AVGO Broadcom jumped yesterday on massive AI infrastructure deals. The chip designer secured a long-term supply pact with GOOGL Google running through 2031. Anthropic will access 3.5 gigawatts of TPU capacity starting 2027.
The agreements extend Broadcom's dominance in custom AI silicon. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google united separately to combat model copying in China showing industry coordination. Analysts maintain conviction with tech names trading deeply oversold despite war volatility.
MSFT Microsoft holds 57% upside to analyst targets after dropping 23% year to date. The $2.8T software giant grabbed fresh buy ratings as strategists called the selloff overdone. SNOW Snowflake also won analyst upgrades after falling 31% with 57% return potential.
Oil executives fled positions as crude chaos extended into week three. COP ConocoPhillips CEO dumped $15M while PBF Energy insiders sold $15.5M as prices whipsawed between $100 and $150.
FT reported Gulf states revisiting pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz despite huge cost. The closure forced governments from Bangladesh to Zambia to impose energy rationing. China's government bonds emerged as the lone war haven with yields down marginally.
OXY Occidental grabbed second place in options rankings on extended supply disruption bets. The $62B producer jumped 53% in 2026 as traders positioned through May expiries.
AEHR Aehr Test Systems reports today kicking off a packed week. DAL Delta posts Tuesday as the $43B carrier faces pricing power questions. TER Teradyne topped options sentiment as the chip tester surged 60% year to date.
Dating app shorts intensified. GRND Grindr SI jumped 4 points to 25.3% in seven days showing fresh bear conviction.
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