🚀 AI’s Impact on Tech Giants

  • OpenAI stands as a significant driver for hyperscaler earnings; Microsoft disclosed 45% of its $625 billion future cloud contracts stem from OpenAI. 12
  • $META emerges as a clear application-layer winner in the AI economy, with AI already bolstering engagement, ad performance, and revenue acceleration. The current 17x earnings valuation still prices $META like a legacy ad business, missing the nascent AI flywheel. 30
  • Alibaba contemplates an increased investment in AI infrastructure and cloud computing, potentially raising its commitment from 380 billion RMB to 480 billion RMB over the next three years. 28

💡 Semiconductor Industry Dynamics

  • Intel’s stock rally connects to ASML’s backlog, directly signaling implications for 14A CapEx. 19
  • Strong HBM demand from Nvidia, AMD, Google, and Microsoft drove Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to record Q4 2025 operating profits, totaling nearly 40 trillion Korean Won ($27.8 billion). 29
  • Intel achieved a key milestone in glass substrate development, tackling “SeWaRe” (micro-cracks) caused by stress differences, a significant hurdle for glass-core technologies. 26

🔮 Market Predictions & Valuation

  • A speculative outlook forecasts $ETH hitting $4,000. 1
  • $HOOD is retesting its 200dma since December 2023. Prior tests in April 2025 and August 2024 historically triggered massive bounces, suggesting a potential repeat rally. 2
  • Valuation analysis on $MU suggests a trading range of $575 (at half $SNDK’s Forward P/E) to $707 (at parity with $SNDK’s Forward P/E), significantly above its recent $250 level. 23

💰 Precious Metals Market Dynamics

  • Silver prices surged above $120/oz, logging a +68% monthly gain and outperforming the S&P 500’s 2025 return by fourfold in just 29 days. 3
  • The 28% gold rise and 64% silver rally this year are pushing into uncharted territory, causing some banks to scale back precious metals trading due to balance sheet limits. 13

📊 Tech Stock Performance

  • $META soared +8%, while $MSFT dropped -8%, threatening an 8-month low. A clear divergence unfolds, prompting consideration of buying the $MSFT dip. 21

🚗 Autonomous Driving Technology

  • Claims of Tesla Robotaxi remote control are debunked by footage showing an unsupervised Robotaxi executing a difficult unprotected left turn independently after a “following car” departed. 24