Big buybacks could get these companies off the mat
Buybacks are one of the most underappreciated ways companies can generate value for shareholders. A well-executed buyback can rapidly reduce the denominator in earnings per share, but the timing and pace of the buyback are important. Most buybacks are done when stock prices are high and business is good. Effective buybacks are executed when valuations are low and before the market “re-rates” the stock (i.e., increases the multiple). If that’s when the buyback is done, it can be rocket fuel for a stock. Here are 4 stocks I own that need to announce large buybacks today, ahead of potential turnarounds in their businesses. $Lyft, Inc.(LYFT)$ ( ▼ 0.58% ) $Duolingo, Inc.(DUOL)$ ( ▲ 0.03% )
$ETH Holds Macro Bullish Structure While $BTC Eyes Higher
$BTC still respecting the smart money zone. If it continues to hold, I’m looking for a move back toward $75K as the next potential rejection area. Long term, this it he bottom 65% of the time $ETH still holding macro bullish structure. Short term resistance sits at 2100–2250. If we can sweep the previous high, that adds strong evidence this was the bottom. The Monthly Smart Money Zone has marked long term bottoms about 65% of the time. With risk vs reward this skewed, this is a strong setup in my view.
$Applied Optoelectronics(AAOI)$ ⚡ Key Takeaway AAOI just closed out a genuinely brutal week, and the scale of the decline is unusual even by this stock's own volatile standards. What's notable isn't just how far it fell — it's that the model now reads this as a downtrend nearing exhaustion rather than one still accelerating. A real chance of a bullish handoff has opened up over the coming months, a meaningfully higher probability than typically seen at this stage of a Bearish-zone position. That shift changes the calculus: this reads less like a name to keep avoiding and more like one to start watching closely for an entry. Even so, the risk profile remains real, and any positioning here calls for discipline rather than urgency. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
SpaceX's Endgame? Musk Sees a Company Bigger Than Earth
Elon Musk recently made one of his boldest statements yet about $SpaceX(SPCX)$ . Responding to a discussion on X, he said that if SpaceX achieves its long-term goals, it could eventually be "worth more than the rest of Earth." At first glance, the comment sounds purely about valuation. But viewed alongside Musk's broader comments on AI and automation, it reflects a much larger vision. Beyond Market Capitalization Around the time of SpaceX's IPO, Musk argued that advances in AI and robotics could eventually make money far less important than it is today. His reasoning is that if technology dramatically increases the supply of goods and services, traditional measures of wealth could become less meaningful. That doesn't mean scarcity disappears. Acco
$Alibaba(BABA)$ is starting the second half of the year with another major AI milestone. The company has released a preview of its new flagship model, Qwen3.8 Max, describing it as one of its most advanced AI models to date. Developers can already access the preview through Alibaba's coding platforms, with a broader open-weight release planned in the future. The launch comes just days after another major Chinese AI model announcement, underscoring how quickly competition among leading domestic AI developers is accelerating. But the bigger story for investors may be what happened next. Apple's AI Rollout Could Expand Qwen's Reach Alibaba may have also received one of its strongest commercial endorsements yet. According to the reported arrangement,
Kimi K3's Capacity Crunch Highlights AI's Next Bottleneck
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 has attracted far more demand than expected. According to the company, user demand over the past 48 hours has pushed its GPU resources close to capacity. To maintain service quality for existing subscribers, Moonshot has temporarily paused new memberships while it adds more computing capacity. Existing subscribers are not affected, and the company plans to reopen subscriptions in stages. Moonshot also announced that future memberships will be split into separate plans for its general AI services and coding products, allowing compute resources to be allocated more efficiently. The Bottleneck Is No Longer AI Adoption The significance of this announcement extends beyond one product launch. Kimi K3's rapid adoption suggests that the challenge is no longer convincing users
This morning, Macquarie Warrants Singapore has listed a new call warrant tracking $JMH USD(J36.SI)$ alongside a new iFAST call warrant) 🆕The SGX-listed call warrant NMNW trades in Singapore dollar, and costs SGD 0.070 while Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM) is trading at USD 63.05, and moves approximately 5.3 times more than JM shares, based on its effective gearing level as of 910AM There is no put warrant available over JM JM is a diversified Asian conglomerate operating as an investment holding company with controlling stakes across autos, retail, property, and hospitality Its key subsidiaries include Astra, Hongkong Land, DFI Retail and Mandarin Oriental In FY2025, JMH reported revenue of USD 33.8 billion, a 3% decline year-on-year, primarily d
Axioma ROOF™ Score Highlights: Week of July 20, 2026
There are weeks when earnings are allowed to matter, and weeks when they are invited to speak only after geology, geography, and naval chokepoints have finished clearing their throats. Last week belonged to the second category. Corporate results did their part, especially in the AI complex, where demand for chips, foundry capacity, and the machinery that makes both possible still looks less like a cycle than a requisition order from the future. But the Gulf supplied the counterweight. Three additional US casualties, a closed Hormuz, and rising oil prices turned the macro backdrop into a toll road with a burning booth at the entrance. Investors may admire an earnings beat; they still have to pay for the crude. That distinction matters because the ROOF Scores are no longer confirming the equ
Trading Ideas: How to be the Winner in the Market?
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some trading ideas with you! 1 Inflation in June Was Lower Than Anticipated. Could That Support a New Crypto Bull Market? According to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data published in mid-July, inflation in June fell 0.4% for the month and was 3.5% annualized, the largest monthly decline since April 2020. For $Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ holders down 49% from October 2025's all-time high, that readout was a breath of fresh air. One print isn't going to kick off a new crypto bull market on its own. But it's still a step forward in fulfilling some of the preconditions for one, so let's take a closer look at how this might affect the market. The mechanics of a market turn Every recent crypto bull marke
Market colour: HSI call dominate gainers table after reports reveal buying from China's "National Team"
The China-related benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) July futures was up as much as 2.8% this morning to 25,167, outperforming Asia's developed markets 🔝Currently 2.3% higher (as of 145PM), HSI call warrants are dominating the top warrant gainers table, with gains between 29% to 67%, depending on the warrant's different effective gearing levels, while HSI put warrants are down between 25% to 80% Top warrant gainers Top warrant losers Both call and put warrants are seeing buy flows as of writing, with heavier buying seen in put warrants $HSI 21400MBePW260828(NPXW.SI)$ (https://warrants.com.sg/tools/livematrix/NPXW) and WZ6W (https://warrants.com.sg/tools/livematrix/WZ6W) 📰Bloomberg reported this morning that China Reform Holdings and China Chengton
As Singapore’s reporting season approaches, attention is shifting from market performance to earnings delivery. $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ reached a record high of 5,561.42 on 15 July and, and delivered a 21.2% total return through 17 July, including an 18.6% price gain. Investor participation has also strengthened alongside the market’s advance. As of 17 July, assets under management in STI ETFs had reached S$5.5 billion, approximately double the level of a year earlier, while Singapore equity ETFs are on track to record a 17th consecutive month of combined net inflows since the Equity Market Development Programme announcements in February 2025, with cumulative net inflows of S$1.6 billion. Market Flows Highlight Diverse Participation
A 50% pullback definitely gets my attention, but it doesn't automatically make Netflix a bargain. The streaming business isn't as easy as it was a few years ago, with fierce competition and massive content costs eating into margins. The market wants to see subscriber growth pick up again before rewarding the stock. $Netflix(NFLX)$$Netflix 3xLongSG280725(9E7W.SI)$$Netflix 3xShortSG280725(WWRW.SI)$ That said, I wouldn't write Netflix off. It's still one of the biggest names in streaming, generates strong cash flow, and the move into AI-powered content production could help lower costs over time if executed well. If management can prove there's another growt
$Figma(FIG)$ This is actually an insanely valuable company. You’d be surprised how many schools, universities and institutions use Figma as their default design and collaboration platform. Once people learn it, they tend to keep using it professionally. There’s a reason Adobe tried to acquire Figma. It wasn’t just buying a competitor, it was trying to acquire one of the strongest products in the design software space. Price action has also been impressive. Dips are getting bought aggressively, and every push higher has sliced through resistance like melted butter. The only thing giving me pause is the AI bubble narrative. I’m not saying we’re in an AI bubble. I’m simply saying that’s the narrative in the market right now. That said, I s