The Fed’s 0.25% cut triggered the expected rally, with mega-cap tech like NVDA and AAPL leading. While the “Mag7” usually thrive in easing cycles, I’m more focused on small caps like $IWM$, which could benefit more from cheaper financing and growth optimism. Outside equities, I like gold and crypto. $GLD$’s breakout signals strength, and lower yields support precious metals. BTC remains “digital gold,” while ETH and blockchain plays could see gradual upside as liquidity builds. My top holdings are TSLA, SOXL, plus GLD and BTC for balance. My 2025 plan is to keep dollar-cost averaging, take partial profits on rallies, and rotate into small caps or cyclicals if cuts deepen. Flexibility will be key in this setup. @TigerClub
Triple Witching. Opportunities Amid Risks and Squeeze. Read On!
We are into the third Friday (19 Sep) where the market will experience a triple witching (when stock index futures, stock index options, and single-stock options all expire simultaneously) This often produces unusual volume, volatility, and dealer hedging flows. In this article I would like to discuss on how we can break it down into what it means, opportunities, risks, and gamma squeeze dynamics. What Triple Witching Means Occurs quarterly (March, June, September, December). Brings very high trading volume (due to contract rollover, hedging, rebalancing). Volatility often spikes intraday, but directional bias is not always clear. Large open interest at certain strikes → “pinning” effect (prices gravitate to those levels as dealers hedge). Opportunities & Adjustments for Investors Shor
Triple Witching Inferno: $6T Options Tsunami – Crush the Chaos or Get Crushed?
Markets are a powder keg today with the biggest Triple Witching expiry ever – over $6.3 trillion in stock options, index futures, and single-stock contracts vanishing at once, dwarfing past blowouts and priming for wild swings that could eclipse even the 2022 madness. Volume's already spiking 2-3x normal levels, VIX holding steady around 15 but with specs net short 100k contracts – the most since 2022 – setting up a potential squeeze if fear flips to frenzy. SPX is hugging 6,506 with RSI at 65.6, testing resistance amid BoJ's ETF selloff surprise and Fed cut echoes, while BTC hovers at $115.7k eyeing ETF inflows and max pain at $110k. Bullish tilt lingers for SPY and QQQ on data showing post-expiry resets often unlock cheaper hedges and fresh legs higher, but September's mid-month weakness
🚀 S&P 500 Explodes to Glory: Wells Fargo's Mega Upgrade Ignites Path to 6,800 Crush!
$S&P 500(.SPX)$$NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ Wall Street's on fire after Wells Fargo cranked up its year-end forecast to 6,600-6,800, ditching the old 6,300-6,500 range amid Fed easing magic and AI-fueled earnings blasts. This midpoint leap screams over 4% upside from prior vibes, with 2026 visions hitting 7,400-7,600 as small caps roar back and tech titans dominate. Benchmark's already flexing at 6,632 post-cut, with Nasdaq and Russell 2000 smashing records, proving rate relief supercharges risk assets like clockwork. Global funds dumped $18B last week, but dip-buyers own the tape, eyeing double-digit EPS growth and tariff dodges for a multi-month melt-up. Crypto's syncing up too—BTC at $116K teasing ATHs as liq
💰 Wealthy Elite's Spending Empire: 50% of U.S. Economy in Top 10%'s Grip – Boom or Bubble Waiting to Burst?
The richest 10% of Americans are now the undisputed kings of consumption, funneling half of all U.S. spending – a jaw-dropping surge from just one-third in the early '90s, hitting record highs that scream inequality overload. This isn't some blip; it's a structural shift powered by soaring asset values, fat corporate bonuses, and a stock market that's minted trillions for the elite while wages stagnate for the masses. With household net worth ballooning to $156T amid AI booms and rate cuts, the top tier's appetite for luxury goods, travel, and high-end tech is propping up GDP like never before – but at what cost to the broader engine? Digging into the frenzy: Why the Skyrocketing Share? Blame the wealth machine: Top 10% households hold 93% of stocks and mutual funds, riding Nvidia's 150% Y
$Oklo Inc.(OKLO)$$NANO Nuclear Energy Inc(NNE)$$NuScale Power(SMR)$ 🎯🔋⚡️ OKLO Ignites: Parabolic Power Or Perfect Pullback? 20Sep25 ⚡️🔋🎯 I’m tracking one of the NYSE’s most explosive movers today; Oklo Inc. (OKLO) stock is soaring +15.75% in Friday’s session, outperforming the broader market as the nuclear energy sector receives a major boost from fresh US-UK trade talks. Earlier, OKLO carved out a record high at 125.75 and is eyeing its best day since 11Jun, now up +478% YTD. Nuclear momentum isn’t isolated. Nuclear stocks jumped again on Friday: NANO Nuclear Energy and Oklo rose 14%, NuScale Power gained 10%, Lightbridge added 9%, Centrus climbed 8%, Energy Fue
📈 Wells Fargo Lifts S&P 500 Target — Rally Just Warming Up, or Already Priced In? 🔥 Wall Street just turned more bullish. Wells Fargo raised its year-end 2025 S&P 500 target to 6,600–6,800, up from its prior forecast of 6,300–6,500. That implies +4% upside from here — small in absolute terms, but significant when the index is already flirting with all-time highs. For some, this call confirms the bull run has more legs. For others, it’s the classic late-cycle optimism that often signals… the top. So which camp are you in? 🤔 --- 💡 Why the Upgrade Now? Wells Fargo points to two key catalysts: Fed easing: Markets expect at least one 25bps cut this year, with a second possible if inflation keeps sliding. Lower borrowing costs lift valuations and spur risk appetite. Earnings resilience:
📊 ETFs Outnumber US Stocks! Easy Investing or Hidden Risks? 🤔 For the first time in history, the U.S. now lists more ETFs (4,370) than individual stocks (4,172). That’s a milestone with symbolic weight: there are now more baskets of stocks than there are stocks themselves. ETFs aren’t just a tool anymore — they’ve become the default vehicle for investors, managing nearly $12 trillion in assets. But here’s the dilemma: does this ETF boom make investing safer, or does it create new blind spots? --- 🚀 From Sidelined to Center Stage When the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) launched in 1993, few imagined ETFs would reshape investing. Back then, ETFs were niche, mostly used by institutions for hedging. Fast forward to today: ETFs dominate trading volumes. Retail investors often buy ETFs before touchi
I would rather hold Tesla (TSLA) for 10 years than cut myself off from NVIDIA (NVDA) forever—both are innovation leaders, but Tesla has the potential to evolve into a diversified tech-transport-energy giant. I would rather buy the dip weekly than restrict myself to only index funds. While index funds are safe and proven, taking tactical positions in strong growth names offers both learning and alpha. I would rather watch Apple go 10x without owning than baghold AMC for 5 years—opportunity cost hurts less than guaranteed stagnation. I would rather trade once a year than stare at charts for 10 hours daily; discipline and long-term conviction outweigh constant noise. Finally, I would rather be Buffett with steady gains than Cathie Wood with wild swings—longevity and compounding win over hype
$Intel(INTC)$ What we know / strategic implications Nvidia is investing $5B into Intel common stock at $23.28/share, acquiring ~4% after issuance of new shares. The deal involves Intel producing custom x86 CPUs for Nvidia’s data center AI infrastructure; and jointly developing “x86 RTX SoCs” (i.e. integrated CPU + GPU) for PCs. Foundry (contract chip manufacturing for others) is not included in Nvidia shifting wafer production to Intel under this deal; Nvidia will continue using its existing fabs (e.g., TSMC). Intel has been under pressure: operating losses historically; negative EPS; undergoing cost control efforts; needing to prove that its manufacturing process and delivery can compete. --- My answers to your
$Intel(INTC)$ 1. ls Intel still a buy at $30?: I suspected it would slip back but still be in the vicinity of $27-30 and it already did touch sub-30 levels yesterday. I believe it is a buy in the arw between 27-30. 2. How will nvidia investment affect Intel in longterm?: see it as a positive development and give an option to Intel to stabilise. 3. The next target price is $40?: very much, may be by 2025 end. 4. With only 116.2B market cap, how many upside is left?: Intel has been in the region of $60 in the past - early 2022. With that I mind, I do see it touching that levels by 2026 end likely assuming Intel plays its cards well.
🚗 NIO Rallies 5 Days Straight! Is $8.50 Just the Start? NIO is back in the fast lane. The stock has notched five straight green sessions, hitting fresh year highs after UBS upgraded from “Neutral” to “Buy” with a PT of $8.50 (up from $6.20). Citi had already thrown in its own bullish call earlier, giving NIO something it hasn’t had in months — Wall Street momentum. Adding to the drama, NIO closed a $1B equity raise at $5.57 per ADR (HK$43.36 per Class A share). Instead of tanking on dilution fears, shares ripped higher. For bulls, that’s a sign investors now see NIO’s fundraise as growth capital rather than a cash-burn warning. --- 📊 Why This Rally Feels Different 1. Analysts shifting tone: Dual upgrades from UBS and Citi suggest institutions believe NIO is stabilising after a rough patch.
$Oracle(ORCL)$ 🌀 Oracle’s Flywheel Spinning Faster: Can TikTok Push $ORCL to $350? 🚀 Oracle ($Oracle(ORCL)$ ) is no longer just the “old-school database company” that many investors once ignored. In 2025, it has reinvented itself as one of Wall Street’s most surprising AI plays. From cloud hosting for OpenAI to fresh speculation about a TikTok stake, Oracle’s narrative is beginning to resemble a flywheel of momentum — where each win spins into the next. The question for investors is simple: does this momentum make $350 realistic, or is the hype cycle peaking? --- 📊 From Legacy Player to AI Contender For years, Oracle lagged behind AWS (Amazon), Azure (Microsoft), and Google Cloud. I
U.S. stocks closed out the week on a high note, with all three major indexes setting new records Friday. NYSE Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.37% to 46,315.27 (+1.0% weekly) $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : +0.49% to 6,664.36 (+1.2% weekly) $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ : +0.72% to 22,631.48 (+2.2% weekly) The late-week rally followed President Donald Trump’s call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, where the two approved a framework for a U.S. version of TikTok. While details remain unresolved, particularly around TikTok’s recommendation algorithm, the tone signaled de-escalation in U.S.-China tensions. BCA Research’s Matt Gertken cautioned that prolonged talks leave room for “unknown geopolitical disruptions” that could derail pr
🚨🚨As of September 20, 2025, the global market landscape is defined by a mix of cautious optimism and persistent volatility, driven by shifting monetary policies, ongoing macroeconomic developments, and key corporate news. Key Highlights: * Monetary Policy and Inflation: The market is highly attuned to signals from central banks, particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to begin cutting interest rates in the coming months. This anticipation, fueled by a cooling U.S. labor market and some signs of moderating inflation, is a key driver of investor sentiment. However, some inflationary pressures, particularly from resurfacing tariffs, are still a concern. * Equities: Equity markets, particularly in the U.S., have been on a strong upward trajectory, with the S
Dollar's Breaking Point: Fed's Sneaky Rate Slash Exposes Debt Crunch – Time to Bet Big on EM and Gold Plays?
The Federal Reserve's fresh 25-basis-point trim to 4.00%-4.25% isn't your garden-variety tweak – it's a blatant nod to Uncle Sam's ballooning debt pile, clocking in at over $35 trillion and demanding ever-cheaper borrowing costs to stay afloat. With core PCE inflation stubbornly hugging 2.8% and PCE forecasts ticking up to 2.6% for the year, this cut screams fiscal firefighting over economic finesse. Bond yields are dipping, but the real story? It's propping up a government that's spending like it's going out of style, from endless deficits to that fresh $100,000 H-1B fee hike that's got tech lobbying in overdrive. Markets shrugged it off with a yawn – S&P up 0.3%, Nasdaq flirting with records – but dig deeper, and this is the spark for a currency quake. Enter the DXY, the dollar's pul
$Infosys(INFY)$ $Intel(INTC)$ $Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp(CTSH)$ Infosys plunged 8% within 30 minutes of the news. Intel, the 9th largest H-1B employer, is caught in the crossfire even though the Trump administration literally bought a 10% stake in them and Nvidia just threw in $5B. Cognizant also took a hit, sliding nearly 5% as investors panicked over how the company will handle higher visa costs. And the reason is clear: Trump just hiked the cost of an H-1B visa to $100,000 per year — a mind-blowing 1,000% increase. With ~85,000 new visas a year, companies are staring at an $8.5 BILLION annual bill. The original plan was even
Been there, seen that and worse: done that too! Mine is a case of dualities (1) I tend to stick on to some counters with conviction and not book profits ever and even struggle with tthe thought of making profits there. This helped in counters like $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ but the same inertia cost me dear in dud counters like $Trump Media & Technology(DJT)$ and ended up holding a bum for ever. The classic feeling of: "what if it goes 10x & I miss the run?" has made me hold & watch green turn red. (2) in some other good counters like $Micron Technology(MU)$, I have made gains but exited too early. Therefore now I am trying to follow a simple rule I made for myself: keep making partial exits to lock in profits from time to time & reenter later at a dip, which
Singapore’s economy not about creating cool stuff anymore… it’s just about collecting rent rent rent. CapitaLand started the drama, and now every tycoon + foreign investor jumped in with their REITs. They don’t run real businesses, they just run 💸 rent machines. Look at these numbers, sibeh scary: VivoCity under Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust $Mapletree PanAsia Com Tr(N2IU.SI)$ raised rents nearly 30%! Lendlease REIT $Lendlease Reit(JYEU.SI)$ suka-suka hiked retail rents over 25% at one go. Sabana REIT $Sabana Reit(M1GU.SI)$ pushed industrial rents up 27%… just in one quarter?! This is not growth hor. This is pure e
$UOB(U11.SI)$ CHART WISE, BEARISH MODE! I think worst than Dbs chart patterns! 20th September 2025: Chart wise, bearish mode! If the recent low of 34.50 cannot hold, it would be very negative and she may fall further towards 34 than 33.70 and 33.00 and below! Not a call to buy or sell! Pls dyodd. 17th September 2025: The market is marking time! If Fed gives a dovish tone more rate cuts is coming then bank may drop at a higher speed! Pls dyodd. She may go down to test 34.29 than 34 and 33.70. 9th September 2025: Uob bank - the chance of having rate cut on 17th September Fed meeting is very high. Bank may see further weakness! The bank in fact has been staying at the peak level for a longer period, I think we may see a major cor