Home Depot

Well as much as the narrative keeps pointing to yields and I agree yields are a sticky point and that is why the Feds are doing a ‘stealthy YCC’. (Look at what Bessent just added to what he said the day earlier. I mean he is hinting at YCC without saying it. Those who get the hint will plan accordingly. Those who are waiting for a clear cut announcement and definition will be behind the curve. Even crypto is hinting at something. Hint: They flourish with liquidity. And look at USD. It is devaluing in response. Price action precedes narratives.)

Again, I am just sharing my opinion. To the ‘textbookists’, let’s agree to disagree. Peace! 😊

Jackson hole is a key point but not sure what stuff Fed will say

Crypto was the buzz just when Trump took office and it took a bow and languished in the dark shadows for the most of the year. Now the president is back in action again to pump it up again such that funds have another avenue to rotate around, scything the retail FOMO hords.

📌 Last session supposed many 👀 at the hottest hits for this month. I also got it though few months ago was searching what to invest. If the prices came tumbling downward, I will also consider to buy more, not worrying about the short term swings as the purpose of it is indeed worth more meaning than just AI Era as we will see how it could further transformed in the medical sciences too, another TGIF hope to close it steadily to mark a good week! It is Friday baby! 👏🏻🆙📈🆒🆕💊💫🌟🌟

Interesting that the news are not quite reporting the surge in the crypto markets and the crypto related stocks. Shall see if the rally can be sustained.

Daily market talk discussion is here!

I think $Walmart(WMT.US)Walmart’s 9% drop is a useful warning that the US consumer is becoming more selective, rather than simply collapsing. A 2.6% comparable-sales growth rate, despite a strong earnings beat and raised guidance, suggests that spending momentum is cooling, especially when the profit beat was partly helped by a one-off tariff refund. I’m watching Costco, Home Depot and Amazon closely because weakness across these names could signal a broader normalization in consumer demand rather than an isolated Walmart issue.

For me, the bigger picture remains mixed rather than outright bearish. Long-end Treasury yields moving back up show that investors are still demanding a higher risk premium, while AI-related memory and optical names such as Micron, SK Hynix and Lumentum continue to show strong underlying demand. Alibaba is another good example: AI/cloud growth is accelerating, but heavy capex is compressing near-term profits. I’m therefore staying patient and selective, especially ahead of NVIDIA earnings and Jackson Hole, because the next catalyst could determine whether this pullback is simply a healthy correction or the start of a deeper valuation reset.

The Vatican Bank has a US equity index that tracks stocks that are "consistent with Catholic teachings"

$Home Depot(HD.US) Double Beat

$Home Depot(HD.US) | 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐭: Stifel reiterates 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝, maintains 𝐏𝐓 𝐚𝐭 $𝟑𝟐𝟎, 'We expect the shares to trade higher today'

The initial surge of $Home Depot(HD.US) to $393 caught some investors offguard when the counter fell to $384. We should always be wary of such euphoria...