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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
Options markets are pricing double-digit post-earnings moves across the AI hardware and enterprise software space this morning, even as index internals hold steady in positive gamma above key floor le…
Friday’s tape was defined by severe binary reactions to software earnings, with Atlassian and Doximity surging on massive gaps. But the dominant macro driver was a surprise contraction in the July job…
A wave of analyst downgrades is punishing The Trade Desk after a disastrous earnings report, underscoring the market's brutal response to missed guidance. Elsewhere, positive FDA approvals are providi…
Today on The Tape Reader: The highly anticipated $99 billion SpaceX lock-up expiration officially hits the market today, creating a massive liquidity test. Across the rest of the tape, software earnin…
The Q2 earnings season is turning into a brutal sorting mechanism for capital expenditure. The market is increasingly unforgiving of massive AI budgets, creating a stark divergence: Palantir was rewar…
Dealmakers are stepping in to consolidate the pharmaceutical supply chain just as Big Tech earnings take over the tape. KKR and Curium announced massive acquisitions Monday, contrasting with a blocked…
A sudden de-escalation in the Middle East is rapidly altering the macro landscape. Oil crashed overnight as diplomatic talks replaced military threats, erasing a significant war-risk premium and easin…
The market is handing out harsh lessons in fiscal discipline. Telus cratered after a dividend cut and a massive writedown, while Apple warned that surging memory prices are now directly hitting its gr…
Amazon's blockbuster quarter just injected a massive dose of relief into the AI trade, providing the exact proof of monetization the market has been demanding. Coupled with the forced liquidation of a…
Big Tech earnings have formalized a new set of rules for the AI trade. Investors have shifted from underwriting blind ambition to demanding pristine execution and free cash flow, creating a violent di…