CES 2026: Three Things to Watch for the Chip Giants CES has historically been the main stage for consumer electronics, where investors showed up for new TVs, shiny gadgets, and the annual refresh cycle in PCs and gaming hardware. That is still part of the show, but the center of gravity has been shifting. As AI features spread from the cloud into everyday devices, CES has been getting more AI dense each year. The market used to watch Nvidia, AMD, and Intel at CES mainly for the next round of consumer hardware. Now the bigger question is what their AI roadmaps mean for performance per watt, software ecosystems, and real user adoption in 2026. Nvidia: what the market wants to hear $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ 's CES mome
Geopolitics Fade, Policy Decides: The Fed and AI Narrative Take Center Stage As the holiday lull fades, the "Santa Rally" euphoria is yielding to structural reality. The S&P 500 is entering a consolidation plateau, with immediate upside appearing capped. While renewed geopolitical noise (Venezuela) lingers in the background, the primary focus has shifted: smart money is pivoting from broad index chasing to precision hunting ahead of major macro catalysts———from Trump's Fed pick to Friday's jobs data. Macro: Geopolitical Tremors & Fed Signals Focus: The Venezuela Oil Shift Political Motivation: Approaching the midterms, a tougher stance on the Maduro regime serves to consolidate and boost support among Latino voters in the US. Short Term: Supply Shock. As hidden barrels hit the publ
Options Market Statistics: TSLA Pressured by Q4 Delivery Miss,Chip Bulls Lead Market Activity $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ topped Friday's options activity leaderboard, with volume surging to 3.5 million contracts—an exceptionally high turnover relative to its total open interest of 7.45 million. The current Put/Call ratio stands at 0.80, suggesting cautious market sentiment. Despite the upward trend in volume, IV Rank remains relatively low at 11.41%. For Q4, Tesla reported 418,227 deliveries and 434,358 units produced; full-year deliveries and production reached 1.64 million and 1.65 million, respectively. Notably, the Q4 delivery figure fell short of the Wall Street consensus of approximately 426,000 units deliveries. $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ joined the top ranks with a bullish lean, spor
Options Market Statistics: Nvidia Leads Active Options on China Sales Hopes, Tesla Braces for Q4 Delivery Data $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ topped the daily active options list with a bullish put/call ratio of 0.43 and a low IV rank of 9.72%, indicating moderate volatility expectations as volume reached 1.81 million contracts against 17.58 million in open interest. Shares declined amid concerns over intensifying competition from rival chip makers, though the prospect of resumed sales to China could signal future upside for the stock. Despite the recent dip, NVIDIA maintaining its position as a semiconductor leader. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ &nbs
Berkshire Hathaway Attracts Bullish Option Trade as Buffett's Successor Takes Over $Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.B)$ attracted its biggest bullish block trade in options in at least a month as investors welcomed billionaire Warren Buffett's successor, Greg Abel as the conglomerate’s new CEO. At 10:14:28 a.m. Wednesday, an active buyer paid a $1.61 million premium for call options that give their holder the right to purchase 350,000 Berkshire Class B shares at $575 over the next 168 days. That strike price is about $70 above the current stock price. The block trade is about 23X the open interest. Berkshire's shares have climbed in 23 of the past 29 years under Buffett's leadership. In announcing tha
Options Market Statistics: Meta Gains 1.1% on over $2B Manus AI Acquisition Talks $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ ranked ninth with a neutral put/call ratio of 0.60 and an IV rank of 25.21%, reflecting steady trader interest as volume totaled 0.38 million contracts against 2.59 million in open interest. Shares rose 1.1% amid reports that the company is nearing a deal valued at around $2.5 billion, including retention incentives, to acquire AI startup Manus AI. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ led options volume with a bearish put/call ratio of 0.71 and a low IV rank of 11.80%, indicating protective sentiment as volume hit 1
From Instagram to Manus: Meta's M&A Playbook When news broke that $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ is acquiring Manus (valued at $2–3B), many asked: Why? To understand the future, we have to look at the past. Meta doesn't just buy companies; it buys "defaults"—the default way we share, chat, and connect. Here is a beginner-friendly recap of Meta's strategic evolution through 5 key deals. The Mobile Pivot: Instagram (2012) ~The Deal: ~$1.0B (April 2012). ~The Context: At the time, $1B for a photo app with no revenue seemed insane. ~The Strategy: Meta wasn't buying a "photo app." They were buying the new front door to the internet: mobile-native, camera-first, and creator-driven. They took a small product, appli
The Numbers Don't Lie! Which Companies Are Vulnerable in the AI Supply Chain? 2026 is a U.S. midterm election year. Midterm elections often bring significant market volatility and pressure. We selected 28 companies across four major categories: AI chips/manufacturing, cloud companies, other AI software, and AI infrastructure. We ranked these companies based on their gross profit margins, net profit margins, and debt levels to identify the weak points in the AI supply chain. Some interesting takeaways: 1. Software vs. Hardware: $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ 's gross margin isn't the highest; software companies like $AppLovin Corporation(APP)$