Markets Brief

Friday, May 15, 2026

Last updated 5:04 AM PT

Market Value

$196,867.81

Cost $172,483.81

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

$24,384.00

14.14%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$10,745.40
Total Gain %
52.95%

Qty # 40 · Last Price $776.01 · Value $31,040.40 · Total Cost $20,295.00

Memory is still the AI tollbooth, but that $100 billion wipeout says the market is testing whether HBM pricing, capex discipline, and margins can stay hot beyond this cycle. I stay long the thesis, but after a 52.95% gain I’d trim a slice into strength and buy weakness in pieces because MU is a cyclical beast, not a sleep-at-night compounder.

NVDA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$1,066.30
Total Gain %
9.95%

Qty # 50 · Last Price $235.74 · Value $11,787.00 · Total Cost $10,720.70

AI semis are still the leadership group, and NVDA at $235.74 with a nearly 10% position gain is acting like the market believes Blackwell demand, HBM supply, and China access are still working. Christopher Rolland says buckle up, and I agree with the read: stay long, buy weakness in pieces, own it don’t trade it.

Hyperscaler

GOOGL

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$7,374.66
Total Gain %
13.97%

Qty # 150 · Last Price $401.07 · Value $60,160.50 · Total Cost $52,785.84

GOOGL is still a hyperscaler winner, but at 28x forward earnings and a premium multiple, the easy money is no longer the point. Stay long, own it don’t trade it, because AI infrastructure plus Isomorphic’s drug-discovery optionality keeps the fundamentals broadening beyond search.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

GLW

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$2,787.74
Total Gain %
15.45%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $208.28 · Value $20,828.00 · Total Cost $18,040.26

No GLW-specific headline here, so I am not changing the AI-infrastructure thesis on fiber, optical, power, and data-center glass demand. Stay long, but after a 15% gain I would trim only if position size is too big; otherwise own it, don’t trade it.

PWR

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$233.02
Total Gain %
6.35%

Qty # 5 · Last Price $780.08 · Value $3,900.40 · Total Cost $3,667.38

PWR is still an AI infrastructure pick, but this headline is industrial power demand first: Toyota’s $2bn Texas spend means more grid work, substations, and utility hardening in Quanta’s wheelhouse. Up 6.35% in the position, I stay long and buy weakness in pieces because the trade is on where power capacity is the bottleneck.

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$1,704.56
Total Gain %
10.48%

Qty # 13 · Last Price $1,382.72 · Value $17,975.36 · Total Cost $16,270.80

Storage is a second-derivative AI winner, and SNDK still fits the buildout thesis because models need cheap capacity next to expensive compute. Up 10% in the position with no fresh company-specific headline, I’d stay long but stop chasing here; buy weakness in pieces if AI capex keeps pulling storage, fiber, and power higher.

AI thematic & data

RDDT

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$270.15
Total Gain %
-5.45%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $156.31 · Value $4,689.30 · Total Cost $4,959.45

Social media and AI data monetization are the sector call, and Reddit still has the scarce corpus every model builder wants, but this headline is governance noise, not a catalyst. I like RDDT only on weakness in pieces here because the real upside comes from licensing leverage, ad margin expansion, and keeping user trust intact.

Other holdings

AMZN

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$224.63
Total Gain %
-3.25%

Qty # 25 · Last Price $267.22 · Value $6,680.50 · Total Cost $6,905.13

Cloud and AI are the story: AWS monetization, custom silicon, and capex discipline can push Amazon toward that $3 trillion club if margins keep expanding. I like AMZN here as an own-it-don’t-trade-it holding, but buy weakness in pieces because the stock already reflects a lot of AI optimism.

ASML

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$348.45
Total Gain %
4.60%

Qty # 5 · Last Price $1,584.51 · Value $7,922.55 · Total Cost $7,574.10

ASML is still the tollbooth on leading-edge chips, but with no fresh catalyst and a flat tape, this is an own it, don't trade it setup. I stay long, watch China restrictions and customer capex, and buy real weakness only if the EUV backlog and margin story stay intact.

BE

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$9.10
Total Gain %
0.30%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $303.41 · Value $3,034.10 · Total Cost $3,025.00

Clean power has no real read from a remote-work productivity headline, so BE stays a fundamentals story: margins, backlog quality, grid power demand, and execution. I like the theme, but at $303 this is not a chase; stay long only if the order book and margin trajectory keep proving it.

NXPI

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$34.70
Total Gain %
-0.59%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $294.17 · Value $5,883.40 · Total Cost $5,918.10

Autos are the whole read for NXPI, and Toyota pouring $2bn into Texas hybrids is good demand texture for a chip book tied to vehicle content, electrification, and power management. I like the setup as a steady industrial semiconductor holding, but with the position flat and no fresh margin catalyst in the headline, own it, don’t chase it.

Q

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$182.40
Total Gain %
5.88%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $164.12 · Value $3,282.40 · Total Cost $3,100.00

No fresh tape means no new catalyst, so Q stays in the other-holdings bucket unless fundamentals force a re-rate. Up 5.88% in the position, I’d hold it tight but keep fresh money for higher-conviction names with clearer margin or demand momentum.

STM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$475.50
Total Gain %
7.97%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $64.38 · Value $6,438.00 · Total Cost $5,962.50

Semis first: with no fresh STM headlines and the stock flat at $64.38, this is a hold, not a chase. I’d stay long but keep it on a short leash because margins and auto/industrial demand have to prove they can reaccelerate before this becomes more than an “other holdings” name.

TSM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$246.60
Total Gain %
3.04%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $417.72 · Value $8,354.40 · Total Cost $8,107.80

Semis are still the tell, and TSM is the toll road on AI compute, but after this kind of share-price momentum the margin for error is valuation, not demand. I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces because the real story is capacity, CoWoS, advanced nodes, and customer concentration, not a flat tape at $417.72.

WDC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$260.25
Total Gain %
-5.05%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $489.15 · Value $4,891.50 · Total Cost $5,151.75

Storage is still a cyclical call, and without fresh headlines the read is simple: NAND and HDD pricing have to keep firming for WDC to earn a higher multiple. I would not chase a flat tape here; hold the position, buy weakness only if pricing discipline stays intact, and demand margin follow-through.

Watchlist

AMD

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM

$449.70 $0.00 (0.00%)

Memory is still the tell for AI semis, and Micron’s HBM cycle matters because AMD needs tight supply and strong customer demand to keep the accelerator story alive. For AMD, I’d watch MI300/MI350 traction, gross margins, and whether hyperscaler capex keeps flowing; the trade is on only if AI revenue proves it can scale beyond the Nvidia shadow.

ARM

ARM HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADS

$228.50 $0.00 (0.00%)

ARM is still the clean royalty tollbooth on AI compute, but a last-hour Cerebras push says SoftBank wants more direct silicon leverage, not just licensing economics. Watch whether ARM can keep pricing power without taking on capex-heavy chip risk; I like the asset, but at $228.50 the setup needs earnings proof, not deal chatter.

AVGO

BROADCOM INC COM

$439.79 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis and networking are the tell: Cisco’s AI infrastructure order strength says hyperscaler capex is still flowing, and that is good read-through for Broadcom’s silicon, switching, and custom AI franchises. Watch AI order durability and supply-chain capacity, especially advanced packaging and networking bottlenecks; I like this name on weakness, but at this move you stay disciplined.

CHAT

ROUNDHILL GENERATIVE AI & TECHNOLOGY ETF

$88.78 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh headlines means no catalyst, so this is software watchlist discipline, not a chase. I’d watch revenue durability, margin leverage, and AI spend efficiency; without proof, the trade is on pause.

GEV

GE VERNOVA INC COM

$1,090.53 $0.00 (0.00%)

GEV is the cleanest grid-power derivative when Ford is suddenly getting bid for chasing AI hyperscaler energy, because the market is paying up for anything tied to turbines, electrification, and power bottlenecks. Watch backlog quality, gas turbine margins, and utility capex durability; I like this theme, but after this monster run you buy weakness in pieces, not a flat print at $1090.53.

IRDM

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM

$43.43 $0.00 (0.00%)

Satellite connectivity has a real aviation angle here, and that $367M Iridium-Aireon deal is the kind of contracted demand I want to see in this group. Watch backlog quality, free cash flow, and whether aviation data revenue can scale without capex eating the story.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$1,001.81 $0.00 (0.00%)

LITE is an optical/datacenter supply-chain watch, and without fresh headlines the setup is all about AI demand converting into margins, not just multiple expansion. I want confirmation on coherent optics, customer concentration, and capacity discipline before saying the trade is on.

LRCX

LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW

$299.15 $0.00 (0.00%)

Ignore that headline for LRCX; it is apparel noise, not wafer-fab equipment signal. Watch memory capex, China restrictions, and foundry orders because if NAND and DRAM spend turn up, Lam is exactly the kind of semi equipment name where the trade is on.

MRVL

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC COM

$182.58 $0.00 (0.00%)

MRVL is still an AI infrastructure watchlist name, but the setup lives or dies on custom silicon ramps, optical demand, and whether margins expand as cloud capex keeps flowing. Wolfe is calling it the best AI chip stock to buy, and I like watching for pullbacks because the trade is on when orders, not hype, start showing through.

SIMO

SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP SPONSORED ADR

$263.85 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis first: SIMO is a controller-cycle name, so watch NAND demand, inventory digestion, and whether margins can hold if pricing gets sloppy. Cramer only flagged it in lightning-round context here, so no victory lap; I like it only on proof the memory cycle is firming, not on a flat tape at $263.85.