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Portfolio Watch and personal columns from AIStockWire writers, with positions disclosed.

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.

A week ago I called my SK Hynix (SKHY) trade. I sold the $190 spike and bought the $154 dip.
David Han laid out a specific SK Hynix (SKHY) trade theory on July 7: a debut spike, Micron riding the sympathy wave, then a memory selloff as the excitement drained out. A week later it mostly played out, and he sold SKHY near $190 and bought back at $154. The original call is left exactly as written.

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 its highest day of 2026
Congressman Gil Cisneros disclosed a $15,001 to $50,000 purchase of Argan (AGX) dated June 30, 2026, the stock's highest close of the year. It is down 27.4% since. Five Argan insiders sold $84.0 million in June, none of it under a prearranged plan.

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 is betting against Tesla (TSLA) and Caterpillar (CAT), days after making a multi-year bet Microsoft (MSFT) rises
Michael Burry disclosed five new short positions on June 30, including a first-ever bet against Caterpillar (CAT), just days after a multi-year bet that Microsoft (MSFT) shares would rise. 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 thinly-traded 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 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 multi-year bet Microsoft (MSFT) will rise and sold part of his bet against Palantir (PLTR)
The investor famous for betting against markets just made a rare, multi-year bet that Microsoft (MSFT) will rise, using December 2028 LEAP calls, and sold part of his bet against Palantir (PLTR). 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.