@koolgal:🌟🌟🌟Intel $Intel(INTC)$ is rising even though the US indexes have fallen and the reason is because investors are no longer treating Intel as a cyclical semiconductor play. Intel is now partially owned by the US government, which has 10% of its shares worth USD 8.9 billion.  This is tied to the CHIPS Act grants and manufacturing awards. Moreover Intel is rolling out the Intel 18A chips and with it comes Panther Lake, the next generation platform built on that 18A foundation.  It is the cornerstone of Intel's foundry comeback. Can Intel continue to soar? In the short term, volatility is expected but in the long term, I believe Intel has exponential growth ahead. This is no longer the Intel of the past decade.  This is Intel with a mi

@Shyon:My stock in focus today is CRML $CRITICAL METALS CORPORATION(CRML)$ , following Trump’s new executive order aimed at securing U.S. supply chains for critical minerals currently dominated by China. The directive signals a clear policy shift toward reshoring, tariff protection, and potential price floors for strategic minerals, which structurally benefits domestic producers. The market reaction was immediate, with rare earth and critical metals stocks surging across the board, and CRML jumping 33%, reflecting how sensitive this sector is to policy-driven catalysts. This isn’t just a short-term headline trade — it highlights how critical minerals are becoming a na

@Barcode:$Netflix(NFLX)$ $Warner Bros. Discovery(WBD)$  $Paramount Skydance Corp(PSKY)$  📈🎬🔥 Netflix vs Warner Bros Discovery, M&A tension meets a volatility inflection 🔥🎬📈 $NFLX is pressing into a critical liquidity pocket after sliding inside a clean descending channel from the late-June record high of $134.12. Price is now sitting in the same $83 to $90 demand zone that defined the April structural low, even while Netflix is still up +7% over the last 12M. That divergence between price and fundamentals is where mean reversion setups are born. 🧠 Options Flow and Volatility Options positioning is flashing extreme asymmetry. The 10-day call to put r

@Shyon:My stock in focus today is crypto-themed stocks $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$ $Bullish(BLSH)$ , as Bitcoin and Ethereum rebounded strongly, lifting overall market sentiment. Bitcoin climbed back toward the $95,000 level while Ethereum moved above $3,300, signaling renewed risk appetite after a period of consolidation. On the regulatory front, momentum is building in Washington. The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee is set to release its crypto market structure bill on Jan. 21, with a key markup hearing on Jan. 27, while the Senate Banking Committee is advancing its own version. This signals progress toward clearer rules for the crypto industry. Following the news, crypto-related stocks moved higher acr

@Shyon:My stock in focus today is $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ , following news that Apple will partner with Google to integrate Gemini into the next generation of Siri. This move is a strong endorsement of Google’s AI leadership. It also reinforces the view that Gemini is becoming an industry-grade AI platform, not just an in-house tool. Strategically, the partnership positions Google as a key AI enabler even for rival ecosystems. If Siri is rebuilt around Gemini across on-device, private cloud, and external models, it highlights Gemini’s scalability and commercial readiness. As Wedbush’s Dan Ives noted, this was a “necessary move” for Apple—and a clear win for Google’s AI credibility. From an investment perspective, this strengthens Alphabet’s long-term AI mon

@Barcode:$JD.com(JD)$  $Alibaba(BABA)$  $PDD Holdings Inc(PDD)$  🚀🇨🇳📊 $JD Leads China Tech Breakout as $BABA Rips Higher $BABA +9.55%, $JD +4.24%, with $PDD, $TCEHY and $NIO all lighting up as Beijing stepped into the food delivery price war. This is not regulatory risk. This is Beijing forcing platform discipline so margins can expand instead of being destroyed by endless subsidies. 🇨🇳 China subsidises EV exports to dominate globally. 🇨🇳 China does not subsidise consumer platforms that burn cash for no strategic return. This move protects long-term earnings power across China tech. 📈 $BABA now trad

@koolgal:DBS and OCBC at the Summit: Triumph or a Ticking Clock? 🌟🌟🌟There is nothing quite like the feeling of joy on January 6 to see that both my investments in $DBS(D05.SI)$  and $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$  hitting intoxicating all time highs.  But standing at the summit can be a lonely experience.  It sparks a raw emotional dilemma: Do I keep riding this wave of triumph or do I lock in these gains before the clouds roll in? The Dilemma: Adding on Strength or Locking in Profits? This isn't just about numbers.  It is a test of nerve. The Case for Adding on Strength:  Heavyweights like JPMorgan are bullish on DBS and OCBC.&nb

@Barcode:$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  $NVIDIA(NVDA)$  🔥📊 2026 Options Expiration Calendar Released: Reshaping My Volatility and Dealer Flow Strategies for the Year 📊🔥 I am framing 2026 through options structure, not headlines, and the newly released OIC expiration calendar just gave me the blueprint for where volatility, liquidity and forced dealer flows are going to collide next year. This is not a novelty. This is the roadmap of the derivatives market. Every major dislocation in modern markets, the 2018 vol spike, the 2020 crash, the 2022 bear legs, and the AI driven squeezes of 2023 and 2024, accelerated around options expi

@koolgal:🌟🌟🌟The standout trade of the week has to go to $Micron Technology(MU)$ which demonstrated a "Fast & Furious" rally fueled by a structural AI narrative , only to be followed by significant volatility. Micron began the week around USD 294 and surged to an all time high of USD 346.30 on January 7, a  jump of over 17% in just 2 days of trading.  This was driven by Nvidia's CES 2026 announcement and analyst upgrades based on projected price hikes of 60-70% for HBM chips, with Piper Sandler setting price targets as high as USD400. However Micron experienced a sharp reversal and fell to USD 327.02 by market close on January 8.  This is a good example of the high risk, high reward nature of chasing growth at these levels.