Gold is ripping higher — is it still worth jumping on board?
Recently, gold has entered a frenzied rally mode, consecutively breaking through the $4,600, $4,700, and $4,800 thresholds, charging straight toward the $5,000 mark:Driven by gold prices, gold ETFs have emerged as the year's top-performing assets. $MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN(GDXU)$ has surged by as much as 66% year-to-date, while the non-leveraged $VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX)$ has climbed over 20%. Even $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ , which closely tracks gold's movements, has risen more than 10%:On the news front, gold has been seeing an overwhelming number of bullish developments recently. First came the highly unusual move by the United States to deploy fo
TSMC Earnings Blowout — Is a New Semiconductor Rally Starting?
On January 15, $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ released its Q4 earnings report, delivering a major upside surprise. Shares surged more than 7% intraday, hitting a new all-time high, with market capitalization approaching the $2 trillion milestone.With TSMC's boost, semiconductor stocks surged collectively. $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ has climbed over 7.5% in the past two trading days, hitting a record high share price and surpassing a $500 billion market cap—making it the third European company to reach this milestone! Meanwhile, $Micron Technology(MU)$ rose over 8.8% to set another all-time high, with a year-to-date gain of 27%!As a result, semiconductor ETFs
Bitcoin Reclaims $95,000 — Is the Bull Market Back?
Bitcoin surged 3.4% yesterday and extended its rally with a further 1.3% gain today, decisively reclaiming the $95,000 level and marking its highest price in nearly two months. Spillover effects quickly lifted crypto-related ETFs.The $ProShares Ultra Ether ETF(ETHT)$ jumped over 7.8% overnight and is now up more than 7.9% again in Tiger Brokers’ overnight session.The largest spot Bitcoin ETF, $iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT)$ , gained over 3.2% overnight, while $CAM ETH(03046)$ surged more than 6.7%. On the macro front, data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday showed that core consumer price inflation, which excludes the more volatil
Systemic Entropy Reduction & Valuation Reconstruction of the Robo.ai (AIIO) Merger
From Brownian Motion to Linear Equations: Systemic Entropy Reduction and Valuation Reconstruction of the $Robo.ai Inc(AIIO)$ MergerToday marks the final trading day of 2025. The New Year's fireworks outside are merely a placebo for emotional investors; for quantitative traders, there is only one task worth performing at this moment: The Annual Factor Re-weighting of portfolio holdings.Regarding the discussion surrounding Robo.ai (Nasdaq: AIIO) acquiring Jidu (Jiyue Brand), the market is saturated with literary rhetoric. As a Data Fundamentalist, I must strip away this qualitative noise and return to the quantitative essence.My model indicates that this transaction is not a simple "expansion," but a textbook case of "Systemic Entropy Reduction." I
Alibaba's Stellar Earnings Ignite Chinese Tech Rally!
Just now, Alibaba has released its fiscal Q3 report for FY2025, covering the fourth quarter of last year. The results have beaten analyst expectations across the board.Alibaba’s stock shot up 10% before the U.S. market opened, and Chinese stocks are buzzing tonight!So, what makes Alibaba’s earnings report so exciting? Is this the moment for a full stock rebound? Revenue Beats ExpectationsIn Q3 of FY2025, Alibaba generated 280.15 billion RMB in revenue, up 7.6% YoY, beating the expected 277.37 billion RMB. This marks the highest growth rate in a year.But that’s just the start. Breaking it down by segments:1.Taobao & Tmall (Alibaba’s core e-commerce platforms) brought in 136.09 billion RMB, up 5.4% YoY, the highest growth in five quarters, surpassing the expected 131.72 billion RMB.Break
Earnings Digest | Dell's Plunge: Opportunity or Risk?
$Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$Why DELL Could Be a Long-Term AI PlayWhy DELL is tumbling while its AI service performs strong?Post-Earnings SelloffDell Technologies' stock dropped 11.3% in after-hours trading following the release of its FY2025 Q3 earnings (as of November 1). Revenue slightly missed expectations, and weak Q4 guidance, driven by a decline in AI server shipments, triggered the sharp selloff.Key Q3 MetricsTotal Revenue: $24.37 billion, up 9.5% YoY, slightly below the $24.59 billion analyst consensus and below the midpoint of Dell's own guidance.Segment PerformanceServers & Networking: $7.36
Citron Shorts MSTR: What’s Next for Bitcoin’s "shadow stock"?
Yesterday, the well-known short-seller Citron posted on social media platform X that they were shorting $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$ , the strongest "shadow stock" of Bitcoin. This news caused MSTR to plunge 16% in a single day, triggering panic among investors.MicroStrategy: Bitcoin’s Biggest ProxyMicroStrategy, a company focused on business intelligence, data analytics, and cloud computing, had struggled with stagnant stock prices for years before 2020. That was when Michael Saylor made a bold move, announcing that the company would begin accumulating Bitcoin as a strategic reserve. Since then, MicroStrategy has bought a massive amount of Bitcoin.As of now, MicroStrategy holds about 331,200 Bitcoins, with a total cost of around $16.5 billion, averaging
NVIDIA Reports Strong Earnings, $5 Trillion Market Cap Within Reach!
$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ After hours, NVIDIA released its Q3 FY2025 earnings (for the three months ending October 27), significantly surpassing expectations.Q3 revenue reached $35.08 billion, well above analysts' forecast of $33.25 billion. Adjusted net profit was $20 billion, exceeding the expected $18.56 billion.However, NVIDIA's stock dropped nearly 5% after hours due to Q4 guidance falling short of analyst expectations. A similar drop occurred after the previous earnings report, but the stock quickly rebounded and set a new all-time high. Will history repeat itself?In terms of revenue, Q3 saw a 93.6% year-on-year increase, greatly outperforming expectations. Specific business performance includes:Data center revenue of $30.77 billion, up 112% year-