r/Stocks Daily Discussion Monday - Jul 27, 2026

[+5] u/doublegg83: Bets are already placed I guess. Hope the sentiment lasts all day . GL [+18] u/RipperX4: I hate to state the obvious but if you see the same dozen or so people in here posting EVERY single day, ALL day ask yourself if they would really be doing that if they were successful and knew what they were doing. This sub is 1 step above getting financial advice from your taxi driver. To anyone that comes in here casually looking for info/advice be careful. [+14] u/elrond_lariel: Am I crazy or every single post in this sub looks written by AI for like months now [+14] u/joe4942: Kind of hilarious that Apple is back to being the largest company, by avoiding spending big on AI capex. [+13] u/FoodCooker62: Shock and horror as SPY is 2.5% below all time high [+13] u/bingo1105: I've never worked so hard to see my portfolio trade sideways. [+10] u/joe4942: Big reversal from the open. [+10] u/Minimum_Thought_5361: Liquidated my semi and chip portfolio as my profits were being eroded by the day Moved them to the safe haven of sealed pokemon product [+10] u/vsMyself: Enph entered the 'ai' space just in time for all the downside. Been down for a month straight on basically half the average volume [+9] u/InvisibleEar: At least spacex is down [+9] u/urfaselol: semis are getting wrecked today [+9] u/jrex035: It's great that global energy markets, quite literally the lifeblood of the global economy, trade like a shitcoin just like everything else these days [+8] u/captainstrange94: Why are semi and memories collapsing wow. might buy more now [+8] u/AwkwardJuggernaut854: SaaS is like a hedge against Semis right now [+7] u/BaronDavis12: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/asml-u-chip-stocks-sink-135611543.html According to the report, a Shanghai-based, state-backed company has successfully started mass-producing homegrown immersion DUV (deep ultraviolet) lithography machines for the first time. The publication noted that this company assembled DUV development teams from other Chinese firms, including state-backed startup Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology, to achieve the milestone. This marks a critical leap in Beijing's push to build a localized chip supply chain and bypass Western technology. [+5] u/jrex035: Oil has now given up the entire last week's worth of gains and is down 7% today. This is despite the fact that multiple Saudi facilities were damaged in the last 72 hours, including a strike *today* on Abqaiq, their most important oil production facility, transits through the Bab el Mandeb declining about 40% since July 19, and transits through the Strait remaining at pre-MOU lows for weeks. Who cares that the world is losing more than 10m bpd of production with no end in sight or that this ceasefire does absolutely nothing to address the underlying conflict or end the production shut ins, we dont have shortages *today* therefore there's no problem apparently. Just breathtaking levels of complacency. In 2022 WTI hit $120 a barrel on *fears* that the world would lose 2-3m bpd of Russian oil production temporarily, which never happened. Today weve got more than 10m bpd of production offline *right now* and at least 8m bpd lost for almost 5 months, and WTI is at $83 after peaking at $105. Its even worse if you adjust for 4 years of inflation, $120 in 2022 would be $135 today. [+5] u/SvV_Ying: Signum Global Advisors, a geopolitical-risk consultancy, tried last week to predict the next TACO looking back at all the other TACO's. They thought the TACO would be between 22-30 July, and according to their analysis probably on the 26th. They almost exactly predicted this weekend TACO to the day. While a lot of people thought this weekend would be a big escalation. So pay attention to the Trump TACO formula! [https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/articles/mathematical-formula-predicts-tacos-trump-081000338.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/articles/mathematical-formula-predicts-tacos-trump-081000338.html) [+5] u/Adventurous-Tea-9241: The greenest day I have ever seen for my SaaS heavy Portfolio [+5] u/VoidMageZero: Just wait until talks fail and they go back to shooting again [+5] u/_hiddenscout: Amkor Technology (NASDAQ: AMKR) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $1.90 billion (up 26% year-over-year), operating margin of 10.5% and diluted EPS of $0.70. EBITDA was $400 million, total cash and short-term investments ended at $2.5 billion, and total debt stood at $2.5 billion. According to Amkor, third quarter 2026 guidance calls for net sales of $1.95–$2.05 billion, gross margin of 18.5–19.5% and diluted EPS of $0.72–$0.82. Full-year 2026 guidance was provided for capital expenditures, which are expected to be approximately $2.5–$3.0 billion. "Amkor delivered record second quarter revenue and strong profitability, with record revenue in our Computing and Automotive & Industrial end markets. During the first half of 2026, we expanded strategic partnerships across the semiconductor ecosystem, advanced key customer programs in AI and HPC, and continued the expansion of our Advanced packaging and test capacity. We expect these actions will strengthen our competitive position, increase our earnings power, and create sustainable shareholder value." [+5] u/_hiddenscout: Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $1.584 billion (up 24% year-over-year compared to $1.275 billion in Q2 2025), GAAP operating margin of 28.4% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.33. Non-GAAP operating margin was 45.5% and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.11. Quarter-end backlog was $8.1 billion, and revenue expected to be recognized in the next 12 months from remaining performance obligations was $4.2 billion. According to Cadence, full-year 2026 guidance was raised to revenue of $6.26–$6.34 billion (representing 19% year-over-year growth at the midpoint), non-GAAP operating margin of 43.75–44.75%, non-GAAP diluted EPS of $8.05–$8.15, and operating cash flow of $2.0 billion. "Cadence delivered an outstanding Q2 driven by broad-based strength and the accelerating demand for our AI-driven solutions across both Design for AI and AI for Design fronts," said Anirudh Devgan, president and chief executive officer. "Cadence is leading the agentic AI transformation in semiconductor design with a healthy environment. We are uniquely positioned to capitalize on this massive TAM expansion opportunity as the only provider with agentic solutions spanning the full electronic system design flow." [+5] u/Puzzleheaded-One-607: Interesting price action on AMKR since the announcement with TSMC at AZ fab. It’s lower than it was before the agreement. Thinking about buying calls