Missiles flew but Wall Street only wanted chips, Meta dropped a model that actually makes money, and we are quietly watching software sleep through the hardware rally
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Morning brief: Oil spiked to ruin our rate cut dreams, Apple wrote Broadcom a thirty billion dollar check, and the algos are buying Nvidia on pure seasonal vibes
Oil Spikes on Renewed US-Iran Tensions: US airstrikes ended a fragile ceasefire, sending crude higher and sparking fears that reinflation will delay Fed rate cuts. Broadcom Inks $30B Apple Supply Deal: Apple committed $30 billion through 2031 for American wireless components and custom AI silicon, locking in massive revenues. Bloom Energy Slides on Sector Dilution: Shares tanked in sympathy after peer FuelCell Energy priced a massively dilutive stock offering well below market value. Nvidia Surges as Seasonal Buy Signals Hit: The AI kingpin caught a bid as seasonal trading algorithms triggered buy signals and analysts dismissed China revenue risks. Jobless Claims Guide the Next Fed Move: With geopolitical fears pushing oil higher, weekly jobless data is the critical catalyst to measure the next Fed move.
Oil Spikes on Renewed US-Iran Tensions
US airstrikes ended a fragile ceasefire, sending crude higher and sparking fears that reinflation will delay Fed rate cuts.
Broadcom Inks $30B Apple Supply Deal
Apple committed $30 billion through 2031 for American wireless components and custom AI silicon, locking in massive revenues.
Bloom Energy Slides on Sector Dilution
Shares tanked in sympathy after peer FuelCell Energy priced a massively dilutive stock offering well below market value.
Nvidia Surges as Seasonal Buy Signals Hit
The AI kingpin caught a bid as seasonal trading algorithms triggered buy signals and analysts dismissed China revenue risks.
Jobless Claims Guide the Next Fed Move
With geopolitical fears pushing oil higher, weekly jobless data is the critical catalyst to measure the next Fed move.
Posture: Defensive. Geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices ignite inflation fears (Fear Index: 42), making us cautious until jobless claims data clears.
Tickers in focus: AAPL, AVGO, NVDA
Upcoming earnings
Evening brief: Missiles flew but Wall Street only wanted chips, Meta dropped a model that actually makes money, and we are quietly watching software sleep through the hardware rally
Semis Power The Market Past War Jitters: Wall Street shrugged off U.S. and Iran airstrikes today as a massive semiconductor rally drove the Nasdaq up 1.3%. AMD Jumps 5.7% on Strong AI Demand: Shares surged after Morgan Stanley flagged rising next-generation chip demand and Goldman Sachs cited a CPU renaissance. ENVX Soars 5.4% After Naming Apple Exec: The battery maker rallied hard after tapping former Apple manufacturing leader Michael Vyvoda to scale commercial production. META Gains 4.7% on New AI Milestones: Investors cheered the launch of Meta's monetizable Muse Spark AI model alongside new cost-saving hardware supply deals. AI Software Weakness Lags The Hardware Rally: Keep an eye on software rotation after CRM dropped 2.4% on a KeyBanc downgrade over sluggish AI adoption.
Semis Power The Market Past War Jitters
Wall Street shrugged off U.S. and Iran airstrikes today as a massive semiconductor rally drove the Nasdaq up 1.3%.
AMD Jumps 5.7% on Strong AI Demand
Shares surged after Morgan Stanley flagged rising next-generation chip demand and Goldman Sachs cited a CPU renaissance.
ENVX Soars 5.4% After Naming Apple Exec
The battery maker rallied hard after tapping former Apple manufacturing leader Michael Vyvoda to scale commercial production.
META Gains 4.7% on New AI Milestones
Investors cheered the launch of Meta's monetizable Muse Spark AI model alongside new cost-saving hardware supply deals.
AI Software Weakness Lags The Hardware Rally
Keep an eye on software rotation after CRM dropped 2.4% on a KeyBanc downgrade over sluggish AI adoption.
Posture: Neutral but cautiously optimistic. Favoring AI hardware and infrastructure scaling while remaining vigilant on geopolitical risks.
Tickers in focus: AMD, META, CRM
Upcoming earnings
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