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.
$Seatrium Ltd(5E2.SI)$ Seatrium - Chart wise, bearish mode. She may go down to test 2.90, if unable to hold we may see further weakness. NAV 2.17. EPS 9.6 cents. PE 20.3 time. Dividend yield is 1.5%. If the company didn't buy back share, price may go further downward towards 1.83 than 1.70 and 1.65. Pls dyodd.
🌟🌟🌟With the Nasdaq down, it is the ultimate investor dilemma: to catch the knife or watch from the sidelines? Strategy A: DCA $Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF(QQQM)$ My primary instinct is to treat this pullback as a golden opportunity to invest $Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF(QQQM)$ in batches. Waiting for the perfect moment is an exercise in futility. Deploying my capital in tranches takes the emotion out of the game. Strategy B: Waiting for Macro Clearance The alternative is to wait for the incoming macro tsunami which is the latest inflation data & the upcoming tech reports. It is the safer, more calculated play. If inflation prints hot & tech guidance turns cautious, that 0.70% could ea
🌟🌟🌟Why did $Lumentum(LITE)$ drop 10%? It could be a large institutional fund decided to liquidate its position to raise cash or a broader tech rotation dragged it down. Whatever the reason, a 9.78% drop puts Lumentum into the oversold territory. 2 ways to play this: A: Bet on the oversold rebound. It could be an over reaction. The market is behaving like a panicked herd of cattle. For a disciplined investor, this could be a gift. If you have the stomach for volatility, buying a small tranche now allows you to capture the classic rubber band bounce. B: Wait for the bottom& information The safe play is to sit in your hands & wait for the decline to stop. Waiting for a solid day of green consolidati
Part one 🏦 Beginner’s Guide to Bank Earnings: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & Citigroup
🏦 Beginner’s Guide to Bank Earnings: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & Citigroup Part 1 · Understanding bank earnings, trading opportunities and hidden risks When major banks report earnings, I do not just look at whether their profits beat analysts’ expectations. I want to understand where the profits come from, whether those profits can continue, and how the market might react after the results are released. The three banks in our discussion are JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C). All three operate in the financial sector, but their businesses are different. This means a good earnings report for one bank does not automatically mean the other two will perform equally well. JPMorgan Chase A diversified banking giant Goldman Sachs Markets and investment banking Citigroup
The Memory Sector Meltdown: Geopolitical Nightmare or a Discount Buying Opportunity? On Monday $Micron Technology(MU)$ & $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ fell on news that $Cxmt Corporation(688825)$ announced key progress on a dense, next gen 4F2 server DRAM architecture. China is no longer just trying to catch up. CXMT is growing at a terrifying pace. It manages to grow its market share from 1% in 2023 to 10% of global DRAM revenue in Q2 2026. CXMT's 4F2 technology will be ready for shipment by the end of 2026, making it a formidable opponent mid term c
Building a global portfolio just got easier — and cheaper — for Singapore investors
🌏 A global portfolio can start with a trade on $SGX(S68.SI)$ , $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ For Singapore investors, the upcoming listing of four Xtrackers by DWS ETFs brings more choice to an important decision: how to build long-term equity exposure efficiently. Scheduled to list on 13 October 2026, these ETFs offer four distinct approaches and the fee on one of them is hard to ignore: 0.03% a year: 🔹 $XT S&P 500 SGD(XUS.SI)$ | S&P 500 | Annual TER: 0.03% Exposure to large U.S. companies, weighted by market capitalisation. A potential building block for investors seeking broad U.S. equity exposure. 🔹 $XT
South Korea's Stock Market Crashes — Is the Global Semiconductor Bull Market Over?
Today, South Korean stocks plunged, with the $CSOP KOSPI(03121)$ index at one point falling more than 7%, breaking below the psychologically important 6,000-point level and approaching its July low: On the news front, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said at an event in Singapore yesterday that most companies see no return on their AI computing investments, questioning the long-term viability of money-losing AI labs. He said: "Many investors don't really know what they're investing in. They set absurdly high expectations, only to realize in the end that they're practically in a casino." $Broadcom (AVGO) Tan also noted that several AI companies, including OpenAI, lose tens of billions of dollars each year. Such services require massive spending on high-end c
Memory Stocks Had One Reason to Sell Last Week. Monday Added a Second.
The indices: the Dow outran the Nasdaq for the third session in a row All three indices split again on Monday: the $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ rose 0.38 per cent to 51,850.55; the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ fell 0.06 per cent to 7,807.24, essentially flat; and the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ fell 0.44 per cent to 27,245.90. The 10-year Treasury yield stayed at 5.24 per cent, unchanged from Friday. Monday was the third consecutive session in which the Dow outperformed the Nasdaq. Nvidia fell 1.29 per cent to US$226.32 and AMD fell 2.28 per cent to US$594.24, extending the declines that began last Thursday on the OpenAI revenue report. Memory st
SK hynix Plunges 10%, Samsung Drops 7%: Is AI Memory’s Scarcity Premium Under Threat?
Asian semiconductor stocks suffered a sharp selloff today. SK hynix dropped roughly 10%, Samsung Electronics fell 7.4%, South Korea’s KOSPI declined more than 5%, and Japan’s Kioxia also saw double-digit losses. What makes this interesting is that AI memory demand has not suddenly disappeared. Instead, investors are reacting to a potential shift in the global memory supply landscape, driven partly by a technological breakthrough from China. On October 12, Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies) disclosed progress in its next-generation 4F² DRAM cell architecture, with plans to introduce server memory products using the technology by the end of this year. Compared with the industry’s mainstream 6F² structure, the new architecture could potentially increase memory den
🐂 The Bull Market Turns Four: Can Q3 Earnings Power the Next Leg Higher?
From AI-driven gains to earnings reality, here's what investors should watch as Wall Street heads into Q4. Four years. A remarkable rally. And a new test for Wall Street. The S&P 500's current bull market reached its fourth anniversary on October 12, 2026, having climbed approximately 118% from its October 2022 low. AI investment, resilient corporate earnings and enthusiasm for technology have helped fuel the advance. But the next phase may be more challenging. Rising bond yields, questions about AI profitability and uneven stock performance are forcing investors to look beyond headline index gains. Now, Q3 earnings season is stepping into the spotlight. 🏦 The key question: Can corporate earnings justify the rally and carry the market into Q4? 📊 1. Four Years Into the Rally: Where Is t
Two Risk Events Ahead: Will Nvidia Lose Support? Options Strategies for Range-Bound Gold and Oil💰
The U.S. equity market has reached a near-term high. The hardest task now is not finding opportunities, but determining what the current volatility actually means. A pullback could be a minor interruption within a consolidation phase, or it could mark the start of a decline. An attempt to move higher could quickly reverse, or it could shift the entire trading range to a higher level. This is the crossroads at which U.S. equities now stand. $标普500ETF(SPY)$$标普500(.SPX)$$标普500波动率指数(VIX)$$SP500指数主连 2612(ESmain)$
[Stock Prediction] Another Record Quarter for TSMC — What’s Next for the Stock?
TSMC reports third-quarter earnings on October 15.The numbers already look strong. TSMC’s Q3 revenue rose about 50% year over year to NT$1.49 trillion, beating market expectations. Reuters estimates net profit could jump roughly 65% to NT$746.3 billion, which would mark a sixth straight quarter of record earnings. $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ AI demand remains the main driver. TSMC continues to benefit from advanced-chip demand from Nvidia, Apple and other major customers, while CoWoS and leading-edge capacity remain tight. Reuters also noted that Morgan Stanley expects TSMC could raise its 2026 revenue-growth outlook into the low-to-mid 40% range. But sentiment around AI stocks has become more fragile. Even strong earnings from major
POLL>>🪙 | 💰 10 US Stocks Hit New Highs: V, PLTR, ABBV, SHEL, FTNT,.....
💬 Join the discussion: Vote in our poll below and share your take in the comments — every useful comment earns Tiger Coins! 🎁 As of October 9, 2026, the supplied screen identifies 13 U.S.-listed stocks with market caps above $10 billion at new all-time highs. The top 10 span global payments, enterprise AI, biopharmaceuticals, integrated energy, cybersecurity, cloud observability, seed genetics, data storage, application security, and refining. This breadth points to four themes behind market momentum: enterprise AI adoption and infrastructure investment, rising demand for cloud and application security, stronger energy earnings supported by tight fuel markets, and sustained growth across payments, immunology therapies, and agricultural innovation. The top 10 tickers leading this cohort - <
How To Navigate Market Volatility: Macro Drivers, Sector Rotations, and Asset Allocation Strategy
US stocks finished mixed on Monday, October 12, 2026, as rising oil prices and a pullback in tech and memory chip stocks weighed on the market which saw Nasdaq also falling ahead of earnings, economic data. in this article, we would like to explore how investors can navigate this market volatility,in terms of macro drivers, sector rotations, and how investors can deploy the asset allocation strategy. 1. Macro Headwinds: The Anatomy of the Equity Retrenchment The recent downturn across major U.S. equity benchmarks—notably the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite—reflects an environment where elevated geopolitical tension directly impacts asset pricing. A sharp rally in energy commodities, driven by supply constraints and Middle Eastern conflict escalation, acts as an unexpected tax on corporate
🏦 BIG BANK EARNINGS: FOLLOW THE PROFITS, BUT WATCH THE LOSSES.
Wall Street’s earnings season starts with a critical test for America’s biggest banks. $JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$, $Goldman Sachs(GS)$, $Wells Fargo(WFC)$ and $Citigroup(C)$ report third-quarter results on October 13, with investors looking for evidence that banks can sustain earnings despite economic uncertainty. Here’s the number that matters beyond headline profit: how much of that profit survives after credit losses and rising costs are accounted for. 💰 1. Higher rates aren’t a guaranteed win Banks earn interest on loans and investments while paying interest on deposits and other funding. When lending rates rise faster than funding costs, net interest income can improve. But the relationship isn’t automatic. Customers may demand better deposit rates, loan growth can weaken, and higher borro
THE REAL BANK EARNINGS STORY: ARE AMERICANS STILL SPENDING?
Bank earnings are not just about how much money banks make. They can also reveal how financially healthy American households really are. As major US banks report results, I’m looking beyond headline profits to three signals that could matter for the wider stock market. 💳 1. Credit card debt: Are consumers struggling? Credit card balances and missed payments can provide clues about household finances. If more customers fall behind on repayments, banks may need to set aside more money for potential losses. That could be an early warning sign that consumers are under pressure. 🛍️ 2. Spending: Is demand holding up? Strong card spending can suggest that consumers are still supporting the economy. But the quality of that spending matters too. If households increasingly rely on borrowing to maint
$JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$ is scheduled to release its Q3 2026 financial results before the market opens on Tue, 14 Oct 2026. Latest forecast I managed to track down was published on Sun, 11 Oct 2026. Here’s the skinny: Earnings per share (EPS) GAAP : will be approx. $5.94. Revenue : expected to come in at $52.21 billion. Net Interest Income (NII) managed : is expected to range between $26.84 billion - 26.96 billion. Estimates vary by provider: another recent preview gives EPS to be in the range of $5.90 – $5.93 and revenue around $51.2 billion. Comparisons. (1) QoQ comparison. When comparing with Q2 2026, both headline measures are expected to retreat. This is because Q2 2026’s earnings have included a $4.6 billion net gain from (a) the sale of Visa sh
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ PLTR is getting quite a bit of attentions lately. The share price climbed about 25% from its low of 166 just over a month back. It hits a new high before pulling back as it hits the resistance side of this bullish channel it has been trending since the gap up from last earnings. Am expecting the share price to go a little side way to its earnings in about month's time. If the share price were to close in the red today then it might leave a shooting star candle on it daily chart which can be a bearish signal, let's see how the next few days would be. 🍀