Trump signals a hard-hit phase against Iran for the next 2-3 weeks, emphasizing the conflict’s brevity (32 days) compared to historical multi-year wars 124.
Massive disconnect between “insider sources” signaling a wind-down and the actual escalation suggests a significant market misread 13.
Expect a bloody session tomorrow. Avoid immediate dip-buying as the duration of this slide remains uncertain. Hold quality assets and stay patient 12.
Bank reserves dropped below the $3 trillion threshold. April is looking like a liquidity squeeze as reserves continue to bleed 23.
$USO is the new $VIX. The inverse correlation between $SPY and $USO has hit a 20-year high, moving in opposite directions in 76% of recent sessions 929.
Healthy retracement in progress. $SPX gained 5% in just two days; a quarter-retrace tonight/tomorrow is just a standard cooldown 20.
Hedging strategy involves $SPY puts paired with calls on $VG, $CVX, and $OXY to capture potential upside if the energy sector rips 2.
$NVDA remains the ultimate no-brainer buy among the Mag 7. It offers the highest EPS growth, second-lowest forward PE, and the most undervalued PEG ratio 18.
MediaTek is cutting 4nm wafer starts at $TSM. Surging memory prices are killing demand for low-to-mid end smartphones and threatening premium segments 4.
Despite supply chain headwinds, a $TSM board member just loaded $322K worth of stock, signaling internal confidence 27.
AUO and Innolux are pivoting to Co-Packaged Optics (CPO). MicroLED is emerging as the superior light source for short-distance (under 10m) advanced packaging 10.