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The Week Ahead: Cloud Giants, Banking Earnings & Global Data
After a wild week in the markets, we’re heading into a crucial stretch. With major software firms and Canadian/international banks reporting, plus a flurry of economic updates, keep your eyes on the screen.
Key Company Earnings:
Tue (May 26): $ZS (Zscaler), $BOX (Box), $SMTC (Semtech).
Wed (May 27): $CRM (Salesforce) ☁️, $PDD (PDD Holdings), $BNS (Scotiabank), $BMO (Bank of Montreal), $HPQ (HP), $DKS (Dick’s Sporting Goods), $BBY (Best Buy).
Thu (May 28): $RY (Royal Bank of Canada), $TD (TD Bank), $DELL (Dell Technologies) 💻, $ADSK (Autodesk), $CM (CIBC).
Key Economic Events:
Macro data takes center stage as investors search for clues on the next move in consumer sentiment and housing.
Tue (May 26): CB Consumer Confidence (US) — Critical pulse check on the American consumer | Chicago Fed National Activity Index.
Wed (May 27): US House Price Index (HPI) 🏠 | Crude Oil Inventories.
Thu (May 28): US Q1 GDP (Second Estimate) — How much did the economy actually grow? 📊 | Initial Jobless Claims.
Fri (May 29): US Personal Income & Spending (PCE) — The Fed’s favorite inflation indicator to cap off the week!
#StockMarket #EarningsSeason #Investing #Economy2026 #Salesforce #Dell #TradingStrategy
The Federal Reserve entered a new era.
Kevin Warsh has officially taken the oath of office as the new Fed Chair, replacing Jerome Powell at one of the trickiest macro junctures in decades.
Here is exactly how the "Warsh Fed" will differ from the Powell regime—and what it means for the markets.
1. The Core Philosophy Shift
Powell: Often viewed inflation as the result of "bad luck" (supply chain breakdowns, pandemic disruptions, geopolitical shocks).
Warsh: Bluntly states "Inflation is a choice." He blames the Fed’s massive balance sheet expansion for eroding purchasing power. Expect a major push for central bank accountability.
2.Rate Cuts vs. The Balance Sheet
This is where the macro narrative gets highly interesting:
Warsh is structurally more optimistic about AI-driven productivity gains organically keeping a lid on inflation. This gives him a more dovish lean on long-term nominal interest rates.
However, he is an absolute hawk on liquidity. He wants to aggressively shrink the Fed's $6.7 trillion balance sheet and completely exit Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS).
3. The Death of "Forward Guidance"
Powell loved to micromanage market expectations, giving explicit, highly communicative roadmaps weeks before a meeting.
Warsh openly dislikes forward guidance and thinks the Fed talks too much. He wants shorter press conferences, less hand-holding, and more internal debate.
4. Markets Impact: Prepare for Volatility
Yield Curve Steepening: We could see a "Warsh Twist"—lower short-term nominal rates mixed with aggressive Quantitative Tightening (QT) that drains bank reserves, keeping long-term yields elevated.
Higher Volatility: Without Powell’s explicit forward guidance, macro data releases will carry much more weight. Markets will have to price risk based on fundamentals, not central bank hints.
The Bottom Line:
We are moving away from a highly reactive, data-dependent Fed to a structurally focused central bank that prefers to adjust liquidity via a smaller balance sheet rather than relying solely on high nominal borrowing rates.
#FederalReserve #FedChair #KevinWarsh #Yield #Stocks #investing
$NVDA dropped another "exceptional" quarter (Q1 FY27), proving that the AI infrastructure buildout is not just talk—it's industrial-scale reality.
Here are the key takeaways from the report:
Revenue: $81.6B (+85% YoY) | Beat estimates of ~$79.2B
EPS: $1.87 (+140% YoY) | Beat estimates of $1.76
Gross Margin: Expanded to a massive 75.0% (up from 60.8% a year ago).
Data Center is the New Factory
The AI "data center" story is now a $75.2B/quarter business, up 92% YoY.
Networking: Revenue hit $14.8B, up an eyepopping 199% YoY. This confirms that the real bottleneck isn't just compute—it's the "plumbing" (networking/cabling) required to connect thousands of GPUs.
The Scale: Jensen Huang noted they are growing faster than total hyperscale capex, signaling that they are capturing a larger share of the global AI investment dollar.
Forward Guidance: The "No China" Factor
$NVDA guided for Q2 revenue of $91B (+/- 2%).
Crucial Context: This massive guidance excludes any data center compute revenue from China. Even with export restrictions and geopolitical friction, demand elsewhere is so intense that they are still forecasting significant growth.
Cash Flow & Shareholder Returns
$NVDA is now generating more cash than it can reasonably deploy:
Share Buybacks: Authorized an additional $80B in repurchases.
Dividends: A massive hike—increasing the quarterly dividend from $0.01 to $0.25 per share.
#NVDA #Nvidia #Earnings #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #StockMarket #Investing
$SPCX revenue streams as of 2025FY - Starlink alone contributes 60% of total revenue. Other two segments grew as little as 4-7% annually for past 2 years.
Total Revenue: CAGR 34.1% for 2 years
Space: CAGR 7.2%
Connectivity: CAGR 71.6%
AI: CAGR 3.9%
$SPCX MOAT is access to space and sun: "The Sun contains approximately 99.8% of the solar system’s energy and, as a result, we believe it is the only truly scalable solution to terrestrial energy constraints in the age of AI. Harnessing this energy in space is considerably more efficient than on land. Space-based solar arrays can generate more than five times the energy per unit area of terrestrial solar due to continuous illumination, lack of atmospheric interference, and optimal orientation. "
#SPCX #SpaceX #Future #AI #Spaceship
$GRAB keeps doubling down on $SUPA
Superbank's IPO debuted +24% on the IDX, raised $168M, and was oversubscribed 318x.
- Now Grab's raising its stake again — injecting another ~$22M.
- Revenue up 176% YoY. 5M customers.
- First profitable quarter in Q1 2025.
Southeast Asia's digital banking race is heating up.
#Grab #Superbank #Indonesia #Fintech #SUPA
$NOW must close above $103 in order to start legitimate rally.
- Major trendline $102
- 50 MA $100
Volume looks nice and considering Semi to SaaS rotation looks legit.
#NOW#ServiceNow#rally#AITower
$NOW must close above $103 in order to start legitimate rally.
- Major trendline $102
- 50 MA $100
Volume looks nice and considering Semi to SaaS rotation looks legit.
#NOW#ServiceNow#rally#AITower
$NOW must close above $103 in order to start legitimate rally.
- Major trendline $102
- 50 MA $100
Volume looks nice and considering Semi to SaaS rotation looks legit.
#NOW#ServiceNow#rally#AITower
What is your $AMZN 2000 moment stock right now?
$AMZN's operation kept growing yet stock price was falling down. The market can be irrational in the short-term but investors/traders must be rational and study company fundamentals to take advantage of such divergences.
Mine are $GRAB $NOW $PLTR
$BAC reinstates coverage on $NOW with a BUY rating and $130 price target!
BofA dismisses AI disruption fears, labeling $NOW an "AI Control Tower" built to govern and orchestrate autonomous AI agents across enterprises.
Key Projections:
- 18%-22% revenue growth through 2028
- 35%-37% free cash flow margins
#StockMarket #Investing #AI #ServiceNow #TechStocks
$GRAB stock chart shows the stock grinding near 52-week lows around $3.55, the fundamental divergence is becoming impossible to ignore.
Here is why the current "Indonesia panic" looks like a classic mispricing for disciplined traders:
• Profitability Inflection: Q1 2026 wasn't just a beat; it was a structural shift. Net income hit $136M (up from ~$6M YoY) with revenue scaling to $955M.
We are seeing a high-growth tech play successfully transition into a cash-flow machine.
• The Moat is Expanding: The foodpanda Taiwan acquisition and the launch of Ai.R (autonomous rides) aren't just headlines—they are margin-expansion plays.
Management is aggressively capturing the Southeast Asian super-app ecosystem while others are still subsidizing rides.
• Technical Divergence: We are seeing a massive disconnect between price action and earnings quality.
With EPS up over 1,500% YoY while the stock sits 30% off its highs, the risk/reward profile at these levels is heavily skewed to the upside.
Divergence - stock price against RSI
• Capital Returns: A $500M buyback program in the works signals that management knows exactly how undervalued these shares are.
#StockMarket #GRAB #ValueInvesting #TradingStrategy #FinTech
$NOW must close above $103 in order to start legitimate rally.
- Major trendline $102
- 50 MA $100
Volume looks nice and considering Semi to SaaS rotation looks legit.
#NOW#ServiceNow#rally#AITower
$NOW Q1 earnings beat that confirms what the visionaries already knew: we’ve moved past the "chat with a bot" era. We are now firmly in the Agentic AI epoch, and $NOW is the operating system for it.
Here is why the bulls are running:
Earnings Power: Q1 2026 results showed a massive $13B revenue run rate. They aren't just selling software; they’re selling "Productivity Dividends."
The "Agent" Advantage: While others are still figuring out "Assistive AI," $NOW and Google Cloud are launching autonomous agents that resolve complex workflows without human hand-holding.
Consolidation King: CIOs are tired of "tool sprawl." They’re cutting the fat and moving their entire stack to the ServiceNow Power Platform.
Knowledge 2026: Next week in Vegas (May 5-7) is going to be a catalyst-fest. Expect major announcements that make current automation look like a typewriter.
Technical Standpoint:
1. Divergence - recent Lows and RSI diverged
2. 40% below 200 MA
3. Massive Sell-off on April 23rd
4. Potential double bottom formation
If you think ServiceNow is just a "ticketing system," you're still living in 2015. This is the enterprise engine of the next decade.
#ServiceNow #NOW #AgenticAI #StockMarket #EnterpriseTech
$NOW Q1 earnings beat that confirms what the visionaries already knew: we’ve moved past the "chat with a bot" era. We are now firmly in the Agentic AI epoch, and $NOW is the operating system for it.
Here is why the bulls are running:
Earnings Power: Q1 2026 results showed a massive $13B revenue run rate. They aren't just selling software; they’re selling "Productivity Dividends."
The "Agent" Advantage: While others are still figuring out "Assistive AI," $NOW and Google Cloud are launching autonomous agents that resolve complex workflows without human hand-holding.
Consolidation King: CIOs are tired of "tool sprawl." They’re cutting the fat and moving their entire stack to the ServiceNow Power Platform.
Knowledge 2026: Next week in Vegas (May 5-7) is going to be a catalyst-fest. Expect major announcements that make current automation look like a typewriter.
Technical Standpoint:
1. Divergence - recent Lows and RSI diverged
2. 40% below 200 MA
3. Massive Sell-off on April 23rd
4. Potential double bottom formation
If you think ServiceNow is just a "ticketing system," you're still living in 2015. This is the enterprise engine of the next decade.
#ServiceNow #NOW #AgenticAI #StockMarket #EnterpriseTech
$NOW Q1 earnings beat that confirms what the visionaries already knew: we’ve moved past the "chat with a bot" era. We are now firmly in the Agentic AI epoch, and $NOW is the operating system for it.
Here is why the bulls are running:
Earnings Power: Q1 2026 results showed a massive $13B revenue run rate. They aren't just selling software; they’re selling "Productivity Dividends."
The "Agent" Advantage: While others are still figuring out "Assistive AI," $NOW and Google Cloud are launching autonomous agents that resolve complex workflows without human hand-holding.
Consolidation King: CIOs are tired of "tool sprawl." They’re cutting the fat and moving their entire stack to the ServiceNow Power Platform.
Knowledge 2026: Next week in Vegas (May 5-7) is going to be a catalyst-fest. Expect major announcements that make current automation look like a typewriter.
Technical Standpoint:
1. Divergence - recent Lows and RSI diverged
2. 40% below 200 MA
3. Massive Sell-off on April 23rd
4. Potential double bottom formation
If you think ServiceNow is just a "ticketing system," you're still living in 2015. This is the enterprise engine of the next decade.
#ServiceNow #NOW #AgenticAI #StockMarket #EnterpriseTech
$NOW Q1 earnings beat that confirms what the visionaries already knew: we’ve moved past the "chat with a bot" era. We are now firmly in the Agentic AI epoch, and $NOW is the operating system for it.
Here is why the bulls are running:
Earnings Power: Q1 2026 results showed a massive $13B revenue run rate. They aren't just selling software; they’re selling "Productivity Dividends."
The "Agent" Advantage: While others are still figuring out "Assistive AI," $NOW and Google Cloud are launching autonomous agents that resolve complex workflows without human hand-holding.
Consolidation King: CIOs are tired of "tool sprawl." They’re cutting the fat and moving their entire stack to the ServiceNow Power Platform.
Knowledge 2026: Next week in Vegas (May 5-7) is going to be a catalyst-fest. Expect major announcements that make current automation look like a typewriter.
Technical Standpoint:
1. Divergence - recent Lows and RSI diverged
2. 40% below 200 MA
3. Massive Sell-off on April 23rd
4. Potential double bottom formation
If you think ServiceNow is just a "ticketing system," you're still living in 2015. This is the enterprise engine of the next decade.
#ServiceNow #NOW #AgenticAI #StockMarket #EnterpriseTech