Markets Brief

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Last updated 5:10 AM PT

Market Value

$200,353.28

Cost $239,993.08

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

-$39,639.80

-16.52%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$7,023.50
Total Gain %
-11.11%

Qty # 60 · Last Price $937.00 · Value $56,220.00 · Total Cost $63,243.50

Memory is the AI toll road: HBM demand, data-center capex, and tighter DRAM supply make Micron a cash-machine story, while the chip-war headline flags China exposure and customer concentration as the real pressure points. Down 11%, I’d buy weakness in pieces, not chase a vertical move; own it, don’t trade it, booyah.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$6,035.30
Total Gain %
-26.50%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $1,673.97 · Value $16,739.70 · Total Cost $22,775.00

Storage is still in the AI trade, and Sandisk has the NAND pricing, data-center SSD demand, and capex cycle behind it. With Marco down 26.5%, I’d buy weakness in pieces and own it, don’t trade it.

Other holdings

AMAT

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$3,064.40
Total Gain %
-9.63%

Qty # 50 · Last Price $575.39 · Value $28,769.50 · Total Cost $31,833.90

Semi equipment is the AI tollbooth, and AMAT gets paid as memory, foundry, and advanced packaging capex turns into cash flow. At a 9.63% drawdown I’d buy weakness in pieces and own it, don’t trade it, because HBM and CoWoS spending keeps the cycle alive.

AMD

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$853.80
Total Gain %
-7.40%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $534.39 · Value $10,687.80 · Total Cost $11,541.60

Semis are still the game, and these headlines say AI capex is alive, but AMD needs TSM capacity, HBM supply, and real data-center margin leverage before the multiple deserves more love. At -7.4% I would not panic-sell a flat tape, but I would buy weakness only in pieces and demand proof that MI-series share gains are turning into gross-margin expansion.

BE

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$2,955.30
Total Gain %
-29.67%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $233.49 · Value $7,004.70 · Total Cost $9,960.00

Clean power is a show-me sector, and with no fresh headlines BE has no new order, margin, or grid-power catalyst to change the tape. Down 29.67% in the position, stay disciplined: no averaging down until backlog conversion and gross margin durability are real.

GEV

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,165.50
Total Gain %
-4.28%

Qty # 25 · Last Price $1,042.60 · Value $26,065.00 · Total Cost $27,230.50

No fresh tape means no new read: GEV is still a grid-power and gas-turbine capacity story, and the premium multiple only works if margins keep expanding and backlog converts cleanly. Down 4.28% in the position with the stock flat today, I’d stay long but buy weakness only in pieces, because this is a fundamentals name, not a chase.

INTC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,395.49
Total Gain %
-22.13%

Qty # 150 · Last Price $103.12 · Value $15,468.00 · Total Cost $19,863.49

Semis are being rewarded for AI memory and storage, but Intel is still a capex-heavy turnaround, and the Ireland AI build needs real customers and utilization before margins move. At down 22%, I would hold the core, stop adding on headlines, and make Intel prove foundry wins before fresh money goes in.

MRVL

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$8,210.30
Total Gain %
-29.55%

Qty # 90 · Last Price $217.53 · Value $19,577.70 · Total Cost $27,788.00

Semis are in the penalty box, and MRVL has to prove AI networking, custom silicon, and optical demand can outrun legacy weakness and lift margins. At -29.55%, I’d keep this small and buy weakness only in pieces after cleaner data-center orders; the trade is on when fundamentals turn.

SPCX

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$141.53
Total Gain %
-33.71%

Qty # 2 · Last Price $139.14 · Value $278.28 · Total Cost $419.81

Space and launch: SPCX is paying back IPO excess, but the business case still lives in Starlink cash flow, launch cadence, capex discipline, and keeping the supply chain tight. At -33.71% in the position, I’d hold only a core, stop feeding momentum pain, and buy weakness in pieces only after the fundamentals show margin expansion.

TSM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,096.40
Total Gain %
-11.51%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $421.58 · Value $8,431.60 · Total Cost $9,528.00

Semis first: June sales beat says AI demand is still pulling through the foundry, and for TSM the debate is capacity, CoWoS, power, and pricing discipline, not one trust trimming shares. Position is down 11.51%, so own it, don’t trade it: buy weakness in pieces and make the capex cycle prove margins can stay fat.

WDC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,698.28
Total Gain %
-29.72%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $555.55 · Value $11,111.00 · Total Cost $15,809.28

Storage is the sector call here: WDC has already been rewarded for the NAND/HDD rebound and AI data-center demand, but a risk-off tape hits cyclical hardware first. With the position down 29.72%, I'd hold only if pricing recovery and margin expansion are intact, otherwise trim strength because this is a trade, not an own-it-don't-trade-it name.

Watchlist

AMD

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM

$534.39 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis are under pressure because oil shock equals higher rates, tighter multiples, and risk-off before earnings. For AMD, watch data-center GPU demand, gross margin, and supply-chain capacity like HBM and CoWoS; I like the setup only if earnings prove the AI ramp is real.

BE

BLOOM ENERGY CORP COM CL A

$233.49 $0.00 (0.00%)

Clean power and fuel cells are a grid-capacity story, and BE needs proof that demand converts into margin, backlog, and cash flow. With no BE-specific headline here and the stock flat at $233.49, the setup has not changed: watch orders, service margins, and power-scarcity catalysts before chasing.

GLW

CORNING INC COM

$183.11 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical infrastructure is the sector story, and GLW sits in the constrained fiber supply chain as hyperscale capex keeps pulling hard. The flat day changes nothing: watch pricing, capacity expansion, and whether fiber tightness turns into margin leverage, because that is where the trade is on.

PLTR

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A

$130.04 $0.00 (0.00%)

Defense AI is the tape to watch: a Palantir rival landing U.S. deals says federal demand is real, but competition is no longer theoretical. For PLTR, the setup is contract velocity, margins, and AIP pilots turning into paid deployments; I like the sector, not the chase at $130.

PWR

QUANTA SVCS INC COM

$646.70 $0.00 (0.00%)

The grid trade is still on: PWR is a picks-and-shovels way to play utility capex, data-center power demand, and transmission bottlenecks. With no fresh headlines and the stock flat at $646.70, watch backlog quality and margin conversion; I like this name on weakness, not chasing a quiet tape.

Q

QNITY ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK

$140.98 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh tape means the setup has to stand on sector strength, not story fuel. I’d watch margins, demand visibility, and any capex/customer concentration clues before chasing $140.98; booyah only if fundamentals confirm.

RDDT

REDDIT INC CL A

$200.93 $0.00 (0.00%)

Internet platforms first: this Xbox account-rights headline is not an RDDT catalyst, it is a governance reminder for every user-content network. For Reddit, watch ad margins, data licensing, and AI-search referral quality; if those keep scaling without a user trust hit, I like this name here, but this move changes nothing.

SIMO

SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP SPONSORED ADR

$299.51 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis are sector-first today: SILITH's 1.6T silicon photonics platform with UMC is an AI-infrastructure headline, not a clean SIMO demand catalyst. For SIMO, watch NAND controller orders, margins, and customer concentration; flat stock says the trade is not on yet, so track it and wait for a real fundamental print.