NOKIA: Is It Time to Take Another Look at the Stock?Is it time to pay attention to Nokia once again? Once the global leader in mobile phones, Nokia later suffered a dramatic stock market collapse following the arrival of the first smartphones, particularly Apple's.
After trading near its lows for almost 14 years, between 2012 and 2026, Nokia's stock appears to have entered a new long-term uptrend since mid-2025, supported by the company's return to profitability.
Yet almost nobody buys Nokia smartphones anymore. So why is the stock attracting investors again? The answer lies in artificial intelligence.
In reality, Nokia is no longer the smartphone manufacturer the general public knew fifteen years ago. Today, the company is a global leader in telecommunications infrastructure, with businesses focused on 5G mobile networks, fixed broadband networks, optical networking, cloud infrastructure, and software solutions for telecom operators and large enterprises.
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence represents a new growth opportunity. AI data centers, hyperscalers, and the increasing demand for high-speed connectivity require networks that are faster, more reliable, and more energy-efficient. Nokia provides exactly the equipment and technologies that make this infrastructure possible.
With profitability restored, a healthier balance sheet, and a valuation that remains attractive compared with many technology companies, Nokia is once again drawing the attention of investors. The market now sees a company well positioned to benefit from the major structural trends of the coming years: artificial intelligence, cloud computing, fiber optics, advanced 5G, and eventually 6G.
From a technical analysis perspective, the stock has broken above an exceptionally strong long-term accumulation pattern—a horizontal trading range that lasted 14 years. Such a breakout is one of the most powerful bullish reversal signals in technical analysis. Any pullback toward the former upper boundary of this range, between €8 and €10, should be viewed as a potential buying opportunity, particularly if the stock retests its 200-day moving average.
The chart below shows the weekly Japanese candlesticks of Nokia shares, highlighting the recent breakout above a 14-year trading range that lasted from 2012 to 2026. This is a powerful long-term accumulation pattern marking the end of a bear market.
From a valuation standpoint, Nokia also appears inexpensive compared with its direct competitors.
The table below compares Nokia's valuation with companies operating in the same industry. Nokia stands out as attractively valued based on both its forward P/E ratio and its Price-to-Sales ratio.
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Decoding Tesla: AI5, Robotics, and Q2 ProfitsTesla delivered a record 480,126 vehicles in Q2 2026. This figure crushed Wall Street estimates by nearly 18 percent. The company also deployed an unprecedented 13.5 gigawatt-hours of energy storage. Investors eagerly await the July 22 earnings report. Analysts project earnings per share between $0.36 and $0.54. Automotive gross margins remain the primary financial focus amidst aggressive promotional pricing. However, Tesla now operates far beyond traditional auto manufacturing. The company heavily prioritizes artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, and proprietary silicon. This strategic shift transforms Tesla into a foundational technology powerhouse. Future growth directly relies on the upcoming Cybercab and the Optimus robot. Analysts must evaluate Tesla across multiple sophisticated domains to understand its true market trajectory.
High-Tech, Science, and Patent Innovations
Tesla increasingly dominates deep tech and rigorous patent development. The new AI5 Optimus chip exemplifies this immense scientific leap. Samsung manufactures this silicon using a cutting-edge two-nanometer process in Texas. AI5 delivers roughly five times the memory bandwidth of its predecessor. This hardware natively executes complex AI inference workloads with minimal latency. Tesla exclusively designs its own silicon to eliminate third-party bottlenecks. The company also files aggressive patents for robotic actuators and neural net architectures. Optimus Version 3 features 22 degrees of freedom in its hands. It utilizes 50 proprietary actuators for unprecedented precise movement. These high-tech innovations position Tesla light-years ahead of conventional automakers.
Geopolitics and Geostrategy
Global tensions severely disrupt modern corporate supply chains. Tesla addresses this threat through localized manufacturing. The company deliberately produces the AI5 chip in Taylor, Texas. This domestic production significantly slashes reliance on vulnerable overseas semiconductor nodes. Securing local raw materials for batteries further insulates Tesla from international trade disputes. The company asserts global dominance by transforming manufacturing hubs into geopolitical assets. Gigafactory Texas and the massive Cortex 2.0 supercomputer create a fortified domestic tech ecosystem.
Macroeconomics, Economics, and Industry Trends
Brutal macroeconomic headwinds constantly threaten global consumer spending. High interest rates recently devastated automotive sales worldwide. Tesla successfully countered this trend through dynamic pricing and attractive financing options. This agile economic strategy spurred the massive Q2 delivery beat. The broader industry trend rapidly shifts toward autonomous mobility and energy independence. Tesla perfectly capitalizes on these trends through its burgeoning energy storage business. The energy sector now generates billions in high-margin, recurring revenue. Furthermore, the future Robotaxi network will completely shatter the traditional automotive business model. Tesla aims to transform static vehicles into a massively lucrative, revenue-generating autonomous fleet.
Company Culture, Management, and Leadership
Elon Musk enforces a demanding culture of relentless innovation and vertical integration. Management expects engineering teams to execute at blistering speeds. Tesla fiercely maintains a scrappy startup mentality despite its trillion-dollar ambitions. Leadership readily discards conventional industry practices to force technological breakthroughs. For example, Tesla recently gutted the Fremont Model S and X lines. The company entirely repurposed these assembly lines for Optimus robot manufacturing. This aggressive management decision highlights an uncompromising focus on the future. The corporate culture heavily values rapid iteration and immediate problem-solving. This highly assertive leadership style ensures Tesla dictates global industry trends.
Cybersecurity and Data Ecosystems
Full Self-Driving vehicles and autonomous robots constantly generate immense datasets. This reality elevates cybersecurity to a paramount, non-negotiable operational priority. Tesla fiercely secures its vehicles using proprietary, closed-loop software architectures. The company actively blocks unauthorized access to all critical driving systems. Moreover, training the Optimus AI models requires protecting incredibly vast visual datasets. The massive Cortex 2.0 supercomputer operates under strictly enforced security protocols. Malicious actors continuously probe and target connected global infrastructure. Tesla fights back using advanced encryption and continuous over-the-air security patches. The company effectively treats its vehicle fleet as a highly hardened endpoint network.
Cross-Industry Impact: Robotics to Pharma
Analysts rarely associate Tesla with the rigorous pharmaceutical industry. However, its radical technological breakthroughs create immense cross-industry implications. Bio-pharma manufacturing demands pristine clean rooms and absolute mechanical precision. Tesla's Optimus robot can effortlessly handle toxic chemicals or sensitive biological materials. AI-driven robotics will eventually revolutionize drug compounding and complex laboratory automation. The AI5 chip instantly processes spatial data with zero hesitation. This specific capability perfectly suits the uncompromising demands of pharmaceutical logistics. Tesla's innovations in battery storage also guarantee uninterrupted power for critical medical facilities. The company indirectly transforms global healthcare infrastructure through sheer, unparalleled engineering prowess. 
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TVSMOTOR: 1H Descending Channel Breakout past 61.8% Fib 📊 TVS Motor Company Limited (TVSMOTOR) - 1-Hour (1H) Chart Analysis
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🎯 Educational Swing Setup:
• Entry Zone: 3,590.00 – 3,622.00 (Sizing into position blocks within this breakout environment or accumulating on minor hourly retests of the 3,600 EMA support zone).
• Target 1: 3,651.50
• Target 2: 3,680
• Target 3: 3,720
• Invalidation / Stop-Loss: 3,540.00 (An hourly candle close back below the pink long-term moving average baseline completely invalidates this breakout continuation structure).
• Expected Duration: 4 to 10 Trading Days (Short-term hourly swing view)
⚠️ Risk Management:
Since the price is actively grinding against the 61.80% Fibonacci barrier, watch for a clean volume continuation spike to validate institutional backing on the breakout extension. Maintain disciplined position sizing! 
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Alphabet – Can Earnings Volatility See a Range Breakout?Alphabet reports its earnings after the market close on Wednesday at a pivotal time in an on-going debate amongst retail traders and investors, over whether the AI trade is a bubble that is starting to deflate or is just taking a breather before initiating its next leg higher.
Alphabet, the owner of Google, is known as a hyperscaler, a company that operates a huge global cloud computing infrastructure. Its Google cloud platform is one of the giants powering the world’s AI, data and internet services, alongside Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. More importantly, it’s the first of these key companies to report its earnings. With traders extremely sensitive to levels of AI capital expenditure and on red alert for any signs suggesting this huge spending is starting to generate some significant returns, the outcome of this event could be important, not just for the Alphabet shares but also short-term sentiment toward the entire market.
The Alphabet share price topped at an all-time high of 404.38 on May 18th and has since been range trading between a low of 333.20 hit on June 26th and a high of 374.23 briefly seen on Thursday July 16th, before jitters resurfaced surrounding the AI model released by Chinese startup Moonshot, which saw prices drop back down to a low of 345.51 at the Friday close. However, at the start of this week, the Alphabet price has since rebounded to trade back at 353.15 ahead the company’s earnings release tomorrow.
Interestingly, with so much potential for price volatility resting on the outcome of these earnings, the technical outlook provides a key snapshot of the important levels traders may find useful to monitor, depending on how far the Alphabet results and management guidance deviate from market expectations.
Technical Update: Range Activity Builds Ahead of Earnings between 333.20 and 377.83.
The important focus for Alphabet this week is the release of its latest earnings report after the close on Wednesday and the potential for increased volatility that could result.
As the chart above shows, the earnings data could be important for the Alphabet stock price, with potential for more prolonged directional phases of price activity developing, especially as recent moves have seen prices confined within a sideways range between 333.20 (June 26th low) and 377.83 (61.8% retracement).
We discuss the technical outlook below and attempt to identify the key support and resistance levels that may become relevant if a breakout was to occur.
Potential Resistance Levels:
It appears that the Bollinger mid-average currently at 353.15 could represent the first resistance level this week. How this level is defended on a closing basis may be a gauge on short term price activity. If the Alphabet stock price was to close above 353.15 further upside strength may ensue, but while it caps prices, downside pressure may continue to materialise.
As the chart below shows, if the Alphabet share price were to close above 353.15, it could open potential to test 377.83, which may mark the upper extremes of the current sideways range. 377.83 is equal to the 61.8% retracement level calculated from the May high to June low and could be the key resistance to monitor.
If closes in price are seen above the resistance at 377.83 this week, it might suggest scope for moves to higher levels. This could shift the focus towards 389.63, which is equal to the May 27th high, even on towards 404.38, the May 18th upside extreme.
Potential Support Levels:
While the mid-average resistance at 353.15 continues to cap prices on a closing basis, the risk of further downside pressure may increase. This could shift the focus for traders toward a key support at 333.20 (June 26th session low), which could highlight the current lower range extreme.
A closing break below 333.20 may open potential for further declines to 322.85, which is the 61.8% retracement level (March low to May high). A closing break below 322.85 could see moves extend toward 309.44, which is the April 9th session low.
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IREN | DailyNASDAQ:IREN — Quan-Entangling Model
Quan-Analysis | Projecting an Impulsive Extension in Intermediate Wave (3) 📈
IREN rallied 27.55%, launching precisely from $ 32.22 ✨➤ identified as the extreme low of the Intermediate Wave (2) retracement, as projected.
Respecting the Entangled X Model of Quan-Structure χ 💫, whose Resistance Ray 1 and Support Ray 2 defined the broad origin of the illustrated Trend Ray with its Trend E-lines ➤ Δ, χ, and τ, impulsive expansions such as this session continue to be well projected.
Within the converging Quan-Structure ψ, all illustrated Trend E-lines contribute to shaping the Intermediate Wave (3) trend extension along its projected cymatic trendflow.
On the daily time frame, while the current model remains structurally well-integrated, Quan-Structure ψ continues to project the HPQ Target ➤ $133 🎯 | Early October .
📑 From my Quan-Analytical perspective, all identified Quan-Structures within a chart frame interact simultaneously to influence price behaviour—defining the direction of expansions, corrections, consolidations, structural forms, and their corresponding timelines. The degree of each expansion or formation is determined through the identified Quan-Structures illustrated on the higher time frame.
To better visualize this principle ➤ Quantum Entanglement within my methodology, I developed Model X. Like Quan-Structure χ in the daily frame below, it functions as a Transitional-Support Quan-Structure, encapsulating the combined influence of all identified Quan-Structures within a defined chart frame.
🔖 It's worth noting that every major turning point on the daily chart since early November has been identified with high precision through the defined Quan-Structures λᵣ, λ₁, λ₂, φ and now TSQ χ ⋆✨.⋆ in this Entangled Quan-Model ⋆˚࿔༄ ✰.⋆
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GOOGL: Chart is sitting on the fence,MACD is a calling reversal?The tech giant goes into earnings week laden with more doubts than its underlying fundamentals merit. Alphabet delivers results for the Q2 after Wednesday, July 22 close, with the street expecting revenues to be in the neighborhood of $116.91 billion which would mark a 21.2% growth YoY along with EPS of $2.90 that would mark a 24.2% growth YoY. Those are impressive numbers. Google Cloud posted revenues growing 63% YoY in Q1 to hit the milestone of $20 billion which was comfortably ahead of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web services at that growth rate and consolidated revenue of $109.9 billion in Q1 comfortably beating forecasts. However, the stock is down 5.8% for the month despite the general gains in S&P 500. The European Commission is set to send a compliance order by July 27 demanding that Google disclose its anonymized search data to its competitors, which would effectively put a halt to the proprietary competitive advantage behind the 19% revenue growth of Google Search. The delay of Gemini 3.5 Pro has also raised questions regarding Alphabet’s ability to stay relevant compared to its rivals OpenAI and Meta in the ongoing generative AI race where the stock market is placing a premium on. Alphabet has invested $190 billion in AI technology since 2025,the question this Wednesday will be answered is whether such investment is starting to pay off, or simply increasing its costs without revenues.
In a sense, the chart is an exercise in uncertainty and that is indeed the right term for describing the behavior of a stock that is doing no wrong from a fundamental perspective but has been unable to muster up the strength to reach its May highs. In the message conveyed by the price action, it seems that since the June sell-off, Alphabet has found itself confined within a narrowing price range, with the moving averages tightening their grip on price both from above and below. Both the EMA 9 and the EMA 20 have become price barriers, which used to form the support trend during the stock's April rally but now hover slightly above the current price level. Meanwhile, the MA Cross, formed by the crossover between the 9 and 21 moving averages, lies just under this price range and forms a dense barrier of support, which has never been breached despite the weeks of trading in this range. This is the floor, while the ceiling is provided by the May highs at the $397 price level. Right now, the most honest indicator on the chart is the RSI, almost exactly below the neutral fifty line. It is that tight spread between the two, with RSI slightly above the signal line, which indicates that buyers have a very small edge over the sellers, although not enough for any kind of bullish bet in anticipation of a binary event. It is equilibrium rather than momentum. The MACD is the story which is slightly more upbeaTrade recomt underneath the calmness. The MACD line has just crossed the signal line, while the histogram has moved into the positive zone after weeks. It is the most fragile indication of a bullish crossover that we can get. Although it is not a very convincing signal, it is the only hint of optimism on the chart, which has been painting ambiguous pictures for the last six weeks, especially two days ahead of the catalyst in the form of earning news.
Trade recommendation
Direction : Cautiously long
Entry horizon : $340-$356
Primary target : $375
Secondary target : $397
Stop loss : Daily close below $318.84
Technical scenarios
Beat-and-raise with Cloud acceleration : If Alphabet crushes earnings with revenue above $116.91 billion and strong Cloud growth while clarifying the Gemini delay the stock could break out. Watch for the $375 resistance to fall, setting the stage for a push toward $397 and potentially $430.
In-line print, range continues : If results are just okay and questions about EU compliance and Gemini timelines remain, expect the stock to stay stuck. It will likely keep trading between the current support levels and the $375 ceiling. This is the most probable outcome if the report doesn't offer a major new catalyst.
EU ruling and Cloud deceleration disappointment : If an EU compliance order hits and Cloud growth slows below 55%, both bear cases align. The stock would likely break support at $318.84. Monitor this closely, as this is where the downside risk becomes real.
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RELIANCE | Rejected From The Flip Zone — Bears Eye The Liquidity
By analyzing the 🇮🇳 #RELIANCE (Reliance Industries) chart on the 4H timeframe, we can see that the broader structure remains bearish, and price has rallied back into a critical Flip Zone where I expect sellers to step in. The setup points toward a rejection and a move down to hunt the liquidity below — though a strong earnings reaction is an important cross-current to respect here.
📊 4H Timeframe
On the 4H, the structure is bearish. Price printed a CHoCH that broke the prior bullish character, followed by a BOS to the downside, confirming the trend shift — and it has been respecting a clean descending trendline the entire way down. Along the way, price staged a deep corrective rally that swept the liquidity above (the Liquidity Sweep into the Protected High at ₹1,488.8 ) before rolling back over — a classic trap that refilled the sellers.
Price has now rallied back into the Flip Zone ( ₹1,315.1 – ₹1,370.7 ) — the former support that now acts as resistance. This is a genuinely important level, and in my view it's where the next bearish reaction is most likely to trigger. Price is trading around ₹1,304 . My expectation is a rejection here, resuming the downtrend toward the sell-side liquidity (SSL) below at ₹1,252.7 , and on a deeper flush, the major pool at ₹1,116.6 .
⏱️ 15m Timeframe
On the 15m, the internal picture confirms the setup. Price had been correcting higher inside a rising channel inside the Flip Zone, and it executed a Liquidity Sweep at the highs. My expectation: if price breaks the Demand Zone ( ₹1,292.1 – ₹1,301.2 ) to the downside, it likely retests it from below, which would also confirm the break of the rising channel — and from there, the path opens toward the 4H sell-side liquidity. That's the lower-timeframe trigger for the bearish continuation.
🎯 The Bias
My base case is bearish. The 4H trend is down and respecting its trendline, price swept the liquidity above and is now rejecting from the Flip Zone, and the 15m structure is set up to break lower. On a break of the 15m Demand Zone (₹1,292.1 – ₹1,301.2) and the rising channel, the draw is toward the SSL at ₹1,252.7, then ₹1,116.6. The bearish idea stays valid as long as price holds below the Flip Zone — a decisive close back above ₹1,370.7 (and ultimately the Protected High at ₹1,488.8) would invalidate it and flip the structure bullish.
📰 Fundamental Backdrop
Here's the crucial cross-current to flag honestly: the technical setup is bearish, but the fundamentals just turned sharply positive — so this is a spot for extra caution. On July 17, Reliance reported its best-ever first-quarter results, beating Street estimates with revenue above ₹3.11 lakh crore, and the stock jumped 2.6% to close around ₹1,326, adding roughly ₹46,500 crore in market cap. The strength was led by an improving O2C business and continued momentum at Jio (5G adoption and margin expansion), and analysts have since turned more bullish, with several revisiting buy calls and awaiting updates on the Jio Platforms IPO. The longer-term backdrop, though, explains the heavy chart: RIL has notably underperformed the Sensex over the past year and five years (up only ~25% over five years versus ~47% for the index), weighed down by telecom competition, slower retail growth, and volatile refining margins — which is why the structure remains bearish despite the good print. Net-net: respect the conflict. If the post-earnings enthusiasm carries price back above the Flip Zone, the bearish setup is negated; but if the rally stalls at this resistance — as the chart suggests — the rejection toward the liquidity below remains the higher-probability path. Manage risk around the earnings momentum.
This analysis will be updated as the market evolves. If this breakdown added value, drop a like 👍 and a comment 💬 to support the work — and share where you see Reliance heading next! Best Regards, BigBeluga 🐳 COIN GEX - Breakout Above 170, Potential Gamma SqueezeCOIN printed a double bottom on the daily chart, then reclaimed structure and cleared 170 – C1 / Ab1 . Spot is now near 180.50 , holding above the former Call Wall.
With 170 accepted, price has entered the positive gamma extension zone — gamma squeeze potential opens toward the 200 multi-metric cluster if momentum holds.
🔶 Regime Context 🔶
Price is trading well above HVL 155 , keeping COIN inside a positive GEX regime . The double bottom below, then the push back through HVL and into a C1 clear, frames this as a structural reclaim — not a random spike.
🔶 Options Structure Context 🔶
👉 170 – C1 + Ab1 — highest call wall + largest absolute gamma; cleared, now the breakout reference that must hold
Confluence at 170:
C1 — highest call NETGEX
Ab1 — largest absolute gamma
That makes 170 a clear reaction zone — clearing it is what can trigger a potential gamma squeeze .
👉 200 – nCV + COI + AbOI — next overhead magnet
Confluence at 200:
nCV — strongest net call volume
COI — highest call open interest
AbOI — highest absolute open interest
Together, 200 is a call-inventory and call-flow cluster — the natural squeeze target if extension holds.
🔶 Downside Structure 🔶
👉 170 – C1 / Ab1 — first line that must hold for the squeeze thesis
👉 155 – HVL — regime pivot; loss of HVL would weaken the positive-regime read
👉 140 – P1 — strongest put wall / downside floor
🔶 Options Sentiment 🔶
CALL$ 84.5% means call options at an equivalent distance from spot are priced 84.5% higher than the corresponding puts — this is elevated call pricing skew .
On the Options Oscillator, the filled green histogram remains elevated at the right edge — call pricing skew is still strong, not fading.
IVRank 77.2
IVx 86.2
CALL$ 84.5% — call pricing skew
Implied move ±6.27% (±11.3)
Price is also reclaiming the 50 SMA area, while the declining 200 SMA sits near the 200 confluence — technical overhead aligned with the options cluster.
🔶 Key Structure to Watch 🔶
170 — C1 + Ab1 cleared; must hold
200 — nCV + COI + AbOI squeeze magnet
155 — HVL / regime pivot
140 — P1 put wall
For now, COIN is a double-bottom reclaim + C1/Ab1 clear setup, with squeeze potential toward 200 .
The key question is whether price can hold above 170 and extend toward 200 — or whether the Call Wall rejects and sends the move back toward HVL 155 . 
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PYPL- PostCapitulation Base + Live $53B Buyout+ Burry + Congress
NASDAQ:PYPL is sitting at the intersection of a completed technical base, a live acquisition bid, and disclosed buying from some of the sharpest names in the market. Worth breaking down.
━━ THE CHART ━━
Monthly: PYPL round-tripped from its $310 ATH (2021) down toward $38. Everything from the top into early 2026 was bear-market grind — the slow bleed that precedes a real capitulation, not a base.
The actual base started in February 2026, when the stock flushed to $38-40 on a CEO change and a weak earnings print. That's the capitulation candle. Since then, price has repeatedly defended the $40 zone and built real structure.
Watching for a pullback into the $48-50 zone for an entry, with a stop below the swing low.
━━ THE ACQUISITION STORY ━━
Stripe + Advent International submitted a joint offer on July 15: $60.50/share, ~$53B deal, backed by $50B in committed financing. Stock jumped 16-17% on the news.
▸ PayPal's board reportedly views the bid as inadequate
▸ Prediction markets on deal completion: jumped from ~10% to 77% within days
▸ Independent activist-target speculation (Gordon Haskett) predates the bid itself
━━ WHO WAS ALREADY POSITIONED ━━
Michael Burry (Scion Asset Management) opened a ~3.5% position in April 2026 near $49, adding through Q1 — directly into the post-capitulation base. His publicly stated thesis at the time: PayPal was priced cheap enough (7-8x earnings) to attract "both PE firms and strategic acquirers." That's exactly what materialized three months later.
Post-bid, Burry has stated $60.50 is too low and he isn't selling.
Separately, disclosed congressional trading shows a member of the House Financial Services Committee building a position in the same March 2026 window, in the same $38-45 price band Burry was buying.
When a value investor with a documented pre-bid thesis and a lawmaker on the relevant committee are both accumulating in the same window, ahead of the same catalyst, it's a confluence worth noting.
━━ THE FUNDAMENTALS ━━
This isn't purely a deal-speculation trade. The underlying business supports the valuation independent of any acquisition:
▸ TTM P/E: ~8-10x vs PYPL's own 5-year average of ~27x
▸ Forward P/E: ~7.8-8.9x
▸ Revenue (TTM): $33.7B | Net income: $5.06B | FCF: $5.5B
▸ ROE: 25% | ROIC: 23%
▸ Next earnings: July 28
A business generating that level of free cash flow, trading at a third of its historical multiple, doesn't need a takeover to be interesting
━━ THE SETUP ━━
Completed capitulation + base + live bid + fundamental discount + informed buying in the same window. Multiple independent threads pointing the same direction.
Looking to enter around 48-50, with a long term positional mentality on this trade
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Educational content. Not financial advice. Investing carries risk of loss. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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