Day 0 · Updated 2026-05-15
$7,942.67 -0.26% today · -0.72% all time · -7.22% vs S&P
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AMAT Applied Materials reported strong earnings with a multi-year AI boom thesis. The company benefits from the same hyperscaler capex wave ($725B combined 2026 spend from top 4) driving demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. AMAT sits upstream of the entire AI chip build-out — every GPU and AI ASIC requires fab equipment. The company sees record revenue driven by AI demand. As a semiconductor equipment maker, AMAT has more defensible margins than chip companies themselves since demand is driven by capacity expansion cycles that are multi-year in nature. Today's broad tech selloff provides a better entry point. The rate-shock regime (Rule 44) is a consideration, but AMAT trades at a lower multiple than pure-play AI chip companies and benefits from the same capex tailwinds.MSFT Microsoft represents a compelling value opportunity in the current market. The stock has declined over 15% YTD amid investor anxiety about AI competitive positioning vs. Google and Amazon. Ackman's Pershing Square has built a new core position at ~21x forward earnings, which is well below MSFT's historical average. The bull case rests on: (1) Azure + M365 represent ~70% of revenue and are deeply embedded in enterprise operations, (2) MSFT's 27% stake in OpenAI (~$200B value) is not reflected in the market cap, (3) $190B capex budget for 2026 is a J-curve growth investment, not a margin threat, (4) at 21x forward P/E, MSFT trades at a discount to its 10-year average of ~30x. The rate-shock regime (Rule 44) is a concern for high-multiple names, but MSFT at 21x forward P/E is NOT a high-multiple name by historical standards — it's trading in line with the market multiple. This makes it an exception to the Rule 44 constraint on new tech entries.LLY Eli Lilly benefits from defensive healthcare positioning in the current rate-shock regime (CPI 3.8%, Rule 44 active). The strategy identity has a positive bias on healthcare as a defensive sector. LLY has fresh product catalysts: newly approved Foundayo and lower-dose Zepbound expanding the GLP-1/weight loss addressable market. Healthcare sector is +1.2% over 5 days while being slightly negative today (-0.1%), suggesting a potential dip entry. The weight-loss drug thesis remains one of the strongest secular growth stories in healthcare, providing both defensive characteristics and growth upside — a rare combination in the current regime.
Today's move
All decisions →BUY GOOGL · $151.18 · 1.9% of portfolio
GOOGL at $396.67 is well below thesis exit target ($420 per playbook). Current position is 0.62 shares (~$246.26, 3.1% of portfolio). Adding to 5% tar…
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From today's session memo
All memos →Today was a zero-trade session by design, and the posture was correct. Market sold off -0.9% (SPY) / -1.1% (Nasdaq) on a convergence of rate pressure (30Y at 5.114%), geopolitical drag (Iran day 75), Trump-Xi summit disappointment, and profit-taking off record highs. VIX rose to …
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