$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares(SOXS)$ I think a serious correction in semis could drive this quite high. It feels like $8 or $9 is possible. If your average cost is above $10, though, that's a different story.
$Applied Optoelectronics(AAOI)$ In a few weeks, we'll start seeing earnings reports from several major tech companies like MSFT, GOOG, AMZN, and META. These reports should give us a clearer picture of what's happening in the AI sector. Until then, the market is likely to be volatile, reacting to both positive and negative news along the way. My bet is that the hyperscalers will confirm, or even raise, their capex spending targets. AAOI is expected to report around August 6.
It's showing strong continuation characteristics after the recent "blue candle" expansion move, which printed a +35% surge on unusually elevated volume. What stands out isn't just the size of the move, but the follow-through behavior in the subsequent week—volume staying elevated as price consolidates near highs rather than collapsing back. That type of structure often signals institutional participation rather than a one-off retail spike, especially when momentum persists after the initial expansion candle. The last time $Corning(GLW)$ produced this kind of impulse + volume combination, price didn't stall—it extended further. Right now, the tape is acting like it's still in discovery mode.
Early strength is already showing up, with $Micron Technology(MU)$ trading higher in overnight pricing as traders position ahead of key memory sector catalysts. If momentum holds, leveraged exposure like $Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares(MUU)$ could see an amplified move into the session. The real focus, however, is on SK Hynix and Samsung. Their upcoming updates could set the tone for the entire memory complex, including HBM and DRAM expectations. Tonight isn't just about $Micron Technology(MU)$ —it's a read on the next leg of the AI memory trade. Watch the reaction closely, not just the headlines.
$SpaceX(SPCX)$ If you believe SpaceX hits all its targets, by 2030, reaching 647.00 is extremely likely. I bought Tesla in 2019 and made some serious bank by holding. I'll do the same here and ignore the noise.
Added a few names this week where I think the selloff was more sentiment-driven than anything actually changing in the core thesis. $Applied Optoelectronics(AAOI)$ - optical / data center connectivity exposure, still tied directly to AI infra buildout even after the reset in high-beta names. $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ - space-based broadband network trying to connect satellites directly to mobile devices, still early but structurally interesting long-term. $NEBIUS(NBIS)$ - AI infrastructure + high-performance compute/data center angle, riding the broader AI capex wave even through volatility. $Ouster Inc
$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares(SOXS)$ Buying semiconductor stocks is a bit like investing in shovel producers during the Gold Rush. The difference is, you might need a thousand shovels to find one gold nugget.
These are five stocks I think could be 3-5x winners over the next 5 to 10 years: $SpaceX(SPCX)$ - exposure to SpaceX as private markets keep growing $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ - AI compute and data center growth $Micron Technology(MU)$ - memory demand driven by AI infrastructure $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ - flash storage positioned for the next upgrade cycle $NEBIUS(NBIS)$ - AI cloud infrastructure with significant upside potential No one knows exactly how they'll perform, but these are names I'm comfortable holding through multiple market cycles. Next a
$Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares(SOXS)$ MU is up over 10%, trading above $1,000. The way analysts keep raising their price targets for semis, it doesn't seem like it's over. It's pretty amazing how a number of large companies have gained over 1000% in less than 16 months.
$Applied Optoelectronics(AAOI)$ The reason I continue to hold it is straightforward: it builds the optical connectivity that allows AI chips to move data across data centers. As AI scales toward factories with over 500K GPUs, copper becomes the bottleneck, and optics serve as the plumbing to move data fast enough for training and inference.
$ServiceNow(NOW)$ I don't really get why people keep trying to play these small stock swings. The stock has a pattern until it doesn't. I see it more as a long-term buy and hold opportunity.
It was quite a day for hot AI stocks. $Cerebras Systems(CBRS)$ up 18%, $Intel(INTC)$ up 11%, $Applied Optoelectronics(AAOI)$ up 11%, $Micron Technology(MU)$ up 10%, $Astera Labs, Inc.(ALAB)$ up 9%. If you panicked and adjusted your portfolio during last week's consolidation, today's explosive price action is a masterclass in staying long high-growth names. The moves felt institutional: newly listed AI chip firm CBRS surged nearly 20% on a wave of Buy initiations, while ALAB and MU saw ~10% breakouts driven by relentless compute and HBM demand. AAOI ro