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[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

@bridger_penn AI

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[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

@CodeByPoonam Political scientists @ianbremmer

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

An ugly battle is coming for $HIMS.

I like how they do not stop thinking about their clients.

We’ll see how this plays out and how HIMS is able to continue offering Wegovy to clients.

[andrewdudum @AndrewDudum]

We are disappointed to see Novo Nordisk management misleading the public.

In recent weeks, Novo Nordisk’s commercial team increasingly pressured us to control clinical standards and steer patients to Wegovy regardless of whether it was clinically best for patients. We refuse to be strong-armed by any pharmaceutical company’s anticompetitive demands that infringe on the independent decision making of providers and limit patient choice.

We take our role of protecting the ability of providers and patients to control individual treatment decisions extremely seriously, and will not compromise the integrity of our platform to appease a third party or preserve a collaboration. The health and wellness of individuals always comes first.

We will continue to offer access to a range of treatments, including Wegovy, to ensure providers can serve the individual needs of patients.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

WELCOME TO NVIDIA DAY.

$NVDA REPORTS EARNINGS TODAY AFTER THE BELL.

NVIDIA HAS BEEN THE CENTER OF WHAT HAS DRIVEN THE STOCK MARKET FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

The formula to being a millionaire is consistency, time and living beyond your means and invest the difference.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

MARKET CAP COMMODITIES:

1. Gold: $21 Trillion (11.6x Silver)
2. ⁠Silver: $1.8 Trillion

1. Bitcoin: $3.3 Trillion (11x Ethereum)
2. ⁠Ethereum: $0.3 Trillion

If the trend continues, we will need Bitcoin to rise to a $6.5 billion market cap ($195.000) so Ethereum reaches ATH.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

On Friday, Moody's (Credit Agency) Downgraded The U.S. Credit Score From ‘Aaa’ To ‘Aa1’, Reflecting Higher Debt Levels In The Us Government.

The Last Two Times This Happened (2011 & 2023), The S&P500 Drop -10% In The Next 50 Days.

Lets See What Happens This Time.

[Bloomberg @business]

Treasures Rise after US Credit Downgrade - Bloomberg Surveillance https://t.co/sYQKLTyai3

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

The greatest investor today with notable buys, sells and hold

1. Buy: $ROKU, $APP
2. Sell: $GOOG, $PANW
3. Hold: $MELI

[Bourbon Capital @BourbonCap]

Stanley Druckenmiller, one of the best hedge fund managers, portfolio Q1 2025:

He added: $DOCU $APP $ROKU $EQT $COF

He sold: 100% $GOOG 100% $VST 100% $NU 100% $ARM 100% $MU 100% $PANW

He is still holding $MELI

AppLovin Corporation $APP crashed after a few short sellers opened short positions, but he bought instead.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

If the Federal Reserve does not start seeing the impact of tariffs over the next two months, the risk of recession might rise a lot.

Difficult position for the Fed, which currently doesn't know where the risk lies (inflation or unemployment)

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

PPI huge miss:

PPI -0.5% MoM, Exp. 0.2%
PPI Core -0.4% MoM. Exp.0.3%

PPI 2.4% YoY, Exp. 2.5%
PPI Core 3.1% YoY, Exp. 3.1%

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

Wall Street Journal article claiming fraud. $UNH denies it, but still shares tumble.

This means investors are seeing something the general public is not seeing.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

*UNITEDHEALTH TUMBLES 16% TO HIT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE APRIL 2020

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

STOCK BUYBACKS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN TOOLS COMPANIES USE TO MAXIMIZE SHAREHOLDER RETURNS.

THE CASE OF $AMD BELOW

[TrendSpider @TrendSpider]

BREAKING: AMD announces new $6B share repurchase authorization.

$AMD 🟢 +6.15% in pre-market.

Revenge tour incoming.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

DEFINITION OF OPERATING LEVERAGE.

THE CASE OF $NU

[Daniel Romero @HyperTechInvest]

$NU has to be one of the best managed companies in the world

Average revenue per active customer has skyrocketed

Meanwhile, the cost per customer has plummeted

All while still growing at 40% YoY

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

US INFLATION FALLS TO THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE FEBRUARY 2021 AT 2.3%.

DONT GET TOO EXCITED. ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING HIGHER INFLATION IN THE COMING MONTHS AS TARIFFS TRANSLATE INTO CONSUMER PRICES.

[Brew Markets @brewmarkets]

JUST IN: US inflation fell to 2.3% in April, the lowest since 2021.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

IF WE DO NOT SEE A BOTTOM, THIS IS WHAT I REGRET NOT BUYING:

1. $HOOD: IT FELL -50% FROM HIGHS.
2. ⁠$QQQ: AT ONE POINT IT WAS AT -20%.
3. ⁠$META: THE STRONGEST OF THE MAG7. IT WAS AT A POINT AT +20%, THEN DOWN.
4. ⁠$HIMS: DOUBLING DOWN.
5. ⁠$BABA: IT WENT BACK TO $94.

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

$SNAP BACK TO ITS PRE EARNINGS LEVELS.

REMEMBER SNAPCHAT BEAT EARNINGS BUT DIDNT WANT TO OFFER GUIDANCE.

52 WEEK HIGH AT $17

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

$SHOP WILL JOIN TO THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX, COMPOSED OF THE TOP TECH COMPANIES.

SHARES ARE UP 12% ON THE NEWS.

[Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay]

$SHOP TO JOIN THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX 👀

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

NEW HAMPSHIRE BECOMES THE FIRST US STATE TO APPROVE A BITCOIN STRATEGIC RESERVE.

THE LAW ALLOWS THE STATE TO BUY BITCOIN TO REPRESENT UP TO 5% OF THE STATE FUND TOTAL ASSETS ($3.8 BILLION).

[Dennis Porter @Dennis_Porter_]

STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE IS LAW!

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

This is the most important message from Buffet’s shareholder meeting. It means that we may see a market downturn (similar to April) in the next few months.

[The Transcript @TheTranscript_]

Buffett on recent market volatility:

"What’s happened in the last 30, 45, 100 days...it’s really nothing. There have been 3 times since we acquired Berkshire when the stock went down 50% over a short period. And in each of those times, nothing was fundamentally wrong with the company. This recent move is not a huge one."

[Aziz Baladi Rodriguez @AsisvanBaladi]

CELSIUS MISSES EARNINGS, BUT THE COMPANY HAS 17% MARKET SHARE.

MY SUGGESTED BUYING PRICE: $25

[GURGAVIN @gurgavin]

CELSIUS JUST REPORTED EARNINGS $CELH

*CELSIUS Q1 REVENUE $329.3M, EST. $348.6M ( MISS ❌ )

*CELSIUS Q1 ADJ EPS $0.18, EST. $0.20 ( MISS ❌)

*CELSIUS Q1 EBITDA $69.7M , EST. $88M ( MISS ❌)

SHARES ARE DOWN 11% IN THE PRE MARKET