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Chartstopper: October 30, 2026

This Week The artificial intelligence (AI) trade was the top theme for markets this week, but the Federal Reserve, major economic data and continued developments in the Iran conflict also mattered. The news on the AI trade was decidedly mixed: Still, the Nasdaq-100® is on pace for 49% YOY Q3 earnings growth. But it wasn’t ...

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The AI Test Alphabet Just Failed

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Alphabet fails Wall Street’s new AI test… why Microsoft held up… the “peak AI spend” question… hot inflation, hotter GDP… Eric Fry on Brazil’s shock election In yesterday’s Digest, we said last night’s earnings from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) would show ...

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Buy, Sell or Hold? My Take on Your Stocks

From the AI buildout to energy: Where I see buying opportunities– and which names don’t make the cut. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Buy, sell or hold? With earnings season underway and a historically favorable stretch for stocks ahead, it’s a good time to take a fresh look at ...

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One Overlooked Healthcare Stock That Could Double

Wall Street has crowned a winner in the obesity-drug race, but it might be too early to celebrate. Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: As my friend and colleague Eric Fry notes in the piece I’m sharing today, a rising stock market doesn’t mean it’s full of good ...

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Chartstopper: October 23, 2026

This Week It was a slow week for data (no offense, PMIs), so markets were once again focused on the artificial intelligence (AI) trade and developments in the Iran conflict. AI stocks sell off as mega-cap earnings beats aren’t enough to offset costs concerns. We got earnings beats from mega-caps SPCX, TSLA and META (after ...

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Where the AI Trade Is Still Ripping

Eric Fry’s case for looking outside the U.S. – and ideas for how Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). An ugly week for the AI trade… Eric Fry on why “familiar isn’t safe”… Brian Hunt’s Brazil call keeps paying… Jonathan Rose eyes AI at a discount Eight straight sessions. That’s ...

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The $20 Billion AI Scare That Wasn’t

Plus, how the pros trade earnings surprises… and a tanker stock up 88% Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Earnings season kicks off… how the pros trade surprises… the $20 billion AI scare that wasn’t… tankers are earning $1.3 million a day … Louis Navellier’s 91% winner Before we jump ...

The Fed Won’t Turn Dovish – So, Here’s the Play

Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Why Wall Street misread Friday’s jobs report… the data weren’t dovish, they were messy… the Fed is due for a pause, not a pivot… the metal that performs well regardless of rates… how Jonathan Rose views it Friday’s jobs report was, on its face, ...