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Commenters split on chips, with some buying Micron, SanDisk and SOXL and others short Micron; a former Stryker finance employee laid out a bear case on SYK.
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Memory chips split
r/wallstreetbets commenters disclosed buying Micron and SanDisk and putting seven figures into SOXL, while one stayed short Micron and another asked whether MU and SNDK were done dropping after buying puts.
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r/Superstonk posters highlighted Ryan Cohen's $23 million GME purchase, and one argued a warrant extension now would be bullish.
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by score · day changeASML beat on earnings but was down 4% pre-market
The post notes ASML beat on earnings but the stock was down 4% pre-market, with the author expressing frustration rather than a directional view.
ASML reports €11.7 billion total net sales and €5.0 billion net income in Q3 2026 Beat on earnings.
The beat did not lift the stock pre-market.
Watch ASML's move at the open.
Source →Former Stryker finance employee lays out a bear case on SYK
The commenter argues Stryker is overly acquisitive, has stalled innovation, overpays for tuck-ins and faces capex-driven margin pressure, plus a cyberattack that caused months of disruption.
Ok so I left SYK a few years ago but I worked in one of their key divisions in finance.
The bear case comes from a former Stryker finance employee and targets acquisitions and margins.
Watch Stryker's margins as capex rises.
Source →Post says OpenAI's reported $20B revenue shortfall was a gross-versus-net accounting error
The author argues the reported $20B shortfall in OpenAI's annualized revenue was an accounting error between gross and net revenue, and views the resulting AI selloff as a buying opportunity, committing to invest.
Open AI $20 Billion Dollars short The AI trade has definetly taken a hit recently and I think that the
The author says the headlines contributed to the AI selloff and treats the drop as a buying opportunity.
Watch How OpenAI's annualized revenue is reported.
Source →Bull case sets a $22+ target for Cleveland-Cliffs ahead of Monday earnings
The author presents a detailed bullish case for Cleveland-Cliffs based on a structurally strong steel market, tariffs and leverage to steel prices, with a $22+ price target.
Cleveland Cliffs Monster Earnings Coming Monday Morning **TLDR** Most bullish steel market in 100 years.
The case rests on Cleveland-Cliffs' leverage to steel prices.
Watch Cleveland-Cliffs earnings on Monday morning.
Source →Post argues Apple is overvalued at $342 on a 39x P/E
The author cites a 39x P/E against 8% EPS growth, a pulled-forward iPhone 17 upgrade cycle, memory-cost-driven margin compression and a price-hike-induced production cut for the iPhone 18 Pro.
Apple is pretty overpriced right now Look at this:
Memory costs feed directly into the author's margin case against Apple.
Watch iPhone 18 Pro production volumes.
Source →Most argued
by comments per upvoteVerizon fell 10% in its worst day since 2002, leaving a ~6.5% dividend yield
The post notes Verizon's 10% drop and roughly 6.5% dividend yield, framing it as potentially interesting for yield seekers while asking whether the selloff is justified.
Verizon’s Worst Day Since 2002 Verizon down 10%! Now paying a roughly 6.5% dividend.
Yield seekers are weighing whether the drop is justified.
Watch Whether Verizon's ~6.5% yield draws income buyers.
Source →Conifer Management's 9.7% activist stake draws attention to Group 1 Automotive
The author finds Group 1 Automotive interesting, citing Conifer Management's 9.7% activist stake, an 11x P/E versus 20x for the industry and insulation from an AI bubble, against recent debt-funded acquisition pressure.
Opinions on GPI? Greg Alexander from Conifer Management just made a 9.7% stake in an automotive car dealer parts and
It is a cheap, non-AI name with an activist holder.
Watch Conifer Management's next steps as an activist holder.
Source →NVDA post sets a $230 reclaim or a $220-222 hold as buy triggers
The technical, GEX-based post lays out a conditional plan to buy only on a volume-confirmed reclaim of $230 or a flush-and-hold at $220-222, noting unchanged AI data-center demand but a rich valuation.
NVDA update – held the line, now the question is whether buyers show up quick late-night look at Nvidia.
It frames $220-230 as the zone where buyers need to show up.
Watch Whether Nvidia reclaims $230 on volume.
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