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Portfolio Watch and swing-trade columns from AIStockWire writers, with positions disclosed.
SK Hynix (SKHY) passed Samsung for one day in South Korea. My theory on why it ran to the Nasdaq
On June 22 SK Hynix passed Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company for the first time in 25 years. It lasted one day, and the Kospi hit circuit breakers the next session. Here's my theory on why that's exactly why SKHYV just sprinted to the Nasdaq.
Hedge fund Point72 disclosed a stake in Freenome's SPAC merger, days before the vote got delayed (PCSC)
Point72's Steve Cohen disclosed a 5.7% stake in the SPAC merging with cancer-detection startup Freenome, right as the shareholder vote to close the deal got pushed back a week.
T1 Energy (TE) is down today while tech rallies. Here's why I added to my position anyway.
T1 Energy (TE) fell about 1% today while the Nasdaq and tech sector rallied. Short interest is high, a Fuzzy Panda short report is still unresolved, and there's unconfirmed chatter on X that Leopold Aschenbrenner sold his stake. I added to my position yesterday anyway. Here's why.
A senator sold Apple and Nvidia in June. He bought Coherent and Micron instead.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's latest disclosure shows he sold Apple and Nvidia in late June, then bought Coherent and Micron the same week. Here's what the filing actually shows, and how each stock has moved since.
SharonAI (SHAZ) is down 13% today after a wild week. Here's what Leopold Aschenbrenner has disclosed since our last look
SharonAI (SHAZ) has moved from $85 to $68 to $80 to $70 in the week since our stake deep dive. A price update, plus a new filing showing Leopold Aschenbrenner's fund anchoring SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut.
Why I'm investing in SK Hynix and can it save the semiconductor industry?
David Han lays out his theory for the next few days in memory chips: Kospi stays soft into Thursday, SKHY pops Friday, Micron rides the sympathy wave, then it's a waiting game into earnings. Plus why Leopold Aschenbrenner betting against chips broadly while anchoring SK Hynix's debut isn't the contradiction it looks like.
My $100 Claude AI trade in RCAT: still holding, week 2
The Robinhood Agentic AI's first pick, Red Cat (RCAT), is down about 5% heading into week 2. Here is why I am not selling, the real drone-program news that came out over the holiday, and where the cut line and target still sit.
Why I bought a small position in SharonAI (SHAZ)
I picked up a small SharonAI (SHAZ) position Thursday near the lows. Here is the Nvidia deal, the Leopold Aschenbrenner and Anthropic angle, and the real risks a short report raised.
Congressman Gil Cisneros bought Argan (AGX) on June 30. It's down 11.6% since.
Congressman Gil Cisneros disclosed a $15,001 to $50,000 purchase of Argan (AGX) dated June 30, 2026. The stock is down about 11.6% since, hit by insider selling and a small backlog dip, not the disclosure itself.
Michael Burry shorted Micron (MU) from $1,052, a bet the chip pain is not over
Michael Burry disclosed a new short on Micron (MU), reported near $1,052, even after the stock had already crashed from $1,255. It closed July 2 at $975.77, so the short is working, and it fits his wider bet against AI chips.
I let Claude AI trade $100 of my money and it bought Red Cat (RCAT)
I funded Robinhood's new Agentic AI account with $100 and let Claude trade for me. Its first pick was Red Cat (RCAT) at $10.68, an Army drone stock I would not have grabbed myself. Two days in, it is green, and I still cannot fully explain the pick. My honest, slightly humbling take.
Michael Burry shorts Tesla (TSLA) and Caterpillar (CAT), days after going long Microsoft (MSFT)
Michael Burry disclosed five new short positions on June 30, including a first-ever bet against Caterpillar (CAT), just days after a bullish, multi-year Microsoft (MSFT) bet. Every price he disclosed, and where the trades stand now.
What is SharonAI (SHAZ)? Inside the AI cloud stock Leopold Aschenbrenner just took to a 19.9% stake
A deep dive on SharonAI Holdings (SHAZ), the tiny-float AI GPU-cloud stock Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness just took to a 19.9% stake, plus the price action since his position became visible: roughly $57.50 in mid-May to about $88 now.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) popped today and I'm still long. Here's my real thesis, and why I'm ignoring the AMD rumor.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) jumped about 9% today. My swing-trade take: the real thesis is the $1.1B-plus revenue guide, the $200M 1.6T order, and a 6x capacity ramp. The AMD talk is unconfirmed X chatter. I'm long, here's how I see it.
Senator Dave McCormick bought Goldman Sachs (GS) twice. Here is what he paid, and where it sits now.
Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) disclosed two Goldman Sachs (GS) buys in late May and early June. Here is what he paid on each date versus now, and why his Goldman trades draw extra scrutiny.
S&P Global's CEO bought $1 million of SPGI stock, and it's already underwater
S&P Global CEO Martina Cheung put about $1 million of her own money into SPGI stock at around $430 the day after a strong quarter. Two months later it trades near $408, so the buy is already underwater. Here is what she bought, what an insider purchase signals, and the company's 53-year dividend streak.
Nokia ($NOK) had a rough week, and I'm still holding
Nokia got smoked in June after a 170% run. The Nvidia deal, the BlackBerry mix-up, the chart, and why I'm still holding $NOK into July earnings.
Michael Burry made a bullish Microsoft (MSFT) bet and trimmed his Palantir (PLTR) short
The investor famous for betting against markets just made a rare, multi-year bullish bet on Microsoft (MSFT) with December 2028 LEAP calls, and trimmed his Palantir (PLTR) short. MSFT is up this morning.
Nancy Pelosi's latest disclosure: Intel and Uber, then and now
Nancy Pelosi's household disclosed new call options on Intel and Uber. What the filing says, what the strike and dates mean, and how both stocks have moved since.