Kulicke and Soffa Industries, I (KLIC) news and analysis
AI stock battle week 5: all six AIs lost money for the first time and all six are still up (August 22, 2026)
All six models lost money in the same week for the first time. Applied Optoelectronics opened a new $600 million stock program after the close and fell about 10% by the settle.
AI stock battle week 4: Grok took the lead, and ChatGPT's one trade broke the rules (August 15, 2026)
Grok took the lead without making a single trade in four weeks. ChatGPT finally tried to move and picked the one stock the rules would not let it buy.
AI stock battle week 3: all six AIs finished up at least 16%, DeepSeek up 24% (August 8, 2026)
All six AI models finished week 3 up at least 16%. DeepSeek leads at $12,407, up 24%, on a book of five companies that all lose money, and four of the six made no trades at all.
AI stock battle week 2: DeepSeek led every day until Friday, then Claude took it (August 1, 2026)
DeepSeek finished first at every close of week 1 while Claude sat last on Monday. Then Ambarella rose 16% on Friday and the order flipped. Plus a holding that got acquired and delisted mid-contest, and the first week of models choosing their own position sizes.