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10-14

The Companies That Control the Bottlenecks Control the Profits

Some businesses don't need to win every customer. They just need to control something everyone else depends on. From chipmaking equipment and payment networks to cloud infrastructure and credit ratings, these companies operate in markets where competition is limited, switching costs are high, and challengers face enormous barriers to entry. Here’s a look at some of the most powerful monopolies, duopolies, and oligopolies in the global economy. 🏰 Monopolies (near-total control of a critical bottleneck) • $ASML Holding NV(ASML)$ — EUV lithography (100%) • $Verizon(VZ)$ — .com domain registry • $CoStar(CSGP)$ — US commercial real estate data •
The Companies That Control the Bottlenecks Control the Profits
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Travis Hoium
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10-14

In Autonomous Driving, the Best Business Model May Win

Autonomous driving is a technology problem. But having the best technology doesn't guarantee you win the business. Look at $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$ $Uber(UBER)$. The companies that win aren't always the ones with the best technology. They're often the ones with the best business model and distribution. So who has the best business model in autonomous driving? Who can keep vehicles full and maximize utilization? That’s where $UBER gets interesting. Instead of betting everything on building its own self-driving technology, Uber is partnering with multiple AV developers and bringing their vehicles onto its global ride-hailing network. Its potential edge is
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Trend_Radar
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10-14

$Corning (GLW) Climbs +0.86% to $148.54: Glass Innovator Rebound Gains Steam, $174.75 Resistance ...

📊 Market Recap As of the latest close on October 14, 'GLW' finished at $148.54, up +0.86% with a daily gain of $1.26. The stock opened at $143.19, traded between $141.35 and $148.73, and closed near the upper end of its intraday range, showing renewed buying interest. Despite the recovery, the price remains roughly 45% below its 52-week high of $271.78, while sitting far above its 52-week low of $77.39. The recent move suggests stabilization after a period of consolidation. With end-of-day buying and a notable push from the pre-market level around $143.66, momentum appears to be rebuilding, although the long-term downtrend from earlier peaks is not yet reversed. 🚀 Key Drivers Technical Rebound: After multiple sessions of capital outflows, the latest five-day flow mapping shows a return of
$Corning (GLW) Climbs +0.86% to $148.54: Glass Innovator Rebound Gains Steam, $174.75 Resistance ...
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Trend_Radar
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10-14

$Alphabet Inc.(GOOGL) Edges Up +0.30%: AI Momentum Drives Quiet Accumulation Near $354

📊 Market Recap As of October 14, 'GOOGL' closed at $353.78, up +0.30% for the session. The stock remains roughly 13.4% below its 52-week high of $408.61, while holding well above its 52-week low of $239.71. Recent trading shows a stable uptrend with only mild intraday range expansion, reflecting controlled accumulation rather than aggressive breakout behavior. 🚀 Key Drivers AI Infrastructure Expansion: Alphabet and Constellation Energy signed a 20-year nuclear power agreement to add 890 MW to the PJM grid, reinforcing the company's long-term AI compute and data-center strategy. Institutional Positioning: BlackRock holds 6.79% and Vanguard 6.14% of shares, with stable positions indicating strong long-term institutional support. Capital Flow Recovery: Five-day capital flow turned positive, i
$Alphabet Inc.(GOOGL) Edges Up +0.30%: AI Momentum Drives Quiet Accumulation Near $354
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10-14

$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR) Consolidates at $208 After +Surge: AI Sentiment Holds Near 52-W...

📊 Market Recap As of 2026-10-14, 'PLTR' closed at $208.67, down a modest -0.16% on the day with an intraday range of $205.97 to $210.88. The stock sits just 2.0% below its 52-week high of $212.94, reflecting persistent upside momentum despite the slight pullback. 🚀 Key Drivers Capital Inflow Surge: Five-day capital flow strengthened sharply from ¥11.31 million to ¥160.27 million, signaling institutional accumulation into strength. Short Interest Cooling: Short volume ratio eased from 22.04% to 16.92%, reducing immediate squeeze pressure and allowing healthier consolidation. AI Premium Persists: Palantir remains a primary beneficiary of enterprise AI spending, keeping valuation anchored to long-duration growth rather than near-term earnings. 🎯 Price Outlook Short-Term Upside/Downside Probab
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR) Consolidates at $208 After +Surge: AI Sentiment Holds Near 52-W...
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Trend_Radar
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10-14

$Nebius Group N.V.(NBIS) Slides -1.52%: AI Cloud Leader Loses Momentum, Key $199 Support Faces Test

📊 Market Recap As of the close on October 14, 2026, 'NBIS' finished at $206.86, down -1.52% for the session. The stock remains roughly 31% below its 52-week high of $299.86, and it has now slipped beneath the near-term pivot zone established around $210. For a high-beta AI infrastructure name carrying a TTM P/E above 1,259, the current pullback reflects a sharp compression in momentum rather than any fundamental breakdown. 🚀 Key Drivers AI Cloud Repricing & Demand: Nebius continues to benefit from the broader AI compute scarcity narrative, and recent pricing actions in the AI cloud space have kept the stock on momentum traders' radar. Profit-Taking After Rally: The decline follows a period of speculative accumulation in AI infrastructure names, with short volume still elevated and intr
$Nebius Group N.V.(NBIS) Slides -1.52%: AI Cloud Leader Loses Momentum, Key $199 Support Faces Test
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10-14

$SpaceX(SPCX) Slumps -4.21%: AI Safety Inquiry Sparks Sell-Off, $141 Support in Focus

📊 Market Recap As of October 14, 2026, 'SPCX' closed at $156.54, down -4.21% from the prior session. The stock is now trading approximately 30.6% below its 52-week high of $225.64, with intraday movement ranging from $156.05 to $161.98. The sharp decline reflects heightened regulatory concerns and broader risk-off sentiment in the space technology sector. 🚀 Key Drivers AI Safety Inquiry: SpaceX is scheduled to face questioning this week regarding AI safety risks, triggering a 4% sell-off and eroding short-term investor confidence. Spectrum Acquisition Shock: The company's nationwide low-band spectrum license purchase intensified competition fears, causing sharp declines in AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile shares while amplifying volatility in SPCX. Valuation Reassessment: With a market cap
$SpaceX(SPCX) Slumps -4.21%: AI Safety Inquiry Sparks Sell-Off, $141 Support in Focus
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OptionsDelta
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10-14

Guesses About When a Bounce Might Come

Some people may have noticed that the index spikes hard for two days every month, usually at the start of the month. Then the trend slides down like a paper airplane losing speed. Then a new month starts, and it spikes again. This makes the daily chart look like a dog chewed on it, but the monthly chart keeps climbing steadily along the 5-month moving average. This pattern started after July 4th this year. That's also when Trump's baby account policy was announced — a plan to get kids to auto-invest in the S&P 500. From some big bearish orders, you can see the S&P 500 really wanted a proper pullback after July. July was painful for a lot of people, but the S&P 500 held firmly above its 5-month moving average. In other words, sectors can take turns falling, but the S&P 500's
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VNW Capital
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10-12
$NVDA 20261127 195.0 PUT$ AI kingpin is on sale tonight and taking advantage to add position. At $195, still way below it's fair value. So I get paid to wait, how good is that.
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10-12 22:55
US20261127 195.0
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$NVDA 20261127 195.0 PUT$ AI kingpin is on sale tonight and taking advantage to add position. At $195, still way below it's fair value. So I get pa...
TOPKittyBruno: 195 short put is clean, but next quarter data center guidance is the real catalyst. Market still feels light on that piece
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Terra_Incognita
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10-12
$CRM VERTICAL 261016 PUT 225.0/PUT 220.0$ CRM: take profit.  Very small profit to cover the cost of trades and it was preset to buy back at $$90 per contract.  This is for risk management as the trade had left 5 DTE so I'm actively managing this out.  Glad to be able to collect 10% profit and tick a win here.  Will be replacing with a new trade setup. 
CRM Vertical
10-12 21:30
US225.0/220.0
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CRM VERTICAL 261016 PUT 225.0/PUT 220.0
$CRM VERTICAL 261016 PUT 225.0/PUT 220.0$ CRM: take profit. Very small profit to cover the cost of trades and it was preset to buy back at $$90 per...
TOPkookieman: Locking 10% with 5 DTE left is clean. Gamma gets nasty fast on these spreads, curious what setup you replace it with.
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VNW Capital
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10-12
$MSFT 20261120 620.0 CALL$ Selling call for additional cash and yield. Fair value is $600, if my shares get called at $620, I'm still making a good profit. I have collect premiums and dividends while waiting for MSFT to build it's base.
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10-12 21:49
US20261120 620.0
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Microsoft
$MSFT 20261120 620.0 CALL$ Selling call for additional cash and yield. Fair value is $600, if my shares get called at $620, I'm still making a good...
TOPgroovix: That 2.0 premium is pretty clean — at 620 getting called away still feels like a win, and 600 is where the base actually matters for me.
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LiverpoolRed
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10-12
$BABA 20261030 118.0 CALL$ selling call option to earn premium and leveraging my share price 
BABA CALL
10-12 23:51
US20261030 118.0
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$BABA 20261030 118.0 CALL$ selling call option to earn premium and leveraging my share price
TOPBellaFaraday: Further expiry feels cleaner for this setup, 118 gets tested fast if BABA squeezes
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LiverpoolRed
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10-12
$MXL 20261016 85.0 PUT$ selling put option to earn premium and leveraging my share price 
MXL PUT
10-12 23:59
US20261016 85.0
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MaxLinear
$MXL 20261016 85.0 PUT$ selling put option to earn premium and leveraging my share price
TOPGregoryRichardson: Near-dated 85 put decays fast, but gamma can bite hard if it twitches before expiry
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Terra_Incognita
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10-13
$PRU VERTICAL 261016 PUT 115.0/PUT 110.0$ PRU: take loss at 200% of premium collected.  Part of trading that there will be losing trades but when it's a setup issue, then I am only the one to be responsible. I entered this trade too aggressively at bearish fast MA yet I still get in thinking that the 100 SMA will hold the support.  Sub optimal trade setup and paid with a losing trade to learn my lesson. 
PRU Vertical
10-12 22:14
US115.0/110.0
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PRU VERTICAL 261016 PUT 115.0/PUT 110.0
$PRU VERTICAL 261016 PUT 115.0/PUT 110.0$ PRU: take loss at 200% of premium collected. Part of trading that there will be losing trades but when it...
TOPsnappix: The setup was bad, but PRU itself still looks sturdier than this trade. Yield is doing more for me here than the fast MA.
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Miss Vee
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10-13
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Sold! [Cool]  happy with my profit, time to shop for the next stock! Slightly overbought, might have a short term pullback but overall outlook still look bullish.
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10-13 02:17
USPalantir Technologies Inc.
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Palantir Technologies Inc.
$Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Sold! [Cool] happy with my profit, time to shop for the next stock! Slightly overbought, might have a short term...
TOPWayneEvans: 200 was the cleaner add zone ngl, if it pulls back a bit this still looks bullish overall
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PamelaOng
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10-13
$PYPL 20261030 50.0 PUT$ PayPal (PYPL) — Recent Bullish vs. Bearish News Bottom line: The news flow over roughly the past month is a tug-of-war. The bull case rests on PayPal's push into AI "agentic commerce" (the Meta/Muse partnership) and a still-cheap valuation; the bear case is a steady drumbeat of analyst price-target cuts on take-rate pressure and competition. Net sentiment looks mildly cautious — the stock is trading near $56, below its 52-week high of $79.22, and the analyst consensus sits at Hold.
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10-13 03:10
US20261030 50.0
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PayPal
$PYPL 20261030 50.0 PUT$ PayPal (PYPL) — Recent Bullish vs. Bearish News Bottom line: The news flow over roughly the past month is a tug-of-war. Th...
TOPjazzyloo: Hold feels too polite here — sub 60 already broke the easy bull narrative, and that 50 put strike says downside is being priced more seriously than consensus admits
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PamelaOng
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10-13
$APLD 20261023 20.0 PUT$ Applied Digital (APLD) — Recent Bullish vs. Bearish News Conclusion: Over the past three months, the news flow on Applied Digital (APLD) watchlist has been dominated by bullish operational and revenue catalysts, but the stock has failed to hold those gains — a pattern that suggests the market is pricing execution/financing risk and valuation rather than doubting the AI-datacenter demand story itself.
APLD PUT
10-13 02:51
US20261023 20.0
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APPLIED DIGITAL CORP
$APLD 20261023 20.0 PUT$ Applied Digital (APLD) — Recent Bullish vs. Bearish News Conclusion: Over the past three months, the news flow on Applied ...
TOPLeonaClemens: I think that execution risk is exactly where the opportunity is here. AI datacenter demand looks real, and the stock fading good news feels more like financing fear than a broken story
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Kelvin 梁
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10-13
$UPST 20261016 23.0 PUT$ Outlook: cautiously constructive, but high-risk [ symbol? Must exact no space] Use Upstart Holdings (UPST) watchlist . The operating outlook for Upstart Holdings (UPST) watchlist is improving: revenue growth remains strong, profitability has returned, and consensus expects further earnings expansion through 2028. However, the share price still reflects a volatile, credit-sensitive business, so the outlook depends heavily on continued loan-demand growth and stable credit performance.
UPST PUT
10-13 03:17
US20261016 23.0
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Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$UPST 20261016 23.0 PUT$ Outlook: cautiously constructive, but high-risk [ symbol? Must exact no space] Use Upstart Holdings (UPST) watchlist . The...
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Kelvin 梁
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10-13
$APLD 20261023 20.0 PUT$ Recent news: bullish catalysts outweigh near-term sentiment, but execution risk remains high For Applied Digital (APLD) watchlist , the dominant recent catalyst is a substantial FY2027 Q1 revenue beat driven by AI data-centre leasing. However, the share-price response was muted, suggesting investors remain focused on financing needs and delivery against its large contracted pipeline. Bullish Revenue sharply exceeded expectations: FY2027 Q1 revenue was USD 342 million, up 322% year on year , versus analysts’ average expectation of USD 134 million. Service and other revenue contributed USD 262.8 million , while data-centre leasing generated USD 79.1 million . East Money Large contracted-demand base:
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10-13 03:07
US20261023 20.0
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APPLIED DIGITAL CORP
$APLD 20261023 20.0 PUT$ Recent news: bullish catalysts outweigh near-term sentiment, but execution risk remains high For Applied Digital (APLD) wa...
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