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· July 31, 2026 at 18:55
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Earnings week is framed as a high-risk "minefield" that could swing Nasdaq 5% either way; overall sentiment leans bearish with "speedrun to Wendy's" implying retail losses.
Notable disagreement: SPCX has the clearest divergence — top comment (+13) bets on calls despite "dog shit" earnings, while others predict a crash and lock-up-driven sell-off.
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The thread is heavily focused on upcoming high-volatility earnings, specifically for meme and tech stocks like SPCX, SNDK, PLTR, and AMD.
There is a pervasive fear of "sell the news" events, where companies beat EPS estimates but still experience massive double-digit percentage drops.
Notable consensus exists around SPCX pumping before a Thursday share unlock, and PLTR following its historical pattern of dumping despite an earnings beat.
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[+13] u/arbitraryBlue: SPCX is going to post some of the most dog shit earnings so obviously calls are the way
[+8] u/No_Presentation9490: Every week of the fiscal year being a minefield that can swing nasdaq 5% in either direction is the best sign of a healthy financial ecosystem
[+7] u/Awkward-Mongoose-809: Sandisk will either double or go to a 100.
[+7] u/ArmadilloFluffy2130: whats the pltr move boys
[+6] u/Happy-Champion1661: there is 0, ZERO, % chance that SPCX pumps.
R-rright guys?
[+5] u/SortPsychological234: Feeling like this week will be a speedrun to Wendy's
[+5] u/dumpst88: Incoming spcx crash then stock sell-off when it unlocks
[+5] u/DoubleFamous5751: Wanna see Whirlpool crash again
[+22] u/Not_Made_by_Design: PLEASE MY PORTFOLIO CANT HANDLE ANYMORE EPS BEATS AND 15% DROPS
[+20] u/cbusoh66: As tempting as it is to short SPCX before the big unlock Thursday, I learned a lesson or two from TSLA days, Elon dickriders can irrationally drive the stock up even on bad news. I bet it pumps to allow the dumping of those new shares on retail.
[+17] u/Otherwise-Ad6670: SpaceX first baby earnings. Either 20% up or 20% down no in between
[+15] u/micheelay: Sandisk front and center
[+13] u/BriackYOLO: PLTR earnings beat:
\+12% in premarket,
\-8% by open,
\-20% by close. As is tradition
[+11] u/gamersEmpire: AMD up 13% or more after earnings or during the earnings day mark my words
[+9] u/Miserable-Tie-3436: Thinking about printing this list out and making it map size. Tape it to a wall and get 2 colored darts for calls and puts. Close my eyes and wherever it lands is what I play. Pretty much the same odds as actual research.
[+9] u/Xryanlegobob: SPCX should be $41 by Wednesday
[+9] u/AlwaysBuyCalls: Spacex going to pump so insiders can dump
[+9] u/Extension_Emu5973: This week looks hilarious. Spacex and all the meme stocks reporting lmao... Sandisk, Palantir, Open, Wendys lmao. Shout out to other famous retard stocks in Oklo and Rigetti too.
[+9] u/Remote-Ranger-7721: SNDicK going vertical
[+7] u/vish_NZ: Advanced money destroyer/duplicator Tuesday into shitdisc and westerndickital on weds. We either live to tell the tale or get full liquidated and sent to the shadow realm lads
[+6] u/PyloPower: I just need beyond meat to go up 10000%
[+6] u/DuAbUiSai: Might good time for MU calls. SNDK earnings probably gonna pump it.
[+6] u/TaxFraudCPA: SNDK on Wed, either we make a ton of money or lose like 20%, no in between. If IV wasn’t like a million percent I’d hedge with some puts for my shares.
[+5] u/tburke79: $ELF MADE BANK THIS YEAR OFF OF SELLING EYELASHES! Don’t be fooled.
[+5] u/killyourvibe: Monday is going to be red day
[+5] u/mailthemfrom: DDOG barks, RCAT meows
[+5] u/ImSoClassy: I hope Eli Lilly rips so that guy on Instagram with a bleeding short position loses even more money.
[+5] u/Fair_Grocery_1839: DDOG will go up 20% after earnings call
The most-upvoted comment says SPCX will post "dog shit earnings" but that "calls are the way"; another comment sarcastically worries about a pump. Bad news is heavily expected, so a contrarian long-via-calls setup emerges — if earnings are already priced in, a surprise pop becomes possible. Buy calls into terrible earnings expecting a paradoxical pump. Counter-comments predict "spcx crash then stock sell-off when it unlocks" and zero chance of a pump.
Community says Sandisk "will either double or go to a 100" — a binary outcome around earnings. A genuinely uncertain binary setup implies an outsized move; waiting for the initial reaction avoids guessing the wrong side. Let earnings guide direction rather than pre-committing. No directional consensus exists; the comment explicitly allows both a double and a drop.
A commenter explicitly says "Wanna see Whirlpool crash again," suggesting a repeat of a prior post-earnings collapse. A historical crash pattern makes WHR vulnerable to another earnings-driven sell-off. Lean short into Whirlpool earnings. Only a single comment (+5) — no other users validated the bearish call.
AMD is reporting earnings on Tuesday. There is strong community conviction that AMD will post excellent numbers and gap up significantly. Go long on AMD through earnings for a double-digit percentage gain. General market weakness or a "sell the news" reaction could drag it down.
Datadog is reporting earnings this week. Users are projecting a massive 20% upside move following the earnings call. Buy DDOG ahead of earnings to capture the anticipated post-call surge. High expectations could lead to a steep drop if guidance is soft.
Palantir has a strong historical tendency to fade earnings beats throughout the trading day. Retail anticipates an EPS beat, which will cause a premarket spike, providing an optimal entry for a short position before the open. Short PLTR at the open following a premarket earnings pump, targeting a significant intraday fade. The stock could sustain its premarket momentum and trap short sellers.
This Reddit post, published July 31, 2026,
features r/wallstreetbets community
discussing SPCX, SNDK, WHR, AMD, DDOG, PLTR.
6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.