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IREN Stock: The Contracts Are Signed, So Is the Dilution
Stocks

IREN Stock: The Contracts Are Signed, So Is the Dilution

Aug 6, 2026

IREN's pivot from Bitcoin miner to AI-cloud operator is backed by signed contracts with Microsoft and Nvidia, but the same weeks it signed more AI deals, its board handed the founders hundreds of millions in stock and the shares fell nearly 20%. Here's how to think about the trade.

Why Is the Stock Market Up Today?
Markets

Why Is the Stock Market Up Today?

Aug 3, 2026

A green headline raises its own kind of risk: chasing a move that already happened. Here's how we read the driver behind an up day, whether the strength is broad or narrow, and what would make it worth taking seriously instead of chasing.

Anthropic Stock: What the $19B TeraWulf Deal Signals
Stocks

Anthropic Stock: What the $19B TeraWulf Deal Signals

Jun 1, 2026

A $19 billion TeraWulf data-center lease and fresh October-IPO reporting just pushed Anthropic back into search results. Neither one makes the stock buyable. Here's what changed, what didn't, and how the Amazon/Alphabet/Microsoft/AMD proxies actually work.

OpenAI Stock: Can You Buy Shares Before the IPO?
Stocks

OpenAI Stock: Can You Buy Shares Before the IPO?

Jun 1, 2026

OpenAI confidentially filed to go public on June 8, 2026. Two months later, there's still no ticker, no price, and reports say the listing could slip to 2027. The proxies, the leaked numbers, and what we're watching next.

Cheap Stocks to Buy Now: Bargain or Broken?
Stocks

Cheap Stocks to Buy Now: Bargain or Broken?

May 29, 2026

Cheap stocks can be bargains or broken companies. Here are 7 recognizable beaten-down names Belanger Trading is watching — why each looks cheap, what could change the story, and the risk that keeps it cheap.

Data Center Stocks: The AI Buildout Beyond Nvidia
Stocks

Data Center Stocks: The AI Buildout Beyond Nvidia

May 29, 2026

AI is moving beyond chips. Data centers are where the buildout becomes physical — servers, networking, power, cooling, real estate. Here are the seven buckets, representative names, and how to tell real demand from a story riding the theme.

Nvidia Earnings Date: The Real Test of the AI Trade
Stocks

Nvidia Earnings Date: The Real Test of the AI Trade

May 29, 2026

Nvidia's next earnings report is the most-watched number in the market because it tells investors whether the AI trade is still backed by real demand. Here is the confirmed date, what to watch, what the expected move means, and how to think about the event without chasing.

Pelosi Stock Tracker: Clues, Not Commands
Signals

Pelosi Stock Tracker: Clues, Not Commands

May 29, 2026

A Pelosi stock tracker shows publicly disclosed trades tied to Nancy and Paul Pelosi. But congressional disclosures are delayed and incomplete. Here is what investors can and cannot learn, and how we would actually analyze one.

Selling Puts Explained for Stock Investors
Options

Selling Puts Explained for Stock Investors

May 29, 2026

Selling a put pays you a premium today for the obligation to buy 100 shares at the strike price. Here is how the whole family works: cash-secured, naked or margined, at-the-money, far out-of-the-money, and short put spreads, and why the structure decides whether the risk is funded, margined, or defined.

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