AMD's Reality Check: Why Strong Earnings Couldn't Prevent a Selloff Semiconductor giant $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   released its Q4 earnings after the bell, triggering a sell-off that sent shares tumbling more than 8% in after-hours trading. What exactly happened? Let's take a closer look. Three Things to Watch Q1 Guidance Misses Expectations; The Performance Unlock Awaits the MI450 in H2 At first glance, AMD's Q4 2025 metrics seem to beat market expectations significantly. However, once you strip out the revenue from the China-specific MI308, the beat is actually quite modest. Furthermore, AMD's guidance for Q1 2026 failed to show the kind of sequential surge seen in AI memory stocks like $Micron Techno

Amazon Earnings Preview: Gradually Accelerating AWS vs. Free Cash Flow Concerns $Amazon.com(AMZN)$   will announce its FY2025 Q4 earnings report after the market closes on February 5. Core Financial Indicators – Amazon's revenue is expected to be $211.23B for 2025Q4, up 12.48% YOY. The company previously guided Q4 revenue of 206–213 billion, implying year-over-year growth of 9.7% to 13.4%.  – EPS is estimated to be $1.959, up 5.33% YOY. – On profits, the company had guided Q4 operating profit of 21–26 billion, and results typically come in near the high end. Its upper limit implies a growth rate of 22.6%. Three Things to Watch Global Retail Growth The retail segment grew by 11% in North America and 14%

Palantir, Microsoft, Sandisk Short Sellers Pare Trading Volume $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$   short sellers pared their trading activities, before the company reported fourth quarter revenue and full year outlook that blew past analysts' estimates, sending shares climbing Tuesday. Trading in borrowed Palantir shares declined for a second session to 3.66 million shares Monday, representing about 5% of the shares that changed hands that day, when the stock closed 0.8% higher. That somehow weakens the blow from the stock's surge Tuesday. $Microsoft(MSFT)$  's short volume declined for a second straight session, as the software

Tech Sell-Off Sees Smart Money Cap Micron and Buy the Dip in Shopify On Tuesday, U.S. stocks saw a clear tech sell-off, with Nasdaq sliding about 2% as risk appetite weakened sharply. With earnings season approaching and valuations still elevated, investors moved to reduce exposure to high-volatility names, setting a cautious tone across the market. As enthusiasm around the AI narrative cooled, both semiconductors and software came under pressure. Chip stocks weakened ahead of earnings from $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   , with $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   down roughly 5%,  $Broadcom(AVGO)$&nb

AMD Shares Drop 5% as First Quarter Revenue Outlook Miss Some Estimates $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   shares declined more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after the company's revenue outlook missed some of the analysts' estimates.  Revenue for the first quarter of 2026 is forecast at about $9.8 billion, plus or minus $300 million, including about $100 million of AMD Instinct MI308 sales to China, the company said in its earnings release. Analysts' estimates range from $8.32 billion to $10.23 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.  For the fourth quarter ended December, revenue rose to a record $10.3 billion, boosted by shipments to China. While that surpassed the $9.65 billion aver

Arm Earnings: Can Data Center Growth Offset Mobile Headwinds? Global semiconductor IP leader $Arm Holdings(ARM)$   is set to release its FY26Q3 earnings after the market close on February 4 ET.  Recently, the market has hyped the narrative of a server CPU shortage, triggering a rally in $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   and $Intel(INTC)$   stock prices. Investors are now keenly watching how Arm management responds regarding the company's progress in the data center sector. Core Financial Indicators – Revenue: Consensus estimate is $1.23 bill

Palantir Earnings in Charts: U.S. Business Fuels Record-Breaking Quarter $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$   has once again announced earnings that exceeded market expectations. Its overall quarterly revenue growth has been consistently accelerating since Q3 2023. The continuously increasing Total Contract Value (TCV) provides order assurance for maintaining high growth in the future. The company disclosed that TCV increased by 138% to $4.262 billion. Core Financial Indicators Revenue: $1.41 billion, exceeding expectations of $1.33 billion, a 70% year-over-year increase, surpassing expectations by 4.88%. Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.24, higher than analysts' expectations of $0.182, a 698.83% year-over-year

Disney Q1 Earnings: Streaming Monetization Accelerates while Parks Provide a Solid Anchor February 2, Pre-market – $Walt Disney(DIS)$   released its fiscal year 2026 Q1 earnings report, beating market consensus on both the top and bottom lines. The quarter's core narrative is the significant profitability improvement in the Streaming (SVOD) business, signaling a clear inflection point, while the Experiences (Parks) segment continues to serve as the company's "profit anchor." Management's full-year guidance—particularly regarding streaming margins and cash flow commitments—has provided much-needed clarity for the market. Key Metrics ~Q1 revenue hit $26 billion, up 5% year-over-year (from $24.7 billion), beati

AMD Is Up 100%+ Over 12 Months. What Its Chart Says Ahead of Earnings High-end chip designer  $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   has risen more than 100% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500 and setting an all-time high in October. Let's see what its chart and fundamental analysis say heading into this week's Q4 earnings report. AMD's Fundamental Analysis AMD will release results after the closing bell on Tuesday, with analysts expecting the firm to post $1.32 in adjusted earnings per share on roughly $9.7 billion of revenue. That would represent 21.1% gain from the year-ago period's $1.09 of adjusted EPS, as well as better than 26% year-over-year growth from Q4 2024's approximately $7.7 billion i

Palantir Shares Jump 7% as Fourth Quarter Revenue, 2026 Forecast Surpass Estimates $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$  's fourth quarter revenue and fiscal 2026 forecast blew past estimates, sending the stock 7% higher in extended trading Monday.  Fourth-quarter revenue grew 70% to a record $1.41 billion, exceeding the average estimate of $1.33 billion. The company expects revenue for fiscal 2026 to reach $7.18 billion and $7.2 billion, blowing past the $6.27 billion expected by analysts, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg.  "Our U.S. commercial business, once a promising yet mostly theoretical backwater of our company, is now growing at an astonishing rate, generating $507 million last quart

PayPal Sees Bullish Options Support, Circle Capped Ahead of Earnings Ahead of earnings, $PayPal(PYPL)$   and $Circle Internet Corp.(CRCL)$   saw large-scale new-position options activity. Based on the trade structures, options flows are bullish on PayPal and bearish on Circle. Specifically, PayPal traders are expressing a bullish view by selling puts to bet that the stock will hold key support, while CRCL traders are selling calls to cap upside, signaling limited confidence in a rebound. PayPal: Selling puts to bet on a “no-blowup” earnings outcome PayPal is scheduled to report earnings before the market opens on February 3. In the run-up to the release,

AMD Earnings Preview: High Stakes for the Data Center and the Bridge to MI455 Global semiconductor giant $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   is set to release its Q4 earnings after the closing bell on February 3, Eastern Time. Previously, the market narrative surrounding a shortage of server CPUs drove a rally for both $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$   and $Intel(INTC)$   , but this momentum was briefly interrupted by Intel's disappointing financial results.  Recently, market sentiment has been tested by rumors suggesting a delay in the mass pro

Palantir Q4 Earnings Preview: High Stakes for a High Valuation $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$   is scheduled to report Q4 results after market close on February 2nd, Eastern Time. The company's stock price surged 340% in 2024 and 135% in 2025, but has fallen 17.53% year-to-date. Maintaining Palantir's current high valuation critically depends on its ability to sustain its rapid growth rate. Core Financial Indicators – Palantir's revenue is expected to be $1.34B for 2025 Q4, up 62.09% YOY; – Consensus diluted EPS is estimated to be 0.182, up 505.67% YOY. – PLTR's free cash flow has consistently exceeded its reported net income, suggesting that its actual earning power may be underestimated. In Q3 2025, c

Storage's Earnings Week: A Valuation X-Ray of Top Names This week (the Jan 27–29 earnings window), the storage complex delivered a highly consistent message to the market: across HDD (nearline), NAND/eSSD, and DRAM/HBM, the industry's "supply discipline + extended visibility from large customers: is pushing the cycle from a "rebound" toward a "repricing" phase.  The most important point of resonance across several research notes this week is that multiple companies are stressing that 2026 capacity is largely locked in/sold out—and some are already talking about 2027—which is not typical in a standard memory/storage cycle. A Valuation Look-Through Memory names (DRAM/NAND) are still mostly single-digit to low-teens forward P/E (≈8–13x) despite sharply higher run-rate earnings. Especiall

SanDisk Q2 Review: Blowout Results, Forward P/E 10x, Multi-Year Agreements—How Far Can SNDK Rerate? $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$  's FY2Q26 results and FY3Q26 guidance significantly exceeded both the company's own guidance and Wall Street expectations. But the bigger story is strategic: the company is signaling a shift from unit-led cyclicality toward price power, datacenter mix, and tighter contracting (multi-year agreements with prepayments). Financial Snapshot SanDisk delivered a sharp upside surprise in FY2Q26, driven primarily by pricing and mix rather than unit growth. – Revenue: $3.025B (+31% QoQ, +61% YoY).  – Non-GAAP gross margin: 51.1%, far above the company’s prior 41%–43% outlook. Management attributed the beat mainly to higher pri

Meta 4Q25 Review: Why The Stock Can Go Up With Higher Opex And Capex $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$   's Q4 report delivered a clean message: the top line re-accelerated on both ad volume and pricing, while management simultaneously raised the 2026 investment envelope—yet paired it with a stronger growth outlook and an explicit statement that 2026 operating income should exceed 2025, easing fears of an ROI collapse. Financial Snapshot Revenue: $59.893B (+24% YoY). Total costs & expenses: $35.148B (+40% YoY) , the cost curve is steep, reflecting AI talent + R&D + infrastructure load. Operating income: $24.745B, 41% operating margin. Net income: $22.768B, (+38% YoY)  Three Things to Watch 1. The "w

ASML's Bookings Explosion: A Wake-Up Call for the Entire Semi Equipment Sector Global lithography leader $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$   has released its latest Q4 earnings, sending the stock soaring in pre-market trading. Let's look under the hood to see the true quality of this report. Three Things to Watch Net Bookings Explode: The Memory Sector Begins an Epic Expansion Wave ASML delivered a blowout number for Q4 net bookings at €13.16 billion. This represents an 86% year-over-year increase and a staggering 144% quarter-over-quarter jump, obliterating the market consensus of just €6.795 billion. Specifically, EUV bookings came in at €7.4 billion, up 147% year-over-year. The total backlog at the end of the quar

FOMC Preview: Powell Holds the Line, Trump Sets the Future The January FOMC conference is due to be held on the Wednesday, 28th of January 2:30pm Eastern Time, but the "no cut" decision is already priced in. While $S&P 500(.SPX)$   holds firm and $XAG/USD(XAGUSD.FOREX)$   breaks out, high-beta names like $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   and $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   are trading on earnings, not macro. The real story is President Trump's Davos hint of an imminent, "ve

After AI Storage's Rerating, TXN Puts Analog and Power Next in Line $Texas Instruments(TXN)$   is not a GPU story. It sells the "keep-the-lights-on" silicon: power management and signal conversion that sits everywhere from factory gear to car platforms and, increasingly, AI data centers. This quarter, that boring profile suddenly looked like a rerating setup, in the same way AI storage turned "commodity bits" into an infrastructure trade. Why TXN jumped after earnings The backward-looking quarter was close to in line, but the forward setup improved in ways that matter for multiples. 1) Guidance beat with real dollars attached. For Q1, $Texas Instruments (TXN.US)$ guided revenue of $4.32B to $4.68B versus the

Nancy Pelosi's 2026 Trades: Selling Stock to Buy Leverage, Doubling Down on AI Again Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has disclosed her latest stock trades, which include technical repositioning for tech giants, high-dividend financial stocks and AI infrastructure companies. Notice Pelosi is not running for re-election in 2026 — so this could be her last stock filing as member of Congress. Big Four tech stocks: selling stock to buy leverage The report shows the sale of common shares for the Big Four tech stocks: $NVIDIA(NVDA)$   , $Apple(AAPL)$   , $Alphabet(GOOG)$