Markets Brief

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Last updated 5:06 AM PT

Market Value

$206,250.44

Cost $181,378.71

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

$24,871.73

13.71%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$11,850.20
Total Gain %
58.39%

Qty # 40 · Last Price $803.63 · Value $32,145.20 · Total Cost $20,295.00

Memory is still the AI toll road, but after a 58% run the fear headline matters because DRAM/NAND cyclicals punish late buyers when supply catches up. I’d stay long the core, trim a little strength, and only add on weakness tied to HBM demand and pricing, not hype.

NVDA

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$570.80
Total Gain %
5.32%

Qty # 50 · Last Price $225.83 · Value $11,291.50 · Total Cost $10,720.70

Semis are the leadership group and NVDA is still the cleanest AI toll road: demand, pricing power, and ecosystem control beat the China noise. I like this name here, but after an all-time high and a +5.32% position gain, buy weakness in pieces and own it, don’t trade it.

Hyperscaler

GOOGL

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$7,607.16
Total Gain %
14.41%

Qty # 150 · Last Price $402.62 · Value $60,393.00 · Total Cost $52,785.84

GOOGL is still a hyperscaler I want to own, not trade, because Isomorphic’s $2.1B raise says Alphabet is turning AI capex into platform leverage beyond search and cloud. The Micron headline is the tell on the stack: AI supply names are priced for perfection, while GOOGL still gives Marco infrastructure, models, cloud, ads cash flow, and biotech optionality in one name.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

GLW

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$2,610.74
Total Gain %
14.47%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $206.51 · Value $20,651.00 · Total Cost $18,040.26

Materials and optical infrastructure are still the AI buildout trade, and Cramer is right in the headline: don't dump an AI leader just because it slipped from a high. GLW is a stay-long name here, with the real story in fiber demand, data-center glass, and power-heavy AI capex, so I'd buy weakness in pieces rather than chase flat tape.

PWR

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$201.22
Total Gain %
5.49%

Qty # 5 · Last Price $773.72 · Value $3,868.60 · Total Cost $3,667.38

Power infrastructure is still the choke point for AI, and PWR sits right in the grid, utility hardening, and data-center power spend lane. No fresh headline means no new catalyst today, so stay long and buy weakness in pieces, because the AI buildout needs electrons before it needs another model.

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$2,543.19
Total Gain %
15.63%

Qty # 13 · Last Price $1,447.23 · Value $18,813.99 · Total Cost $16,270.80

Storage is back in the AI trade because the bottleneck is memory, not just GPUs, and SNDK rides that capex wave with Micron and the DRAM complex. I like the setup, but after +15.63% in the position I’d let it run and buy weakness in pieces, not chase flat tape.

AI thematic & data

RDDT

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$335.85
Total Gain %
-6.77%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $154.12 · Value $4,623.60 · Total Cost $4,959.45

RDDT is an AI data asset first and a social media stock second, and these headlines reinforce the moat: retail communities create proprietary, high-signal behavior data that AI customers want. I like the thematic long, but at down 6.77% in the position I’d buy weakness in pieces only if data licensing and ad margins keep proving out.

Other holdings

AMZN

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$151.88
Total Gain %
-2.20%

Qty # 25 · Last Price $270.13 · Value $6,753.25 · Total Cost $6,905.13

Retail noise is nothing; the real story is Amazon opening the logistics machine to outside shippers, turning fixed-cost fulfillment into a higher-utilization services business. Stay long AMZN, because AWS and ads pay the bills while supply chain services can quietly lift margins over time.

ASML

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$333.80
Total Gain %
4.41%

Qty # 5 · Last Price $1,581.58 · Value $7,907.90 · Total Cost $7,574.10

ASML is the tollbooth on leading-edge semis, but with no fresh catalyst and a flat tape, the trade is patience, not action. Stay long if this is a strategic holding, but I would only add on real weakness because EUV demand is great while customer concentration and capex timing still matter.

BE

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$127.40
Total Gain %
-4.21%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $289.76 · Value $2,897.60 · Total Cost $3,025.00

Clean power stays a capex story, and BE needs visible backlog conversion plus margin discipline before it earns more capital. No fresh catalyst, position still negative, so I’d hold the line and wait for proof before adding.

INTC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$474.60
Total Gain %
-5.34%

Qty # 70 · Last Price $120.29 · Value $8,420.30 · Total Cost $8,894.90

Semis are catching an AI rebound bid, but Intel is still a proof-me story until margins, foundry utilization, and customer wins show up in the numbers. I would not chase a flat tape here; hold the line, demand execution, and buy only on real weakness because the trade is on only if AI capex starts pulling Intel back into relevance.

NXPI

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$50.10
Total Gain %
0.85%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $298.41 · Value $5,968.20 · Total Cost $5,918.10

Autos and industrial semis are the read-through here, and NXPI is a quality cyclical but not a must-add with no fresh catalyst and the stock already near highs. I’d stay long, let the position work, and only buy weakness if margins and auto demand keep holding up.

Q

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$140.40
Total Gain %
4.53%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $162.02 · Value $3,240.40 · Total Cost $3,100.00

No fresh tape, so this stays in the other-holdings bucket and the +4.53% gain is not enough to force action. I’d hold it steady, but I want a real catalyst before adding because quiet names need earnings power, margin expansion, or a clean demand story to earn more capital.

STM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$376.50
Total Gain %
6.31%

Qty # 100 · Last Price $63.39 · Value $6,339.00 · Total Cost $5,962.50

Semis are still the sector, but STM without fresh catalysts is a hold, not a chase, with margin leverage tied to auto and industrial demand coming back. I’d stay long, keep it sized as a second-tier semi holding, and only add on real weakness unless we get hard evidence of order acceleration.

TSM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$111.80
Total Gain %
-1.38%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $399.80 · Value $7,996.00 · Total Cost $8,107.80

Semis first, and TSM is still the toll road for AI capex: Nvidia, custom silicon, HBM packaging, CoWoS, all roads run through Hsinchu. I like this name here on weakness in pieces, but the valuation is already paying you for perfection, so own it, don't trade it.

WDC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$210.85
Total Gain %
-4.09%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $494.09 · Value $4,940.90 · Total Cost $5,151.75

Storage is a no-read today because these headlines are not WDC fundamentals, they are ticker-noise and unrelated Western names. For the Other holdings sleeve, I’d stay disciplined: keep it on a short leash, wait for real data on NAND pricing, cloud demand, and margin expansion before adding.

Watchlist

AMAT

APPLIED MATLS INC COM

$436.61 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semi equipment is still a capex call, and AMAT needs memory strength plus foundry spending to keep the setup alive. Micron’s signal helps the group, but for AMAT I’m watching HBM, advanced packaging, and China restriction risk before saying the trade is on.

AMD

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM

$445.50 $0.00 (0.00%)

AMD gets a second-derivative read from Micron: if memory strength is real, AI server demand is still pulling through the stack, and that keeps the setup alive. Watch HBM supply, MI300/MI350 traction, and gross margin leverage, because the trade is on only if AMD proves it can convert AI demand into profitable share.

ARM

ARM HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADS

$221.21 $0.00 (0.00%)

ARM is still the CPU royalty tollbooth on AI, but a last-hour Cerebras swing says SoftBank wants more direct accelerator exposure, not just licensing leverage. Watch whether this becomes disciplined ecosystem expansion or expensive empire-building; at $221, I like patience, not chasing.

AVGO

BROADCOM INC COM

$416.79 $0.00 (0.00%)

Broadcom is an AI infrastructure tollbooth: custom silicon, networking, and VMware cash flow give it real earnings power, not just hype. Watch the next guide for AI backlog, gross margin durability, and whether CoWoS/HBM constraints pinch deliveries; I like this name on weakness, booyah.

GEV

GE VERNOVA INC COM

$1,062.57 $0.00 (0.00%)

Power equipment is still the quiet AI infrastructure trade, and GEV lives where grid capacity, turbines, and electrification bottlenecks matter more than one flat tape. Watch orders, margins, and grid capex commentary; I like the setup on weakness, but the trade is on only if demand keeps outrunning supply.

IRDM

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM

$43.09 $0.00 (0.00%)

Satellite communications is a niche infrastructure story, and with no fresh headlines the setup is about execution, subscriber growth, and whether margins can keep compounding. I’d watch free cash flow and leverage first; if those stay clean, IRDM remains a steady “own it, don’t chase it” watchlist name.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$1,030.37 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical is still a capex derivative: LITE only works if AI data-center spend keeps pulling demand through transceivers, lasers, and supply-chain bottlenecks without margin leakage. No fresh headlines means no chase; watch orders, gross margin, and whether the optical cycle broadens beyond a few hyperscale customers.

LRCX

LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW

$295.44 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semicap equipment is still a capex-cycle call, and LRCX lives or dies on memory spending, China controls, and whether HBM-driven wafer intensity keeps orders firm. No fresh tape, no change in setup: I like watching for pullbacks tied to margin commentary and backlog quality, because the trade is on only if memory capex keeps improving.

PLTR

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A

$130.05 $0.00 (0.00%)

PLTR is still a government-AI premium multiple story, and this Ukraine corruption headline is not a direct fundamentals hit unless it starts touching procurement, contract integrity, or allied-government budgets. I like the theme, but at $130 the trade is on expectations, so watch billings, margins, and U.S./NATO deal flow before chasing it.