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Trade Secrets: Dailies 02.26.2026
US stock futures crept below the baseline late Wednesday as Wall Street sifted through fresh quarterly results from chip heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA) to provide a steer on the next leg of the AI trade.
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Nvidia: $78B Q1 guide (+7.4% vs Street) crushes AI bubble fears—agentic AI wave, Vera Rubin samples shipped (10x perf/watt), hyperscaler capex $700B (+$120B YTD), $500B Blackwell/Rubin visibility. At ~40x FY26 priced for perfection but TAM $3-4T by 2030 justifies premium
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AI chipmaker Wednesday: Nvidia Q4 revenue $68.1B (+73% YoY) crushed $66.2B est, adj EPS $1.62 beat $1.53—Q1 FY27 guide $78B demolished Street $72.6B (+7.4% beat). Data center $62.3B (+75% YoY) = 91.5% revenue, gross margin 75% (no compression), stock +2% AH.
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Home Depot: Beat ends 3-quarter miss streak but "no catalyst for housing inflection"—Pro outperforming DIY, digital +11%, big-ticket +1.3%, SRS mid-single growth. GMS margin dilution 50bps H1, Q1 EPS down mid-single digits. At $384 fair value but limited upside without housing recovery
Trade wars are often treated as temporary disruptions—policy disagreements that escalate, peak, and eventually resolve through negotiation. This interpretation misunderstands the nature of economic competition between states.
January kicked off on a strong note with the total digital asset market cap reaching ~$3.4T as BTC rallied to $97K. However, momentum faded mid-month as geopolitical developments, including the pursuit of Greenland and renewed tariff uncertainty with European nations weighed on risk assets
By the end of January 2026, the global economy appears stable on the surface but increasingly divergent underneath. Global growth remains near trend, supported by technology-driven capital expenditure, resilient U.S. demand, and strong momentum across India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the “world’s most powerful AI datacenter” Fairwater on his Linkedin post in September 2025 dripped with techno-triumphalism, LinkedIn erupted in applause, but I didn’t.
Bob Dylan's song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" became an anthem for change and a commentary on the social upheavals of the 1960s. However, its message is timeless and can be applied to various periods of economic uncertainty, including those characterized by stagflation.
In late 2024, Michael Saylor, doubled down on his Bitcoin vision with an audacious plan. Saylor's strategy involved raising billions through convertible debt to purchase more Bitcoin. This bold move was met with excitement by many, but I saw the cracks in the strategy
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