After a mid-August bounce, stocks largely went sideways in the third quarter, as upward momentum from the artificial intelligence trade waned and rising interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. Last Week's Recap 1. Market Digest: NASDAQ Outperforms, Jobs Miss, Yield Curve Steepens, Fed Hike Odds Plunge Another mixed week — Tech strength lifted NASDAQ to a fractional gain, outperforming other major indexes for a sixth straight week. S&P 500 ended fractionally lower; Dow finished down more than 1%. Yield curve steepens — Some yields briefly touched highest since 2002 before retreating. 2-year Treasury ended flat at 4.84%; longer-duration yields rose, with 10-year at 5.28% and 30-year at 5.63%. Jobs setback — September added just 29,000 jobs (below 80,000-90,000 consensus); prior two
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Weekly|Q3 Wrap: NASDAQ Defies Gravity, Dow Slumps as September Jobs Disappoint
After a mid-August bounce, stocks largely went sideways in the third quarter, as upward momentum from the artificial intelligence trade waned and rising interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. Last Week's Recap 1.Market Digest: NASDAQ Outperforms, Jobs Miss, Yield Curve Steepens, Fed Hike Odds Plunge Another mixed week — Tech strength lifted $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ to a fractional gain, outperforming other major indexes for a sixth straight week. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ ended fractionally lower; $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ finished down more than 1%. Yield curve steepens — Some yields briefly touched highest since 2002 before retreating. 2-year Treasury ended flat at 4.84%; lon
Weekly|Q3 Wrap: NASDAQ Defies Gravity, Dow Slumps as September Jobs Disappoint
Weekly|Q3 Wrap: NASDAQ Defies Gravity, Dow Slumps as September Jobs Disappoint
Weekly|Q3 Wrap: NASDAQ Defies Gravity, Dow Slumps as September Jobs Disappoint
Tiger Weekly (Sep 28–Oct 2): Record Tech Meets 5% Yields— PCE, Payrolls & the NKE/MU Doubleheader
Last Week's Recap 1.Weekly Market Digest: NASDAQ Hits Record, Yields at 20-Year Highs, Fed Hikes, Oil Eases Mixed results — Borrowing costs escalated as yields reached two-decade highs. 10-year Treasury finished at 5.16% (from 5.01%), 30-year at 5.49%, 2-year at 4.85%. NASDAQ's breakout week — $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ climbed to a record high Tuesday (eclipsing early June peak), finishing +2.1% for the week. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ +1.2%, $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ +0.3%. Oil prices ease — U.S. crude $WTI Crude Oil - main 2611(CLmain)$ fell to ~$92 Friday on easing Middle East tensions, down from $106 on September 15 and well below the Y
Tiger Weekly (Sep 28–Oct 2): Record Tech Meets 5% Yields— PCE, Payrolls & the NKE/MU Doubleheader
Weekly: Inflation Fuels Hawkish Fed Bets; US, HK, SG & Australia Stocks Slide
Last Week's Recap 1. Weekly Market Wrap: Sticky Inflation, Surging Yields and $100 Oil Pressure US Equities Modest retreat: Major US indices fell for four straight days through Thursday but rebounded on Friday to soften weekly losses. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ & $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ finished slightly lower for the week while the $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ dropped 1.57%. Bond sell-off: The 10-year US Treasury yield closed at 4.97% on Friday, the highest since Oct 2023. 2-year and 30-year yields also hit multi-year highs. Oil resurgence: Oil prices pulled back Friday but were still up more than 8% for the week. US crude traded a
Weekly: Inflation Fuels Hawkish Fed Bets; US, HK, SG & Australia Stocks Slide
From EVs to Humanoids: Can China’s Carmakers Find Their Next Growth Engine?
China’s electric-vehicle market is entering a tougher stage. Domestic passenger-car sales fell 23.7% year on year in August, while domestic EV and plug-in hybrid sales declined 10.1%. Exports remain a bright spot, with passenger-vehicle exports rising 77.5% and EV and plug-in hybrid exports climbing 154.7%, but intensifying competition at home is putting greater pressure on automakers to find new sources of growth. For the stock market, this makes the industry’s expanding push into humanoid robotics increasingly relevant. Companies including $XPeng Inc.(XPEV)$, BYD, Chery and GAC are trying to extend capabilities developed for intelligent vehicles—such as AI, batteries, sensors, autonomous systems and advanced manufacturing—into ro
From EVs to Humanoids: Can China’s Carmakers Find Their Next Growth Engine?
Weekly｜Strong US Jobs Reset Fed Expectations; HK, SG Outperform while Australia Pulls Back
Last Week's Recap 1. Weekly Market Digest: Stocks Flat, Jobs Roar Back, Yields Hit YTD Highs, Oil Surges Late summer doldrums — Major U.S. indexes traded in a narrow range for a fourth straight week: $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ +0.4%, $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ -0.2%, $S&P 500(.SPX)$ essentially flat. No big moves since the July 30 rally. Jobs comeback — August nonfarm payrolls surged 162,000 (roughly triple consensus), a sharp turnaround from July's upwardly revised 21,000. Largest gain in five months; unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. Rate outlook — CME FedWatch: ~58% probability of a 25bp hike at the September 16 FOMC meeti
Weekly｜Strong US Jobs Reset Fed Expectations; HK, SG Outperform while Australia Pulls Back
💾 SanDisk +3,000%: Why Memory Makers Are Buying Back Billions
👋 Hi, Tigers! $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ is up more than 3,000% over the past year. $Micron Technology(MU)$ has gained well over 200% YTD. Numbers like that are wild enough to make anyone wonder whether the market has gone too far. But the more interesting story isn't the stock charts — it's what these companies are doing with the cash they're generating. Record memory pricing has turned $Micron Technology(MU)$, $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ and $SK hynix(SKHY)$ into cash machines. And their very different capital-al
💾 SanDisk +3,000%: Why Memory Makers Are Buying Back Billions
Cross-Market Weekly: US Stocks Edge Higher, VIX Hits YTD Low; PANW, DELL & AVGO Ahead
Last Week's Recap 1. Market Digest: Stocks Edge Up, Warsh's Hawkish Jackson Hole, Yields Spike, Inflation Sticky Baby steps — $S&P 500(.SPX)$, $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$, and $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ posted fractional weekly gains, regaining ground from the prior week's modest declines. Stocks traded in a narrow range for a third consecutive week. Hawkish Fed — Fed Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized inflation risks at Jackson Hole, stating the Fed "must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed. Otherwise, we have work to do." Yield reaction — 2-year Treasury yield jumped to 4.3
Cross-Market Weekly: US Stocks Edge Higher, VIX Hits YTD Low; PANW, DELL & AVGO Ahead
💲Chips Win, Platforms Pay: Nvidia Soars as Meta, Snap Take Heat
👋 Hi, Tigers! Wednesday was a quiet session on the surface — $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ -0.21% to 53,463.88, $S&P 500(.SPX)$ -0.02% to 7,675.70, $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ -0.08% to 26,130.20 — but that calm was just the market holding its breath. The real action happened after the bell, and in two boardrooms that had nothing to do with AI chips. 💲 The Setup: A Market on Pause July core PCE inflation landed exactly in line with expectations, leaving September rate-cut odds unchanged. With nothing new on the inflation front and Nvidia's print looming after the close, traders mostly stayed on the sidelines — Big Tech split roughly d
💲Chips Win, Platforms Pay: Nvidia Soars as Meta, Snap Take Heat
“Triple Threat” Week: NVDA Earnings, July PCE, and Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium
Last Week's Recap 1. Market Digest: Stocks Retreat, Yields at 20-Year Highs, Debt Crosses $40T, Bitcoin Surges Modest retreat — $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ fell ~1-2%, snapping a three-week win streak. S&P 500 ended 1.6% below its prior week record; NASDAQ 3.4% shy of its early June peak. High yields — 30-year Treasury yield ended at 5.27% (near highest in ~20 years); 10-year at 4.73%, 2-year at 4.23%. U.S. gross debt crossed above $40 trillion for the first time. Treasury bond buyback — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubled the bond buyback program to $4B per session (from $2B), targeting 10-, 20-, and 30-year segments where yields hit highest since 2007. Overseas yields — Japan's 10-
“Triple Threat” Week: NVDA Earnings, July PCE, and Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium
📉 Market Divergence Triggers a Pullback — Should Inverse ETFs Be On Your Radar?
Take one look at today's top gainers list and the mood is unmistakable: outside of a single biotech outlier ( $Amylyx Pharmaceuticals(AMLX)$ , +63.84%, on stock-specific news), nearly every other name at the top is a bear or inverse leveraged ETF — funds designed to rise when the underlying assets fall. $Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bear 3x Shares(SOXS)$ (+15.20%, semiconductors bear 3x), $Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3X Shares(TECS)$ (+7.46%, tech bear 3x), $MicroSectors FANG & Innovation -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN(BERZ)$ (+7.91%, FANG/innovation bear
📉 Market Divergence Triggers a Pullback — Should Inverse ETFs Be On Your Radar?
💾 Storage Stocks Just Entered a Technical Bull Market — Same Shortage, Five Different Angles
👋 It's been a wild week for storage. The whole memory/storage complex is up double digits, with $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ +38%, $SK hynix(SKHY)$ +23%, $Seagate Technology PLC(STX)$ +21%, $Western Digital(WDC)$ +17%, and $Micron Technology(MU)$ +13%. That's not one stock popping on a headline — it's a full sector re-rating. Here's the setup, and why each name is playing a slightly different version of the same trade. 🏗️ The Setup: This Isn't Just Demand — It's a Zero-Sum Reallocation The core thesis behind th
💾 Storage Stocks Just Entered a Technical Bull Market — Same Shortage, Five Different Angles
Cross-Market Weekly: Yields at 2007 Highs, HKEX Tech Bloodbath, Oil Rebounds — FED Minutes in Focus
Last Week's Recap 1. Weekly Market Digest: Stocks Flat, Yields at 2007 Highs, Inflation Moderates, Oil Rebounds Flat market — U.S. indexes were little changed as stocks took a breather after the prior week's record highs. S&P 500 and NASDAQ ended fractionally higher; Dow fractionally lower. Elevated yields — 30-year Treasury yield climbed back to ~5.26% (highest since 2007); 10-year at 4.69%, while the 2-year eased slightly to 4.17%. Moderating inflation — July CPI held steady at 3.4% annual rate (down from June's 3.5%); PPI showed inflation little changed from the prior month. Robust revenue — S&P 500 Q2 revenue growth on pace for 15% (highest since Q4 2021), per FactSet; earnings growth tracking above 50%, strongest since Q2 2021. Oil rebounds — U.S. crude rose above $82 Friday (
Cross-Market Weekly: Yields at 2007 Highs, HKEX Tech Bloodbath, Oil Rebounds — FED Minutes in Focus
🪙 Tech Lit Up: NFLX, ADBE, CRM, MU & INTC All Jumped — One Macro Tailwind, Five Different Catalysts
👋 Thursday was a strong day for tech. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ rose 0.65% to a record 7,798.99, while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ gained 0.81%. $Netflix(NFLX)$ jumped 5.43%, $Adobe(ADBE)$ 4.54%, $Salesforce.com(CRM)$ just over 4%, $Micron Technology(MU)$ 4.23%, and $Intel(INTC)$ 3.58%. The common tailwind was macro: softer inflation data reduced fears of another Fed hike and supported growth-sto
🪙 Tech Lit Up: NFLX, ADBE, CRM, MU & INTC All Jumped — One Macro Tailwind, Five Different Catalysts
Buffett's Stock Picks: The Timeless Logic Behind the Oracle's Latest Moves
Why Coca-Cola is up 27%, Apple leads the Mag 7, and what the Oracle of Omaha's portfolio tells us about navigating today's market 🐯Hi Tigers! The Oracle's "Slow Philosophy" Still Works in a Fast Market While the market chases AI hardware and quantum computing hype, Buffett's 60 years of investment wisdom reminds us: simple, understandable businesses with moats are the key to weathering cycles. The Q1 2026 13F filing shows Berkshire's top 5 holdings — $Apple(AAPL)$, $American Express(AXP)$, $Bank of America(BAC)$, $Coca-Cola(KO)$, and
Buffett's Stock Picks: The Timeless Logic Behind the Oracle's Latest Moves
🔥❄️Beating Isn't Enough? The AI "Ice and Fire" Saga: CRWV, NBIS,CHOR, SMIC, CSCO, CRBS
Mild CPI eases rate hike fears. AI infra earnings explode. Optical communication leads the rally — but $Coherent(COHR)$ beats and drops 5%, $Cerebras Systems(CBRS)$ 16%. The market is voting with its feet: not all AI stories can deliver. 🐯Hi, Tigers! Today's Script: "Divergence" Last night's US session was a masterclass in selective buying: AI infrastructure names exploded, optical communication stocks partied, but the Mag 7 quietly exited stage left. Before the bell, July CPI came in at +3.4% YoY (prior 3.5%), core CPI +2.5% (prior 2.6%) — both as expected, both cooling. Rate hike fears eased: CME FedWatch shows the probability of the Fed holding rates steady i
🔥❄️Beating Isn't Enough? The AI "Ice and Fire" Saga: CRWV, NBIS,CHOR, SMIC, CSCO, CRBS
Cloud Demand Is Not Slowing Down 🔥LITE, CRWV, SMCI All Crush Estimates
[Happy]Hi, Tigers! The AI Infra Print Party Is Here 🎉 If you thought the AI trade was running out of steam, Wednesday's earnings just told you otherwise. Three companies. Three different layers of the AI stack. All three blew past expectations — and by the closing bell, the moves were even bigger than the initial after-hours pop suggested. Here's the scoreboard: The ripple effect was immediate and, by end of session, much bigger than early prints suggested: $NEBIUS(NBIS)$+27-34%, $IREN Ltd(IREN)$+10%, $Coherent(COHR)$+9%, $Ciena(CIEN)$+13%,
Cloud Demand Is Not Slowing Down 🔥LITE, CRWV, SMCI All Crush Estimates
🎁Korean Brokers Turn Bearish, While SK Deepens Its Kioxia Ties: What’s Next for SNDK?
Memory stocks are sending two very different signals today: Brokers are starting to price in a cycle peak, while industry ties are getting even tighter. 📉 Why Are Korean Brokers Turning Bearish? Kiwoom cut its SK hynix target price from KRW 2.2M to KRW 2.1M, while Samsung Electronics was cut from KRW 390K to KRW 350K. The concern is not 2026 earnings. It is what happens after 2027. The market is starting to ask: If memory prices stay this high and new capacity comes online, are we approaching another peak-out? NAND margins have already recovered sharply for several quarters. That is exactly why investors are now questioning how long these elevated profits can last. 🤝 But SK and Kioxia Are Gettin
🎁Korean Brokers Turn Bearish, While SK Deepens Its Kioxia Ties: What’s Next for SNDK?
Cross-Market Weekly Wrap: US Hits New Highs | HK Under Pressure | SG & AU Rally to Records
Last Week's Recap 1. Market Digest: S&P 500 & Dow Hit Records, Jobs Slump, Earnings Crush, Oil Pulls Back Record heights — $S&P 500(.SPX)$ surged 3.6%, $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ +3.0%, both to record highs. $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ jumped 5.2% but remained 1.5% below its June peak. Jobs slump — July payrolls fell 23,000 (vs. ~90,000 gain expected); May/June revised down by 103,000 combined. Three-month average plunged to 20,000/month, a sharp turnaround from March's 214,000. Earnings juggernaut — Q2 S&P 500 net income expected to rise 50.4%, per FactSet—the strongest growth rate since Q2 2021 and up dramatically fro
Cross-Market Weekly Wrap: US Hits New Highs | HK Under Pressure | SG & AU Rally to Records
Weekly：Stocks Rebound, Fed Dissents, Yields Hit 2007 Highs, Earnings Crush
Last Week's Recap Market Digest: Stocks Rebound, Fed Dissents, Yields Hit 2007 Highs, Earnings Crush Inching back up — Strong earnings lifted the three major U.S. indexes to gains of 1% to nearly 2%, largely offsetting the prior week's modest declines. All three remained below record levels set over the past two months. Fed dissents — Stocks fell sharply Wednesday as medium- to long-term yields surged post-FOMC. The Fed held rates steady, but three voting members dissented, preferring to lift rates. Historically high yields — 30-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.20% Wednesday (near highest since 2007), reaching 5.25% by Friday. The 10-year rose to 4.71%, highest in 18+ months. Earnings surge — S&P 500 Q2 earnings growth forecast jumped to 47.4% (from 38.0%), per FactSet—if realized,
Weekly：Stocks Rebound, Fed Dissents, Yields Hit 2007 Highs, Earnings Crush
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