$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$   Mr. Wu Tianhua, Chairman and CEO of UP Fintech stated: “Both of our financial and operating performance have achieved significant growth in the full year of 2025. The full year total revenue amounted to US$612.1 million, a 56.3% increase from 2024. Total revenue in the fourth quarter reached US$175.6 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 41.5% and remaining flat compared to the prior quarter. Bottom line for the full year of 2025 also largely increased on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. The full year net income and non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of UP Fintech in 2025 were US$170.9 million and US$186.5 million, increased 181.4% and 164.7% respectively co

💬 Let’s Discuss: Which energy sector are you bullish on right now—oil or LNG? Share your top picks amid the Strait of Hormuz tensions! The sudden upheaval in the Strait of Hormuz has not only brought global oil prices close to the $100 mark but also triggered a repricing of “safety” and “scarcity” in the energy market. Amid this geopolitical game, the outlines of the winners have become clear: one group consists of U.S. onshore oil and gas giants that can avoid supply disruptions and reap the dividends of rising oil prices; the other includes industry leaders reshaping the global energy trade pattern and benefiting from the structural shortage of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Below are 3 selected oil stocks and 3 LNG stocks. Whether due to geographical advantages or industry barriers, they

🛢️ Gulf Attacks Escalate — Is This the Start of a Sustained Energy Super-Spike? This is no longer a “geopolitical risk headline.” This is direct, repeated targeting of global energy infrastructure. • LNG hubs hit • Refineries damaged • Tanker routes threatened • Strait of Hormuz at risk Oil + gas aren’t just reacting anymore. They’re repricing a new reality. ⸻ 🔥 This isn’t a temporary spike — it’s a structural shock Let’s be clear: This conflict has crossed a critical line. 👉 We’ve moved from: • Political tension ➡️ to • Physical disruption of supply Recent developments show: • Brent surged above $119/barrel  • Major LNG facilities like Ras Laffan hit, disrupting global gas flows  • Roughly 20% of global oil flows at risk via Hormuz chokepoint  👉 This is not sentiment-driven 👉 This is s

Can it get much worse? Fresh food into the Gulf. Roughly 70% of food consumed in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq moves through the Strait of Hormuz — and replacing disrupted imports would require moving 191 million pounds of food into the region every single day. For context, the WFP delivers 15 million pounds per day globally. Project Syndicate The maths don't work. Air freight facilitates the shipment of pharmaceuticals for the wealthy. Bulk staples—rice, flour, cooking oil—cannot be moved that way. Blackouts and hospitals. The cascade is already running. Bangladesh closed universities. Pakistan and the Philippines are on four-day workweeks. These are demand-destruction signals — governments reducing consumption because they cannot guarantee supply. What follows next

Iran bombed Qatar's helium plant. 33% of the global supply is gone. Here's who's bleeding right now: South Korea — 64.7% of all helium imported from Qatar ($226.9M). Samsung and SK Hynix fabs on a countdown clock. Taiwan — home to TSMC, makes 18% of global chips. Said "monitoring situation." Translation: quietly panicking. Japan — major chip fab and MRI manufacturer hub. First to run out if Qatar outage extends beyond 60 days. Singapore — regional semiconductor hub. Heavy Qatar helium dependency flagged by Scientific American. India — imported helium from Qatar for thousands of hospital MRI machines. MRI costs already rising, scan delays starting. Germany — hosts major industrial gas distributors (Linde HQ). Helium spot prices up 100% — Linde, Air Liquide rationing supply. United S

$AeroVironment(AVAV)$   $Karman Holdings (TCFIII SPACECO HOLDINGS LLC)(KRMN)$   AeroVironment $(AVAV)$ this week said it had acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace for about $200 million to bolster its drone-making capabilities. Another defense firm, Karman $(KRMN)$, plans to open a new facility to make more components for counterdrone programs and missiles. Ondas $(ONDS)$ on Wednesday launched a new joint venture with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (XE:HDD) to deliver autonomous drone defense and security systems across Germany and Ukraine. Earlier this week, the firm completed its acquisition of a British drone maker. "Europe is facing a

$Swarmer, Inc.(SWMR)$   $Ondas Holdings Inc.(ONDS)$   Shares of Swarmer are red hot since the Ukrainian defense-technology company listed on the Nasdaq earlier this week. The stock $(SWMR)$ surged 520% from its $5 initial-public-offering price on Tuesday, and rose another 77% on Wednesday. That makes for a nearly 1,100% two-day increase since the IPO. The company makes software that allows groups of drones to coordinate their actions, which has been put to work by Ukraine in the country's conflict with Russia since 2023, according to the company. Low-cost autonomous drones and other military technologies are in high demand due to geop

Broadly yes, but the move is now bigger than the figures in your prompt. As of 19 March 2026, the market is no longer reacting to mere threats. Reuters and AP report actual retaliatory strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure after Israel hit Iran’s South Pars gas field. Brent briefly surged above US$119/bbl, WTI touched about US$100, and Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex, one of the world’s most important gas hubs, was among the affected sites.  My read: this is bullish for oil and gas near term, but it is now a geopolitical-risk trade, not a clean fundamentals trade. The key issue is whether damage stays limited or spreads to export routes and LNG capacity. Qatar has already suspended some LNG production, and analysts are warning that any further disruption could keep crude elevated and g

*The Brutal Reality of the European vulnerability.* The EU gathered in an extraordinary round of meetings this week to address what is essentially every policymaker's nightmare: Iran tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz. This is the narrow choke point through which a massive chunk of the international oil supply flows. The Strait of Hormuz isn't just a regional issue. It carries roughly a fifth of global oil supply, which makes it less of a "just another Middle Eastern conflict" and more of a global pressure valve.  When that artery gets squeezed, Europe doesn't just get nervous, it starts checking the thermostat and the inflation charts at the same time. After that meeting (and as it was expected) the EU (once again) finds itself in its classic position: economically vulnerab

When this fights will be over or will it be never over 

The world is controlled by the powerful. No matter what the news is a way to lock in profit. Just move contrary and you shall be rewarded 

The relentless rally in crude oil hit a massive spd bump on wed as the diplomatic machinery swung into high gear.

I think its still good to hold and see which nation vessel are able to pass thru without being attack

A 400 million-barrel strategic reserve release sounds large, but its ability to cap prices depends on duration and actual supply disruption. 1. Scale vs global demand Global oil consumption is roughly 100 million barrels per day. A 400 M release equals about 4 days of world demand. If spread over several months, it mainly smooths short-term volatility, not replace sustained supply loss. 2. Strait of Hormuz risk Around 20 million barrels/day pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Any credible threat to shipping routes or export terminals like Mina Al Fahal immediately adds a geopolitical risk premium, which strategic reserves cannot fully offset. 3. Market psychology Even if the barrels exist, traders price the probability of escalation. Evacuations signal operational risk, and futures markets

Nobody knows how long can Iran hold through the war.  Will it be as painful as Vietnam war for the US? What if they drag it into winter?  The energy market will go crazy, many countrirs are trying to secure whatever that is put out in the market, and oil likely to shoot up to $150 if they don'tend in another mth. What about LNG, fertiliser supply etc. Inflation will push up interest rates again. While you trade, also look at your other financial planning too. Any leverage, loans etc.  Already my chicken rice is more expensive yesterday, as they just up $0.50 because of this war. 🫩😮‍💨 Those with deep pockets...time to standby for shopping... the war will end some day.  Happy investing Tigers!