Markets Brief

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Last updated 5:02 AM PT

Market Value

$65,147.00

Cost $66,016.63

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

-$869.63

-1.32%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$102.85
Total Gain %
0.55%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $933.44 · Value $18,668.80 · Total Cost $18,565.95

Memory is still an AI semi winner, but Nvidia’s warning says watch customer concentration and HBM supply tightness because that is where margins can get pinched fast. I’d stay long, buy weakness in pieces, and treat that $1300 call as a bull-case marker, not a reason to chase a flat tape.

NVDA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$188.38
Total Gain %
-4.15%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $217.44 · Value $4,348.80 · Total Cost $4,537.18

AI semis are still the center of the market, and NVDA at $217 is about earnings power catching the stock, not a flat tape. I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces, because the real constraint is supply chain capacity, HBM, CoWoS, power, and demand still looks bigger than the Street can model.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,849.05
Total Gain %
-10.74%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $1,536.87 · Value $15,368.70 · Total Cost $17,217.75

Storage is the AI toll road here, and SanDisk at seven times forward earnings says the market is pricing this like a busted memory cycle, not a sustained NAND demand story. I like owning the weakness in pieces, but position size matters because memory is cyclical and this headline tape has no real catalyst yet.

Other holdings

SKHY

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$331.25
Total Gain %
2.10%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $160.78 · Value $16,078.00 · Total Cost $15,746.75

Memory is the sector story, and SK hynix is sitting in the sweet spot: HBM demand, AI server spend, and tight advanced packaging supply keep pricing power alive. I like this name on weakness, but after a quiet tape and a small gain in the position, this is an own-it-don't-trade-it holding.

TSLA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$733.70
Total Gain %
7.37%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $356.09 · Value $10,682.70 · Total Cost $9,949.00

Autos are not the prize here; autonomy, energy storage, and margin recovery are the whole ballgame for TSLA. I like staying long, but I would not chase a flat tape at $356.09 without cleaner evidence that volumes and pricing are turning in Tesla’s favor.

Watchlist

AVGO

BROADCOM INC COM

$369.68 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis first: AVGO is an AI infrastructure tollbooth, but this flat tape says the market wants proof in custom silicon orders, networking demand, and margin durability. Watch HBM, CoWoS, optical, and hyperscaler concentration; I like the name on real weakness, not on a mixed-signal technical squiggle.

CBRS

CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC COM CL A

$172.62 $0.00 (0.00%)

AI compute is the hottest tape in tech, but CBRS has a backlog quality problem if one customer is doing the heavy lifting. Watch customer concentration, gross margin delivery, and whether Cerebras can turn hype into repeat orders before I call this a real franchise.

GLW

CORNING INC COM

$145.56 $0.00 (0.00%)

Glass and optical are the story: if AI data-center spend keeps pulling fiber, connectivity, and specialty glass demand higher, GLW can work off this underperformance fast. Watch margins and optical orders first; I like the setup only if the comeback is backed by real volume, not just a relief bounce.

GOOGL

ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A

$335.02 $0.00 (0.00%)

GOOGL is still an AI and cloud scale story first, but this headline is congressional-flow noise, not a thesis changer. Watch capex efficiency, Gemini monetization, search share, and cloud margins; I like the name on weakness, but the setup needs fundamentals, not politician tape.

IRDM

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM

$46.72 $0.00 (0.00%)

Satellite connectivity is still a real theme, but IRDM needs a fresh catalyst because flat tape with no headlines means the trade is not on yet. Watch subscriber growth, government revenue durability, and capex discipline; I like it only if fundamentals re-accelerate, not just because space is hot.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$868.95 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical is the sector tell, and LITE only works if AI datacenter demand keeps pulling through high-margin components without a supply-chain squeeze in lasers and transceivers. One insider sale does not change the setup, but at this kind of move I want fresh orders, margin expansion, and clean guidance before saying the trade is on.

LRCX

LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW

$290.20 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semi equipment is still the toll road for AI capex, and Lam lives right in the wafer-fab spending cycle where memory, HBM, and advanced logic demand matter. At $290, I’d watch whether orders and margins confirm undervaluation, because if memory spending keeps firming, this setup gets interesting fast.

PLTR

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A

$179.92 $0.00 (0.00%)

PLTR is still a premium-multiple AI/software story, so the watch is simple: revenue durability, government-to-commercial spillover, and whether margins keep justifying the price. At $179.92 with no move today, the setup has not changed; I like the business, but the stock has to grow into the multiple before the trade is on.

PWR

QUANTA SVCS INC COM

$611.39 $0.00 (0.00%)

Power infrastructure is the cleaner secular lane here: grid hardening, data-center load, renewables interconnects, and utility capex all keep Quanta in the sweet spot. Watch backlog quality and margins versus Jacobs’ broader infrastructure mix; I like PWR on weakness, but at $611 the setup needs earnings support, not hype.

Q

QNITY ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK

$115.49 $0.00 (0.00%)

Chip materials are guilty until proven innocent when the whole semi complex is weak, and Qnity needs orders, margins, and customer pull-through to talk louder than the tape. Watch the next update for HBM, advanced packaging, and fab utilization leverage; if that shows up, the setup improves, but right now the trade is not on.

SIMO

SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP SPONSORED ADR

$237.35 $0.00 (0.00%)

SIMO is a NAND controller name, so the setup lives or dies on flash pricing, PC/mobile demand, and whether customers are building inventory or cutting orders. With no real news in that headline and a flat tape today, I’d watch the next guide for margin strength and design-win traction before saying the trade is on.