Silver Crashes 20% As China Opens, Gold & Bitcoin Also Plunging On the heels of today's momentum collapse in the US , Silver prices have puked almost 20% in a matter of hours after Asian markets opened... ...erasing the rebound gains of the last three days... The overall decline from when Trump's announcement of Warsh's nomination as the next Fed Chair is now back up to 40%. “Sentiment seems to ha...
Silver Crashes 20% As China Opens, Gold & Bitcoin Also Plunging On the heels of today's momentum collapse in the US , Silver prices have puked almost 20% in a matter of hours after Asian markets opened... ...erasing the rebound gains of the last three days... The overall decline from when Trump's announcement of Warsh's nomination as the next Fed Chair is now back up to 40%. “Sentiment seems to have turned soggy across most asset classes, including regional equities and metals,” said Christopher Wong, a strategist at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd. “This underscores fragile sentiment” and has created “a feedback loop amid thin market liquidity,” he said. Spot Gold prices are also down (around 4-5%) , with $5000 seemingly acting as serious resistance... There's no obvious specific catalysts for the decline in precious metals for now but Goldman Sachs does note that data suggested that Chinese speculators may have played a minor role in the recent volatility (until now). The timing suggests that Western flows rather than Chinese speculative activity drove late January's volatility. Most of the buildup and unwind in gold prices occurred while SHFE--the venue for Chinese speculative futures trading--was closed. Additionally, China's strong tradition of physical precious metals ownership and easy access to physical keep it as the dominant form of demand, with the speculative paper market in China -- including SHFE futures market and ETF market -- being relatively small. But, given the magnitude and timing of tonight's collapse, it would appear the speculative Chinese investor has pulled the rug (although gold-backed ETFs are gaining traction in China, their market size remains tiny compared to Western counterparts). Silver's relative underperformance has smashed the Gold/Silver ratio back above 65x (6 week highs)... Bitcoin is also accelerating its losses during the US day session, back below $72,000... The collapse of these 'alt' currencies is coming as the US dollar'...
We came across a bullish thesis on Intel Corporation on R. Dennis’s Substack by OppCost. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $48.78 as of January 28th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 88.08 and 85.47 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactur...
We came across a bullish thesis on Intel Corporation on R. Dennis’s Substack by OppCost. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on INTC. Intel Corporation's share was trading at $48.78 as of January 28th. INTC’s trailing and forward P/E were 88.08 and 85.47 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Photo by Slejven Djurakovic on Unsplash Intel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells computing and related products and services worldwide. A recent large block trade in Intel Corporation (INTC) highlights significant institutional conviction in the company’s financial and operational stability. A sophisticated market participant sold 6,000 contracts of the June 18, 2026, $20.00 put at a $0.33 premium, effectively wagering $12 million in notional exposure that Intel will remain solvent over the next 18 months. This trade signals confidence in Intel’s tangible book value and liquidation floor, with the $20 strike representing a fundamental support level well below current stock price and book value. The put seller is capitalizing on Portfolio Margin efficiencies while arbitraging the “Catastrophe Premium” priced into deep out-of-the-money options, offering investors a chance to profit from structural mispricing of risk by following a high-conviction institutional strategy. Intel’s financial position further supports this thesis, with profitability returning in Q3 2025, gross margins recovering to 40%, and a strengthened balance sheet following cost reductions and dividend suspension. Operational validation underpins the trade: the 18A process node shows low defect density, and Intel’s foundry is winning major commitments from Amazon and Microsoft, with potential for Apple engagement. The risk of stock collapse is mitigated by the hard asset base—including fabs, Mobileye, and Altera stakes—and government support through the CHIPS Act. Investors following this trade can generate a high-probability, uncorrelated income stream using T-Bill...
We came across a bullish thesis on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. on Investment Ideas by Antonio’s Substack by Antonio Linares. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on AMD. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s share was trading at $252.74 as of January 28th. AMD’s trailing and forward P/E were 131.95 and 39.68 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates a...
We came across a bullish thesis on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. on Investment Ideas by Antonio’s Substack by Antonio Linares. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on AMD. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s share was trading at $252.74 as of January 28th. AMD’s trailing and forward P/E were 131.95 and 39.68 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. AMD’s free cash flow per share is continuing to accelerate, driven by its ability to deliver personalized compute at marginal cost, giving customers a compelling total cost of ownership advantage across an expanding range of workloads. The company’s chiplet platform, which allows compute engines to be mixed and matched, underpins this reaccelerating growth, particularly in datacenter and client segments. Datacenter revenue, up 22% year-over-year, is fueled by the MI family’s outsized memory capacity, while client revenue benefits from AMD’s ability to combine CPUs with FPGAs—capabilities that are only possible through chiplets. The ongoing expansion of AI workloads, which demand highly versatile and distributed compute, positions AMD to capture substantial incremental value, with free cash flow per share expected to eclipse previous highs over the next one to two years. CEO Lisa Su highlighted strong progress with ROCm and ongoing investments in AI infrastructure, signaling the company’s commitment to a seamless customer development experience and the continued convergence of training, inference, and reinforcement learning. Market opportunity is expanding rapidly, with AMD viewing the AI compute total addressable market as materially larger than prior estimates, implying non-linear growth potential. Even if stock prices experience short-term volatility, the underlying fundamentals—scaling AI compute, growing earning power, and incremental value creation for end customers—remain robust. With AI capabilities doubling every six months and a...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is p...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is pouring hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence—training smarter chatbots, automating industries, and building the digital future. But there’s one urgent question few are asking: Where will all of that energy come from? AI is the most electricity-hungry technology ever invented. Each data center powering large language models like ChatGPT consumes as much energy as a small city. And it’s about to get worse. Even Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, issued a stark warning: “The future of AI depends on an energy breakthrough.” Elon Musk was even more blunt: “AI will run out of electricity by next year.” As the world chases faster, smarter machines, a hidden crisis is emerging behind the scenes. Power grids are strained. Electricity prices are rising. Utilities are scrambling to expand capacity. And that’s where the real opportunity lies… One little-known company—almost entirely overlooked by most AI investors—could be the ultimate backdoor play. It’s not a chipmaker. It’s not a cloud platform. But it might be the most important AI stock in the US owns critical energy infrastructure assets positioned to feed the coming AI energy spike. As demand from AI data centers explodes, this company is gearing up to profit from the most valuable commodity in the digital age: electricity. The “Toll Booth” Operator of the AI Energy Boom It owns critical nuclear energy infrastructure assets , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. It’s one of the only global companies capable ...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is p...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is pouring hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence—training smarter chatbots, automating industries, and building the digital future. But there’s one urgent question few are asking: Where will all of that energy come from? AI is the most electricity-hungry technology ever invented. Each data center powering large language models like ChatGPT consumes as much energy as a small city. And it’s about to get worse. Even Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, issued a stark warning: “The future of AI depends on an energy breakthrough.” Elon Musk was even more blunt: “AI will run out of electricity by next year.” As the world chases faster, smarter machines, a hidden crisis is emerging behind the scenes. Power grids are strained. Electricity prices are rising. Utilities are scrambling to expand capacity. And that’s where the real opportunity lies… One little-known company—almost entirely overlooked by most AI investors—could be the ultimate backdoor play. It’s not a chipmaker. It’s not a cloud platform. But it might be the most important AI stock in the US owns critical energy infrastructure assets positioned to feed the coming AI energy spike. As demand from AI data centers explodes, this company is gearing up to profit from the most valuable commodity in the digital age: electricity. The “Toll Booth” Operator of the AI Energy Boom It owns critical nuclear energy infrastructure assets , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. It’s one of the only global companies capable ...
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had a "long and thorough call" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, naming Iran, Russia's war in Ukraine,...
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had a "long and thorough call" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, naming Iran, Russia's war in Ukraine, China's energy purchases and his upcoming visit in April among the key talking points. Beijing's statement, however, singled out Taiwan as "the most important issue" in bilateral relations, urging the U.S. to "handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence." China maintains Taiwan is part of its territory, claims that have been rejected by the democratically governed island. Washington approved arms sales to Taiwan worth as much as $11.15 billion in December last year — one of its biggest ever — to strengthen the island's defenses and deter any military aggression by Beijing. China appears to be reminding Washington "where the red lines are" while seeking to avoid any action that could jeopardize Trump's plans to visit China in April, said David Meale, practice head for China at Eurasia Group. Trump during his call stressed on the commercial ties between the two countries, including China's purchase of oil and gas, agricultural products and airline engine deliveries. China agreed to increase its purchase of American soybeans to 20 million tones for the current season, 25 million for next, Trump said. "The 'transaction-oriented' mindset of Trump should be a gift to Beijing as opposed to an ideology-driven one reinforced by coalition-building," said Neo Wang, lead China macro analyst at Evercore ISI in New York. The U.S. ambassador to China, David Purdue, reportedly said in a closed-door meeting in Hong Kong last month that Boeing was involved in the ongoing negotiations ahead of Trump's visit. Wang expects a signing ceremony for a deal covering as many as 500 Boeing...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is p...
Artificial intelligence is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. The time to invest in groundbreaking AI is now, and this stock is a steal! AI is eating the world—and the machines behind it are ravenous. Each ChatGPT query, each model update, each robotic breakthrough consumes massive amounts of energy. In fact, AI is already pushing global power grids to the brink. Wall Street is pouring hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence—training smarter chatbots, automating industries, and building the digital future. But there’s one urgent question few are asking: Where will all of that energy come from? AI is the most electricity-hungry technology ever invented. Each data center powering large language models like ChatGPT consumes as much energy as a small city. And it’s about to get worse. Even Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, issued a stark warning: “The future of AI depends on an energy breakthrough.” Elon Musk was even more blunt: “AI will run out of electricity by next year.” As the world chases faster, smarter machines, a hidden crisis is emerging behind the scenes. Power grids are strained. Electricity prices are rising. Utilities are scrambling to expand capacity. And that’s where the real opportunity lies… One little-known company—almost entirely overlooked by most AI investors—could be the ultimate backdoor play. It’s not a chipmaker. It’s not a cloud platform. But it might be the most important AI stock in the US owns critical energy infrastructure assets positioned to feed the coming AI energy spike. As demand from AI data centers explodes, this company is gearing up to profit from the most valuable commodity in the digital age: electricity. The “Toll Booth” Operator of the AI Energy Boom It owns critical nuclear energy infrastructure assets , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. , positioning it at the heart of America’s next-generation power strategy. It’s one of the only global companies capable ...
Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered SL Green Realty Corp. ( SLG ), I highlighted their improved fundamentals and recovery efforts, with a robust leasing pipeline, despite the market pricing in high macro/political pressure. Following their new report, SLG remains in a position to capitalize on a potential recovery in Manhattan’s real estate market, with strong occupancy rates and a s...
Getty Images Introduction The last time I covered SL Green Realty Corp. ( SLG ), I highlighted their improved fundamentals and recovery efforts, with a robust leasing pipeline, despite the market pricing in high macro/political pressure. Following their new report, SLG remains in a position to capitalize on a potential recovery in Manhattan’s real estate market, with strong occupancy rates and a significant refinancing plus divestiture plan potentially helping them rebound. Internal Developments SL Green Realty Corp. IR SLG’s Q4 missed the market's expectations , while their FAD beat the management's expectations in Q4 by ~$20 million, mostly as a result of lower capital spending on tenant improvements due to the timing of payouts, while net interest expenses jumped by nearly 30% YoY. Meanwhile, the company’s occupancy was strong, and they see it at 94.8% in 2026 as the leasing momentum ramps up, but it's important to note that this also comes at a cost, with the company estimating a weighted average of 8.8 months of free rent, which means we’ll have to wait quite a bit until we see more meaningful effects. As they show, the FAD dropped significantly to $24.69 million (a mix of several factors, including higher second cycle tenant improvements higher recurring CAPEX, offset by better JV adjustments but still dragged down due to massive interest expenses reaching $255.4 million over the past 12 months), reaching a 99.5% dividend payout ratio over the trailing twelve months. Although that could also signal a cut, the management once again highlighted the Board’s focus on more than just a few quarters when deciding this, which I’ll mention below. SL Green Realty Corp. IR Financially, based on SLG’s latest report , we continue to see a solid position for a REIT, with a decent amount of cash available and a debt balance that remains covered by their assets very well. I’ll also note that the equity is also below their current $3.4 billion market cap, and that’s even when ...
Alphabet has just reported fourth-quarter 2025 results showing sales of US$113,828 million and net income of US$34,455 million, alongside plans to lift 2026 capital expenditures to as much as US$185 billion to support AI and cloud infrastructure. At the same time, Alphabet is preparing a large expansion of its physical footprint in India, with office space that could house up to 20,000 additional ...
Alphabet has just reported fourth-quarter 2025 results showing sales of US$113,828 million and net income of US$34,455 million, alongside plans to lift 2026 capital expenditures to as much as US$185 billion to support AI and cloud infrastructure. At the same time, Alphabet is preparing a large expansion of its physical footprint in India, with office space that could house up to 20,000 additional employees, highlighting how its AI-led growth ambitions are increasingly global in scope. We’ll now examine how Alphabet’s decision to nearly double AI-related capital spending reshapes the company’s broader investment narrative. AI is about to change healthcare. These 107 stocks are working on everything from early diagnostics to drug discovery. The best part - they are all under $10b in market cap - there's still time to get in early. What Is Alphabet's Investment Narrative? To own Alphabet today, you really have to believe that its AI-first pivot can keep reinforcing the strength of Search, YouTube and Cloud without eroding profitability, even as the company leans into far heavier investment. The latest quarter did its part on that front: US$113,828 million in Q4 sales and US$34,455 million in net income underline a business that is still throwing off very large amounts of cash, while management talks about accelerating AI-driven growth across Search, Cloud and subscriptions. The big swing factor now is capital intensity. Alphabet’s plan to lift 2026 capex toward US$175 billion to US$185 billion, on top of a growing physical footprint in India, reshapes the near-term story. Instead of “can AI move the needle?,” the key questions become how quickly that spend converts into durable revenue and whether returns stay high enough to justify such a step change in outlays. With the stock only a few percent below consensus fair value and options pricing already reflecting elevated volatility, the market reaction so far suggests investors see the spending hike as a real risk, but ...
One of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein says she is glad to see accountability for UK associates of the sex-trafficker. In an interview with the BBC, Ashley Rubright also says she disagrees with President Donald Trump that the US should move on from the scandal. And Rubright describes what survivors like her have gone through over the past few months.
One of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein says she is glad to see accountability for UK associates of the sex-trafficker. In an interview with the BBC, Ashley Rubright also says she disagrees with President Donald Trump that the US should move on from the scandal. And Rubright describes what survivors like her have gone through over the past few months.