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09-30
$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ The Nasdaq Held. The Long Bond Didn't. My Calls Followed The Wrong One. Mathematical Money | September 30, 2026 The question going round is whether elevated yields break the tech bull. I think that's the wrong place to be looking, and I can show you why using my own book rather than theory. Start with what actually happened The 30-year Treasury yield touched just above 5.6% on Monday, the highest since June 2002, and the 10-year sits around 5.24%. Now look at what that did to two different things over the last three months. TLT, the long-dated Treasury ETF, is down about 9.5%. QQQ is up about 0.2%. Three months. The bond market has been repriced violently and the Nasdaq has gone sideways — Monday's 0.9% slip in QQQ is
TOPjigglyp: Duration framing makes more sense here. The part that still bites is theta getting pricier to carry when yields stay high, so using futures for some rate hedge feels cleaner
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09-30
Beyond the Titan: Semiconductor Divergence, Risk Rotation, and Portfolio Weighting for NVIDIA, ARM, and Broadcom
Recent trading sessions highlighted profound intra-sector bifurcation across the artificial intelligence semiconductor landscape. While NVIDIA (NVDA) exhibited typical high-beta volatility—surging 1.68% intraday before succumbing to a broader sector selloff to close down 0.72%—alternative infrastructure plays such as Arm Holdings (ARM) and Broadcom (AVGO) demonstrated remarkable decoupling, gaining 3.58% and 1.58% respectively. In this article, we would like to share how we look beyond the titan in terms of semiconductor divergence, risk rotation, and how we can do a portfolio weighting for $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ NVIDIA, $ARM Holdings(ARM)$ ARM, and $Broadcom(AVGO)$ Broad
TOPFeels less like simple defense and more like cash flow selection inside the AI capex cycle. NVDA is still the growth engine, but AVGO and ARM fit better when the market wants cleaner earnings durability.
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09-30
(Part 2 of 3) S&P500 analysis (28Sep2026)
Market Outlook of S&P500 (28Sep2026) Technicals as of Friday 25 September close, pulled via Yahoo Finance data: S&P 500 intraday, Friday 25 September (via Benson) · Close: 7,743.41 — just 0.94% below the 52-week high of 7,816.70, and +12.9% year to date · Moving averages: price above the MA50 (7,636) and MA200 (7,205); MA50 above MA200 — the uptrend is intact on every timeframe we track · MACD: 18.83 versus signal 10.74, with the histogram ticking up (8.09 from 6.34) — momentum re-accelerating after a flat patch · RSI(14): 56.7 — constructive, not stretched · Chaikin Money Flow (20): +0.032 — modest but p
TOPWill it enter a sideways trading phase?
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09-30
Investing 101: The Bakery Strategy on How to Own The World's Greatest Corporations Through 3 ETFs - ES3, SPTM & VT
🌟🌟🌟Imagine walking into a bakery with SGD 100 in your pocket, desperate to buy the perfect pastry. You could spend all your money on a single, shiny chocolate croissant. But what if the baker burnt the bottom or what if the recipe changed tomorrow? If that one pastry fails, your entire breakfast is ruined. That is exactly what it is like buying a single company's stock. Instead of gambling your hard earned cash on one single flavour, smart investors buy the "Grand Sampler Pack". This is a magical box containing a tiny, perfect bite of every single pastry in the shop. In the financial world this box is called an Index Exchange Traded Fund or more popularly known as Index ETF. For Singapore based investors, especially those who are new to the market, you can buy
TOPRegional mix is the clean part here: ES3 for Singapore core, SPTM for US breadth, VT to smooth the home bias. Much easier starter setup than stock picking lol
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09-30
Stock Watch 2026-09-30: UMS INTEGRATION
On 2026-09-30, $UMS(558.SI)$ UMS INTEGRATION was suspended, pending a major private placement announcement to raise RM450 million. SO, what is behind? Company Background in Brief UMS Integration Limited is a precision engineering and high-end semiconductor equipment manufacturing company dual-listed on SGX and Bursa Malaysia. Operating globally with key production facilities in Singapore, Malaysia, and the US, the group is a trusted partner to major industry giants like $Applied Materials(AMAT)$ Applied Materials, providing robust high-precision components and complex integrated systems. Why It's on the Watchlist (Key Growth Catalysts) The company recently announced a major proposed share placement to r
TOPAutomation spend is the part I care about here. If Penang ramps cleanly, labor pressure eases and margins probably hold up better than people think
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09-30
High Interest Rates Last Longer: How Will I Invest?
The market has spent years getting used to the idea that interest rates will eventually come down. But what if they don’t come down as quickly as investors expect? That is the scenario I’ve been thinking about lately. A higher-for-longer rate environment changes the investment equation. It doesn’t necessarily mean avoiding stocks altogether. Instead, I think it makes valuation, cash flow, balance-sheet strength and earnings quality much more important. When money is expensive, companies have to work harder to justify aggressive expansion. A business that needs constant access to cheap debt can look very different when financing costs remain elevated. At the same time, companies with strong free cash flow and limited debt have more flexibility. For me, the biggest question isn’t simply: “Wi
TOPI care more about Microsoft and Apple here — strong cash flow matters more than hype when rates stay high
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09-25
PCE Doomsday or AI Discount? Navigating the 5.5% Bond Shock
🌟🌟🌟The Personal Consumption Expenditures or PCE report is scheduled to be released on September 30 2026. The 10 year US Treasury yield has just violently broken through 5.5%, carving out a fresh multi year decade high. This sudden spike signals that institutional bond investors are completely losing faith that inflation is under control. The New York Fed President John Williams warned that it is entirely reasonable to expect another interest rate hike by the end of the year. This hawkish stance, arriving right on the heels of the Fed lifting its benchmark rate to 3.75% to 4.00%, has sent the 10 Year Treasury yield violently ripping past 5.5%. How 5.5% Yields Crush High Valuations When government bond yields break out to multi decade high of 5.5%, it triggers
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09-30
🤖 The $1 Trillion AI Race: Who Actually Makes the Money?
The AI race is getting bigger — and much more expensive. In just the past few days, OpenAI pushed further into autonomous AI agents, Anthropic revealed enormous future computing commitments, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ made an $8.2 billion bet on physical AI, and leading AI companies agreed to stronger safety controls. Meanwhile, hyperscalers continue pouring hundreds of billions into the infrastructure needed to power it all. For traders, the question is shifting from “How big can AI become?” to something harder: Where is all this money going — and who actually turns it into profit? 🧠 OpenAI vs. Meta: AI Is Leaving the Chatbox One of the clearest signs of AI's next phase came on September 29, when OpenAI unveiled Dots, always-on
TOPD. Whether AI can justify the spending The most important AI question is no longer how powerful the technology can become — it's whether the economy can keep up. Anthropic's reported $518 billion in future infrastructure commitments is a striking example of how capital-intensive the AI race has become. Meanwhile, hyperscalers are spending hundreds of billions on data centers, chips, networking and power. That creates a fascinating second-order trade: AI may be a technological revolution, but investors ultimately own cash flows, not compute capacity. I'd watchAI revenue growth versus CapEx, utilization rates, inference economics and free cash flowmore closely than headline model launches. The winners may not simply be whoever builds the smartest AI. They could be the companies that turn every dollar of AI infrastructure into recurring revenue — and eventually, real profit. AI's biggest test is no longer capability. It's return on capital. @WallStreet_Tiger [龇牙]
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09-30
Futures Capital Insight: Investors Dump U.S. Stocks and Bonds as Gold Shorts Roar Back
This week, the key pricing driver across major asset classes shifted from geopolitical risk premiums to a US rates shock. Oil prices retreated sharply from their mid-month peak as concerns over Middle East supply disruptions eased. Meanwhile, the 10-year US Treasury yield rose 30 basis points over the week to 5.26%, its highest level since June 2007. Falling oil prices failed to halt the rise in long-term yields, suggesting that term premiums and Treasury supply pressures had become the main drivers. As a result, equities, industrial metals and precious metals came under broad pressure. $黃金主連 2612(GCmain)$ $微黃金2612(MGC2612)$
TOPShrinking gold shorts plus long liquidation looks more like a reset than a bearish turn. If yields stop ripping, this pressure can fade fast
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09-30
Macro Strategy Weekly:Treasury Yields Above 5%,How to Position for a Potential Long-Bond Rebound?
Weekly Overview Treasuries are the market’s pricing anchor. With the 10-year Treasury yield above 5%, equities, gold, and crypto assets all need to be reassessed in light of high-rate pressure. The Treasury Department’s earlier buybacks failed to reverse the trend in long-dated bonds. A peak in yields still needs confirmation. If oil remains range-bound, and with the two remaining rate hikes expected this year already priced in, the rise in yields may slow. But an escalation in U.S.–Iran tensions or more hawkish statements from the Fed could change that assessment. The conditions for a bond rebound are building. CTAs’ positioning in 10-year Treasuries is low, while speculative net positions in 10-year Treasuries have moved from deeply bearish to neutral, increasing the possibility of a bon
TOPCTA positioning can stay underweight longer than people expect, so sub-5% matters less than whether discretionary shorts start covering too. That flow shift is what can give TLT a cleaner bounce
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09-24
$NVDA 20261120 195.0 PUT$ NVDA, the kingpin of AI, is on uptrend ( and the rest of the magnificent 7. Taking the dip as opportunity to add position.The later part of the year are usually bullish and taking this time to take positions.
NVDA PUT
09-24 00:24
US20261120 195.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 3.05 1Lot(s) | +6.56% Holding |
TOPBlackwell deliveries in Q3 are the real catalyst here. That 195 short put looks pretty clean if the uptrend stays intact
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09-24
$Enovix Corporation(ENVX)$ Got assigned the shares 2 days early as option is deep in the money. Averaging down my overall cost for this stock with the assignment
ENVX
09-24 13:08
USEnovix Corporation
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Open | 3.50 500 | -32.57% Holding |
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09-24
$GOOGL VERTICAL 261030 PUT 315.0/PUT 310.0$ It's frustrating that GOOGL register a bigger fall. But I'm bullish long term as it's fundamentally great stock ( still growing, great balance sheet and P/L). As it's near 50 sma and it always respect this support (always rebound), I took a vertical spread for income - to help fund my daily expenses while traveling in Europe 😉.
GOOGL Vertical
09-24 00:07
US315.0/310.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Credit Open | -1.10 3 | -- Holding |
TOPThat 50 SMA bounce has a real track record — only a few stretches in the past five years stayed below it for 10+ days. Wider put spreads into vol crush make more sense though.
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09-24
$NFLX 20261002 84.0 CALL$ Still have 1.5 weeks till expiry and most premium has been collected. This frees up the underlying stock from any covered call obligation. It's a bit far from breakeven at $84 now so won't be selling new covered call and just wait.
NFLX CALL
09-24 22:44
US20261002 84.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 0.03 1Lot(s) | +98.15% Closed |
TOPTheta did the heavy lifting here. With the stock still far from 84, waiting makes more sense than forcing another covered call
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09-25
$PLTR 20260925 170.0 PUT$ PLTR: take profit. 2 more days with very little premium left. Happy to close and recycle margins as added few additional trades capitalizing the down Trading day.
PLTR PUT
09-24 22:20
US20260925 170.0
| Side | Price | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Close | 0.04 | +98.32% Closed |
TOPI get locking it in, but selling the 170 put feels a bit too defensive when PLTR keeps getting bought on weak days. The premium decay did its job though
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09-25
$IREN CALENDAR 261016/261120 PUT 47.0/PUT 47.0$ Rolled for another month, while premium is great today. Booked 65% profit from the earlier trade. Demand for data centers remain high and IREN is using renewable energy.
IREN Calendar
09-25 00:52
US47.0/47.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Close | -2.65 3 | -- Closed |
TOPData center demand is the part I trust most, and the renewable angle gives IREN a cleaner story than most miners.
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09-25
$SLV CALENDAR 261016/261120 PUT 65.0/PUT 65.0$ Rolling over for another month to collect additional premium.
SLV Calendar
09-25 01:00
US65.0/65.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Credit Close | -0.76 2 | -- Closed |
TOPThat extra premium helps, but 65 is doing most of the work here. Low vol roll looks clean.
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09-25
$RKLB 20261002 87.0 CALL$ Limit order filled to sell RKLB call at strike 87 during price recovery for credit.
RKLB CALL
09-25 01:13
US20261002 87.0
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Sell Open | 0.45 1Lot(s) | -- Closed |
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09-25
$Amazon.com(AMZN)$ Sold off some to manage the margin which is more important. Earn a profit but lesser. No one can time the market perfectly. It is important to have a plan, and execute it with conviction.
TOPTrimmed for margin makes sense. Not bearish at all, AWS is still the long game here
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09-25
$Novo-Nordisk A/S(NVO)$ Early assignment- tonight can sell covered call while waiting for the price to recover[Happy] [Happy]
NVO
09-25 13:06
USNovo-Nordisk A/S
| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Open | 43.00 100 | -10.58% Holding |