Ben Vale

AI stocks • Bitcoin • S&P 500
Investing in the AI era.
Long-term focused. Research, markets & ideas.
Views are my own. Not financial advice.

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Everyone seems worried about Monday.

I’m more interested in what gets cheaper if they’re right.

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@mindsetdanni Discipline is hard today. Regret is harder tomorrow.

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@TradingThomas3 AI panic feels overdone. A weak open could create better entries, not change the long-term thesis.

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@MentoviaX The HBM ramp is accelerating. If $MU can scale capacity without sacrificing yield, 2027 could get very interesting.

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@TheBTCTherapist Cycle multipliers have clearly been compressing as Bitcoin matures. If that trend continues, this cycle may be less about another crazy multiple and more about steady upside driven by liquidity and adoption. Even 2x–3x from the bottom would still be a huge move.

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One of the biggest earnings inflections in the market: $MU

FY2023:
Revenue: $15.5B
GAAP net loss: -$5.8B
Current analyst consensus:
FY2026 revenue: ~$130B
FY2027 revenue: ~$250B
FY2028 revenue: ~$280B
FY2027 net income estimates are already above $150B.

AI didn’t just improve Micron’s cycle.
It changed the economics of memory.
The real question now:
How long can tight supply and pricing power last?
Still bullish on $MU into 2027.

FY2026–FY2028 figures are analyst consensus estimates, not Micron guidance.

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The scale of this turnaround is incredible. From a $5.8B net loss in FY23 to Street estimates implying well over $150B in annual profit later in the cycle — AI has completely rewritten the economics of memory. The big question now is how long tight supply and pricing power can last.

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@itsmichaelluu I’d actually welcome a September pullback. A reset here wouldn’t change the long-term thesis — it would just give patient investors better prices.

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@babyfolio The 7,300% return is incredible, but helping people make better decisions may be the bigger achievement. That kind of impact is hard to measure. Respect.

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The memory shortage isn’t over.

AI demand keeps rising.
New supply takes years.

J.P. Morgan says the shortage could take years to unwind.

Still bullish on memory into 2027. $MU

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AI needs more memory.
Memory needs more capacity.
Micron is moving fast.

Still bullish into 2027.

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@AltcoinDaily Bitcoin still has a great future, but it’s not the only opportunity in the market. Some AI stocks could potentially outperform $BTC over the next cycle. Missing one winner isn’t the end — there will always be new opportunities ahead.💪

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@AshCrypto Liquidity is bullish for $BTC, but I’m not convinced the catch-up happens immediately. Long-term bullish, short-term patient.

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@cryptorover More liquidity, scarcer money.
That’s why I’m bullish on both $BTC and gold long term.

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Micron’s Taiwan employees are getting a huge FY2026 payout.

Total rewards for direct labor employees are worth roughly 35–68 months of pay.

That says a lot about how strong this memory cycle has become.

AI demand is driving record economics across the industry — and this time, employees are sharing in the upside too.

Good for workers. Good for morale. And another sign of how powerful this cycle is for $MU.😀

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@Tickertalk1 Strong earnings are great, but it’s even better when employees share in the upside. AI is transforming the memory industry — and the people building it deserve to benefit too.

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@MentoviaX 991 needs to hold. Above 1016, momentum could turn much stronger very quickly. Watching $MU closely.

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Wild reaction to CPI this morning.

Headline CPI: +0.4% MoM, in line.
Core CPI: +0.3% MoM, slightly hotter than expected.

Stocks sold off initially, then quickly reversed higher.
The 10Y Treasury yield briefly pushed toward 5% before pulling back.

This market isn’t calm — it’s repricing the Fed in real time.

Next week’s meeting just got more interesting.

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$MU is around $1,000, but the story is still about earnings — not the stock price.

BofA has a $1,550 target and sees FY2028 EPS around $150.

Micron just reported record results, HBM4 is already in high-volume shipments, and HBM4E is targeting production in 2027.

The most important part:

AI memory demand is still growing faster than new supply can come online.

That’s why I remain bullish on $MU into 2027.

Price moves first.
Earnings eventually decide whether it was justified.

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@KobeissiLetter This is a very difficult setup for the Fed. Inflation is still above target, energy prices are elevated, and the labor market remains resilient. Whatever they do next week, volatility looks almost guaranteed.