Markets Brief

Friday, September 4, 2026

Last updated 5:02 AM PT

Market Value

$66,941.05

Cost $66,016.63

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

$924.42

1.40%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$597.25
Total Gain %
3.22%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $958.16 · Value $19,163.20 · Total Cost $18,565.95

Memory is the AI semi tight-supply trade, and MU still has the right setup because HBM demand, DRAM pricing, and data-center capex are carrying the fundamentals. I like this name here, but after a +3.22% position gain I’d add only on weakness and let Sept. 30 earnings prove the next leg.

NVDA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$31.82
Total Gain %
0.70%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $228.45 · Value $4,569.00 · Total Cost $4,537.18

AI semis are still the trade, and NVDA at 24 times forward earnings is not stretched if AI capex keeps flowing through GPUs, memory, networking, and the data-center stack. I like this name here, but buy weakness in pieces because the real pinch points are supply, HBM, CoWoS, optical, and grid power, not the September tape.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,667.85
Total Gain %
-9.69%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $1,554.99 · Value $15,549.90 · Total Cost $17,217.75

Storage is still in the AI supply chain trade, and SNDK being down 35% with demand conditions intact says buy weakness in pieces, not chase a straight line. The ETF-flow headline is noise, but the fundamental setup is cheap capacity tied to AI data growth, so I like the name here while respecting that the position is still down.

Other holdings

SKHY

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$621.25
Total Gain %
3.95%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $163.68 · Value $16,368.00 · Total Cost $15,746.75

Semis first: SK Hynix is still an AI memory scarcity story, and the market keeps paying for HBM leverage as long as Nvidia-class demand stays tight. I like staying long, but this is no chase at $163.68 after the move; buy weakness in pieces and watch HBM pricing, capex discipline, and customer concentration.

TSLA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$1,341.95
Total Gain %
13.49%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $376.37 · Value $11,290.95 · Total Cost $9,949.00

Autos first, autonomy second: TSLA at $1.5T needs Cybercab to prove unit economics fast, because China recall risk keeps the manufacturing and quality-control story under pressure. I’d stay long but not chase it here; Q2 revenue growth is strong, yet at this valuation margins and execution have to be clean.

Watchlist

AVGO

BROADCOM INC COM

$357.16 $0.00 (0.00%)

AVGO is still an AI infrastructure tollbooth: custom silicon, networking, VMware margins, and the HBM/CoWoS supply chain matter more than one weak tape day. Watch valuation discipline at 61x earnings, but if growth stays near that 60% track, I like this name on weakness, not in a panic.

CBRS

CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC COM CL A

$190.44 $0.00 (0.00%)

AI compute is still the sector with the juice, and Cerebras is moving because the market wants anything tied to next-gen training capacity and alternatives to Nvidia bottlenecks. Watch customer concentration, margins, and whether they can actually secure enough advanced packaging and power to turn hype into revenue; I like the setup only on disciplined pullbacks, not after a reflex rally.

GLW

CORNING INC COM

$146.00 $0.00 (0.00%)

GLW has no real signal in that headline, so do not force a read from an Owens Corning building-products blurb. Watch optical demand, display glass margins, and AI data-center fiber pull-through; that is where the trade gets interesting, booyah.

GOOGL

ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A

$342.26 $0.00 (0.00%)

GOOGL is still an AI-and-ads compounder, and the modest YTD move says the market has not fully paid up for Search cash flow, YouTube scale, and cloud margin upside. Watch capex discipline and AI monetization; if those hold, I like this name on weakness, booyah.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$847.37 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical is still the AI plumbing trade, but this Form 144 is noise unless insider selling broadens or follows weak demand signals. Watch Lumentum for datacenter laser pull-through, margins, and supply discipline; I like the sector setup, but this headline alone does not change the watchlist case.

LRCX

LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW

$292.66 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semicap equipment stays tied to memory capex, HBM, and leading-edge fab intensity, and LRCX is still a quality wafer-fab tool name to watch. The Rule 144 sale is noise unless it clusters; the setup turns on orders, service margins, and whether Samsung/Micron/TSMC keep spending through the cycle.

PLTR

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A

$182.53 $0.00 (0.00%)

PLTR is still the purest AI operating-system story, but at $182 the setup is all about valuation discipline and whether commercial growth keeps outrunning government lumpiness. Watch margins, deal size, and customer expansion; I like the company, but the stock has to earn every point from here.

Q

QNITY ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK

$118.47 $0.00 (0.00%)

Qnity has no real news here, just a small director stock award, so this does not change the watchlist setup. Watch the broader industrials and materials tape, margins, and order visibility before calling the trade on; at $118.47 this is still a prove-it name.