🤖 AI Strategy & Tech Innovation

  • Microsoft ($MSFT) launched its Maia 200 AI inference chip, built on $TSM’s 3nm process, deploying in US Central data centers. This signifies Microsoft’s deeper vertical integration into the AI inference stack 引用[21]. The launch directly aims to reduce reliance on NVIDIA 引用[22]. The timing of this announcement, just before its January 28 earnings report, raises questions about strategic intent 引用[28].
  • NVIDIA (#NVDA) directly invested $2 billion in CoreWeave (#CRWV) at $87.20 per share, targeting 5 GW (5 million kW) by 2030. This underscores the escalating demand for AI compute capacity and a trend of major tech players securing infrastructure 引用[20].

💰 Insider Trading & Strategy

  • Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, purchased AllianceBernstein ($AB) stock on January 16, 2026, with a value between $1 million and $5 million 引用[23].
  • Pelosi’s latest disclosure reveals a “stock replacement strategy”: selling up to $50M of Apple (#AAPL) stock and subsequently buying deep in-the-money, long-term call options on Apple (#AAPL) with a $100 strike price 引用[25].
  • Nancy Pelosi also purchased 20 $GOOGL calls ($150 strike, Jan 2027), 20 $AMZN calls ($150 strike, Jan 2027), and 20 $NVDA calls ($100 strike, Jan 2027) 引用[14].

📈 Trading & Technical Analysis

  • Watching $NFLX for a move and close over 87-87.38 levels, noting a recent upgrade 引用[1].
  • NVIDIA’s investment in $CRWV implies target levels of 102 then 104; the premarket roll at 100 is crucial 引用[2].
  • Accumulating $INTC after a 22% drop in two days 引用[6].
  • Monitoring $DDOG for a breakout above 133.50 引用[8]. $DDOG subsequently hit anticipated levels, prompting stop loss adjustments 引用[15].
  • $MAGS has cleared all major daily moving averages, indicating bullish momentum 引用[12].
  • Holding $META (and $METU) into earnings, adjusting stops higher to secure gains 引用[13].

🏢 Company Analysis & Investment Thesis

  • Tesla ($TSLA) should be understood as an AI deployment company, with vehicles, energy storage, and robotics serving as physical endpoints for intelligence, rather than separate businesses 引用[17].
  • Rocket Lab ($RKLB) could see further price adjustments until the February update on Neutron progress, specifically regarding the stage 1 tank rupture 引用[27].

🌍 Macro Market & Commodity Outlook

  • Natural gas prices surged +20% in a day, now up +107% in 5 trading days, indicating an extreme commodity market 引用[18].
  • The dollar index broke a 15-year major support level with 4 trading days remaining in the month. This suggests a broad weakening of the US dollar, which the market may not be positioned for 引用[19].

🤝 M&A Analysis

  • IonQ acquired SkyWater Technology (#SKYT) for approximately $1.8 billion ($35 per share, a 38% premium). This strategic acquisition secures IonQ’s quantum chip supply chain and provides access to SkyWater’s status as a DoW-certified “trusted foundry,” potentially opening doors to Pentagon contracts 引用[16].