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STI hit fresh highs as both OCBC & DBS smashed earnings. UOB's reporr was decent but clearly lagged behind the other 2 local banks. A big congrats to all bank holders as capital has been rotating into the financial sector. Do be cautious when trading though as we continue to hit ATHs.

$Meta Platforms(META.US) Meta was ordered to pay $567 million and implement sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram for young users after a New Mexico judge ruled the company contributed to harming children’s mental health and safety. New Mexico state Judge Bryan Biedscheidruled that Meta created a “public nuisance” in the state, Reuters reported. The judge sided with Attorney General Raúl Torrez in a lawsuit accusing the social media giant of designing Facebook and Instagram in ways that encourage excessive use among young people while failing to adequately protect them from sexual exploitation. As part of the ruling, Meta must pay $567 million and comply with a five-year court order requiring significant changes to how its platforms operate for minors in New Mexico. The decree requires Meta to impose monthly limits on teens’ use of Facebook and Instagram, restrict engagement-driven notifications and tighten controls on contact between adults and minors. It also mandates additional safeguards for AI chatbots interacting with young users and enhanced review procedures for reports involving child sexual abuse. @Captain's Treasure

STI rose another 1% today thanks to stellar earnings from DBS, which led to rhe rise of OCBC & UOB as well. With banks reporting stronger than expected earnings, the expectation for OCBC & UOB tomorrow will definitely affect investors' confidence in adding to the highs or taking profit.

$Celsius(CELH.US) Celsius reported Q2 2026 revenue of $817.9 million, up 10.6% year over year, while GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.14 from $0.33. Alani Nu and the addition of Rockstar Energy lifted portfolio sales, but lower CELSIUS brand revenue, a narrower gross margin and distributor termination fees weighed on profitability. Revenue growth outpaced gross profit growth, with gross profit rising only 3.4% as promotional activity, incentives and channel mix reduced gross margin. GAAP operating income also included $80.9 million of distributor termination fees.CELSIUS brand weakness: Revenue for the namesake brand fell 11.7%, while retail sales declined 2%. The timing and extent of distribution-space gains from SKU optimization remain important to its recovery. Continued margin pressure: Promotions, channel mix and aluminum inflation reduced gross margin by 340 basis points. These pressures could continue to offset integration, freight and purchasing efficiencies. Uneven portfolio performance: Alani Nu is providing substantial growth, but CELSIUS and Rockstar posted retail declines. Sustained portfolio growth depends on improving weaker brands while maintaining Alani Nu’s momentum. I'm looking to add to the dip, but will definitely let go once I'm in profit. @Captain's Treasure

AMD reported Q2 2026 revenue of $11.54bn, up 50% year-over-year, driven primarily by a doubling in Data Center revenue and sustained gains in Client CPUs. Despite strong server CPU momentum and major customer collaborations for upcoming MI455X rack-scale shipments, the market remains cautious because management's guidance and full-year outlook did not exceed consensus expectations. AMD will need to prove more if they want to justify its higher premium compared to peers in the same industry as traders sold off.

$SPDR Gold Shares(GLD.US) Gold rose more than 2% on Wednesday to a one-month high as hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal tempered some inflation concerns, while investors awaited key U.S. jobs data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path. President Donald Trump said his administration had “very good discussions” with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict. “There are increasing signs of a Gulf ceasefire deal, which means Treasury yields are moving lower on easing inflation worries, which helps make non-yielding assets like gold more attractive,” said Jamie Dutta, a market analyst. The U.S. dollar remained under pressure, making greenback-priced metals more attractive to holders of other currencies, while yields on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell to a one-week low. Gold tends to lose its appeal in a high interest-rate environment despite its status as an inflation hedge, as it yields no interest. Traders are now pricing in a 59% probability of a September rate hike, down from 67% a day earlier. Moreover, I don't think Gold will gain too much with a rate hike still very likely by the end of the year. Still, having precious metals in your portfolio could help to hedge against AI bubble risks. @Captain's Treasure

Palantir finally moving up after consolidating in the 120s range for the last few months. Mega tech companies were on the rise yesterday as well, with the Mag 7 companies gaining an average of 3% in 1 single day. Moreover, I think the macro risk still exists. The Japanese government is intervening once more to save the Yen, with reports suggesting that US might follow suit as well The "yen carry trade" may very well happen all over again.

$Palantir Tech(PLTR.US)Palantir reported results for 2026 with revenue of $1.94B and diluted EPS of $0.41, driven by robust commercial and government demand and higher customer penetration versus the prior-year quarter. Revenue growth was broad-based: Q2 revenue was $1.9B (+93% YoY) and H1 totaled $3.6B (+89%), supported by expanded customer adoption and upsells. Channel mix balanced between government (52% of H1 revenue) and commercial (48%), with U.S. customers representing about 80% of H1 revenue.

Platform momentum continued with rapid deployment of AIP to commercial and government customers, complementing Foundry, Gotham and Apollo offerings. Operational metrics showed high gross margins (85–86%) and a contribution margin near 74%, reflecting scalable delivery and cost control. Customer base expanded to 1,049 from 849 year over year, and average revenue from the top 20 customers rose 67% YoY, indicating deeper enterprise penetration. Citi raised their Target Proce for Palantir after a magnificent quarter, from 200 to 245, while maintaining their Buy rating. I will be looking to take partial profit because I believe the risk to reward ratio has hit my expected levels. @Captain's Treasure

Big tech rebounds strongly today as we see stocks that were beaten down from earnings like Meta recovering pretty well too. What I'm looking forward to is local market where the banks are going to report closer to the end of the week. Although the US stock market is mostly up tonight, I definitely see the potential of some short selling here. Last week prices were great for buying the dips, but missing them and catching the hype train right now might not be the smartest move. I'm staying put with what I have for now, let's monitor and see.

$Meta Platforms(META.US) G Sachs said in a report that, following the release of 2Q26 results, management of Meta provided several key narratives, including the company's ongoing AI-driven computing investments, which continue to demonstrate healthy returns; AI agents are likely to become a more visible extension beyond its core business; regarding broader enterprise AI opportunities, management outlined multiple opportunities covering foundation models, tools for building/scaling operations such as one-stop business solutions, as well as direct monetization of computing resources such as cloud licensing transactions, although investors may still have questions regarding the scale of investment required to build these businesses and the monetization pathway; infrastructure investment is expected to remain elevated and targeted in the medium term, but visibility or a specific framework for longer-term capital plans remains lacking. They cut their price target down to $725, which is still a long way up from current prices. With big tech rebounding strongly, Meta continues to prove that the slightly weaker quarter is just a temporary hindrance to the long-term higher uptrend of the stock. @Captain's Treasure

$Oracle(ORCL.US) Artificial intelligence has upended traditional per-seat software pricing models, leading to industry-wide chaos and experimentation with diverse monetization strategies. Software vendors and enterprises are struggling with opaque token-based pricing while shifting toward outcome-based models that charge for specific measurable business results. Companies are increasingly adopting hybrid pricing and model routing to balance cost predictability with flexibility as they navigate AI investments. What this all means for Oracle who is still in massive debt is just more bearish sentiment. The day hyperscalers start spending lesser on AI, chips etc, it may signal a crash as people start to rotate out. The question now is whether Oracle can recover to its prime and still take advantage of this AI rally before it all "pops". @Captain's Treasure

Apple posted results slightly disappointing while Amazon smashed earnings through AWS and capital gain from Anthropic. In the long term, I still believe in Apple's fundamentals, but short term memory hikes will definitely impact its costs and eventually prices of Apple smartphones, tablets & laptops. Amazon on the other hand impressed with continuous cloud growth while increasing Capex, though ever so slightly.

$Apple(AAPL.US) Apple shares fell after a disappointing forecast showed that the iPhone maker was struggling to secure enough components as the AI-driven data center boom strains global supply chains. Tim Cook, widely hailed as a supply-chain genius, called the shortages “very significant” and said Apple had limited options to address them. If even at Apple’s scale they are saying they are out all supply chain flexibility, it’s really bad for everyone. Big Tech has been scooping up advanced chip-making capacity and memory chips to power its AI data centers, sparking shortages and price increases that are expected to shrink both the personal computer and smartphone markets this year. Apple had cushioned some of the blow from surging memory costs by drawing on stockpiled inventory, but Cook said that the buffer was fading and shortages of processors were keeping it from meeting strong demand for iPhones and Macs. Its forecast on Thursday for revenue growth of between 9% and 11% in the current quarter fell short of Wall Street’s roughly 12% estimate, and softer growth in its services business also overshadowed otherwise strong June quarter results. The slowdown could deepen if iPhone sales take a hit from a price increase that many analysts expect during the launch of the new lineup, which typically happens in September. @Captain's Treasure

Microsoft surprised investors with a great beat while Meta disappointed with a EPS miss. Moreover, capital flowed back into chop stocks as Microsoft's impressive YoY gain have revived the believe in AI demand. Looking forward, I'm excited for Apple's earnings, while being neutral on Amazon. Apple has been pretty consistent with their earnings record so bar any big moves, I expect earnings to be modestly decent.

$Microsoft(MSFT.US) Microsoft reported fourth-quarter revenue of $90.01 billion, up 18% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus estimate of $87.62 billion. Overall cloud revenue was $59.3 billion in the quarter, up 27% year-over-year. Under Intelligent Cloud, the Azure and other cloud services revenue was up 43% year-over-year. The company reported quarterly earnings per share of $4.74, beating a Street consensus estimate of $4.24. In the fourth quarter, Microsoft returned $10.2 billion in dividends and buybacks to shareholders. "This year, Azure revenue surpassed $100 billion for the first time, and Microsoft 365 Copilot reached over 30 million paid seats, reflecting the confidence customers are placing in us to power their AI transformation," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. This huge beat has also led to a temporary rally in chip stocks as people start to believe that the AI hype train is far from over. @Captain's Treasure

$Palantir Tech(PLTR.US) Oppenheimer says that Palantir is predicted to produce better than expected results come next week during earnings. The firm forecasts sales to be up around 85% from a year ago, over Palantir's guidance for growth of about 79%. It also expects the company to improve its full-year outlook above its existing outlook for sales growth of 71%. Oppenheimer said business with the U.S. government remains the biggest source of growth. It is benefiting from increased spending by the Department of Homeland Security and growing activity across a number of U.S. military services and combatant commands. The company forecasts more tepid growth in foreign government as certain European allies examine other providers. However, I think we have seen enough from other companies that even when they churn out better earnings, the stock drops regardless due to the massive outflow of capital from hardware and chip stocks. Hence, I am not having high expectations. @Captain's Treasure

Local banks continue to push past resistance to pursue new highs as STI strengthens. A surprising underdog as our local market is currently outperforming the S&P500 by a whopping 10%, considering that many, even locals, think that the STI is a boring and dead market. Of course, a large portion of this success must be credited to the big 3 banks, who carried most of the index for the large part of the year. What I want to see is how long can this strength continue, and even when it does retrace, how big will the pullback be.