Pongsak Sapakdee/iStock via Getty Images AI Trade Draws Attention: ARK Invest Bullish Rotation Toward Hypersclarers Cathie Wood’s high-profile ARK Disruptive Innovation ETFs are often seen as gauges for investor sentiment toward cutting-edge technologies across AI, robotics, biotech, and aerospace. Well known for its bullish outlook on artificial intelligence, ARK made waves last month after addin...
Pongsak Sapakdee/iStock via Getty Images AI Trade Draws Attention: ARK Invest Bullish Rotation Toward Hypersclarers Cathie Wood’s high-profile ARK Disruptive Innovation ETFs are often seen as gauges for investor sentiment toward cutting-edge technologies across AI, robotics, biotech, and aerospace. Well known for its bullish outlook on artificial intelligence, ARK made waves last month after adding OpenAI ( OPENAI ) to three of its flagship funds, expanding investor access to private-market opportunities. ARK’s Actively Managed Disruptive Innovation ETFs Seeking Alpha ARK recently drew investor attention with a rotation within AI infrastructure — reallocating capital from surging semiconductor stocks toward hyperscalers and platform companies. ARK bolstered exposure to Alphabet ( GOOG ) ( GOOGL ) and Meta ( META ) last week and increased its stake in Amazon ( AMZN ) at the end of April. The fund also trimmed its position in AMD ( AMD ), which is up more than 300% in the past year, but remains a top five ARK holding. As I highlighted in an article last week, AMD soared another 38% after topping Q1 earnings and revenue. The piece also highlighted a top Strong Buy stock in the Alpha Picks portfolio , Micron Technology ( MU ), which is not included in Wood’s ARK funds. ARK’s moves have yielded solid results over the past 12 months, with the six funds up by an average near 50%. Despite strong overall performance, less than 10% of the stocks across all six ETFs have Seeking Alpha Strong Buy or Buy Quant Ratings. The group has been led by Autonomous Technology & Robotics ( ARKQ ) and Space & Defense ( ARKX ), both lifted by outstanding performance among heavily weighted AI infrastructure stocks. ARK ETFs: 1Y Price Performance Seeking Alpha Cornerstone fund ARK Innovation ( ARKK ) also rode AI buildout tailwinds, which outweighed weakness in software and biotech. Genomic Revolution ( ARKG ) posted solid gains as top performers like Twist Bioscience ( TWST ) offset sharp dec...
Today, two large, unusual call options tranches have traded in Microsoft, showing investors are still bullish on MSFT. I discussed the stock's underlying value in another Barchart article today.
Today, two large, unusual call options tranches have traded in Microsoft, showing investors are still bullish on MSFT. I discussed the stock's underlying value in another Barchart article today.
Bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies are showing signs of life, with momentum having improved enough to suggest their counter-trend upmoves have staying power. Crypto-related equities, like bitcoin miners and treasury companies, are correlated to bitcoin and have similarly strengthened from a technical perspective. Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a signif...
Bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies are showing signs of life, with momentum having improved enough to suggest their counter-trend upmoves have staying power. Crypto-related equities, like bitcoin miners and treasury companies, are correlated to bitcoin and have similarly strengthened from a technical perspective. Strategy , the largest bitcoin treasury company in the world, has seen a significant rebound over the past month associated with promising upticks in long-term indicators like the monthly MACD. The monthly MACD histogram shows a loss of downside momentum that could be an early indication that the stock's bearish cycle is maturing. We will be more confident in a long-term low once the monthly stochastics turn back above 20%, similar to early 2023. For investors with a long-term time horizon who can weather short-term volatility, the indicators suggest it may be time to start building a position in MSTR. For traders who are shorter-term in their orientation, MSTR looks attractive as well. The intermediate-term trend has flipped positive since support was discovered near previous lows. The rising weekly MACD follows timely counter-trend signals from the DeMARK Indicators® that are still active. This increases the likelihood of additional upside follow-through in the coming weeks toward next major resistance in the $222-$232 zone, defined partly by the 200-day moving average (MA). Investors can refer to the 50-day MA as a trailing support gauge for stop-loss placement. Bitcoin miners have seen similar turnarounds, evidenced by ETF-proxy WGMI . Cipher Digital (CIFR) and IREN Ltd. (IREN) are the ETF's largest holdings, accounting for over 30% of the fund's weighting. WGMI has cleared its January high near $52 on positive intermediate-term momentum, suggesting it can continue to trend higher over the next several weeks. The long-term trend is positive as price is above the weekly cloud, which differentiates WGMI positively from related assets. Projecting the...
Target Hospitality Jumps As Data Center Boom Fuels Demand For Worker Camps Target Hospitality shares jumped in premarket trading after the company announced a new contract to provide mobile housing solutions and related hospitality services for workers at data center construction projects. The 48-month contract could generate upward of $750 million in revenue for Target Hospitality, which builds, ...
Target Hospitality Jumps As Data Center Boom Fuels Demand For Worker Camps Target Hospitality shares jumped in premarket trading after the company announced a new contract to provide mobile housing solutions and related hospitality services for workers at data center construction projects. The 48-month contract could generate upward of $750 million in revenue for Target Hospitality, which builds, owns, leases, and operates large temporary or semi-permanent "communities" for workers of major projects. The contract covers 3,370 beds. Historically, Target Hospitality generated revenue from energy, natural resources, and government-related customers, but since the data center buildout boom, its temporary housing solution services have been in high demand. The company said that since the start of the year, it has announced over $1.4 billion in multi-year contracts amid data center buildouts, representing more than 9,000 beds. "These awards reinforce the scale, customer relevance and capital-efficient deployment capabilities of Target Hyper/Scale, while strengthening Target's exposure to long-duration demand across AI-driven data center and related critical infrastructure development," the company wrote in a press release. CEO Brad Archer wrote in a statement that the company is "entering the next phase of our growth with strong momentum and increasing confidence in our long‑term strategy. Since February 2025, we have secured more than $2.0 billion of multi‑year contracts, including approximately $1.8 billion within our rapidly expanding WHS segment, meaningfully enhancing revenue visibility, supporting consistent cash flows and driving improved margin contributions. These wins position Target to further expand its presence across high-value end markets with long-term momentum." In premarket trading, Target Hospitality is up nearly 10%. On the year, the stock has surged 91%, as of Friday's close. To frame Target Hospitality in an easy-to-understand way for investors: It i...
Shares of United Parks and Resorts Inc. fell after it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Monday as attendance slipped due to fewer international visitors and unfavorable weather at its SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Sesame Place theme parks. The Orlando, Florida-based company posted a loss of $0.69 per share for the first quarter, wider than the $0.30 loss analysts expected and more th...
Shares of United Parks and Resorts Inc. fell after it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Monday as attendance slipped due to fewer international visitors and unfavorable weather at its SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Sesame Place theme parks. The Orlando, Florida-based company posted a loss of $0.69 per share for the first quarter, wider than the $0.30 loss analysts expected and more than double the $0.29 per share loss a year ago. Revenue dropped for a seventh consecutive quarter to $278.3 million, missing the consensus estimate of $280.5 million. “Our first quarter results fell short of our expectations,” said Chief Executive Officer Marc Swanson on the earnings call Monday morning. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization fell 14% to $58 million, below expectations for $62.5 million. Park attendance shrank by about 5.6% to 3.2 million — a decline the company attributed to inclement weather over January and February in San Diego and Florida as well as over the peak spring break season in Florida and Texas. Weaker international visitation also lowered attendance figures by about 80,000, United Parks said. “Our international attendance decline was consistent with the broader United States international tourism declines resulting from geopolitical and other dynamics,” Swanson added. United Parks saw in-park spending per visitor on food and merchandise rise 5.3% in the quarter, the most in three years. Swanson said management remains confident that planned investments in new rides along with food and retail upgrades will drive guest spending in its theme parks this year. “Cost/margin performance drove the miss,” Citi analyst James Hardiman wrote in a note. Barclays analyst Brandt Montour said the results reflected the theme-park operator’s “outsized” operating costs. Shares fell as much as 8.7% in New York trading .
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two court rulings in the past two weeks have hit the chances that Democrats flip control of the House in November, according to traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi. Odds that the party wins control of the lower chamber have fallen to 75% from 85.3% on April 28. On April 29, the ...
The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two court rulings in the past two weeks have hit the chances that Democrats flip control of the House in November, according to traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi. Odds that the party wins control of the lower chamber have fallen to 75% from 85.3% on April 28. On April 29, the Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana v. Callais that a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana was invalid, limiting how much race can be considered when drawing congressional maps and weakening part of the Voting Rights Act. That district, like many of the other majority-black congressional districts across the South, is represented by a Democrat. Louisiana is moving to redraw its maps in a move that will likely see one less Democratic member of Congress sent from the state. Other states have rushed to redraw their maps in reaction to the decision too. Tennessee last week approved a map to alter the boundaries of a majority-Black district in Memphis, endangering the re-election of Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen. Alabama and South Carolina are also considering redrawing their maps, potentially endangering up to three Democratic incumbents. Democrats were dealt another blow on Friday when the Virginia Supreme Court overruled a referendum that voters narrowly approved in April to alter their congressional map, which could have sent up to four additional Democratic members to Congress. That decision will leave Virginia's current congressional districts in place for the 2026 election, and limit the number of seats Democrats can expect to win in the state in their quest for House control. After the Virginia referendum, Florida moved to redistrict their map, hoping to add four additional Republican seats. That proposal was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Callais. While Democrats are still favored to win control of the House, the ...
imaginima/E+ via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state, pointing to the country’s vast petroleum reserves as justification for the extraordinary proposal. “There is $40T in oil there,” Trump told Fox News during a phone call, adding that “Venezuela loves Trump.” Trump previously stated the U.S. would "run" Venezuela follo...
imaginima/E+ via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state, pointing to the country’s vast petroleum reserves as justification for the extraordinary proposal. “There is $40T in oil there,” Trump told Fox News during a phone call, adding that “Venezuela loves Trump.” Trump previously stated the U.S. would "run" Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro until a transition government could be established. The statehood suggestion follows an earlier social media post from Trump floating the same idea, raising questions about U.S. energy ambitions and the scope of Washington’s intended role in the post-Maduro era. It was reported in March t he Trump administration was planning further steps to ease sanctions on Venezuela to unlock more oil ( USO ) ( BNO ) as the Iran war sent energy prices surging, including issuing additional individual licenses for foreign companies to work in Venezuela and setting up a broader mechanism to make it easier for more companies to enter the country. Dear readers : We recognize that politics often intersects with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. More on United States Oil Fund LP ETF, United States Brent Oil Fund LP ETF, etc. Trump-Xi Summit: Rare Earths, Oil And A Fragile Truce Commodities: Oil Surges As Peace Deal Hopes Fade 5 Reasons To Be Positive About U.S. Stocks In 2026 U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support,' Trump says Trump says he wants temporary gas tax suspension to blunt surging pump prices
Bet_Noire/iStock via Getty Images Although my bullish thesis is playing out as anticipated, quite frankly, I thought Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) would outperform the benchmark by a larger margin. Now, the stock has surged 17% since my last piece . And the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) posted roughly an 8% gain. NVDA: Stock Climbed 17% Since My Previous Analysis (Seeking Alpha) Don’t get me wrong. I am still h...
Bet_Noire/iStock via Getty Images Although my bullish thesis is playing out as anticipated, quite frankly, I thought Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) would outperform the benchmark by a larger margin. Now, the stock has surged 17% since my last piece . And the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) posted roughly an 8% gain. NVDA: Stock Climbed 17% Since My Previous Analysis (Seeking Alpha) Don’t get me wrong. I am still happy with the results. But I simply thought investors would be more confident in re-rating the semi leader higher. But my bullish thesis remains very much intact. If anything, I see tailwinds developing favorably. On top of this, I still find Nvidia undervalued. I believe the market underestimates the name, and I wouldn’t be shocked by further benchmark outperformance. In my opinion, it leads the AI revolution. And, frankly, I don’t think this will change any time soon. So, I maintained my rating as Strong Buy. Here’s why. Another Ball Out of the Park Earnings on the Way? In just two weeks the semiconductor leader will announce earnings. So far, it has been a stellar performer. Obviously, it's one of the highest market cap companies for a reason. It passed the $5 trillion threshold. To me it says that investors are confident in management. And after such consistent performance, I don't see why they shouldn't be. NVDA: Earnings History (Seeking Alpha) Now, I'd love to slightly remind you of its previous quarterly performance before jumping into what I will be looking for in a few weeks' time when Nvidia reports earnings on May 20th. NVDA: Data Center Revenue (Nvidia Investor Relations) Sure enough, it was another solid earnings report from the semi-behemoth. The data center demand, in my opinion, was the most exciting part. Now, NVDA posted strong top-line performance across both compute and networking segments. While the latter one's revenue more than tripled over the past year from $3 billion to $11 billion. Gladly, the company has a significant tailwind here. Now, the glo...
Bet_Noire/iStock via Getty Images Although my bullish thesis is playing out as anticipated, quite frankly, I thought Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) would outperform the benchmark by a larger margin. Now, the stock has surged 17% since my last piece . And the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) posted roughly an 8% gain. NVDA: Stock Climbed 17% Since My Previous Analysis (Seeking Alpha) Don’t get me wrong. I am still h...
Bet_Noire/iStock via Getty Images Although my bullish thesis is playing out as anticipated, quite frankly, I thought Nvidia Corporation ( NVDA ) would outperform the benchmark by a larger margin. Now, the stock has surged 17% since my last piece . And the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) posted roughly an 8% gain. NVDA: Stock Climbed 17% Since My Previous Analysis (Seeking Alpha) Don’t get me wrong. I am still happy with the results. But I simply thought investors would be more confident in re-rating the semi leader higher. But my bullish thesis remains very much intact. If anything, I see tailwinds developing favorably. On top of this, I still find Nvidia undervalued. I believe the market underestimates the name, and I wouldn’t be shocked by further benchmark outperformance. In my opinion, it leads the AI revolution. And, frankly, I don’t think this will change any time soon. So, I maintained my rating as Strong Buy. Here’s why. Another Ball Out of the Park Earnings on the Way? In just two weeks the semiconductor leader will announce earnings. So far, it has been a stellar performer. Obviously, it's one of the highest market cap companies for a reason. It passed the $5 trillion threshold. To me it says that investors are confident in management. And after such consistent performance, I don't see why they shouldn't be. NVDA: Earnings History (Seeking Alpha) Now, I'd love to slightly remind you of its previous quarterly performance before jumping into what I will be looking for in a few weeks' time when Nvidia reports earnings on May 20th. NVDA: Data Center Revenue (Nvidia Investor Relations) Sure enough, it was another solid earnings report from the semi-behemoth. The data center demand, in my opinion, was the most exciting part. Now, NVDA posted strong top-line performance across both compute and networking segments. While the latter one's revenue more than tripled over the past year from $3 billion to $11 billion. Gladly, the company has a significant tailwind here. Now, the glo...
primeimages/iStock via Getty Images By Mike Larson In this episode, Larry McDonald joins the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast to discuss what he calls the "Great Migration" of capital from tech and growth stocks into hard assets. The founder of The Bear Traps Report explains why the traditional 60/40 portfolio is failing – and why investors should consider a significant allocation to commodities lik...
primeimages/iStock via Getty Images By Mike Larson In this episode, Larry McDonald joins the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast to discuss what he calls the "Great Migration" of capital from tech and growth stocks into hard assets. The founder of The Bear Traps Report explains why the traditional 60/40 portfolio is failing – and why investors should consider a significant allocation to commodities like gold, silver, base metals, and energy. Transcript Mike Larson: $37 trillion is a huge amount of money. So, what happens if just a small amount of it migrates from tech stocks and AI names to hard assets and resource companies, or if the 60/40 stock and bond portfolio continues to flounder and more investors start allocating up to 30% to commodities. These aren't hypothetical potential future scenarios. There's plenty of evidence the shift is starting to get underway. Look at how gold and silver have performed over the last 12 to 18 months or base metals, not to mention oil and natural gas equities or mining and materials stocks. They've been exploding to the upside, and at the same time, long-term government bonds have done nothing, but lose you money for a half decade. The potential is huge for big gains and for big losses, and my next MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast guest wants to make sure you're on the right side of what he calls the great migration. It's worth noting that several of his forecasts and recommendations for MoneyShow events in the past year have worked out very well. He's Larry McDonald, founder of The Bear Traps Report. Larry, thanks for joining me. Holy cow. There's been a lot to talk about in this market. I want to start with the fact that you've been a big proponent of the argument that money is going to be rotating into hard assets from soft. I mean, and we've seen precious metals, of course, surge, base metals, and more recently, energy for obvious reasons. So, congrats on that. And let us know or our viewers know where you stand on that big rotatio...