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$Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ gained 0.19% and closed at 4,921.90, as strength in internet retail and aluminum sectors offset weakness in banks and REITs. The index traded within a tight range, reflecting cautious sentiment ahead of key global macro data.Sectors: Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (+14.29%) and Aluminum (+10.08%) dominated the leaderboard, while Specialized Consumer Services (+7.14%) and Security & Alarm Services (+5.26%) also advanced on defensive positioning. Gas Utilities (+3.87%) rounded out the top performers as energy prices held firm.8 Popular Stocks:$SS SPDR S&P500 USD(S27.SI)$ +3.37% — The Singapore-listed S&P 500 ETF tracked Wall Street higher as U.S. equitie

The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ surged 2.33% last week and closed at a new record high of 7,398.93, marking its largest one-week point and percentage gain since the week ending April 17, 2026, and extending its winning streak to six consecutive weeks. The index has now rallied 16.17% over the past six weeks — the largest six-week percentage gain since May 2025 — and sits 30.47% above the April 2, 2025 tariff-announcement lows.This was the 15th record close of 2026, with the index up 8.08% year-to-date.Industry leaders: OLED Concept (+11.60%) and Crypto (+11.50%) dominated the leaderboard, as Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 level and crypto-related equities rode the risk-on wave.Textiles (+11.21%) surged on tariff-exemption optimism and supply-chain re-ratin

The Most Important Company in AI Isn’t the One Designing the Chips Wall Street spent the past three years obsessing over who could design the fastest AI accelerator. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ became the poster child, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ became the challenger, and $Intel(INTC)$ continued its long-running hobby of promising turnarounds with the confidence of a man trying to restart a lawnmower in the rain. But by mid-2026, the market has quietly shifted to a more uncomfortable question: who can actually manufacture these chips at scale? That answer is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. The AI economy runs atop foundations most investors never see I think inv

Quiet Week. That's Actually The Goal. Mathematical Money | May 10, 2026 I was away on holiday for most of this week. Light on screen time. Light on trading. Seven trades over the whole week — for context, recent weeks have been running 24 to 49 trades. This week was the quietest the book has had in months. And honestly, that's how it's supposed to look. Most of what I write about on this feed is the active part of the strategy — the rolls, the entries, the loss-takes, the regime adjustments. That stuff makes for better posts. But the truth about a properly built options book is that the active days are the exception, not the rule. Most weeks should look more like this one. Let me show you what actually happened. The Trades That Did Happen MARA puts decayed off cleanly. I had 40 contracts o

Capital_Insights | May 5, 2026 | 12:30 PM ET 1. Executive Summary Stocks are climbing toward all-time highs as crude oil slides more than 3%, unleashing a wave of risk appetite. S&P 500: +0.6% NASDAQ: +0.7% Dow Jones: +248 points The cooling oil price triggered a "buy-the-dip" mentality. The 10-year Treasury yield pulling back to 4.42% added fuel to the fire. Meanwhile, earnings continue to provide individual stock catalysts. 2. Thesis Validation Pre-market narrative: "Oil is still elevated + Hormuz isn't resolved — can this rally last?" Mid-day verdict: Yes. The ceasefire remains in place. Brent crude dropped from yesterday's $115 handle, giving sidelined capital a green light to step back in. 📌 Key insight: When oil drops, dip buyers wake up. Simple as that. 3. Key Intraday Levels ET

Singapore’s COE hitting S$125k again tells you something important: demand for private mobility in Singapore remains structurally strong despite extreme pricing. But it also highlights why automakers like BYD are entering a much tougher phase — growth is no longer just about selling EVs; it is now about defending margins, brand positioning, and long-term market share. Singapore is actually a good microcosm of the global EV industry right now. BYD has executed exceptionally well in Singapore. It captured roughly 24% market share in Q1 2026 and became the dominant EV player locally, benefiting from EV incentives, aggressive pricing, and strong dealer execution. EVs now account for more than half of new car registrations in Singapore.  But the stock market is starting to look past pure deli

Hi Tigers 🐯, Welcome to "What the Tigers say." 👋The market is currently navigating a high-stakes tug-of-war between shifting geopolitical risks and the fundamental earnings power of the tech titans. As safe-haven demand for gold persists despite cooling energy prices, all eyes are on whether core operations can sustain growth as the initial AI infrastructure frenzy meets its "post-mortem" reality check.Before today's session played out, the community was already doing the heavy lifting. Let's rewind to the three sharpest takes from @nerdbull1669, @JC888 and @xc__ ：1. nerbull1669

Circle (CRCL) Q1 2026 Earnings Preview: Can the Stablecoin Giant Sustain Its Growth Momentum? $Circle Internet Corp.(CRCL)$   is set to report its Q1 2026 earnings before market open on May 11, 2026. As the "first publicly traded stablecoin company," this report will be a critical checkpoint for investors assessing the sustainability of its business model. Revenue Expectations: Steady Growth According to S&P Global data, Wall Street expects CRCL's Q1 2026 revenue to reach $714.9 million, representing approximately a 7% quarter-over-quarter decline compared to last quarter's actual $770.2 million, but roughly 11% year-over-year growth versus Q1 2025 levels. From the chart, looking at recent quarters, CRCL's actual revenue in Q2, Q3, a

Broadcom’s Quiet Empire The first wave of artificial intelligence created a simple investment story: buy the companies building the fastest chips and enjoy the ride. The second wave is becoming far more complicated — and, in my view, far more interesting. AI is now colliding with economic reality. Hyperscalers are discovering that training and deploying large language models at global scale requires far more than raw compute power. It demands lower energy costs, faster connectivity, optimised architectures, and infrastructure capable of moving staggering amounts of data without collapsing into latency chaos. That shift is precisely why I believe Broadcom has quietly become one of the most strategically important companies in the entire AI ecosystem. Broadcom is no longer simply benefiting