Analysis

TradingKey - Costco (COST) stock has pulled back as comparable sales growth slowed and a new lawsuit added to investor concerns. Explore the latest Costco stock forecast, analyst price targets, technical levels, membership strength, and key catalysts before earnings

TradingKey - Amazon’s AWS grew 28% in Q1 2026, its fastest pace in 15 quarters. EPS beat by 69%. But free cash flow collapsed to $1.2B on $200B capex. At $245 with Q2 earnings July 30, the 0.5 Fib is the level to watch this week.

TradingKey - As the second-quarter earnings season for U.S. bank stocks officially commences, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC) are scheduled to release their Q2 results on July 14.

TradingKey - Over the past week, the focus of competition in the AI industry has shifted from "performance" to "price." From Elon Musk's SpaceXAI (SPCX) to OpenAI and Meta (META), the three giants released their next-generation AI models in quick succession. This time, however, the competition is not just about who is "smarter," but also about who is "cheaper."

TradingKey - Meta launched Meta Compute to compete with AWS and Azure, confirmed its Iris AI chip enters production in September, and rose 15% on the week. At $669 breaking out of a symmetrical triangle, the week ahead’s trigger is $691. Q2 earnings July 29.

TradingKey - On July 13, Eastern Time, the three major US stock index futures fell collectively in pre-market trading. As of press time, Nasdaq 100 Index futures were down 0.83%, S&P 500 Index futures dropped 0.26%, and Dow Jones Index futures declined 0.03%.

TradingKey - AMD launches Zen 6 Venice on July 22 at Advancing AI 2026. Citi says expect industry-shaking announcements. Stifel raised to $635. Helios rack-scale is Meta’s Nvidia alternative. At $539, the $557.70 trigger is the week-ahead watch level.

TradingKey — On Monday, Meta (META) announced an additional $40 billion investment in the Hyperion data center in Louisiana, bringing the total investment for the project to over $50 billion and making it one of the largest AI infrastructure projects in the world.

TradingKey - The global semiconductor industry is experiencing an unprecedented price storm, as the wave of price hikes spreads from advanced processes required for AI chips to mature nodes. TSMC (TSM) plans to raise foundry prices for mature processes starting in January 2027, marking its first price adjustment for mature nodes in over three years.

TradingKey - On July 12, ET, as mainstream investment banks raised their 2026 S&P 500 price targets to the 7,500–8,100 range, James E. Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, issued an even bolder long-term forecast: the S&P 500 is expected to hit the 14,000-point mark within the next five years (by 2031), nearly doubling from its current level of approximately 7,500.

TradingKey — Recently, Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, along with CFO Colette Kress and Head of Investor Relations Toshiya Hari, personally attended a non-deal roadshow (NDR) hosted by Morgan Stanley in California, directly addressing the triple concerns of institutional investors regarding product progress, ASIC competition, and growth sustainability.

TradingKey - Seoul, July 13: The South Korean government officially released its fiscal year 2027 budget plan today, with total fiscal expenditure surpassing 800 trillion won (approximately $530 billion) for the first time. This represents a significant jump from this year's 727.9 trillion won and marks the largest spending record in South Korean history. The confidence behind this "super budget" stems primarily from better-than-expected tax revenue dividends generated by the nation's semiconductor industry amid the global artificial intelligence wave.

Japanese and South Korean stock markets faced a "Black Monday" as the KOSPI plunged more than 8%, triggering circuit breakers. The Nikkei 225 fell nearly 2%, while SK Hynix plummeted 15%, Samsung dropped more than 10%, and Kioxia fell over 12%.

TradingKey - During the Asian trading session on July 13, the South Korean stock market experienced a "Black Monday." Despite reports that Samsung Electronics has completed the tape-out of Tesla's AI5 chips and is preparing for production, the company's share price still closed down over 10%, leading the decline in the KOSPI Index. The Korea Exchange (KRX) urgently activated its "Sidecar" mechanism during the session to suspend program trading sell orders.

TradingKey - TSMC (TSM) released June revenue data today that shocked the market. Data shows that monthly consolidated revenue reached NT$442.68 billion, not only increasing 6.2% month-on-month from May but also surging 67.9% year-on-year, with the annual growth rate hitting a recent high.

The KOSPI plunged 8%, triggering circuit breakers, while SK Hynix plummeted 13%, sparking a stampede in tech stocks.

SK Hynix shares plummeted more than 10% today, falling below the 2 million won mark and hitting a one-month low.

Micron announced $250B in US manufacturing investment through 2035, SK Hynix listed at +14% on Nasdaq but MU held $980, and TD Cowen says ‘it’s different this time.’ At $982 with Q4 earnings September 22, here’s the week-ahead setup.

TradingKey - On July 10, Eastern Time, the three major US indices closed higher as the market continued to price in AI growth and the upcoming second-quarter earnings season. Despite ongoing US-Iran tensions disrupting the energy market, investors shifted their focus back to corporate earnings, AI i

NVDA jumped 4% on Thursday after the Trump administration eased export controls for the UAE. At $210 the forward P/E has dropped to pre-AI boom levels. But the 4H chart shows a double top at $212. Here’s the week-ahead setup.