THE PHOTONICS ROTATION
Almost nobody is watching photonics.
As AI clusters scale, copper hits physical limits and the next bottleneck becomes optical infrastructure.
Here are 15 names positioned for it:
1. $LITE owns the laser + optical switching side of the trade and is one of the cleanest pure plays on AI optical demand.
2. $COHR wins from lasers, modules, and networking hardware that power hyperscale AI infrastructure and cloud expansion.
3. $AAOI is one of the best ways to play AI optical transceivers with major hyperscaler demand for 800G and 1.6T connectivity.
4. $SIVE benefits from the push toward faster semiconductor-to-optical integration as AI infrastructure scales.
5. $MRVL controls a huge part of the DSP + interconnect story with optical networking chips and high-speed connectivity.
6. $AVGO sits at the center of AI networking through switching, custom silicon, and optical interconnect demand.
7. $ANET is the Ethernet backbone moving massive AI workloads across hyperscale clusters and data centers.
8. $GLW supplies the specialty glass + fiber needed for the optical transport layer behind AI infrastructure.
9. $JBL benefits from building and scaling the actual hardware behind networking systems and optical modules.
10. $AEHR wins from burn-in + testing demand as AI ASICs and high-power optical hardware move into production.
11. $POET is focused on lower-cost optical engines designed to improve efficiency inside AI data centers.
12. $LWLG is pushing next-gen polymer photonics that could make optical communication faster and more efficient.
13. $QCLS brings exposure to advanced laser systems supporting precision photonics and next-gen optical demand.
14. $LPTH provides specialty optics and photonic components tied to industrial, defense, and AI-driven systems.
15. $ALAB gives exposure to the connectivity + infrastructure side helping AI clusters scale faster.
Most people won’t care until these are already up 100%.
HOW I PLAN TO RETIRE EARLY FROM THE AI CYCLE IN 5 YEARS
This is the buildout. KEEP this.
Here’s how I’m positioning:
1. OWN THE COMPUTE
AI Chips: $NVDA $AMD
Foundries / Semi Equipment: $ASML $AMAT
Memory / HBM: $MU $SNDK
Networking / Connectivity: $CRDO $ALAB
Photonics / Optics: $LITE $AAOI
Edge AI: $QCOM $ARM
2. OWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE
Data Centers / AI Compute: $IREN $CIFR
Cooling / Thermal: $VRT
Servers / Hardware: $SMCI $DELL $HPE
Storage: $PSTG
GPU Cloud: $CRWV $NBIS
Digital Infrastructure: $EQIX
Cybersecurity: $CRWD $FTNT
3. OWN THE POWER
Grid Infrastructure: $PWR
Electrical Equipment: $NVT
Power Producers: $NEE
Gas / Turbines: $GEV
On-Site / Backup Power: $BE
Energy Storage: $EOSE
Nuclear: $OKLO
Uranium / Nuclear Fuel: $UUUU $CCJ
4. OWN THE RAW MATERIALS
Copper: $FCX
Critical Minerals: $ALB
Rare Earths: $MP
5. OWN THE PHYSICAL AI REVOLUTION
AI Applications: $PLTR $NOW
Robotics: $TSLA $SYM
Industrial Automation: $DE
Autonomy: $ACHR $JOBY
Drones: $AVAV $ONDS
Defense Tech: $KTOS
Space: $RKLB $ASTS
Quantum: $IONQ
AI Healthcare / Biotech: $TEM
Most people will chase whatever is already moving.
We will be positioning around what AI will require next.
Profit Can Grow Without More Customers
Businesses often chase customer growth first.
But profit has several levers.
You can:
1. Increase average order value.
2. Improve gross margins.
3. Increase repeat purchases.
4. Reduce unnecessary costs.
5. Improve conversion rates.
6. Reduce customer acquisition costs.
Example:
Improving profit by $10 across 1,000 orders creates $10,000.
Before chasing more traffic, improve your economics.
Choose one profit lever to improve this month.
My girlfriend says she'll buy and hold $SPCX like marriage when it IPO on June 12.
She'd have $40,000,000 if she held $NVDA since its IPO with $10,000.
There's 10 stocks with direct SPACEX partnerships:
1. $SATS — EchoStar
The most direct SpaceX proxy. Sold spectrum licenses to SpaceX in a $19.6B deal and received an $8.4B SpaceX equity stake in return. Buying SATS = buying pre-IPO SpaceX exposure with a public ticker.
2. $TMUS — T-Mobile
SpaceX partnership delivers Starlink Direct-to-Cell coverage across 500K+ square miles of dead zones no special hardware needed. Guides $77B in service revenue and $37–37.5B EBITDA for 2026. Most financially dominant carrier riding the Starlink wave.
3. $FLTCF — Filtronic (OTC / AIM: FTC.L)
Pure-play SpaceX hardware supplier. Five-year supply agreement with SpaceX; revenue more than doubled to £56.3M in FY2025 with £13.4M operating profit. Landmark £47.3M contract to supply next-gen GaN E-band amplifiers for Starlink cumulative SpaceX contracts now exceed $115M. Biggest hidden gem on this list.
4. $GOOGL — Alphabet
Owns ~7.5% of SpaceX worth tens of billions at SpaceX's $1.75T IPO valuation. When SpaceX lists, Alphabet's balance sheet gets a massive mark-up. Sleeping SpaceX exposure inside a mega-cap.
5. $LUNR — Intuitive Machines
Guiding 2026 revenue of $900M–$1B nearly 5x trailing revenue from NASA lunar contracts that rely on SpaceX Falcon 9 as the launch vehicle. Every LUNR mission = a SpaceX launch. Growth is structurally tied to SpaceX cadence.
6. $RKLB — Rocket Lab
NASA formally partnered Rocket Lab alongside SpaceX for test flights and reusability research. FY2025: $602M revenue, 44.3% non-GAAP gross margins, $1.85B backlog. Also benefits directly from any SpaceX IPO-driven capital surge into the sector.
7. $FLY — Firefly Aerospace
Q1 2026 revenue $80.9M (+40% QoQ), full-year guidance $420M–$450M. Blue Ghost lunar lander launches on SpaceX rockets. Both compete together on Golden Dome contracts operationally intertwined.
8. $TSLA — Tesla
SpaceX and xAI bought ~$650M in Tesla goods in 2025, including $506M in Megapack battery systems. Tesla is effectively a major SpaceX supplier. The Musk ecosystem cross-transaction flows are now publicly disclosed and massive.
9. $WKEY — WISeKey (parent of $LAES)
WISeSat has launched multiple satellites aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter missions, with the latest embedding SEALSQ's QS7001 post-quantum chip into LEO. SpaceX is their exclusive launch partner — every new satellite = another SpaceX contract.
10. $RDW — Redwire
Q1 2026: $97M revenue (+57.9% YoY), record $498M backlog, 1.92 book-to-bill ratio. Builds in-space hardware that rides aboard SpaceX launches for defense and commercial customers. Winning large IDIQ defense contracts alongside SpaceX.
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12 Income Statements Green Flags
1. Revenue growth is 10% or more
2. Earning per share grows more than revenue
3. Gross profit growth is 10% or more
4. Gross profit margin expands
5. Salaries grow slower than revenues
6. G&A share in total expenses is stable
A Stanford professor took two average stocks, rebalanced them daily, and turned $100,000 into $7 million without predicting a single price.
Bookmark & watch today, no matter what.
THE NEXT 10 YEARS WILL RETIRE MANY WHO FOLLOW
KEEP this. Do not lose it. Use it.
Many will chase whatever is already moving.
I’m watching where money is being FORCED to go next.
PHASE 1 - BUILD THE AI STACK
AI Chips: $NVDA $AVGO $AMD
Foundries / Semi Equipment: $TSM $ASML
Memory / HBM: $MU $SNDK
Photonics / Optics: $AAOI $LITE
Networking: $ANET $CRDO $MRVL
Data Centers: $IREN $APLD
Cooling / Infrastructure: $SMCI $DELL
Digital Infrastructure: $EQIX
Storage: $HPE
GPU Cloud: $CRWD $NBIS
Edge AI: $QCOM $ARM
Electrical Equipment: $NVT
Cybersecurity: $CRWD
PHASE 2 - SOLVE THE POWER PROBLEM
Grid Infrastructure: $HUBB
Power Producers: $CEG
Natural Gas / Turbines: $GEV
On-Site Power: $BE
Energy Storage: $EOSE
Nuclear: $OKLO $SMR
Fusion: Emerging / mostly private
Copper: $FCX
Critical Minerals: $ALB
Rare Earths: $MP $USAR
Electrification: $TE
PHASE 3 - AI ENTERS THE PHYSICAL WORLD
AI Applications: $PLTR $SNOW
Robotics: $TSLA $SYM
Autonomy: $JOBY
Drones: $AVAV $RCAT $ONDS
Defense Tech: $KTOS $LMT
Space: $RKLB $ASTS
Quantum: $IONQ $QBTS
The opportunity isn’t finding one “AI stock.”
It’s understanding what has to be built next.
FOLLOW THE BOTTLENECKS. FOLLOW THE CAPITAL.
Bearish displacement is when price drops hard and leaves those empty zones behind called fair value gaps. 📉 You will recognize it by three strong red candles stepping lower with little overlap. Those pink boxes are imbalances the market often revisits later for short setups. 🎯 When you see this pattern after a sweep of liquidity, it confirms sellers are in control. Just wait for the retest into the gap and act with confirmation. ✅📊
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Price tells you where the stock is trading.
Anchored VWAP tells you where the important participants are positioned. 📈
One of the biggest mistakes traders make is looking at price without understanding the volume behind the move.
A powerful combination for swing traders:
🟢 Anchored VWAP → Identifies the average price from a key starting point
🟢 Volume → Confirms whether participation is increasing
🟢 Price Action → Shows whether buyers or sellers are in control
When price holds above Anchored VWAP with strong volume, the probability of continuation increases.
My framework before taking a trade:
✅ Anchor VWAP from a major swing low, breakout, or important event
✅ Price holding above Anchored VWAP
✅ Pullback respects the AVWAP zone
✅ Volume contracts during the pullback
✅ Volume expands on the bullish move
✅ Bullish price-action confirmation
🚫 Be cautious when:
❌ Price repeatedly loses Anchored VWAP
❌ Breakout happens on weak volume
❌ Selling volume increases below AVWAP
❌ Price is moving sideways around AVWAP
📌 Remember:
AVWAP tells you where the average participant may have conviction.
Volume tells you how strong that conviction is.
Price action tells you when to act.
Put all three together, and your chart becomes much easier to read.
💬 Question for traders:
What do you trust more for confirming a breakout?
1️⃣ Price Action
2️⃣ Volume
3️⃣ Anchored VWAP
4️⃣ I use all three
Drop your answer below. 👇
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$HOOD
I have covered Robinhood for the past 3 years, and it is fair to say that something really different has happened in the past 2 weeks since their Crypto event in the UK.
Why? Well...
Just over one week after launch of the Robinhood Chain:
- 17M+ transactions
- Nearly 350K total addresses
- Nearly $250M in protocol TVL
- More than $1B in DEX trading volume
And three days ago, Robinhood Chain flipped Hyperliquid in 24-hour DEX volume, according to DefiLlama:
Robinhood Chain: $433.19M
Hyperliquid: $296.23M
The implications for $HOOD are significant and really cannot be ignored by the market.
Robinhood is evolving from a brokerage that earns from customer trading activity into a vertically integrated financial ecosystem with its own blockchain, exchange infrastructure, tokenized assets and on-chain liquidity.
This along with the Trump accounts is why I think the stock has finally decoupled from $BTC and is now trading at 80% above its lows in May. Bitcoin could go up or down, the market has moved on with pegging HOOD's stock to random BTC fluctuations, because HOOD is so, so much more important than what happens with any individual coin.
If Robinhood Chain continues gaining adoption, Robinhood could capture economics from:
- Blockchain transaction fees
- DEX trading and liquidity activity
- Tokenized stocks and real-world assets (something Vlad really wants to push heavily as he sees the entire world is moving on chain)
- Stablecoin payments and settlement
- Third-party applications built on its network
- Increased customer deposits and engagement
The bigger opportunity is that Robinhood may no longer need to simply route transactions through financial infrastructure owned by other companies.
It could increasingly own the infrastructure itself...which has always been the bull case for them in crypto. It's not just about making fees off people trading coins, but owning the entire stack when it comes to the broader crypto ecosystem.
That gives Robinhood more control over the customer experience, potentially stronger margins and several new recurring revenue streams.
It is still early, and some of the initial volume may be driven by launch incentives, but Robinhood Chain is already showing that the company could become far more than a retail brokerage. The main assets being traded on it right now are meme coins, which some people may think are a joke, but to me this is showing the willingness of so many native crypto investors to accept Robinhood Chain as a legitimate platform to be able to trade on and eventually, millions of other assets with real world utility will come on chain.
$HOOD is building toward becoming a global, crypto-native financial platform and that level of innovation and speed is what has helped the stock recover this year but is also getting the street excited for the future, diversified streams of revenue which will continue to compound earnings over the coming years.
LFG.