The ceasefire collapsed, crude is back to haunting the tech rotation, and we're leaning on an Apple deal and a BofA upgrade to keep the portfolio green

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Morning brief: The ceasefire broke, Samsung dragged tech down with it, and we are ignoring massive upgrades just to stare at the inflation print like it owes us money

Iran Tensions and Samsung Miss Tank Markets: Stocks slid as US-Iran strikes ended a ceasefire, while Samsung's earnings miss sparked a massive tech rout. Bloom Energy Drops 8.6% on Profit Taking: Shares fell after a massive run, completely ignoring Brookfield's new $25B financing deal for AI data centers. AMD Slides 6.5% Amid Global Chip Rout: Shares dropped on Samsung and DeepSeek fears, completely ignoring Goldman Sachs raising its price target to $640. Enovix Plunges 11.3% on Battery Tech Fears: The battery stock bled out as recent technology updates and routine insider tax sales triggered heavy selling pressure. US Inflation Print and Fed Minutes Loom: Watch for upcoming inflation data and Fed minutes today to dictate the Nasdaq's next immediate directional breakout.

Iran Tensions and Samsung Miss Tank Markets

Stocks slid as US-Iran strikes ended a ceasefire, while Samsung's earnings miss sparked a massive tech rout.

Bloom Energy Drops 8.6% on Profit Taking

Shares fell after a massive run, completely ignoring Brookfield's new $25B financing deal for AI data centers.

AMD Slides 6.5% Amid Global Chip Rout

Shares dropped on Samsung and DeepSeek fears, completely ignoring Goldman Sachs raising its price target to $640.

Enovix Plunges 11.3% on Battery Tech Fears

The battery stock bled out as recent technology updates and routine insider tax sales triggered heavy selling pressure.

US Inflation Print and Fed Minutes Loom

Watch for upcoming inflation data and Fed minutes today to dictate the Nasdaq's next immediate directional breakout.

Posture: Defensive. Geopolitical tensions and a broad tech rout warrant caution ahead of today's critical inflation print and Fed minutes.

Tickers in focus: AMD, QQQ

Upcoming earnings

  • GOOGL — 2026-07-21, After Market Close
  • NOW — 2026-07-22, After Market Close
  • META — 2026-07-28, After Market Close
  • MSFT — 2026-07-28, After Market Close
  • AMZN — 2026-07-29, After Market Close
  • BE — 2026-07-29, After Market Close

Evening brief: The ceasefire collapsed, crude is back to haunting the tech rotation, and we're leaning on an Apple deal and a BofA upgrade to keep the portfolio green

Dow Drops 1.5% as Iran Ceasefire Ends: Equities tumbled and crude oil surged past $74 after President Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over. Broadcom Jumps 4.8% on New Apple Deal: Broadcom extended its multi-billion dollar agreement to supply custom ASIC chips for Apple devices through 2031. Nvidia Rallies 3.7% on Bullish BofA Defense: Bank of America called the recent selloff an enhanced buying opportunity, noting its cheap forward valuation. Bloom Energy Sinks 5.7% on Short Report: Shares tumbled after Hunterbrook Capital disclosed a short position, triggering profit-taking following its recent massive rally. Oil Price Spikes Threaten Tech Stock Rotation: Surging crude prices raise fresh inflation fears, which could stall the momentum of rate-sensitive growth stocks.

Dow Drops 1.5% as Iran Ceasefire Ends

Equities tumbled and crude oil surged past $74 after President Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over.

Broadcom Jumps 4.8% on New Apple Deal

Broadcom extended its multi-billion dollar agreement to supply custom ASIC chips for Apple devices through 2031.

Nvidia Rallies 3.7% on Bullish BofA Defense

Bank of America called the recent selloff an enhanced buying opportunity, noting its cheap forward valuation.

Bloom Energy Sinks 5.7% on Short Report

Shares tumbled after Hunterbrook Capital disclosed a short position, triggering profit-taking following its recent massive rally.

Oil Price Spikes Threaten Tech Stock Rotation

Surging crude prices raise fresh inflation fears, which could stall the momentum of rate-sensitive growth stocks.

Posture: Defensive but opportunistic: Geopolitical risks and oil-driven inflation fears warrant caution, but also create pockets of value.

Tickers in focus: AVGO, AAPL, NVDA

Upcoming earnings

  • GOOGL — 2026-07-21, After Market Close
  • NOW — 2026-07-22, After Market Close
  • META — 2026-07-28, After Market Close
  • MSFT — 2026-07-28, After Market Close
  • AMZN — 2026-07-29, After Market Close
  • BE — 2026-07-29, After Market Close

The day's moves on the ledger

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