Markets Brief

Monday, July 13, 2026

Last updated 5:08 AM PT

Market Value

$212,150.95

Cost $239,993.08

Day's Gain

$0.00

0.00%

Total Gain

-$27,842.13

-11.60%

AI semis & memory

MU

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,485.50
Total Gain %
-7.09%

Qty # 60 · Last Price $979.30 · Value $58,758.00 · Total Cost $63,243.50

Memory is the AI semi setup that still has legs: HBM tightness, pricing power, and data-center demand matter more than today’s flat tape. I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces; this is own it, don’t trade it unless margins or HBM share crack.

AI buildout — fiber, storage, power

SNDK

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$3,615.80
Total Gain %
-15.88%

Qty # 10 · Last Price $1,915.92 · Value $19,159.20 · Total Cost $22,775.00

Semis and storage are the bottleneck trade, and SNDK sits right in the NAND squeeze as AI data centers keep pulling capacity while supply expands slowly. I’d buy weakness in pieces, not chase a flat print, because pricing power matters more here than the tape and the AI buildout thesis is intact.

Other holdings

AMAT

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$1,708.90
Total Gain %
-5.37%

Qty # 50 · Last Price $602.50 · Value $30,125.00 · Total Cost $31,833.90

Semicap is still a capex cycle call, and without fresh AMAT headlines the read is simple: margins and China exposure matter more than the flat tape today. At a 5.37% position drawdown I’d stay long, but buy weakness only in pieces until wafer fab equipment orders and HBM-driven packaging demand show cleaner momentum.

AMD

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$383.80
Total Gain %
-3.33%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $557.89 · Value $11,157.80 · Total Cost $11,541.60

Semis first: this Radeon leak says AMD is finally pushing FSR toward Nvidia-style AI frames, but gaming is still secondary to MI-series data-center share, HBM supply, CoWoS slots, and gross margin. I like AMD on weakness in pieces, not as a chase, because the stock needs real AI accelerator traction to earn more than a booyah on driver optionality.

BE

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$2,621.70
Total Gain %
-26.32%

Qty # 30 · Last Price $244.61 · Value $7,338.30 · Total Cost $9,960.00

Clean power first: Bloom needs data-center grid demand, service margins, and execution to carry the stock, and this AI-lending headline is noise for BE. At a 26% position loss, I would not average down here; I’d trim strength and keep only a starter until margins and contracted power backlog prove the thesis.

GEV

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
$58.75
Total Gain %
0.22%

Qty # 25 · Last Price $1,091.57 · Value $27,289.25 · Total Cost $27,230.50

No fresh headline here, so the read stays sector-first: grid power is still scarce, turbine demand is still tight, and GEV keeps the premium while utilities and hyperscalers fight for capacity. I stay long, own it, don’t trade it, but with the position only up 0.22%, I buy weakness in pieces and refuse to chase a flat tape.

INTC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$3,387.49
Total Gain %
-17.05%

Qty # 150 · Last Price $109.84 · Value $16,476.00 · Total Cost $19,863.49

Semis are working, but Intel is not the clean AI trade: selling Altera screams balance-sheet repair while the real money chases memory, HBM, CoWoS and higher-margin supply-chain winners. At -17% in the position, I’d treat INTC as a turnaround stub, trim strength near $109, and keep fresh dollars for the names with pricing power.

MRVL

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$6,565.10
Total Gain %
-23.63%

Qty # 90 · Last Price $235.81 · Value $21,222.90 · Total Cost $27,788.00

Semis are still about AI data-center spend, and MRVL needs proof that custom silicon and optical ramps are turning into margin expansion. With no fresh headline and the position down 23.63%, I would hold the core, buy weakness only in pieces, and demand cleaner hyperscaler order evidence before getting louder.

SPCX

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$129.21
Total Gain %
-30.78%

Qty # 2 · Last Price $145.30 · Value $290.60 · Total Cost $419.81

Space infrastructure is venture risk in a public wrapper, and a 35% fade from the IPO spike says valuation ran ahead of Starlink cash flow, launch cadence, and the capex bill. At $145.30 with the position down 30.78%, I’d keep this venture-size, not core-size: own it only if the funding runway and margins improve.

TSM

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$845.80
Total Gain %
-8.88%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $434.11 · Value $8,682.20 · Total Cost $9,528.00

Semis first: these headlines are institutional-position noise, not a TSM thesis breaker, because the real story is AI wafer demand, CoWoS capacity, and margin power. At -8.88% I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces; own the foundry toll road, don’t trade the MarketBeat churn.

WDC

Day's Gain $
$0.00
Day's Gain %
0.00%
Total Gain $
-$4,157.58
Total Gain %
-26.30%

Qty # 20 · Last Price $582.59 · Value $11,651.70 · Total Cost $15,809.28

Storage is back in the AI infrastructure trade, and Western Digital fits because capacity demand is pulling pricing, margins, and enterprise storage spend higher. Down 26% in the position, I’d stay long and buy weakness in pieces: own it, don’t trade it.

Watchlist

AMD

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC COM

$557.89 $0.00 (0.00%)

Chips are selling off on oil and geopolitical fear, not an AMD-specific break, so watch earnings for AI server revenue, HBM access, CoWoS capacity, and data-center gross margin. I like buying real weakness, not chasing a flat print; if MI300/MI400 demand is firm and margins hold, booyah, the trade is on.

BE

BLOOM ENERGY CORP COM CL A

$244.61 $0.00 (0.00%)

BE is a grid-power and fuel-cell story, and that fintech-lending headline is noise for this ticker, not a thesis changer. Watch backlog conversion, gross margins, data-center power demand, and whether Bloom can deliver reliable megawatts without capex swallowing the upside.

CBRS

CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC COM CL A

$215.08 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh headlines, no fundamental catalyst, so the setup has not changed: watch margins, customer concentration, and capex discipline before getting excited. At $215.08 flat on the day, the trade is on only if the next update shows real demand and operating leverage; otherwise stay patient.

GLW

CORNING INC COM

$190.89 $0.00 (0.00%)

Sector-first, this is optical infrastructure: AI data centers need fiber, and constrained supply turns GLW into a real picks-and-shovels name. Flat day changes nothing; watch hyperscaler capex and fiber lead times, because HBM and CoWoS get the noise while optical links are the quiet bottleneck.

GOOGL

ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A

$357.18 $0.00 (0.00%)

No company-specific catalyst here; this is a macro correlation tape, not an Alphabet story. Watch ad growth, Cloud margins, Gemini capex discipline, and AI search monetization; I like the setup on weakness, not a flat print.

IRDM

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM

$50.06 $0.00 (0.00%)

Satellite comms is a deal-arb tape now after reports of Rocket Lab’s $54 cash-and-stock bid, so at $50.06 the watch is spread risk, financing, and whether regulators buy the vertical-integration story. I like the space-infrastructure theme, but for IRDM the trade is on the deal spread, not fresh fundamentals.

LITE

LUMENTUM HLDGS INC COM

$802.01 $0.00 (0.00%)

Optical is the AI pinch point, and Lumentum being sold out says demand is real but capacity is the gatekeeper. Watch backlog conversion, gross margin lift, and hyperscaler concentration; if those line up, I like this name here.

PLTR

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC CL A

$126.79 $0.00 (0.00%)

AI software still has the momentum bid, but PLTR at $126.79 needs revenue acceleration and operating leverage, not another culture sideshow. Watch whether leadership noise bleeds into hiring, retention, or government and commercial deal velocity; if it stays contained, the setup is unchanged, but I would not chase it here.

PWR

QUANTA SVCS INC COM

$658.56 $0.00 (0.00%)

No tape, no trade: PWR is still the grid-power pickaxe for AI data centers, utility hardening, and transmission spend. Watch backlog quality, margin conversion, and labor/equipment pinch points; I like it on weakness, not a flat headline-free chase.

Q

QNITY ELECTRONICS INC COMMON STOCK

$143.80 $0.00 (0.00%)

No fresh headlines, no catalyst, no thesis change: Q is just marking time at $143.80. Watch the next sector read-through and margin commentary; until then, the trade is waiting, not chasing.

SIMO

SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP SPONSORED ADR

$326.35 $0.00 (0.00%)

Semis are still the battleground, but SIMO is a NAND-controller cycle name, not the clean AI infrastructure toll road. Watch gross margins, China handset and PC demand, NAND pricing, and big-customer concentration; I like it only on weakness until the storage cycle proves it can outrun chip volatility.

TSM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACT SPONSORED ADS

$434.11 $0.00 (0.00%)

This headline is fund-flow noise; the TSM setup is still the AI foundry toll road, with CoWoS capacity, advanced-node pricing, and customer concentration doing the heavy lifting. Watch capex discipline and packaging supply, because if AI demand stays tight, I like this name on weakness, not on portfolio churn.