judged on earnings beats—he is being judged on whether $40 billion in AI spending will compound like AWS or combust like the metaverse with better branding Meta is once again doing what it does best: making investors richer, twitchier and occasionally behave as though a 30% profit margin is some sort of corporate distress signal. This time, the market’s anxiety is not about user growth, regulators or TikTok-inspired existential dread. It is about capital allocation—specifically Meta’s decision to drive annual capital expenditure towards roughly $35–$40 billion in AI infrastructure, data centres and computing power. For context, this is not a modest budget increase. It is one of the largest strategic spending surges in modern Big Tech, and a dramatic pivot from

$Apple(AAPL)$ $SoundHound AI Inc(SOUN)$  $GameStop(GME)$  🔥📊 Smart money is splitting the market: AI calls surge while index hedging builds 📊🔥 📈 I’m seeing a clear divergence in options flow as capital aggressively targets AI and semiconductor leadership while quietly building protection across broader indices. I’m not looking at noise, I’m tracking institutional positioning expressing both conviction and caution at the same time. 📊 Call flow concentration I’m seeing call-heavy flows cluster into leadership and narrative-driven names like Apple ($AAPL), where near-dated upside calls continue to be accumulated even into strength. That signals po

For years, $United Microelectronics(UMC)$   was written off as the “second brother” behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$   chased 3nm. UMC got stuck with “old tech.” But here’s the twist: 2026 might be the year the “boring” chips outperform the cutting edge. 📈 UMC ADR Is Quietly Moving The U.S.-listed ADR (UMC) has been tracking the Taiwan rally, with the underlying stock hitting ~NT$80+ (multi-decade highs).   This isn’t hype. It’s fundamentals catching up. 🤖 1. AI Is Lifting the Entire Stack — Not Just GPUs Everyone is chasing NVIDIA. But AI doesn’t run on GPUs alone. It needs: Power management ICs Voltage regulators Aut

$SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ has been one of my favourite topics to share at Tiger Brokers. My 2 recent few posts were : 09 Feb 2026 - SoFi - Strong Q4 is a BUY despite pullback now. 18 Dec 2025 - SoFi Dips: Buy the Growth, Ignore the Noise. On Wed, 29 Apr 2026, SoFi reported its Q1 2026 earnings results, delivering a performance characterized by record-breaking top-line growth and sustained profitability. Despite these milestones, US market reacted with a sharp sell-off, raising questions about the disconnect between fundamental performance and investor sentiments. As there is much to cover, let’s jum

my trade idea: ignore the media dust and keep it simple. what droped and why. eg shipping industry drop is just because of a war wars end prices recover. buy low now and be paitent. simple slow tortus beats the hair paitence and persitence. ps😘 $International Paper(IP)$ was my sell the spike and buy the low reposition for the same reason im small fish at the moment and im not chicken to admit it. consitent $10 per week. and pick your indevidual fractionals with legacy and dividen. buy what ever is lowest at the end of the week to build that position. diversity. my IP example above would not have been possable if i hadnt chosen 8 industries to watch to begin with. i took the being eaten alive by fees to take $1 fractional positions in about 50 diffe

$Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q1 2026 earnings on Monday, May 4, 2026, after the market closes. As the company works to diversify beyond its dominant cystic fibrosis (CF) franchise, this quarter is particularly significant for its new commercial launches. Q1 2026 Earnings Expectations Consensus EPS: Estimates range between $4.43 and $4.47 (up from $3.55 YoY). Consensus Revenue: Projected at approximately $3.07B to $3.11B (roughly 9.5% YoY growth). Earnings Whisper: Some analysts suggest a slight downside risk with a "Whisper" around $4.18, though the company has beaten estimates in three of the last four quarters. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported its fiscal Q4 and full-year 2025 results on February 12, 2026

Crude oil price movement: latest price is $107.53 per barrel, up from the previous settlement price of $106.88, an increase of $0.65, or about 0.61%. Intraday high reached $109.64, intraday low touched $106.45.

As of the evening trading session on April 29, 2026, Eastern Time, the crude oil and gold futures markets showed a pronounced divergence. The Light-Sweet Crude Oil (CLmain) front-month contract surged significantly, closing above the $106 level, with expanded intraday trading range and active volume; meanwhile, gold (GCmain) front-month contract retraced, closing near $4,588.8 per ounce, despite hitting an intraday high of $4,594.1 during the session, and finishing lower than the prior settlement.

$Qualcomm(QCOM)$ $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$  $NVIDIA(NVDA)$  📡⚙️ $QCOM Earnings Surge Meets Cycle Friction ⚙️📡 I’m watching Qualcomm trade like a stock that just unlocked a new narrative, but the underlying cycle hasn’t caught up yet. A +18.9% move with 383K calls by midday, 14x normal volume, tells me positioning is now aggressively forward-looking, not reflective of current fundamentals. I’m seeing a market that is choosing to price the bottom before it is fully confirmed. 🧠 Earnings Snapshot EPS: $2.65 vs $2.56 Revenue: $10.60B vs $10.56B Automotive: $1.33B, +38% YoY 🧭 Forward Signals Q3 Revenue: $9.6B vs $10.3B est Q3 EPS: $2.20 vs $2.43

$Wayfair(W)$ $RH(RH)$  $Williams-Sonoma(WSM)$  🚨📉🪑 $W Wayfair Breakdown: Margin Strength vs Macro Fragility 🪑📉🚨 One of the worst performers on the NYSE today, Wayfair $W dropped -10.3% to $65.75 after delivering an in-line Q1 that failed to inspire. I’m seeing a stock now heading for its 4th straight decline, rejected at the $80 overhead resistance and losing its 200DMA, as management flagged a “choppy” start to the year for home furnishings. The market is reacting to macro uncertainty and technical breakdown. The fundamentals, however, are quietly inflecting. 🔴 EPS: $0.26 vs $0.28 🟢 Revenue: $2.9B vs $2.89B 📊 Transition from Stabilisation to Scalab

📊 Hedging Your KWEB ETF Position Using DLCs: A Practical Guide Investing in Chinese technology stocks through the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (commonly known as KWEB) offers exposure to major players like Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan. 🚀 However, with that opportunity comes significant volatility driven by regulatory risks, geopolitical tensions, and macroeconomic uncertainty. To manage this risk, investors can use Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) — a flexible and efficient hedging tool. In this article, we’ll break down how DLCs work and outline practical rules for using them to hedge your KWEB position effectively. ⚖️ ⸻ 🔍 What Are DLCs? Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs) are structured products that provide leveraged daily returns on an underlying asset. For example: * 📉 A -3x

$CSE Global(544.SI)$ 2 Target Price. CSE Global: Powering the Data Centre Boom When Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) secured rights to acquire up to 63 million shares in CSE Global (SGX: 544) in November 2025, the move validated the systems integrator's pivot towards data centres. CSE Global strategic partnership with Amazon, extending through 2030, signals where the cloud giant sees opportunity in CSE Global cutting-edge power conservation technology. AI workloads are notoriously power-hungry, requiring massive computing infrastructure with sophisticated electrification and automation systems. CSE Global, operating across 15 countries with over 2,000 staff, delivers precisely these capabilities. For the first nine months of 2025 (9M2025), revenue rose 8.

$Frencken(E28.SI)$  $3.7 Target Price.  Frencken (E28) company's fundamentals are supported by a strong FY2025 performance of S$166.7 million operating cash flow with net profit rise to SGD 39.3 million.  It has a clear strategic pivot toward AI-driven demand in the semiconductor and industrial automation sectors, alongside operational capacity expansion in the US and a new facility in Singapore.  Catalysts for Frencken growth 1). AI-Driven sector Tailwind as Core Growth Driver: The company has explicitly identified the semiconductor sector as its key growth driver for FY2026, supported by robust AI-driven end-market demand. This is consistent with its FY2025 performance, where st

slow and steady wins the race. slowly add at support levels and be patient. wealth will be created for those who wait.