🎁 Write & Win | $100 Oil: Who Wins? Who lost?

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avatarkoolgal
09-12 07:17

The USD 100 Oil Shock: How To Protect Your Hard Earned Money

🌟🌟🌟When crude oil prices shoot past USD 100 a barrel, that pain isn't just felt at the pump.  It sends a massive shockwave straight through Wall Street. Right now, everyday families are feeling the squeeze.  Worse yet, the latest inflation numbers show that general prices are stuck at 3.4%.  Things simply aren't cooling down. If you are a new investor, you need to know the golden rule of this market: high oil prices act like a giant tax on the economy.  Money is being violently dragged out of normal businesses and poured directly into the pockets of oil giants. If you leave your money sitting in the wrong investments, inflation will slowly est away at your savings.   But you don't have to just sit there and take the hit.  You can fight back by changing wh
The USD 100 Oil Shock: How To Protect Your Hard Earned Money
avatarAndutu01
09-11 01:44
Hello everyone, is oil gonna go up, predictions for the next Days?
Look Back, Trade Forward | Reflect on August, Plan for September August was a month worth looking back on, not just because of the numbers, but because of the lessons, discipline, and small wins along the way. I’m grateful for the opportunity to earn a few thousand dollars through my trades last month. These wins are more than just P&L on a screen, they’re slowly becoming future vacation funds, a reminder that consistent execution can create something meaningful beyond the market. One of the things I enjoyed most last month was taking the time to share the Iron Condor as a playbook, breaking down the idea of defined risk, positioning, probability, and patience. Writing about the strategy also made me reflect on my own process. Sometimes, teaching what you trade helps you understand you
avatarAh_Meng
08-29

Losing money in a trading session doesn't mean we can't celebrate with food

I have come here especially to buy mooncake to take back to Australia. The traditional teochew yam paste mooncake from Crown Hotel has been shifted over here. Took me a while to find the hotel - Amara. I was basically walking passed the entrance without realisation! Ended up having lunch here as well. I was not too hungry, and they offer dim sum lunch, which suits my current lack in appetite. Had a balanced diet, a porridge (abalone anyone?), beancurd rolls and siu mai, washed down with a fine pot of Chinese tea. Oh... I forgot its free starter, a guava with dried orange peel! Totally gently sweet and refreshing...  It's not your normal dim sum... a classy one. Oh... Let's forget the price for this nice meal 😜 Let's just say the service and ambience makes up for it to give the meal a
Losing money in a trading session doesn't mean we can't celebrate with food
Come on and how.... let's goookoo
ServiceNow
avatar苏36
08-28
My pick: D. ServiceNow. Salesforce has delivered the most eye-catching AI growth, but I believe ServiceNow has the strongest long-term AI monetization story. The reason is simple: ServiceNow doesn’t just provide AI assistants—it owns critical enterprise workflows across IT, HR, customer service and operations. That gives its AI agents a natural path from answering questions to actually executing tasks and automating processes. As companies shift from paying for software seats toward paying for AI agents, workflows and outcomes, ServiceNow could capture a larger share of enterprise spending. Salesforce’s Agentforce growth is impressive, while Microsoft has unmatched distribution and infrastructure. CrowdStrike remains a cybersecurity AI leader. But for pure AI-driven expansion of software
avatarShyon
08-28
I think the biggest change in the software narrative is that AI is no longer automatically viewed as a threat. Salesforce and CrowdStrike are showing that companies with proprietary data and deeply embedded workflows can monetize AI and potentially increase the value of their platforms. Personally, I’m most interested in Salesforce & $ServiceNow(NOW)$ because their AI agents are being integrated into enterprise workflows, creating opportunities to charge for agents, tasks and usage instead of just user seats. Microsoft remains a strong contender, but the key is whether AI translates into higher contract values and recurring cash flow. For me, the next few quar

Software Strikes Back: Salesforce and CrowdStrike Jump 20% as AI Turns Into a Revenue Engine

For months, investors treated AI as an existential threat to software companies. The latest earnings reports offered a different possibility: companies with proprietary enterprise data and deeply embedded workflows may be able to charge for AI instead of being replaced by it. Salesforce surged 22.6%, CrowdStrike climbed 20.5%, while the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF gained roughly 7.6%. ServiceNow and Palo Alto Networks also joined the rebound. Salesforce: Agentforce is starting to generate real revenue Salesforce reported fiscal Q2 revenue of $11.35 billion, up 11% year over year, and raised its full-year revenue outlook to $46.1–46.4 billion. The AI numbers attracted even more attention: Agentforce and Data 360 ARR approached $3.9 billion, up 210%. Agentforce ARR exceeded $1.
Software Strikes Back: Salesforce and CrowdStrike Jump 20% as AI Turns Into a Revenue Engine

The Market Is Rotating: Expensive AI Out, Financials and Consumer Stocks In

The Nasdaq fell while the Dow advanced. Nvidia and memory stocks sold off, while Visa, Mastercard, JPMorgan, Coca-Cola and Expedia moved higher. Money is not necessarily leaving U.S. equities—it is becoming more selective. The most important signal from the latest session was not the index decline itself. It was the widening divergence between market sectors. Nasdaq: -0.76% S&P 500: -0.28% Dow Jones: +0.26% QQQ: approximately -1.0% Technology ETF XLK: approximately -1.8% Equal-weight S&P 500 ETF RSP: +0.1% The contrast was even clearer at the stock level. AI and semiconductor names weakened: Nvidia: -2.9% Micron: -5.9% Sandisk: -6.5% Broadcom: -2.6% Semiconductor ETF SMH: -2.5% Meanwhile, financials and selected consumer names attracted buyers: Financial ETF XLF: +1.3% JPMorgan: +1
The Market Is Rotating: Expensive AI Out, Financials and Consumer Stocks In

Why S&P 500 Earnings Growth Looks Stronger Than Its Cash Economics

Second-quarter $S&P 500(.SPX)$ earnings appear spectacular: aggregate profit increased roughly 52% from a year earlier. A large share of that growth, however, came from unrealised gains on stakes in private artificial-intelligence companies. The underlying earnings expansion remains strong, but investors should distinguish operating performance from gains that can reverse without a dollar of cash entering the business. The clearest example is $Amazon.com(AMZN)$. It reported on July 30 for the quarter ended June 30 that net income rose to $62.6 billion from $18.2 billion. Yet $53.4 billion of quarterly non-operating pretax income came primarily from investments in Anthropic. Amazon’s operating income s
Why S&P 500 Earnings Growth Looks Stronger Than Its Cash Economics
avatarkoolgal
08-19

S&P500 Skids Under Rising Bond Yields: What Should Investors Do?

🌟🌟🌟The post earnings carnival has hit a massive wall of global reality.  The S&P500 slipped 0.69% while the tech heavy Nasdaq 100 tumbled 1.33% today as skyrocketing global bond yields and relentless USD 90+ oil prices choked out equity momentum. While high flying tech sectors suffered sharp mid day reversals, the S&P 500 Energy Sector Index was the lone green beacon on Wall Street, surging 1.8% to eye an all time high. Why is The Market Tumbling Today? The sudden slide isn't an isolated anomaly.  It is a direct consequence of a massive worldwide bond market rout crushing speculative valuations: The Multi Decade Yield Spike: The US 30 year Treasury Bond yield blasted to a fresh 19 year high of 5.33%.  Spilling from a hot economic print in Japan, global borrowing cost
S&P500 Skids Under Rising Bond Yields: What Should Investors Do?
avatarslava
08-18
Time to stock up with some vgs

Why Reddit’s S&P 500 Entry Created Demand but Not a Valuation Floor

$Reddit(RDDT)$’s addition to the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ is an institutional milestone, but the stock’s sharp reversal immediately before the change illustrates the difference between mechanical index buying and a durable improvement in business value. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after the August 13 close that Reddit would replace $AvalonBay Communities(AVB)$ before trading opened on August 18. The timing reflects AvalonBay’s pending acquisition rather than a scheduled quarterly rebalance. $S&P Global(SPGI)$’s official announcement confirms the effective date and replacement. Index funds must acquire enough Reddit
Why Reddit’s S&P 500 Entry Created Demand but Not a Valuation Floor

Retail Stocks Face Wall Street’s Consumer Stress Test This Week

U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July, raising fresh concerns about consumer spending. Earnings from Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and TJX will show whether Americans are simply becoming more selective—or starting to cut spending more broadly. Retail Earnings Calendar Aug. 18: Home Depot Aug. 19: Target, Lowe’s and TJX Aug. 20: Walmart Together, these companies cover several layers of the U.S. consumer economy: StockWhat It Tests WMT Essentials, value-seeking and trade-down demand TGT Discretionary spending on apparel, beauty and home goods HD Housing activity and large renovation projects LOW DIY demand and professional contractors TJX Consumer demand for discounted merchandise 1. Retail Sales Sent an Early Warning U.S. retail sales declined 0.6% month over month in July, versus expec
Retail Stocks Face Wall Street’s Consumer Stress Test This Week
avatarMkoh
08-17
Hedge funds pile into the next frontier of AI compute and orbital infrastructure The latest batch of 13F filings, covering the second quarter of 2026, reveals an unusual degree of consensus among the industry’s most closely watched managers. Across multi-strategy giants, long-short equity specialists and concentrated growth funds, a clear thematic tilt has emerged: a decisive pivot towards the physical infrastructure required to sustain the artificial intelligence boom, alongside a fresh embrace of newly public space and advanced semiconductor plays. Citadel Advisors, whose equity book swelled to $875bn, disclosed fresh stakes in SpaceX (now trading as SPCX following its mid-year IPO), Cerebras Systems (CBRS) and Quantinuum. Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital, Point72 and Appaloosa all s
avatarKYHBKO
08-17

(Part 5 of 5) - my investing muse (17Aug2026)

My Investing Muse (17Aug2026) Layoffs, closures and Delinquencies Summary of top layoff news (10–16 August 2026):Imperial Brands planned thousands of job cuts in the US and Europe for cost savings, with US notifications starting around 19 August (starting with HR/finance roles). Oracle prepared a new round of layoffs (some teams facing double-digit cuts) by early September to fund AI infrastructure after earlier large reductions. Rapid7 announced a ~12% workforce cut (roughly 300 jobs) to refocus on its core cybersecurity platform. Tyson Foods filed notice to close its Eagle Mountain, Utah plant, affecting 723 workers, as part of broader beef operations restructuring amid a severe cattle shortage (also impacting Illinois and Washington sites). FedEx cut about 173 jobs and closed facilities
(Part 5 of 5) - my investing muse (17Aug2026)

🐶🛍️ Options Puppy Day at MBS: Shopping, Learning & Looking at Luxury Stocks

🐶💰 Today I had an Options Puppy kind of day at Marina Bay Sands — but instead of sitting in front of my screen all day, I went shopping while learning about companies that own some of the world’s biggest luxury brands. I think this is one of the most interesting ways to learn about investing: sometimes I can understand a company better by actually seeing its stores, customers and products in the real world. 🏙️✨ Walking around MBS, I could see luxury brands such as Gucci, Hermès and other high-end retailers. It reminded me that behind every luxury shop is a real business with revenue, margins, customers, inventory and shareholders. When I see people browsing, buying and enjoying these brands, I can connect what I see in the shopping mall to what I read in company earnings reports.
🐶🛍️ Options Puppy Day at MBS: Shopping, Learning & Looking at Luxury Stocks
TSLA: Stock View + FCN Structure 1. Stock View TSLA is trading around the $340 area, still inside a large multi-year triangle. The positive is that price recently tested the rising support around $295–310 and bounced, suggesting buyers are still defending the long-term uptrend. However, TSLA has not yet broken the descending resistance from its ~$499 high. Key levels: * 🟢 $295–310: Major support / attractive risk-reward * 🟡 $330–350: Current accumulation zone * 🟠 $380–400: First major resistance * 🔥 $410–430: Breakout confirmation * 🚀 $499: Previous high The DMI remains cautious: +DI: 17.0 | −DI: 34.2 | ADX: 24.9 With −DI still above +DI, selling momentum remains stronger on the weekly chart. My call: Cautiously bullish. Accumulate around current levels, add closer to $300 if support holds
avatarderickt
08-16
$SOXL 20260814 182.0 CALL$ there's more room to grow