Just a guy who stares at charts so you don't have to. I break down what's moving the market, share my trades (wins and face-palms), and try to keep it real.
@StockSavvyShay Lol who promised you that? Volume is microscopic today. We're just chopping inside yesterday's range. If you're sweating this tiny dip, size down. Nothing catastrophic about a -0.5% move in a low-float ETF. Chill.
$APP largest long-term opportunity remains consumer advertising where spending ended the quarter 28% above Q4 2025 even though advertisers typically scale new channels slowly.
That strength makes the nearly 20% selloff look excessive but the market is now repricing how consistent growth can be when model improvements arrive unevenly.
AppLovin now needs to prove Q2 was only a temporary research timing issue while consumer advertising continues expanding beyond mobile gaming.
BREAKING: Call option volume in the S&P 500 spiked to a record 4.0 million contracts on Tuesday.
This figure has more than doubled over the last several weeks.
By comparison, daily call option volume never exceeded 2 million contracts until Q4 2023.
Furthermore, call option volume averaged ~700,000 contracts a day in 2020-2021.
Meanwhile, the S&P 500 put/call skew, measuring the relative demand for downside protection versus upside exposure, posted its largest two-day decline since 2017.
Risk appetite is absolutely exploding.
LARRY FINK DOES IT AGAIN!!!
Blackrock CEO just mentioned the next 12 months will be a big bull run ahead of us
Back in April, he nailed:
$MU at $300
$NBIS at $70
$NOW at $80
$SNDK at $500
Now he’s calling out:
$AMZN at $272
$GOOGL at $362
$MSFT at $486
$NVDA at $219
“The technology revolution is going to power better margins”
Don’t miss out on these freaking upcoming gains!!!
$HOOD and $TSLA giving some of it back. $GOOGL basically flat.Crypto side mixed — ETH bouncing, BTC just hanging around.Nothing crazy, just the usual rotation. Feels like the market’s still picking favorites rather than lifting everything.What’s catching your eye right now?
Quick glance at the board this afternoon… $MU still leading the charge overall but getting hit hard today (-2%). $IREN quiet. Broader market (.SPX) grinding higher while $QQQ is slightly red. $AAPL and $NVDA both green and looking solid.
Quick glance at the board this afternoon… $MU still leading the charge overall but getting hit hard today (-2%). $IREN quiet. Broader market (.SPX) grinding higher while $QQQ is slightly red. $AAPL and $NVDA both green and looking solid.
Tech and AI-related names still dominating the upside. Nice to see some real follow-through after the recent run.Only real red on this list is HOOD, basically flat. Rest of the board is green.What are you guys watching right now?
Market’s looking pretty strong today.BURU is going absolutely nuts, up almost 39%. Wild move for a small-cap name.Meanwhile the big boys are putting in work too:GOOGL +6.7%
VRT +6.2%
META +3.3%
MSFT +3%
NVDA +2.9%
Market’s looking pretty strong today.BURU is going absolutely nuts, up almost 39%. Wild move for a small-cap name.Meanwhile the big boys are putting in work too:GOOGL +6.7%
VRT +6.2%
META +3.3%
MSFT +3%
NVDA +2.9%
To sum it up: my core holdings are performing solidly. DFNS is the undisputed star, AAPL has proven it’s still got it, and PLTR is steadily climbing like a "boring winner." As for the "Red Team" (NVDA/AMD/META), a little breather is perfectly fine
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Also seeing OPENandRGNT catching bids this morning — both been on my radar for a while.
No clue if it holds, but order flow looks chunky.
If you’re not scanning for defense + AI + beaten-down tech, you’re missing the setup today.
Also seeing OPENandRGNT catching bids this morning — both been on my radar for a while.
No clue if it holds, but order flow looks chunky.
If you’re not scanning for defense + AI + beaten-down tech, you’re missing the setup today.
Not everything is popping though — NVDAAMD $META are in the red to start.
Honestly? Feels like classic “take profits and rotate” action after that nasty run we just had.
Nothing bearish imo, just healthy digestion. Let the laggards catch up for a minute.
Not everything is popping though — NVDAAMD $META are in the red to start.
Honestly? Feels like classic “take profits and rotate” action after that nasty run we just had.
Nothing bearish imo, just healthy digestion. Let the laggards catch up for a minute.
Just peeled my eyes open at the open and my watchlist is already on fire 🔥DFNSripping+11PLTR just doing its thing, +1.1% and not looking back.
Meanwhile $AAPL waking up with a +3.5% bounce — Big Tech not dead yet.
Early days but I’ll take it. Who else is printing green?
Just peeled my eyes open at the open and my watchlist is already on fire 🔥DFNSripping+11PLTR just doing its thing, +1.1% and not looking back.
Meanwhile $AAPL waking up with a +3.5% bounce — Big Tech not dead yet.
Early days but I’ll take it. Who else is printing green?
Exxon ($XOM) holding steady green as well. On the flip side, some of the big names are pulling back: Apple, Broadcom, AMD all red early. Quantum names like QBTS and QUBT getting hit too. Overall pretty choppy start. Watching volume on these small caps closely. Drop it below
Market Open Update Just after the bell and things are moving quick. BURU is the big story right now — up almost 10% in the first few minutes. Cipher Digital ($CIFR) also catching some heat, +4.2%. Micron ($MU) looking solid with a nice +3.5% pop too.
Market Open Update Just after the bell and things are moving quick. BURU is the big story right now — up almost 10% in the first few minutes. Cipher Digital ($CIFR) also catching some heat, +4.2%. Micron ($MU) looking solid with a nice +3.5% pop too.
Even the big boys joined the party — AVGOandNVDA grinding higher again. Not every name was green (can’t win ’em all), but when your core picks start running like this after all those late-night deep dives? Man, it hits different. 💪
Even the big boys joined the party — AVGOandNVDA grinding higher again. Not every name was green (can’t win ’em all), but when your core picks start running like this after all those late-night deep dives? Man, it hits different. 💪
Let’s run through the names I was pounding the table on:
$AIRJ +22 • $CIFR +6.9% on heavy volume — loved the action
$ONDS +4.4 • $CRWV +3.9%
$CETX+3.7 • $BURU +3.2%
All solid green, and the volume backed it up. No complaints here.