The title is my attitude toward the Q4 market — more precisely, through Anthropic's IPO. Q4 has three major tailwinds. First, Anthropic has tentatively finalized its IPO date. It's reportedly planning a large-scale IPO before the Thanksgiving holiday (around November 26), and could begin IPO marketing as early as the week of November 9. It plans to target a valuation between $1.8 trillion and $2 trillion. As everyone knows, a blockbuster company going public means the market atmosphere has to be heated up — the market must rise. Second, historical data: since 1930, the S&P 500 has averaged a 5.6% gain in Q4 of midterm election years — twice the average gain of other years. Third, tonight's nonfarm payrolls. Only 29,000 jobs added — it made me laugh. Rate-hike odds immediately dropped.
10/2 Strategy Outlook | Nonfarm Blew Up, Market Blew Up Too.
① What's Happening Today Core Theme: Nonfarm payrolls came in below expectations, rate-cut trade heats up; AI capex is still expanding, but capital is starting to diverge. Jobs Cooling: U.S. September nonfarm payrolls added only 29,000 jobs, far below the expected 90,000; July and August data were revised down by a combined 60,000. Traders trimmed bets on an October rate hike, and U.S. equity futures rallied afterward. Short-term focus on reactions in bonds, financials, and tech. AI Financing and Compute: A Broadcom-led syndicate reportedly raised up to $60 billion in financing to support AI infrastructure demand from companies like Anthropic. NVDA rose on optimistic roadshow interpretations, but AVGO fell — showing that AI demand growth and financing costs remain two separate trading thre
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Micron's Record Quarter: Memory's Structural Rerating — But the Clock Is Ticking on AI's Upcycle
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I hate to admit it but one of my favourites - $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ shares have had a dreadful 2026, so far. As of 01 Oct 2026 intraday, the online bank's stock is trading down -42.92% YTD and are -50% off its peak. (see below) As of 01 Oct 2026 intraday This downturn occurred despite the business has performed well. If you have had your eye on SoFi as a long-term investment (like me), it is worth taking a closer look. Below is one reason why there is never a better time to own this fintech stock. It's all about growth. The most exciting part of SoFi is its impressive growth. Its numbers resemble an early-stage technology business more than a bank. Adjusted net revenue rose by +41% YoY in Q2 2026, with adjusted net income up +65%. SoFi's
🤖 AI Compute Enters Its Next Phase: Why Delivery Matters as Much as Chips
The AI infrastructure race is moving beyond a simple question: Who can secure the most GPUs? Anthropic's latest infrastructure disclosures suggest that the next bottleneck may be turning those chips into fully deployed, reliable compute capacity. The AI model developer could commit as much as $84.5 billion through 2029 for $NVIDIA(NVDA)$-based compute capacity supplied by $SpaceX(SPCX)$, according to reporting based on its latest IPO filing. That compares with roughly $45 billion of potential value previously disclosed in May. The scale of the agreement highlights how aggressively leading AI companies are securing computing resources — and how the opportunity is expanding f
[Events] 3 Months Left in 2026. Have You Hit Your Investing Goals? 🎯
October is here, and there are just three months left in 2026! Remember the investing goals you set at the start of the year? Maybe you wanted to grow your portfolio by 20%, hit your first $100K, or simply become a more confident investor. So, how's it going? Some of you may have already hit your targets and are now looking to protect your gains. Others may still be working towards their goals, hoping to finish the year strong. With three months left in the year, it's time to check in on your investing goals! 🎯 How to Participate Share this post and tell us in the comments: Have you hit your 2026 investing goals, or are you still chasing them? Feel free to share your portfolio performance, biggest investing lesson, or what you're hoping to achieve before the year ends. 🎁 Rewards We'll sele
$SPX FAKE BULLISH REVERSAL. The Sell Signal Is Still Active
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$AVGO Is Nearly 30% Below Its High. I’m Watching This Setup
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Looking back, the only decent swing entry on $Dell Technologies Inc.(DELL)$ was the immediate post-earnings move on September 2. But even that setup had a catch. ⚠️ The first move could have been an intraday stop-loss attempt, requiring a second entry on a very expanded range. And after holding for roughly a month, the setup offered less than 2R — even with the stop based on the opening price instead of the low of the day. That’s the problem. 📉 Expanded range + limited upside = poor R For a swing trader, I don’t think entering $DELL after such an expanded move makes much sense. Why tie up capital for a month when the potential reward is so small relative to the risk? That’s very different from position trading. If you’re building a long-term posit
Good News Still Needs Follow-Through My takeaway from Wednesday's session is that a reassuring headline is not enough. Cooler inflation gave the market a reason to rally, but buyers struggled to hold the move. I care more about that reaction than the story I wanted the market to tell. These are my risk-review and watchlist plans for the next session, not a report of orders placed or trades completed. The contrast between the indices and the broader market keeps me cautious. Technology offered some support, yet participation elsewhere remained weak. Rising longer-term bond yields added another complication. I do not need to settle the whole macroeconomic debate before managing a trade; I need to notice when the conditions around it are becoming less forgiving. EMBJ is the first holding I wa
$Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ just gave investors another reason to watch the space sector. The company has signed its largest-ever commercial Electron launch contract: 20 additional missions for Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective, scheduled between 2028 and 2031. The deal brings Synspective’s total contracted Electron missions to 47 and pushes Rocket Lab’s overall launch backlog above 100 missions.  That’s the part I find interesting. Space stocks are often valued on what they might accomplish years from now. Rocket Lab is increasingly showing actual commercial demand today. The company isn’t just launching rockets. It is building a broader space business covering launch services, satellites, components and national-s
$Accenture PLC(ACN)$ is my Stock of the Day to watch after a surprisingly strong earnings reaction. The interesting part isn’t simply that earnings beat expectations. It’s what the results say about the debate around AI and the future of consulting and technology services. For a while, one of the big questions around companies like Accenture has been pretty straightforward: If AI can automate more work, won’t businesses eventually need fewer consultants and technology professionals? Yesterday’s results offered a different data point. Accenture reported Q4 revenue of $18.68 billion, above expectations, while adjusted EPS came in at $3.29. The company also reported $22.17 billion in quarterly bookings and a record $84.5 billion of bookings
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$SpaceX(SPCX)$ 🚀 is known for rockets, Starlink and the ambition to reach Mars. But the part of the business catching my attention right now is much closer to Earth: AI compute. Anthropic’s IPO filing has revealed that its agreements with SpaceX could be worth as much as $84.5 billion through 2029, for access to Nvidia-based computing capacity. That is almost double the roughly $45 billion figure previously disclosed by SpaceX.  The important word here is “could.” These agreements can generally be cancelled with 90 days’ notice, so I wouldn’t treat the full $84.5 billion as guaranteed revenue. But the size of the potential commitment still says something important. AI companies are desperate for compute. Anthropic expects to spend at least $518 b
$INTC 20270115 125.0 CALL$ Decided to close this long call as we are in October and midterm coming soon. Better take profit and wait for the pullback this month October
$Microsoft(MSFT)$ Celebrating small wins! Microsoft is currently dominated by AI monetization progress (Copilot seats, E7 tier, usage-based pricing) and a cleaner Azure reporting structure, while the stock sits at ~$512.8 (2026-10-02) — about 7.4% below its 52-week high and in the 80th percentile of its 52-week range. Fundamentals remain strong on profitability (ROE ~34%, net margin ~39.7%) and revenue growth (~17.8%), but the key tension is capital intensity: free-cash-flow growth has turned sharply negative while the forward P/E has compressed to ~25.8x versus a ~30.8x historical average — a cheaper multiple that partly reflects that spending pressure.
$Western Digital (WDC) Rebounds +1.78%: Storage Giant Holds $440 Support, Poised to Reclaim $528 ...
📊 Market Recap As of October 2, 2026 (ET), 'WDC' closed at $462.56, up +1.78% (+$8.10). The stock traded in a range of $440.05 – $463.55, recovering sharply from intraday lows. The close remains approximately 42.2% below its 52-week high of $799.87, but is showing renewed upward momentum after a prolonged consolidation phase. 🚀 Key Drivers AI Storage Cycle: Sustained demand for high-capacity HDDs driven by AI data center buildouts continues to support 'WDC' fundamentals, keeping market sentiment cautiously bullish. Capital Inflow Resurgence: Five-day capital flow data shows two consecutive sessions of net inflows (Sept 29: +$17.69M; Sept 30: +$16.04M), signaling renewed institutional accumulation interest. Valuation Re-rating Potential: With a TTM P/E of just 19.05 and robust EPS growth of