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Brent crude futures touched $93 per barrel, rising 1.41% on the day to hit a new high since July 24. Since August 5, Brent oil prices have gained over 20%. Currently, as renewed geopolitical tensions combine with accelerating global inventory drawdowns, market divergence over the trajectory of crude oil prices is deepening.

Spot gold (XAUUSD) breached the $4,600 mark on August 21, Eastern Time, and is advancing toward $4,700, marking the first time gold has returned to this price level since May 15. The immediate catalyst driving the rally was the U.S. Department of the Treasury's unexpected expansion of its long-term Treasury buyback program. Although this does not constitute Federal Reserve quantitative easing nor will it reduce U.S. government debt, the policy signal reinforced market focus on fiscal pressures and long-end borrowing costs. As a result, gold has reaped a "dual-path benefit."

MU Q3: Revenue $41.46B (+346% YoY, +74% seq), EPS $25.11 (beat est), Q4 guidance $50B (21% seq growth). HBM4 12-high high-volume production. HBM4E dev 2027. $10B Micron Research Labs Aug 20 (groundbreak 2027). Gross margin 84.6% record. Operating cash $25.39B.

On August 21, US Eastern Time, Tesla (TSLA) rose over 4%, reclaiming the $360 mark. According to media reports, Tesla plans to open public test rides for Cybercab—its first autonomous taxi without a steering wheel or pedals—by the end of this month and officially integrate it into the Robotaxi network in Austin, Texas.

NVDA Q1: Revenue $81.6B (+85%, beat), Data Center $75.2B (+92%). Q2 guidance $91B (no China compute). SB Energy $1.5B invest, $105B lease guarantee, 4.25 GW Ohio. Vera Rubin in production. H200 China shipments begun. $500B financing platform. Aug 26 earnings. Stock near $217.56.

TradingKey - As of the US market close on August 20, Eastern Time, SpaceX (SPCX) stock weakened again, falling 4.05% on the day to $134 after touching an intraday low of $130.39, dropping back below its $135 IPO issue price. Over the past three weeks, SPCX shares had rebounded from near $105 to $150, but came under pressure and pulled back below $150 this week, indicating that the rally from the late-July low is facing pressure once again.

SNDK Q4: Revenue $8.97B (+51% seq), EPS $39.25 (beat $34.37). Q1 guidance $10.3-10.8B (MISS 11.16B). Gross margin 84.6% record. NBM $93.9B contract value. Investor Day Aug 13 targets 80% margin, double-digit growth. Stock up 591% YTD. Technical $1,511.88 pivot.

Coinbase briefly broke above $180, with the potential to rise a further 22% if it can hold this level.

WMT Q2: Revenue $187.9B (+5.9%, beat), EPS $0.81 (+19%, beat). US comps 2.6% (MISS). Pharmacy headwind 125 bps. E-com 23%. Ads +38%. Guidance raised. Stock -9% to $103.50. Support $102.85. Fuel +$2B.

TradingKey - On Friday, August 21, Eastern Time, futures on the three major U.S. stock indices rebounded in pre-market trading as the market attempted to recover from the sell-off in the previous session triggered by rising bond yields and weak retail stocks. Bitcoin extended its strength and sentiment toward tech stocks recovered slightly; however, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield neared 4.7% again, combined with Middle East tensions and the approaching Jackson Hole Economic Symposium next week, overall market sentiment remains cautious.

XRP surged 40% to break above $1.40, with a short-term bullish outlook targeting $1.60.

TradingKey - In pre-market trading on August 21 ET, Bitcoin (BTC) extended its recent strong rally, briefly topping $78,000 and pushing crypto-related stocks higher. MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged over 10% in pre-market trading, extending its sharp rebound from the previous trading day.

TradingKey - On August 21, US Eastern Time, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, Nvidia (NVDA) is in early-stage talks with South Korean AI chip design company Rebellions, exploring potential collaboration ranging from technology licensing and equity investment to a full acquisition.

TradingKey - The IPO race between OpenAI and Anthropic has entered a critical phase. With both companies experiencing rapid revenue growth and steadily rising valuations, which firm will be the first to list on the US stock market and command a higher valuation has become a major focal point for the tech capital market in 2026. So, in this IPO race, who will ultimately emerge as the winner between OpenAI and Anthropic?

TradingKey - Broadcom (AVGO) is in talks with multiple lenders to raise more than $60 billion in debt to support chip procurement and computing infrastructure for AI companies including Anthropic, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Under the plans currently under discussion, the total financing package could ultimately approach $100 billion.

Bitcoin surged 10% to break through the 77,000 mark, hitting a three-month high, and is poised for further gains.

TradingKey - Walmart (WMT) delivered a second-quarter earnings report that looked impressive on the surface but revealed clear underlying concerns. The company's revenue and adjusted earnings per share both exceeded market expectations, and its full-year outlook for sales and operating profit was also raised. However, U.S. same-store sales growth slowed to its lowest level in more than six years, and third-quarter earnings guidance fell short of expectations, raising concerns among investors that its growth momentum is slowing down.

TradingKey - On August 20, Eastern Time, at a hearing held by the Nevada Transportation Authority, regulators unanimously approved Tesla (TSLA), Uber (UBER), and Waymo to operate paid driverless taxi services in Clark County. Tesla was authorized to deploy up to 5,000 Robotaxis over the next 12 months, while Uber and Waymo were each approved for 1,000 vehicles.

Ethereum has surged on a five-day winning streak, with the next target set at $2,800.

Large language models (GPT/Claude/Gemini) excel at reasoning, yet lack an understanding of how an enterprise actually operates; while ERP, CRM, and MES systems have accumulated vast amounts of business data, they remain siloed. Palantir bridges the two: it connects LLMs with an enterprise's physical world by structuring operational rules buried across disparate systems and employees' minds, creating a directly callable digital twin for the organization. This allows LLMs to no longer merely respond