Tech finally took a beat, but our Shopify position launched while AMD nursed some fresh guidance bruises
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Morning brief: Greed is officially back, and Palantir’s AI numbers are fueling our conviction in tech
Sentiment Shifts Into Greed Territory Today: CNN Fear and Greed jumped to 59 as tech earnings beats and AI momentum fuel broad optimism before today's market open. Palantir Soars 29.5% On Record Growth: Shares spiked 29.45% after reporting 93% revenue growth and raising full-year guidance on record U.S. commercial AI platform demand. AAOI Skyrockets 19.4% On Ban Report: Applied Optoelectronics surged 19.44% following reports that U.S. officials plan to ban imports of Chinese optical transceiver modules. Vistra Drops 8.2% Ahead Of Earnings: Vistra fell 8.15% as investors took profits and de-risked positions ahead of the power producer's upcoming quarterly earnings report. Key Power Earnings Drive Focus Tomorrow: Watch for upcoming earnings from Constellation Energy and Celsius tomorrow morning to gauge sentiment across clean power and consumer sectors.
Sentiment Shifts Into Greed Territory Today
CNN Fear and Greed jumped to 59 as tech earnings beats and AI momentum fuel broad optimism before today's market open.
Palantir Soars 29.5% On Record Growth
Shares spiked 29.45% after reporting 93% revenue growth and raising full-year guidance on record U.S. commercial AI platform demand.
AAOI Skyrockets 19.4% On Ban Report
Applied Optoelectronics surged 19.44% following reports that U.S. officials plan to ban imports of Chinese optical transceiver modules.
Vistra Drops 8.2% Ahead Of Earnings
Vistra fell 8.15% as investors took profits and de-risked positions ahead of the power producer's upcoming quarterly earnings report.
Key Power Earnings Drive Focus Tomorrow
Watch for upcoming earnings from Constellation Energy and Celsius tomorrow morning to gauge sentiment across clean power and consumer sectors.
Posture: Fear & Greed shifting to Greed (59) signals strong momentum, prompting a selectively aggressive posture focused on deep value upside.
Tickers in focus: PLTR, QQQ
Upcoming earnings
Evening brief: Tech finally took a beat, but our Shopify position launched while AMD nursed some fresh guidance bruises
Tech retreat snaps S&P 500 rally: S&P 500 and Nasdaq snapped winning streaks as tech profit-taking offset record Dow gains amid easing Middle East tensions. Shopify surges 16.98% on blowout earnings: Shopify soared 16.98% after Q2 revenue jumped 34% to $3.58 billion, driven by explosive AI-driven merchant traffic and strong guidance. AMD slides 7.04% despite earnings beat: AMD plunged 7.04% as conservative Q3 gross-margin guidance and losing SpaceX's chip deal to Nvidia disappointed high market expectations. Agnico Eagle jumps 9.85% as gold rallies: Agnico Eagle Mines jumped 9.85% as gold prices hovered near record highs, driving strong investor demand for safe-haven precious metal miners. Celsius and Constellation earnings up next: Traders will monitor tomorrow's earnings from Celsius and Constellation Energy to test consumer demand and AI power infrastructure growth trends.
Tech retreat snaps S&P 500 rally
S&P 500 and Nasdaq snapped winning streaks as tech profit-taking offset record Dow gains amid easing Middle East tensions.
Shopify surges 16.98% on blowout earnings
Shopify soared 16.98% after Q2 revenue jumped 34% to $3.58 billion, driven by explosive AI-driven merchant traffic and strong guidance.
AMD slides 7.04% despite earnings beat
AMD plunged 7.04% as conservative Q3 gross-margin guidance and losing SpaceX's chip deal to Nvidia disappointed high market expectations.
Agnico Eagle jumps 9.85% as gold rallies
Agnico Eagle Mines jumped 9.85% as gold prices hovered near record highs, driving strong investor demand for safe-haven precious metal miners.
Celsius and Constellation earnings up next
Traders will monitor tomorrow's earnings from Celsius and Constellation Energy to test consumer demand and AI power infrastructure growth trends.
Posture: With Fear & Greed at 60 (Greed), posture remains prudently bullish, balancing AI growth with defensive resilience.
Tickers in focus: SPY, SHOP, AMD
Upcoming earnings
The day's moves on the ledger
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