Alphabet Earnings Preview: Projected 90%+ Cloud Growth vs Cash Flow Headwinds — Which Narrative Will Prevail? $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ $Alphabet(GOOG)$ is scheduled to release its financial results post-market on October 28th ET. In the third quarter, Alphabet continued to see personnel shifts within its AI division. Demis Hassabis stepped down from his role overseeing the day-to-day operations of Google DeepMind, with Koray Kavukcuoglu taking over the leadership of Gemini research and development and team operations. Hassabis has transitioned to the roles of Chair of DeepMind and Chief Scientist at Alphabet. Core Financial Indicat
Tech Stocks Tumble in October: Which Beaten-Down Names Are Worth Buying? Tech stocks have come under pressure in October, with semiconductor and memory names bearing the brunt of the selloff. Some popular stocks have plunged nearly 30% as concerns over AI financing, capital spending and macroeconomic risks intensify. Which stocks now offer the most compelling buying opportunities? The October selloff has hit semiconductor and memory stocks particularly hard, as rising oil prices, AI financing concerns and uncertainty over investment returns weigh on sentiment. Yet the correction has been far from uniform, with some Big Tech names holding up relatively well while others have plunged nearly 30%. October's Biggest Losers: Semiconductor and Memory Stocks Lead the Decline From September 30 thro
Amazon Earnings Loom: Bull Call Spread Bets on a Sharp Rebound $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ shares remained under pressure Friday as investors weighed AWS growth against mounting AI infrastructure costs. Meanwhile, matching options trades suggested a $1.38 million bull call spread betting on a post-earnings rebound. Amazon reports after the close on October 29, with the options expiring the following day. Can AWS growth spark a rally? $1.38M Bull Call Spread Targets Earnings Rebound At 9:47:30 a.m. ET on October 23, two matching Amazon call trades suggested a bull call spread: – 4,000 October 30 $252.50 calls bought at $7.64, costing approximately $3.06 million. – 4,000 October 30 $262.50 calls sold at $4.19, colle
Meta Short Sellers Reap Gains as Stock Sheds 7.8% Amid AI Cash Burn $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ short sellers stepped up their bet hours before earnings late Wednesday, watched the shares jump on a better-than-expected outlook, then saw them tumble Thursday morning as investors counted the cost of that outlook instead. Shares fell 7.8% to $643.34 Thursday morning as Wall Street digested the company's first negative free cash flow since 2012 as a result of increasing spending in the AI buildout that's fueling the better-than-expected outlook. Amid the decline, the bearish bets placed Wednesday are now in profit, and the holders who had spent the session taking money out looked right to have do
Analyzing Intel Ahead of Next Week's Earnings Report Intel rose 500%+ over 12 months to hit a $142.35 all-time high in June, but fell nearly 40% since then to $86.85 as of Thursday morning. Let's check out the chip giant's fundamentals and technicals after the stock recently got a key analyst upgrade ahead of next week's earnings report. Intel's Fundamental Analysis $Intel(INTC)$ is preparing to report Q3 results next Thursday after the closing bell, with the Street looking for $0.39 in adjusted earnings per share on about $16.5 billion of revenue. That would represent 70% growth from the $0.23 in adjusted EPS that Intel saw in the same period last year, as well as about 20.4% sales growth from $13.7 bill
Nasdaq Sinks, Chip Stocks Plunge: What's Driving the Selloff? Tech stocks suffered a sharp selloff on October 22, with the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ sliding more than 2% and the $PHLX Semiconductor Index (.SOX.US)$ plunging over 5%. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , $Space Exploration Technologies Corp(SPCX)$ , and $Alphabet(GOOG)$ came under selling pressure. Semiconductors bore the brunt of the decline, with $Lam Research (LRCX.US)$ tumbling around 10%, while $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, $Intel (IN
ASML Earnings Review: Profits Doubled, but Will Wall Street Wait Until 2027? $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ delivered strong Q3 2026 results, with revenue jumping 55% YoY and net profit more than doubling. The company also raised its full-year guidance for the third time this year, reinforcing confidence in the AI-driven semiconductor equipment cycle. However, investment gains boosted reported profits, while the equipment revenue mix deserves closer scrutiny. More importantly, investors may have to wait until June 2027 for an updated long-term financial outlook, even as demand threatens to exceed ASML's planned capacity through 2028. Core Financial Indicators – Q3 revenue reached €11.66 billion, up 55% YoY and 2
ASML Earnings Preview: Can 55% Sales Growth Still Surprise Wall Street? $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ will report Q3 2026 earnings on Wednesday, October 14, helping kick off another closely watched semiconductor earnings season. After sharply raising its full-year outlook in July, the world's leading lithography equipment supplier faces a much higher bar. The central question is whether ASML can expand production fast enough to meet surging AI-driven demand and sustain its growth momentum into 2027 and 2028. Core Financial Indicators – Consensus expects Q3 revenue of €11.62 billion, up 55% YoY and 25% QoQ, compared with the previous guidance ceiling of €12.0 billion. – Consensus expects a Q3 gross margin of 55.
MU Technical Analysis: Stock Dips Below Short-Term Moving Averages on Shrinking Volume, Retracing to the Middle Band The mid-term uptrend structure remains intact, but short-term price has fallen back below EMA20, interrupting the upward rhythm. Price at 1029.00 is about 1.0% below EMA20 at 1039.47, yet still 3.5% above EMA50 at 994.34. The two lines are in a bullish alignment but price is stuck below the short-term moving average, which qualifies as a pullback within an uptrend rather than a breakdown. The key question is whether EMA50 can hold, as that line is the last line of defense for this upward trend. Bollinger Band width is 21.1%, an extremely wide volatility range. Price currently sits between the middle band at 1038.26 and the lower band at 928.70, having slipped from above the