Takeaways Equities are no longer broadly based; the entire tape is being driven by one force, AI spend, with everything else orbiting that single gravity well Hyperscaler capex is the fuel line, as long as Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta Platforms keep spending aggressively, the AI flywheel remains intact Semiconductors have become the purest expression ...
Key Points Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) soared during most of this artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but one thing prompted caution at certain times, and that’s the stock’s valuation. It skyrocketed, reaching a peak of more than 240x forward earnings estimates last year. So, as investors became increasingly worried about the formation of an AI bubble ...
What history suggests about future returns – and how to stay invested anyway… The S&P is back in record territory… are all the risks gone?… what one valuation metric says about forward returns… how to remain in the market despite valuation risk… next week’s event with TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan As I write on Thursday, ...
Investors in have had a sweet run recently, with shares rising more than 22% year to date. But based on Wall Street estimates, much of the upside may already be baked in. The stock hit an all-time intraday high near $70 in July before dropping into the $40s by November, as investors grew concerned about ...
Most investors focus on market direction, but the real edge comes from something else entirely. Editor’s Note: Most investors spend their time trying to answer a simple question: Is the market going up… or down? But that question can actually lead you astray. Some of the most successful investors in history didn’t focus on predicting ...
Key Points Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI since 2019 and holds a 27% stake in the company as of late 2025. Microsoft has served as OpenAI’s primary cloud provider, licensed its models exclusively, and had revenue-sharing agreements in place. Now, things are about to change. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft ...
The recent 50% rally in the , with an unprecedented 18 consecutive up days, has been a sight to behold, pushing many forecasts and indicators to their limits. As such, on Friday, April 24, the 5-day and 14-day relative strength indicators (RSI5, RSI14) registered at 98.7 and 85.1, respectively. The former has never been this ...
Why the best investors don’t predict direction – they follow patterns hidden in data Editor’s Note: Most investors are trained to ask a simple question: Is the market going up… or down? While it seems logical, that can actually lead you in the wrong direction. Because the best investors – the ones who consistently win ...
Within minutes of the April 25, 2026, White House Correspondents Dinner shooting, in which Secret Service neutralized 32-year-old Malik Thompson within 45 seconds of three shots being fired, with two attendees sustaining non-life-threatening leg wounds. At the same time, social media platforms were generating a parallel information event that would prove more consequential for markets ...
Key Points Netflix shares fell after investors were disappointed that the company didn’t increase guidance. The video streaming giant is slowly turning from a high-growth company into a cable-like utility. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › The share price of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) sank despite the video streaming company reporting strong first-quarter results, ...
