Geopolitics is dominating sentiment at the open. Iran sent a ceasefire proposal via Pakistan, calling for a 30-day lifting of oil sanctions. President Trump quickly dismissed it as "totally unacceptable." Oil markets are watching closely. The SPY and USO both flickered on the headlines. Meanwhile, Trump's China visit keeps trade optimism alive. Boeing, GE, and NVDA are flagged as potential winners from any deal progress.
Cisco reports Wednesday after the close. The $381B networking giant is the week's marquee earnings event. Analysts want to hear about AI infrastructure demand. Applied Materials reports Thursday. Chips remain the hottest corner of the market. is up 162% year-to-date with an RSI above 83. has surged 558% YTD. Options traders are hedging hard on both sides.
Wolfspeed is the week's standout short interest story. Its SI % of Free Float hit 60.4% — up nearly 10 points in seven days. Yet the stock is up 196% in three months. That squeeze tension is building fast. Analysts are lifting targets on Micron and Datadog. Bears are not crowding those two names.
The biggest C-suite exit this week came from Quanta Services. CEO Duke Austin sold over $120M in shares. At Solaris Energy Infrastructure, insiders have now sold roughly $290M combined in under two weeks. Large-cap selling at this scale warrants attention.
Rio Tinto reached financial close on a solar project with Yindjibarndi Energy. The deal underlines mining's push into clean power supply chains. FIS was selected to streamline reconciliations for Australia's largest bank — a quiet but steady win for the payments giant.
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