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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) popped today and I'm still long. Here's my real thesis, and why I'm ignoring the AMD rumor.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) jumped about 9% today. My take: the real thesis is the $1.1B-plus revenue guide, the $200M 1.6T order, and a 6x capacity ramp. The AMD talk is unconfirmed X chatter. I'm long, here's how I see it.
AeroVironment (AVAV) reports earnings tonight, and drone stocks Red Cat (RCAT) and Ondas (ONDS) rally with it
AeroVironment (AVAV) reports earnings after Monday's close, and the small-cap drone group is rallying with it, led by Red Cat (RCAT) up about 8%, with Ondas (ONDS) and Draganfly (DPRO) higher.
The hidden chokepoints behind the AI chip boom
Everyone watches Nvidia and TSMC. But the AI chip boom rests on a few obscure materials, often from one company, country, or town: ABF substrate, photoresist, high-purity quartz, neon and gallium. Who controls them, and how big the risk really is.
Senator Dave McCormick bought Goldman Sachs (GS) twice. Here is what he paid, and where it sits now.
Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) disclosed two Goldman Sachs (GS) buys in late May and early June. Here is what he paid on each date versus now, and why his Goldman trades draw extra scrutiny.
Today's AI rotation map: out of the chips, into software, power and the frontier
A snapshot of Monday's rotation: as the AI build-out sold off, money moved into software (ServiceNow, Adobe), AI power (GE Vernova), quantum, space and cyber. A one-day picture that can flip fast.
It is not just the chips: optics, memory and the neo-clouds all sold off this morning
The whole AI build-out sold off Monday morning, not just semiconductors. Optical names like Coherent (COHR) led the drop, memory (MU) and the neo-clouds fell hard, and Nebius (NBIS) was the lone holdout. What is going on.
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron (MU): where the DRAM price-fixing lawsuit stands, updated August 8, 2026
A federal class action accuses Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron (MU) of colluding to choke DRAM supply and inflate RAM prices roughly 700% over four years. Updated July 28, 2026: defense counsel has appeared and the docket has passed 50 entries, but nothing substantive has been filed.
The market's closed, but the weekend stock tape is flashing green
The US market is closed, but stocks trade 24/7 on Hyperliquid. As of Sunday night the weekend tape is green, led by the chip names that fell hardest Friday. Our read before Monday's open.
S&P Global's CEO bought $1 million of SPGI stock, and it's already underwater
S&P Global CEO Martina Cheung put about $1 million of her own money into SPGI stock at around $430 the day after a strong quarter. Two months later it trades near $408, so the buy is already underwater. Here is what she bought, what an insider purchase signals, and the company's 53-year dividend streak.
The government is betting billions on quantum computing, but the payoff is years away
Washington is now a quantum-computing investor, having committed about $2 billion to nine companies and taken equity stakes back in May. But the technology will not pay off for years, and the pure-play stocks are already priced for a future that has not arrived. Here is the realistic picture.
Can you trade stocks on the weekend? Inside Hyperliquid and the IBM run
A years-old Trump clip went viral on a Saturday and IBM gapped up 15% by Monday. You could watch the whole thing on Hyperliquid, where stocks, oil and indexes trade all weekend in stablecoins. Here is how it works, and why 8 PM Sunday matters.
Iran attacked again this weekend. Here's what to expect at Monday's open.
It is Sunday night and Iran is back in the headlines after the US and Iran traded strikes over the weekend. Here is where the market stands, the base case for Monday's open, and the one thing that would turn a routine dip into a real drop.
Nokia ($NOK) had a rough week, and I'm still holding
Nokia got smoked in June after a 170% run. The Nvidia deal, the BlackBerry mix-up, the chart, and why I'm still holding $NOK into July earnings.
Advanced packaging is the bottleneck behind the AI chip, and the stocks that own it
Everyone watches TSMC make the AI chip, but it cannot ship without advanced packaging, the CoWoS step that bonds the GPU to its memory, and it has been sold out into 2026. Here is what advanced packaging is, why it is the real bottleneck, and the overlooked stocks behind it: Amkor (AMKR), Camtek (CAMT), Onto Innovation (ONTO) and Besi.
SpaceX is taking on the cell carriers, and analysts are floating a T-Mobile (TMUS) takeover
SpaceX just told IPO investors it will challenge the big wireless carriers with its own Starlink Mobile service, armed with $17 billion of new spectrum and satellites that work like cell towers in orbit. Here is what is real, plus the speculative T-Mobile (TMUS) takeover idea Wall Street is floating, and why Deutsche Telekom makes it hard.
Monthly dividend ETFs explained: QQQI, SPYI and the safer SCHD
Covered-call ETFs like QQQI and SPYI dangle 12 to 14 percent monthly yields, but the headline number hides real risks and very different tax treatment. Here is how they actually work, what they pay, the catch, and how the safer SCHD compares.
Meet the robot stocks, and why every Big Tech giant is racing into physical AI
Physical AI, robots that act in the real world, is being called the next big wave after AI, and the whole Mag 7 is racing in. Here is what they are building and the robot stocks you can actually buy, from the established names to the small caps with the most upside and risk.
SpaceX (SPCX) is joining the Nasdaq-100 just two weeks after its IPO, at less than 1% weight
SpaceX is joining the Nasdaq-100 barely a month after the largest IPO in history, under a brand-new fast-entry rule. Here is why a $2 trillion company comes in at under 1% weight, how it compares with the other recent additions, and whether the forced buying is actually bullish.
The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) just added its first Chinese stock, and it is the priciest name in the fund
The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) added GigaDevice as its first Chinese holding, and it is the priciest name in the fund. Updated August 1: CXMT is now in the fund too, at a 2.52% weight worth $627.5 million, held through a total return swap.
What history says about tech stocks in July of a midterm year
July is normally one of tech's best months, but 2026 is a midterm election year, and those play by different rules. Here is what history shows about the Nasdaq, the late-summer swoon, and the rally after the vote.
What every space stock actually does, and why ASTS, RKLB and the rest fell after SpaceX went public
Space stocks ran up together on Golden Dome defense money, then fell together after SpaceX’s record IPO. Here is what AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Rocket Lab (RKLB), Planet Labs (PL) and the rest of the basket actually do, and why they move as one trade.
HIVE Digital (HIVE): a green bitcoin miner pivoting to AI, and a Leopold Aschenbrenner pick
HIVE Digital (HIVE) is the cheap, green bitcoin miner betting on AI. A look at the BUZZ HPC pivot, the recent $300 million share program, the Leopold Aschenbrenner stake, and the full bull and bear case.
Ondas (ONDS): a Lockheed Martin (LMT) deal, 10x revenue, and a stock cut in half
Ondas (ONDS) has a Lockheed Martin (LMT) counter-drone deal, a $457 million backlog and revenue up tenfold. It also has 508 million shares, heavy short interest, insider selling, and a Cramer meme-stock label. Both stories are true.
BlackBerry (BB) surged on its AI pivot while Nokia (NOK) and Qualcomm (QCOM) sold off
BlackBerry (BB) jumped on a QNX-led earnings beat while Nokia (NOK), Qualcomm (QCOM) and the chip suppliers fell. The old phone names are no longer one trade.