Markets Brief

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Last updated 5:06 AM PT

Market Value

$207,395.21

Cost $239,993.08

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

-$32,597.87

-13.58%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,256.30
Total Gain %
-6.73%

Qty # 60 · Last Price $983.12 · Value $58,987.20 · Total Cost $63,243.50

Memory is the AI bottleneck trade: HBM pricing, tight server DRAM, and disciplined NAND supply give Micron the operating leverage. I like this name here; stay long, buy weakness in pieces, because SK Hynix ETF heat is noise and the margin cycle is the signal.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$5,196.80
Total Gain %
-22.82%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $1,757.82 · Value $17,578.20 · Total Cost $22,775.00

Storage is the sector tell: SK Hynix whiplash says hot money is moving the group, but the AI buildout still needs NAND, HBM, and data-center storage. Stay long SNDK, buy weakness in pieces, and demand margin proof before calling it more than a beta trade.

Other holdings

AMAT

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$2,048.90
Total Gain %
-6.44%

Qty # 50 · Last Price $595.70 · Value $29,785.00 · Total Cost $31,833.90

Semicap is where the AI capex dollars turn into tools, and AMAT should print cash if foundry, memory, HBM, and advanced packaging spend stays hot. Down 6.44% in the position with the stock flat today, I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces: the trade is on while margins and capex budgets hold.

AMD

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$579.00
Total Gain %
-5.02%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $548.13 · Value $10,962.60 · Total Cost $11,541.60

Semis first: TSMC’s 36% sales jump says AI compute demand is still hot, but AMD needs leading-edge wafers, CoWoS, and HBM to fight Nvidia’s pull. With the position down 5%, I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces because the trade is on if MI demand keeps filling the pipe and margins follow.

BE

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$2,658.00
Total Gain %
-26.69%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $243.40 · Value $7,302.00 · Total Cost $9,960.00

Power/grid is the sector story, and BE is a second-derivative AI power name with real upside if utilities keep missing supply targets. The position is wounded, so I’d buy weakness only in pieces and demand margin execution, because fuel cells need orders, financing discipline, and credible capacity wins before the trade is truly on.

GEV

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$580.25
Total Gain %
-2.13%

Qty # 25 · Last Price $1,066.01 · Value $26,650.25 · Total Cost $27,230.50

Power equipment is the bottleneck, and GEV is the clean way to own grid spend, gas turbines, and service-margin expansion. No fresh headlines, so with the stock flat at $1066.01 and the position down 2.13%, own it, don't trade it, and add only on weakness.

INTC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$3,699.49
Total Gain %
-18.62%

Qty # 150 · Last Price $107.76 · Value $16,164.00 · Total Cost $19,863.49

Semis first: Intel’s $5.7B Ireland AI manufacturing spend is a strategic capacity shot, but it is also heavy capex landing before margins and customer wins are obvious. At $107.76 with the holding down 18.62%, I’d stay disciplined and wait for foundry utilization, AI demand, and cost control to show up before adding.

MRVL

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$7,768.40
Total Gain %
-27.96%

Qty # 90 · Last Price $222.44 · Value $20,019.60 · Total Cost $27,788.00

Semis first: MRVL is an AI infrastructure name tied to custom silicon, optical, and data-center capex, but with no fresh headline and a -27.96% position loss, the trade is not on. Hold the core, do not chase, and make the company earn new money with margin leverage and cleaner AI revenue conversion.

SPCX

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$147.65
Total Gain %
-35.17%

Qty # 2 · Last Price $136.08 · Value $272.16 · Total Cost $419.81

Space is not getting paid for stories today; SPCX still has to prove Starlink margins, launch cadence, and capital discipline. I would not chase a bounce, but buy weakness in pieces near the IPO line and own it, don’t trade it.

TSM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,120.20
Total Gain %
-11.76%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $420.39 · Value $8,407.80 · Total Cost $9,528.00

Semis first: TSM is the AI foundry toll road, and margins, CoWoS capacity, HBM attach, and Nvidia/Apple concentration matter far more than recycled fund-position headlines. At -11.76% in the position, I stay long and buy weakness in pieces because the capex cycle is funding the next choke point, not breaking the thesis.

WDC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,542.88
Total Gain %
-28.74%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $563.32 · Value $11,266.40 · Total Cost $15,809.28

Storage is not the clean AI trade; SK Hynix’s leveraged ETF pop is flow, not a margin catalyst for WDC. At down 28.74%, I’d trim rallies unless NAND/HDD pricing and hyperscaler storage orders show real follow-through.

Watchlist

BE

BLOOM ENERGY CORP COM CL A

$243.40 $0.00 (0.00%)

Fuel cells and behind-the-meter power are the story, and BE needs real data-center/grid-power orders plus margin proof before the trade is on. This Disney headline is noise for this ticker; watch backlog quality, service margins, and hyperscaler power-bottleneck commentary, because that is what makes Bloom matter.

GLW

CORNING INC COM

$187.64 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh tape means no catalyst, so watch optical fiber, display glass, and margin leverage off AI data-center capex. GLW is not a chase here; I want a real order inflection before I say the trade is on.

GOOGL

ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A

$359.51 $0.00 (0.00%)

Mega-cap AI is still about cloud margins, ad demand, and TPU capex discipline, and Buffett initiating Berkshire’s Alphabet stake puts a quality stamp on the setup. At $359.51 on a flat tape, I’d watch Google Cloud growth and whether AI capex converts into operating leverage; I like this name on weakness, booyah.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$814.80 $0.00 (0.00%)

LITE is optical, AI data-center plumbing, so watch 800G/1.6T demand, hyperscaler capex, and margin leverage. No fresh headlines and a flat tape mean nothing changed; I’d wait for order visibility before saying the trade is on.

PWR

QUANTA SVCS INC COM

$660.94 $0.00 (0.00%)

Power infrastructure is still the bull case: grid hardening, data-center load, and utility capex keep Quanta in the right lane. With no fresh news and a flat tape at $660.94, I’d watch backlog quality and margins before chasing; buy weakness in pieces if the capex cycle stays intact.

Q

QNITY ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK

$141.67 $0.00 (0.00%)

Q has no fresh catalyst, so the flat tape changes nothing: watch earnings, margins, and customer demand before getting excited. The trade is on hold, not on; I would not chase $141.67 without a real sector tailwind or company-specific headline.

RDDT

REDDIT INC CL A

$203.27 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh headlines means no reason to chase a flat tape in internet ads; watch DAU growth, ad pricing, AI data licensing, and margin leverage. I like the story, but at $203 the trade is on only if Reddit keeps converting community traffic into high-margin revenue.

SIMO

SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP SPONSORED ADR

$308.41 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical is hot because AI clusters need faster, lower-power links, but this headline is SILITH/UMC, not a clean SIMO catalyst from what you gave me. Watch for actual SIMO design wins or controller attach in the data-center supply chain; until then I would track it, not chase it.

TSM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACT SPONSORED ADS

$420.39 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis are still the AI-infrastructure toll booth, and TSM is the cleanest foundry read with CoWoS packaging and leading-edge capacity as the pinch points. A flat tape at $420.39 changes nothing: I like this name on weakness, but the trade is margins and capex discipline, not a fund-holding headline.