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I pick B. After the violent drop-and-rebound we just saw, I think gold is more likely to digest gains rather than trend hard in one direction into Friday’s close. The market feels nervous rather than confident, which usually leads to choppy, range-bound trading. The recent move looks driven more by forced position unwinds, margin pressure, and headline risk than fresh conviction buying. While geopolitical tension and Fed uncertainty still support gold structurally, the sharp rebound above $5,000 likely pulled forward short-term demand and limits immediate upside. In this environment, I expect large intraday swings but a relatively contained weekly close, with $5,000 as key resistance and $4,800 as near-term support. Longer term I remain constructive on gold, but in the short term, consoli

Advanced Micro Devices: Guidance in Context Guidance Summary AMD reported above-consensus revenue and EPS for its latest quarter, with data-centre revenue of around $5.4 billion.  For Q1 2026, guidance was roughly $9.5 billion to $10.1 billion (midpoint of about $9.8 billion), slightly above Street expectations but down sequentially from Q4.  Market Reaction Investors focused on the sequential decline in anticipated quarterly sales as a signal that the AI hardware build-out, while intact, might be normalising after a peak cadence of orders. The stock’s downward move reflects this recalibration rather than a fundamental earnings miss.  The guidance, though slightly below the most bullish forecasts, was nonetheless in line with analyst estimates and represented a conservative

Here are the major developments around Alphabet Inc. ahead of its earnings release on 4 February 2026, focusing squarely on your questions about AI momentum, Google Cloud, and competitive pressures on margins. The consensus view heading into the print reflects strong fundamentals mixed with heightened expectations and execution risk.  Can AI Momentum Meaningfully Reaccelerate Google Cloud Growth This Quarter? Yes — but with important caveats. • AI-driven demand is supporting robust Google Cloud expansion. Consensus estimates before the earnings release project ~34 – 36 per cent year-on-year Cloud revenue growth in Q4, with approximately $16 billion in sales, signalling continued acceleration. This is notable given the hyper-competitive landscape against AWS and Azure.  • Cloud ba

Investment Analysis: Is Anthropic Breaking the Software Business? Let's get real about this: Anthropic is legitimately shaking the foundations of the traditional software business, and the market's violent reaction over the past few days proves it. No sugarcoating—Claude Cowork's plugins (dropped on January 30) just triggered one of the ugliest sector sell-offs we've seen in years, wiping out an estimated $285 billion in combined market value from software, legal tech, professional services, and related names in a single brutal session, with the pain spilling into a second day.The numbers don't lie: Thomson Reuters plunged 15-18% (its worst single-day drop ever), RELX down 14%, Wolters Kluwer around 13%, LegalZoom getting hammered nearly 20%. Even broader plays like Sage, Pearson, Experian

I’m staying firmly bullish on the AI and semiconductor theme. AI is no longer a “future story” — it’s already being embedded across cloud, enterprise software, manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer applications. From training to inference, the compute demand curve is still moving up. Semiconductors sit right at the heart of this cycle. Advanced logic, memory, networking, & packaging are all benefiting as AI workloads become larger, faster & more specialized. Even with short-term volatility, the long-term trend of higher compute intensity per dollar of GDP looks intact, and that supports sustained demand for chips across the stack. What keeps me confident is that this isn’t just hype-driven spending — companies are now focused on efficiency, ROI, and real deployment. That shift f

I’m going with C — both go up 📈. The STI just printed a fresh intraday high, and when index momentum is strong, large-cap names reporting earnings tend to benefit from passive and rotational flows, regardless of individual narratives. For $SGX(S68.SI)$ , expectations are undeniably high, but volume expansion ahead of earnings suggests positioning rather than distribution. As long as derivatives activity and data services show steady growth, the market may be willing to defend the premium valuation, at least in the near term. For $Keppel(BN4.SI)$ , the AI infrastructure angle is gaining credibility. While Bifros

From my perspective, this isn’t “software is dead” — it’s the market aggressively repricing which software actually has a moat. The narrative flipped fast, and crowded positioning made the selloff look brutal. This feels more like fear-driven de-rating than fundamentals suddenly breaking. $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ hitting $1 trillion makes sense because AI is amplifying businesses with physical scale and operational complexity. AI turns Walmart’s logistics and supply chain into real profit leverage, while many software companies now have to prove they’re essential, not optional. So I lean toward B: this is an overreaction, not the end of software. But the

🌟🌟🌟I am most bullish on AI & Semiconductors because this isn't a theme anymore.  It is the bloodstream of the entire global economy.  Every industry - Finance, Healthcare, EVs, Defence , Consumer Tech - runs on silicon & compute. 2026 is shaping up to be the year where: AI models get bigger, hungrier & more expensive. Data centers explode in capacity. Chip supply chains tighten. Companies that build the picks & shovels of this AI Gold Rush become the winners. This is the one sector where demand isn't just strong. It is insatiable. Let's be honest - AI & semiconductors are the only sector where companies can say "We are raising Capex by another USD20 billion" & investors say "Great job". If every other sector tries that, the market faints like a Victorian

🌟🌟🌟The market is currently witnessing a fundamental shift as the traditional software sector faces a decoupling from the new AI driven economy. Mid tier companies like AppLovin and Unity are struggling against the "death loop" created by generative AI tools like Anthropic's Claude.  Claude is increasingly automating mid level knowledge workflows.  The reasoning is that if  a software only automates a workflow that an AI agent can do it for free, the business model is walking the plank. However $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ is gaining traction because it isn't just a tool.  Palantir  is the operating system for the AI era.  While others are being replaced by AI, Palantir's AIP or Artificial Intelligence Platform

🌟🌟🌟Michael Burry of Big Short fame is back in the news.  This time his warning of a potential Bitcoin crisis, lands squarely on $Strategy(MSTR)$ . MSTR reports its earnings on February 5.  This isn't just another quarterly update.  It is a referendum on the entire Bitcoin as a corporate strategy thing.  The timing comes at a time when Bitcoin has dropped by 40% from its all time high in October 2025. MSTR isn't a software company anymore.  It is a leveraged Bitcoin amplifier.  Today's earnings will reveal whether that empire is built in conviction or whether the balance sheet is starting to feel the strain of being tied to Bitcoin's movement. If Bitcoin holds steady , Michael Saylor's narrative strengthens.  If

In the world of investing, index funds have long been hailed as the epitome of simplicity and safety. By tracking broad market indices like the S&P 500, they offer diversification across hundreds of companies, theoretically spreading risk and capturing the overall market's growth. However, the rise of the "Magnificent Seven" (Mag 7)—Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—has sparked intense debate. These tech behemoths have dominated market performance in recent years, but their outsized influence raises a critical question: Have they undermined the very foundation of index investing by turning diversified funds into concentrated bets on a handful of stocks? The Rise of the Mag 7 and Market ConcentrationThe Mag 7's ascent began in earnest during the AI boom of the

My stock in focus today is $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ after a strong earnings report that confirms its AI strategy is delivering. The company plans to double 2026 capex to $175–185 billion, showing confidence in long-term growth as Gemini 3 drives real monetization across Search, Cloud, and YouTube. The Gemini ecosystem has reached scale, with over 750 million MAUs and unit costs down 78% vs 2025, a key margin inflection. Gemini 3 Pro is best-in-class in reasoning and multimodal AI, while the Antigravity AI agent platform hit 1.5 million weekly users just two months after launch. AI is reinforcing Google’s core moats. Search revenue grew 17%, Google Cloud surged 48% with $240B backlog, and YouTube generates $60B+ annually. With early adoption of NVIDIA

🌟🌟🌟Gold never moves in straight lines & right now it is trading inside a pressure cooker of geopolitics, liquidity shifts and fear premium. My pick is B - Flat to slightly up USD 4800 to 5000. Why? Geopolitical tension is already priced in.  The Trump Iran rhetoric has pushed gold sharply higher but markets tend to pause after the first fear spike.  The safe haven bid stays alive but the panic premium cools. Liquidity stays supportive.  With US deficits ballooning and bond yields struggling to stay positive, Gold has support. Momentum is stretched.  After a strong run, Gold often consolidates as traders take profit and funds rebalance. In short , you have Gold holding its gains, maybe nudges higher but doesn't yet have the catalyst for a clean breakout above USD 50

🌟🌟🌟 I believe that $Alphabet(GOOG)$ will close at USD334 tomorrow while $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ will close at USD 234. The market is witnessing a brutal show me moment for Big Tech.  While Google's latest earnings delivered top line growth, it has been overshadowed by a massive looming figure : The 2026 Capital Expenditure. Google's earnings report showed that it is benefiting from its long term AI integration.  However the cost is substantial. The Harvest: Google Cloud increased 48% as AI workloads grew.  It also decreased Gemini's serving costs by 78%, showing that efficiency is improving as demand rises. The Bill: Capex of USD 175 B to USD 185 billion , almost double its 2025 spending. The

🌟🌟🌟 $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ finds itself caught in the Bullwhip Shadow.  This is the sting of over ordering inventory.  In 2026 it is the fear of over ordering data centers. The Capex Binge: Amazon is expected to increase capex exceeding USD 150 billion.  After Google was punished for its USD 175 B+ forecast, investors are concerned that Amazon is overspending in Capex. CEO Andy Jassy needs to prove that the massive billions being spent on AI infrastructure are actually hitting the bottom line now, not in 2028. Amazon must deliver in 3 areas: AWS needs to show growth of 21% or higher.  Anything less, the AI laggard label returns with a vengeance. The Margin Magic: Analysts are looking for EPS of USD 1.97.  If the Bullwhip effe

🔝 $Keppel(BN4.SI)$ call warrants $KeppelMBeCW260330(MXDW.SI)$ are amongst this morning's top warrant performerswith gains between 38% to 41% after Keppel shares surged as much as 5.3% to$11.53 this morning. Macquarie has no put warrants tracking Keppel. 📢Before market open this morning, Keppel posted net income of S$789 million in 2025, a 16% decrease from a year earlier, and missed the S$857 million average of 11 analyst estimates polled by Bloomberg ✍The lower than estimated income stemmed from an accounting loss of SGD 222 million from the sale of M1 in August 2025 ↗Revenue rose about 3% to SGD5.98 billion, missing the Bloomberg consensus projection of SGD 6.64 billion, although the firm generated