Rocket Lab surged 34% on May 8 — the largest single-day move in company history. Q1 revenue $200.3M (+63.5% YoY), backlog $2.2B (+108% YoY, doubled), GAAP gross margin 38.2% (record), Q2 guide $232.5M (+70% YoY, 10-15% above consensus). The market admitted three things at once: Neutron demand is signed (5 contracts including the largest deal in company history), vertical integration is producing margin (M&A flywheel intact), and RKLB has graduated from small-sat launcher to mission-critical national security infrastructure. Neutron maiden flight in Dec 2026 is the binary event. The only investable pure-play space alpha in public markets.
Senate Banking Committee votes Thursday May 14 on the first U.S. crypto market structure bill — the first such committee vote in U.S. history. Three scenarios (60/25/15), Polymarket calibration (62% off the 75% high), what the 309-page bill actually says, why the real trade is Circle (CRCL), and the structure to play it.
Six photonics names reported in nine days. All beat. Half sold off anyway. NVDA committed up to $3.2B to GLW; LITE joins the Nasdaq-100 on May 18; NOK raised optical guidance 800bps mid-cycle. The original 8-name framework is now 14 names across 6 tiers: GLW #1 (catalyst), LITE #2 (index inclusion), COHR #3 (highest quality), NOK #4 (structural value). Two whole tiers added: foundry (TSEM) and optical DSP (MRVL/CRDO/ALAB).
Five weeks ago I ranked 8 photonics companies. Last night, Mag-7 Q1 2026 raised combined 2026 capex to $695-725B. 7 of 8 names unchanged in ranking, 1 trimmed (LITE short-term), 2 internal weight tweaks — but conviction in every name went up.
Gold crashed from $5,321 to $4,520. Where is the bottom? Using AISC survival line + bear market multiple framework to estimate bottoms for 10 precious metals stocks across four gold price scenarios ($3,500/$4,000/$4,500/$5,500+). Includes detailed calculation methodology and staged entry strategy.
Central bank de-dollarization x Hormuz crisis safe haven x Silver industrial supply deficit. 10 precious metals stocks analyzed — gold miners, streamers, and silver plays.
China rare earth weapon x Copper supercycle x Defense reshoring. 10 critical minerals stocks analyzed from mega-cap diversified miners to US rare earth pure-plays.
State-sponsored cyber escalation x $102B M&A wave x Platform consolidation. Full analysis of 9 cybersecurity stocks amid Iran cyber retaliation and Volt Typhoon.
Hormuz Crisis x US Energy Dominance x Europe Double Squeeze x Asian Demand Wave. Full value chain analysis of 10 LNG stocks covering upstream gas, liquefaction, shipping, pipelines, and equipment.
U.S.-Iran conflict pushes oil past $100. MU surges +17% on HBM supercycle. BTC rallies +7.56% as digital gold war hedge. SPY posts 4th straight weekly loss at $662.29. FOMC (3/17-18) is next week's critical event.
NFP collapsed -92K jobs, 15% global tariffs took effect, oil surged past $90. Only mega-cap tech (AMZN +4.23%, MSFT +4.10%) served as safe havens in a Quality Flight pattern. SPY -0.93%, IWM -2.68%, VIX surged to 28. Crypto decoupled with BTC +3.58%. CPI 3/11 and FOMC 3/17-18 loom large.
NVDA beat estimates by $2B and dropped -7.42%. New 15% global tariffs hit. PCE at 2.7%. Risk-Off rotation confirmed with defensives (XLU +2.71%, XLP +2.66%) dominating while tech and financials sold off. Full analysis, sector leaderboard, crypto, global markets, and March 4 tariff execution preview.
Week in Focus: AAPL crashes -7.96% on Siri AI delays, XLU Utilities surge +7.22%, Financials tank -4.49%, CPI cools to 2.4%. All four major indices declined as defensive rotation reaches extreme levels.
Rebuilding the 1929 crash in spreadsheets reveals a mass liquidation event disturbingly similar to modern flash crashes. From 10% margin's negative convexity to Stock Pool manipulation, 4-hour ticker tape delays, and failed rescue operations — the primitive algorithms of a century ago share the same DNA as today's 0DTE gamma squeezes.
A Davos moment reframed through Achilles: how Trump’s pressure-and-withdrawal tactics mirror Homer’s hero and what that means for markets, volatility, and capital flows.