NCBDY | Strong Earnings But Can BANDAI Finish the Combo?BANDAI NAMCO just dropped its Q1 FY2027 numbers, and the headline is actually pretty damn solid. Revenue came in at ¥328.5 billion, up 9.3% YoY, while operating profit jumped a much stronger 33.3% to ¥69.2 billion. Net profit reached ¥51.1 billion, up roughly 37%, with EPS at ¥79.73. So yeah, the company basically hit the quarter with a combo meter instead of a single basic attack
🧸 Toys Are Doing the Heavy Lifting
Here’s the funny part! the gaming division wasn't exactly carrying the squad.
Pennant
MRNA Explodes on Cancer Vaccine BreakthroughForget Bitcoin, Biotech season is here!
MRNA just pumped 125% and suddenly everyone’s a cancer vaccine expert
Moderna and Merck announced positive Phase 3 results for their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, intismeran, which is being tested alongside Merck’s Keytruda in patients with high risk melanoma. The results showed that the combination met its primary endpoint for recurrence-free survival and also reduced the risk of the cancer spreading
The significance of the announcement is diffic
Ethereum Bullish Pattern FormingI have the Ethereum 4hr Chart showing a potential Bullish
breakout out of an Ascending Triangle. CRYPTOCAP:ETH must break out of Triangle for first
Target of $1980 area then HOLD for continued upside into 2nd Target area of $2110
Probability (80%) 🚀
1st Target = $1980 (+ - a few points)
2nd Target = $2110 (+ - a few points)
Gold, Long-Term Buying OpportunityGold has declined to around $4,000 amid geopolitical developments, creating what may be a compelling long-term investment opportunity. During periods of price weakness, it is important to consider the limited supply and constrained availability of gold, which could support future price appreciation.
With gold currently trading near $4,034, a further decline toward $3,600 remains possible. However, the long-term outlook points to a target of $5,000, with a final target of $6,000.
Sasha Charkhchi
The Smart Money List | 20 Funds Reveal Their Biggest Q2 BetsEvery quarter, investment firms managing more than $100 million are required to disclose their portfolios, giving investors a rare look at where some of the biggest names in the market are putting their money
The largest funds continued to hold major positions in hyperscalers and leading chipmakers, but fresh capital increasingly moved further down the AI supply chain. Taiwan Semiconductor, memory and storage companies, semiconductor equipment makers, and newer infrastructure names such as Cer
KNSA Surges After Blockbuster ARCALYST SalesKiniksa Pharmaceuticals delivered another strong quarter, with Q2 2026 revenue climbing to $243.6 million, representing approximately 55% year over year growth and comfortably beating Wall Street expectations of about $226.6 million.
The company's commercial success continues to be driven almost entirely by ARCALYST (rilonacept), which remains the leading FDA approved treatment for recurrent pericarditis. Strong growth in both new patient starts and repeat prescriptions demonstrates that phys
SCHW | Nobody Expected Charles Schwab to Report These NumbersCharles Schwab remains one of the strongest names in the U.S financial services industry, offering brokerage, wealth management, banking, and retirement solutions to millions of investors. With more than $13 trillion in client assets, the company has built a highly diversified business that generates revenue from trading, asset management fees, and net interest income. This balanced model allows Schwab to perform well across different market environments while continuing to attract new clients
Assassin’s Creed Could Be Ubisoft’s Comeback Weapon Ubisoft is getting another chance to prove that its biggest franchises still have value
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a full remake of the 2013 pirate adventure, launched on July 9. The original title reached more than 34 million unique players, making it one of Ubisoft’s most successful releases
The strategy is clear, follow the path of Capcom and bring back proven franchises through high quality remakes.. Remakes are attractive because they come with lower development risk, establish
JPM | Why JPMorgan Keeps Winning While Other Banks StruggleJPMorgan Chase delivered another record quarter, demonstrating that its competitive advantage increasingly comes not from favorable interest rates alone, but from the breadth of a diversified financial ecosystem that monetizes volatility, wealth creation, payments, and consumer banking simultaneously
JPMorgan reported managed revenue of $58.0 billion, up 27% year over year (15% excluding significant items), while reported revenue reached $57.3 billion, increasing 28% from the prior year. Reven
APG | The Acquisition MachineAPi Group Corporation has quietly become one of the strongest performing companies in the industrial services sector. Rather than relying on cyclical construction projects, the company generates much of its revenue from recurring inspection, maintenance, and repair services for fire protection, life safety, security, and elevator systems
These services are often required by law or insurance regulations, giving APi a resilient business model that performs well even during slower economic period
AMD at the Edge of a Breakout: Key Levels to WatchExecutive Summary
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) closed Friday, August 14, 2026 at $514.39, up 6.5% on the session after pricing a $4.75 billion senior notes offering, its largest-ever dollar bond deal.
The notes settle today, Monday, August 17, 2026, making this a genuinely live event rather than old news.
The stock is now pressing directly into a trendline resistance zone near $519.94, with a secondary, more widely cited resistance around $530.
Support has formed in a band between
Weekly Analysis and Reaction Locations [2026-08-18]Price did finish its price discovery, providing the new swing high. The current uptrend volume profile's POC is the directional decision pivot here — the main conviction measure. Above the POC, the lean is for higher prices; below it, the lean is for lower prices.
The uptrend is violated but not yet broken — this violation acts as a first sign of directional shift. I'd like to see a closure below the sub low violation to confirm the direction and the pullback move lower. This could also just be
CBRS | The $25.4B Backlog Behind CerebrasCerebras is taking a very different path from most neoclouds. Rather than building its business around NVIDIA GPUs, it develops its own wafer scale processors and makes money by either selling complete systems or renting out compute through Cerebras Cloud
That mix is changing fast. Q2 revenue jumped 74% year over year to $180 million, driven by Cloud & Other Services, which surged 281% to $126 million. Hardware revenue, meanwhile, fell 23% to $54 million.. The company reported a huge $477 milli
NBIS | The Real Reason Nebius Is WinningNebius did not begin life as a traditional AI infrastructure company..
🇷🇺 Yandex roots : Nebius was created after the 2024 breakup of Russian tech giant Yandex. Its Dutch listed parent sold the Russian business for $5.4 billion and retained a smaller portfolio of international assets, which eventually became Nebius
♻️ Public company reset : The company kept its Nasdaq listing, changed its name to Nebius Group, and brought Yandex co founder Arkady Volozh back as CEO
☁️ Pivot to AI infrastru
CoreWeave's AI Gold Rush Is Getting InsaneCoreWeave is probably the clearest example of the neocloud model today.. The company buys NVIDIA GPUs, puts them into data centers, and rents that computing power to major customers like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta
The interesting part is that most of that capacity is already committed. 98% of CoreWeave’s Q2 revenue came from contracted business, while on demand usage accounted for only 2%
Revenue surged 112% year over year to $2.6 billion, but gross margin fell 8 percentage points to 66%. T
SPCX Attractive Accumulation ZoneSpaceX continues to deliver strong execution. Revenue and profitability improved significantly in the latest quarter, while Starlink and AI infrastructure remain the main long-term growth drivers.
At the current price, I don’t see a reason to chase the stock. My approach is to accumulate gradually during weakness rather than buying all at once.
My plan:
* Current price ($140) down to $126 → First accumulation zone.
* Around $119 → Add another position.
* $110–105 → Strong demand zone and my p
DEFSEC NEW NATO SUPPLIERRising global defense spending and NATO members' push to modernize tactical equipment are creating favorable demand for DEFSEC's niche product portfolio. FY2025 revenue grew 228.6% year-over-year to $4.94 million, and Q2 2026 revenue grew 68% year-over-year to CA$2.12 million. This growth momentum suggests the company is gaining traction within defense supply chains. Its small scale and low liquidity mean that positive news flow or new contract wins could drive disproportionate upside in the sto
Seagate/Western Digital (STX/WDC) - now this is a bit strangeThis is a bit strange and unexpected. I think NASDAQ:STX should drop to the 450 level before the end of the year.
From my perspective this stock is currently very much supported by the AI bubble and the sensational news feeds.
As for the actual situation, there is practically a duopoly in the Hard Disk industry, there being only two major producers in the world, Western Digital NASDAQ:WDC , having about 45% market share, and Seagate, having about a 40% market share. The rest is held by Tosh
AI Bubble Risk: Circular Cash & Low Demand QQQ Impact AssessmentThe recent AI news flow confirms that the concerns about circular investments and lack of AI demand are real and actively debated. Here’s what’s been reported in just the last 6 weeks:
Nvidia reportedly backstopping $250B in OpenAI data center financing — Jim Chanos and Michael Burry both called this out explicitly as vendor financing, echoing the Lucent/dot-com playbook
Big Tech off-balance-sheet AI debt reportedly tops $1.65 trillion (Nikkei study, Ed Zitron quoted)
Apollo’s Torsten Slok stat
NFLX - +25% Swing Setup | Strong MACD Divergence |Key ResistanceNFLX | +25% Swing Setup 🚀
Netflix is approaching a potentially decisive period. After the significant sell-off, the stock is now setting up for two very different scenarios ahead of the October earnings.
📈 Bullish scenario: The strong MACD divergence and the MACD moving averages crossing suggest that momentum may be starting to shift. However, the negative weekly trend remains the biggest obstacle. If earnings or any good news provide a positive catalyst and NFLX breaks through the key resista
SPX: Bullish pennant, but CPI can decide the breakout📊 SPX: Bullish pennant, but CPI can decide the breakout
SPX is compressing inside a bullish pennant after a strong rally from the 7,320-7,400 area.
Price is holding above 7,697, but buyers still need a clean breakout above 7,760-7,796 to confirm continuation.
The index is trading near record highs, but the market is cautious ahead of the U.S. CPI release on August 12, 2026.
Recent upside was supported by strong earnings, AI optimism, and weaker jobs data that reduced fear of an immediate Fed
USOIL: Bullish pennant meets a mixed EIA Report📊 USOIL: Bullish pennant meets a mixed EIA Report
WTI is still holding inside a bullish pennant after the strong move toward $83.50. Price is consolidating near $82.20-$82.30, and the market is waiting for a clean breakout or breakdown.
The latest EIA report was not simple. U.S. crude inventories jumped by 17.4M barrels to 424.4M barrels, while analysts expected a small draw. On the surface, that is bearish because commercial supply increased sharply.
But the reason matters: the build was driv
AUD/CHF Sell Setup – Bearish Rejection 🔴 AUD/CHF Sell Signal
Sell Zone: 0.57340 – 0.57410
Stop Loss: 0.57550
🎯 Targets:
TP1: 0.57200
TP2: 0.56930
📉 AUD/CHF is approaching a potential resistance zone, presenting a possible selling opportunity. If price rejects the 0.57340–0.57410 zone and bearish momentum develops, the pair could move toward 0.57200, followed by the extended target at 0.56930.
Consider securing partial profits at TP1 and allowing the remaining position to run toward TP2 while managing risk according to your tradin
$PEP: Support Holding, Turnaround Catalyst Ahead, $166 TargetSetup:
PEP is holding the $138-140 zone that's acted as support since 2022, this is the 4th+ test of the level. Currently at $138.61, it rejected off ~$168 highs earlier this year and rolled back down to the floor. Reclaiming resistance opens the door back toward $166. Looking for continuation off support, with the refranchising deal as the driver and the $160 zone as the target.
Why the fundamentals support this:
✅ Q2 revenue $24.18B, up 6.4% YoY
✅ Core EPS $2.20, up 4% YoY, beat estimates























