$Microsoft(MSFT)$  pretty much single-handedly pulled the markets back today.

$Apple(AAPL)$ Tim Cook took over as Apple CEO from Steve Jobs on August 24, 2011. Back then, Apple was valued around $350 billion, and Cook's net worth sat somewhere between $100 million and $400 million, mostly from unvested equity grants tied to the new role. Over the next decade and a half, Apple grew more than 1,300% to reach a historic $5 trillion market cap. That run completely reshaped his personal finances, pushing his net worth to between $2.2 billion and $2.9 billion. His crossing into billionaire territory in August 2020 stood out because he is a hired executive, not a founder. Cook owns roughly 0.02% of Apple, about 3.28 million shares. Nearly all of his wealth comes from long-term, performance-based stock awards granted over his

Next week could be one of the biggest trading weeks of the year. Fed interest rate decision, earnings from $Apple(AAPL)$  $Microsoft(MSFT)$  $Amazon.com(AMZN)$  $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , plus GDP and PCE inflation data. I think higher volatility is likely. Staying prepared and managing risk makes sense here.

$Oracle(ORCL)$ Oracle is putting $55.7 billion into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AI GPUs, networking, and new data centers. Meta is investing $40 billion in a data center in Louisiana. The implications of that kind of spending seem pretty clear, to me.

$Apple(AAPL)$ Everyone's talking about the downgrade today, but the price action tells a different story. Apple opened around $311, sellers had their chance, and buyers stepped in throughout the day. It recovered to nearly $316 intraday and closed around $315, which shows there's still demand. If buyers can push above today's high, I think $318–320 could be in play. Price action matters more than headlines, and today showed the bulls aren't backing down.

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $390 has been holding for a while now. Earnings are coming up. I'm looking for a move toward 450.

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Rising oil and gas prices usually act as a tailwind for TSLA. When fuel gets expensive, the lower cost of travel becomes a stronger selling point. That's one of the cleaner demand drivers for Tesla in the current environment.

It's difficult to take a bearish view on robotics, particularly the actuator, bearings, and actuator components market. The reason is that these components make up over 50% of the total bill-of-materials cost for many humanoid robots. According to Morgan Stanley, the humanoid robotics market is projected to grow 300-fold by 2050. A few names I'm keeping an eye on: $RBC Bearings(RBC)$  The humanoid robotics opportunity could be massive relative to its current revenue base of around $50 million. $Regal Rexnord(RRX)$  Management has characterized the humanoid opportunity as something that, "when it takes off, it's going to take off quick." It trades at a significantly lower valuation than RBC. Harmon

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Higher oil prices could lead to more Tesla sales. The Q2 results might show that.

$Apple(AAPL)$ dealers have to buy shares above the call wall squeeze

$Srx Global Inc(SRXH)$ The press release yesterday was the usual buzzwords, but today's feels fundamentally different. If this is just the opening act, the main event hasn't even begun. There could be a significant squeeze ahead. The setup looks to be in place. It could gap up to $7.20 initially, then move toward $12.00. $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$  $Strategy(MSTR)$  $Apple(AAPL)$  $AMC Entertainment(AMC)$ 

$Microsoft(MSFT)$ I'm skeptical that we'll hit 350 again, though 365 might be possible.

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  I think it's only a matter of time before it reaches $530.10.

$Microsoft(MSFT)$  Holding 2X bull ETF

$Apple(AAPL)$ Premarket is flat as the sun rises, so I'm expecting a green day with a move of +$4.

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$ $ServiceNow(NOW)$ $Salesforce.com(CRM)$ Look at the massive put trade on IGV. The green bar indicates a bullish outlook / selling of those puts. This trade is essentially someone betting that the software sector rallies from current levels into 2027.

$Apple(AAPL)$ The iPhone 17 Pro models are set to use 12GB of DRAM. Apple's estimated cost for that is around $39. For the base storage, like 256GB NAND, it's about $13. So the overall bill of materials for a base iPhone 17 Pro comes to roughly $582. This contributed to the modest price adjustments, like the $50 hikes on some Pro models where the base storage doubled from 128GB to 256GB. Looking ahead to the expected 2026 iPhone 18, projections show much higher memory costs due to global shortages and AI server demand. The DRAM for around 12GB could jump to about $145, nearly four times higher. The 256GB storage might rise to around $51. That puts the total BOM for a base iPhone 18 Pro potentially at $726, a 25% increase. Analysts have linked

$Apple(AAPL)$ Higher prices, higher earnings. People worldwide will still buy this brand.

$Microsoft(MSFT)$ Just added a bit at 353.06. It feels like when everyone just wants to sell, that's often the best time to add.

$Microsoft(MSFT)$ At these prices, MSFT is definitely buying back shares. They've been doing it and will continue to, as they have a ton of cash set aside for that purpose.