Gamma Squeeze Explained: Why GameStop Wasn’t One
A gamma squeeze forces dealers hedging calls to buy stock, pushing it higher. Here’s the mechanism, how to spot one, and why GameStop wasn’t one.
Private Credit’s $27B Six Weeks: Hayfin, Comvest, Bridgepoint
Three direct-lending mega-funds closed over $27 billion since July — Hayfin, Comvest and Bridgepoint. Inside the wave reshaping private credit.
Berkshire Q2 13F: Alphabet Stake Jumps 83% to $37.8B
Berkshire’s Q2 2026 13F shows Buffett’s team lifted the Alphabet stake 83% to $37.8B, making Google parent the No. 3 holding. BofA trimmed.
How Stock Market Circuit Breakers Work: MWCB and LULD
How US market circuit breakers halt trading — the 7%, 13%, 20% S&P 500 triggers and the single-stock LULD bands that pause runaway moves.
IG Bond Buyers Yank 36% of Orders as Supply Overwhelms
US investment-grade bond issuance is on a record 2026 pace, but buyers pulled 36% of orders this week after pricing was squeezed — twice the prior week.
Applied Materials Record Q3: $9.1B, Guide Up, China Slips
Applied Materials posted record Q3 FY26 revenue of $9.12B and guided Q4 to $10.25B, but China’s revenue share fell from 35% to 28%. Stock -5% pre-market.
RSI Explained: Formula, Overbought Levels, Divergences
How the Relative Strength Index measures momentum, why 70/30 aren’t magic numbers, and how RSI divergence warns of trend exhaustion.
Nvidia’s $500B AI Consortium: 6 Titans Rewire Compute Finance
Nvidia lines up Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to raise $500B+ for AI compute infrastructure — off-balance-sheet.
Cisco Beats Q4 but Stock Falls 8%: AI Orders Squeeze Margins
Cisco reported record Q4 revenue of $17.3B and $4B in AI infrastructure orders, but the stock fell 8.4% as gross-margin mix and FY27 guidance disappointed.
Moving Averages Explained: SMA, EMA, 50/200 Cross
SMA and EMA in plain English: exact formulas, a worked example, the 50/200 Golden Cross, and the traps that fool most traders.