News
Tesla closed at $426.01 Friday, up 1.95%, pushing its market cap back to ~$1.51T. IBD flagged it on its weekly bullish setup list alongside ASML, GE Vernova, and Lumentum — now the question is whether Tuesday's open confirms a real breakout or a head-fake.
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Nvidia crushed revenue, operating margin, and guidance, yet shares slid for three straight days after earnings. The market isn't saying AI is broken — it's saying "strong" is no longer enough.
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The April PCE report — the Fed's preferred inflation gauge — drops Friday and it's the cleanest macro signal before the June FOMC meeting. Nasdaq, AI names, banks, small caps, and the dollar are all in play.
News
The Dow closed at an all-time high on Friday, May 22 — up nearly 300 points — even as WTI briefly touched $103, the Fed pushed back rate-cut timelines, and Nvidia's print sparked a sector split. Here's how to read the structure beneath the headline.
News
A weekend media blitz on US-Iran backchannel talks wiped out two weeks of geopolitical risk premium in a single holiday session. Energy stocks are on the back foot; airlines, freight, and long-duration tech are catching a tailwind.
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U.S. equity futures rallied across the board on Memorial Day as weekend reports of a U.S.-Iran diplomatic framework sent WTI crude tumbling more than 4% — unwinding two weeks of built-up Middle East risk premium in a single holiday session.
Precious Metals
Gold hovers at $4,540 as central banks bought a net 244 tons in Q1 — PBoC has accumulated for 18 straight months — while a 4.60% ten-year yield and "higher for longer" give tactical sellers the daily edge. Knowing who's running the price right now matters more than calling the direction.
Macro
The oil price has already answered the question: WTI closed 5/18 at $103.45 with a $108.70 intraday spike as Persian Gulf energy facilities burn. Warsh confirmed 54-45, Powell stays as chair pro tempore, April CPI re-accelerates to +3.8% — and Tuesday's NSC meeting on Iran military…
Googl
The bear case on Google is breaking down. Search accelerated +19%, Cloud exploded +63% to $20B, and a $460B+ backlog signals escape velocity — but $180B+ in capex and undisclosed AI Search unit economics keep the story unresolved.
Tsla
Tesla's valuation has shifted from "automaker" to "Musk's AI-physical platform," with Robotaxi, FSD, and Optimus anchoring the new narrative. Q1 2026 beat consensus on revenue ($22.39B) and EPS, yet a 50K-unit production-delivery gap and just ~25 unsupervised Robotaxis expose how far…
Msft
Microsoft's Q3 FY26 beat on every metric—but the market sold it off 4–5%. The debate has moved from growth to the capital cost of that growth.
Nvda
Nvidia's Q1 FY27 earnings on May 20 aren't just a beat-or-miss on the $78B guide — they mark the first time markets must reprice Rubin while Blackwell enters peak valuation territory. Four converging pressures: custom ASIC penetration, China delivery limbo, customer concentration risk,…