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On September 18, US Eastern Time, Netflix (NFLX) fell more than 6% in early trading before narrowing its decline to around 4% as of press time. The stock hit a low of $70.11, its lowest level since late July. Reportedly, Wells Fargo downgraded Netflix from "Hold" to "Underweight" and sharply cut its price target by 28% from $80 to $57, citing weakening user engagement trends and challenges facing its content strategy.

• CrowdStrike closed lower as investors engaged in profit-taking after a multi-week rally. • Executives and directors executed share sales under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. • Wall Street analysts remain split regarding the sustainability of current valuation levels.

• SanDisk stock rallied as institutional capital returned to enterprise semiconductor names. • Revenue expansion is driven by cloud data center deployments for AI infrastructure. • SanDisk authorized a fourteen billion dollar share repurchase program.

• IBM shares faced profit-taking following the finalization of a federal CHIPS Act award. • Enterprise IT spending uncertainties and delayed software deal timelines weighed on institutional confidence. • Technical indicators show a neutral MACD, neutral RSI, and an oversold Williams %R.

• Oracle faced stock volatility due to macroeconomic headwinds and restructuring costs. • Massive capital expenditures for AI infrastructure resulted in negative free cash flow. • Annual revenue reached $67.36 billion with net profit at $16.98 billion.

TradingKey - AMD closed at $545.09 after a 6.36% rally as Data Center growth and Helios demand strengthen. Can $547.70 unlock $571.87?

• Broadcom shares rebounded sharply after dip-buying followed post-earnings selling pressure. • Analysts reiterated buy ratings, citing strong artificial intelligence semiconductor revenue growth. • Broadcom reports annual revenue of $63.89B and net profit of $23.13B.

• Applied Materials announced a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor research park investment in India. • The company reported an annual revenue of $28.37B and net profit of $7.00B. • Analysts issued Buy ratings with an average price target of $636.48.

• Lam Research announced a $1.2 billion investment to build manufacturing facilities in India. • The company reported annual revenue of $23.23 billion and net profit of $7.27 billion. • Analysts assigned an average price target of $368.22 with multiple Buy ratings.

• Wells Fargo downgraded Netflix to Underweight and significantly lowered its price target. • Engagement concerns and high capital intensity for live content pressured margins. • Netflix reported annual revenue of $45.18B and a net profit of $10.98B.

• Palo Alto Networks shares declined due to institutional profit-taking and valuation resistance. • Cloud infrastructure investments and margin dynamics remain under close investor scrutiny. • Technical indicators show a MACD buy signal and neutral RSI conditions.

TradingKey - According to a Reuters report on September 18, Anthropic has established a wet lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, advancing Claude beyond computational analysis and into physical biological experimentation.

TradingKey - Anthropic and OpenAI are looking beyond large-scale AI infrastructure projects to secure smaller data centers with capacities of around 20 to 30 megawatts, aiming to access available computing power more quickly and meet growing demand for model inference.

TradingKey - GOOGL closed at $347.33 as Google Cloud growth and ad-tech relief support sentiment. Can $350.73 unlock 354.15-363.83?

TradingKey - Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) announced on September 18 that 96-year-old Warren Buffett has officially stepped down as chairman effective immediately, assuming the role of honorary chairman and continuing to serve as a director of the company.

TradingKey - On Friday, September 18 (ET), futures tied to the three major U.S. stock indices were mixed in pre-market trading. The pullback in international oil prices eased inflationary pressures, while the Federal Reserve's rate hike further bolstered its policy credibility. Coupled with a marginal cooling of Middle East tensions, market risk appetite improved significantly. Nvidia's optimistic earnings outlook also drove a rebound in the technology and chip-related sectors.

TradingKey - ARM closed at $264.90 after an 8.57% rally as confidence in converting $2B of AGI CPU demand into revenue improved. Can $270.39 unlock 278.54-295.58?

TradingKey - US electricity demand is entering a new growth phase. AI data centers and manufacturing expansion are driving up power consumption, while a strong El Niño in the winter of 2026–2027 could alter temperatures, precipitation, and electricity demand across different regions of the United States.

TradingKey - On September 18, U.S. crypto and digital asset stocks generally rose in pre-market trading, with Robinhood (HOOD) up 3.71%, Coinbase (COIN) up 3.53%, and Gemini Space Station up 1.81%.

TradingKey - As of the European session on September 18, gold prices (XAUUSD) extended Thursday's rebound, surging strongly intraday to $4,399.75, just shy of the $4,400 key level. Following the Federal Reserve's announcement of a 25-basis-point rate hike on Wednesday, spot gold dropped sharply from above $4,365 to hit a low of $4,235; subsequently, gold rebounded for two consecutive trading sessions, recovering by nearly $150.