Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) looks caught between fear and opportunity following a sharp pullback. Investors are worried the company's AI spending could pressure profits, but if Azure, Copilot, and cloud growth keep delivering, this weakness may look like a major mispricing in hindsight. Stock prices used were the market prices of March 18, 2026. The video was published on March 24, 2026. Continue rea...
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) looks caught between fear and opportunity following a sharp pullback. Investors are worried the company's AI spending could pressure profits, but if Azure, Copilot, and cloud growth keep delivering, this weakness may look like a major mispricing in hindsight. Stock prices used were the market prices of March 18, 2026. The video was published on March 24, 2026. Continue reading
Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. Th...
Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading […]
Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images The Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF ( MDST ) is a promising income strategy on paper that blends a decent-yield underlying portfolio, introduces active selection alpha and employs aggressive covered call writing to generate around 9% income. This appears broadly sustainable too in the current regime as per my analysis, but for a vast majority of...
Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images The Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF ( MDST ) is a promising income strategy on paper that blends a decent-yield underlying portfolio, introduces active selection alpha and employs aggressive covered call writing to generate around 9% income. This appears broadly sustainable too in the current regime as per my analysis, but for a vast majority of use cases and scenarios, the performance is likely to fall short of expectations and alternatives. MDST is a Strong Hold candidate for income investors, but I do not recommend overweighting portfolios with MDST because of some structural concerns alongside my midstream regime outlook. Aggressive Option Positioning The full holdings available at the ETF website shows an underlying portfolio holding in midstream company stocks that add up ~$225 million (matching the ETF's AUM). The option layer shows laddered calls written for each underlying (stock level call writing at multiple strikes) across 1-2 month expiries. The lack of spreads indicates that upside is indeed capped and does not reopen above a certain level. Overall, the strikes look a little OTM, too (not aggressively close to the money strikes), but that is not conclusive evidence of how it was structured when it was set up. The prospectus does not specify a target percentage OTM or whether calls are written ATM. With markets having moved down over the past few days, this could have been aggressive ATM strikes that appear OTM now. The most important indication of option positioning is the notional value of the option layer and hence the amount of portfolio coverage accounted for by the option layer. Many covered call strategies keep a balanced coverage lower than 100% (sometimes as low as 25%-50%), which enables capturing sharp upside rallies. MDST writes calls covering almost full exposure of each single stock holding and at the stock level. The notional coverage at the portfolio level is ~87%. The only exceptions ...
HP Inc. is positioning itself for the next wave of AI adoption through AI-powered PCs and secure hardware, offering investors a unique value proposition.
HP Inc. is positioning itself for the next wave of AI adoption through AI-powered PCs and secure hardware, offering investors a unique value proposition.
RiverPark Advisors, an investment advisory firm and sponsor of the RiverPark family of mutual funds, released its “RiverPark Large Growth Fund” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The US stock market delivered modest gains in the quarter with the S&P 500 index (“S&P”) and the Russell 1000 Growth […]
RiverPark Advisors, an investment advisory firm and sponsor of the RiverPark family of mutual funds, released its “RiverPark Large Growth Fund” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The US stock market delivered modest gains in the quarter with the S&P 500 index (“S&P”) and the Russell 1000 Growth […]
shapecharge Consumer staples stocks have fallen into oversold territory following recent geopolitical tensions tied to the U.S.–Iran conflict, signaling potential stress within the traditionally defensive sector. The sector’s relative strength index has declined to 29.77, slipping below the key threshold of 30 that typically indicates oversold conditions. Performance has also weakened notably. Ove...
shapecharge Consumer staples stocks have fallen into oversold territory following recent geopolitical tensions tied to the U.S.–Iran conflict, signaling potential stress within the traditionally defensive sector. The sector’s relative strength index has declined to 29.77, slipping below the key threshold of 30 that typically indicates oversold conditions. Performance has also weakened notably. Over the past month, consumer staples have dropped about 7.8%, underperforming the broader S&P 500 ( SP500 ), which is down 4.1% during the same period. The divergence highlights a shift in investor positioning as macro uncertainty reshapes market dynamics. Despite their reputation for stability during volatile periods, staples stocks have struggled to maintain momentum in the current environment. Outlined below are the 10 most oversold consumer staples stocks inside the S&P 500: General Mills ( GIS ), RSI of 18.73. McCormick & Company ( MKC ), RSI of 19.58. The Campbell's Company ( CPB ), RSI of 21.28. Dollar General ( DG ), RSI of 23.23. Estée Lauder ( EL ), RSI of 23.73. J.M. Smucker ( SJM ), RSI of 25.46. Clorox ( CLX ), RSI of 28.74. Procter & Gamble ( PG ), RSI of 29.02. Conagra Brands ( CAG ), RSI of 29.28. Molson Coors Beverage Company ( TAP ), RSI of 30.61. Consumer Staples ETFs: ( XLP ), ( VDC ), ( IYK ), ( FSTA ), ( KXI ), and ( RSPS ). More on markets Exxon Mobil tops Nvidia in valuation amid the ongoing Middle East conflict AI boom and an economic bust: Citrini Scenario gains momentum in prediction markets AI now dominates equities, bonds, and venture capital flows, Apollo warns Cantor Fitzgerald sees the current market pullback as a possible opportunity BNP Paribas raises 2026 inflation outlook as it signals a new 3% era