Stocks in Play - 17th August 2026

Today in Focus: DUOT, Existing Positions, Robotics

Aug 17, 2026

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Situational Awareness:

Market Condition: Bullish, Flat Open

Commentary:

Very quiet open by the looks of things. Typical Monday vibes.

Worth monitoring Oil Futures here to see if the Oman/Iran deal is a negative for the market or causes a Trump bomb (figuratively and literally). 10yr Yields still hot. VIX slight uptick this morning. Nothing to be concerned about for now but worth acknowledging

The best thing I see this morning is DUOT. Executed five-year hosting service orders with Axe Compute for aggregate 55 MW AI facility capacity valued at over $500 million in contractual base payments.

No payments up front and lackluster volume pre market. The chart certainly has potential over $11. A big 6 year base. High Short interest. Low (ish) float.

Industry Group: Software - Application, Market Cap: 299.32M, Float: 28.02, Short Interest: 18.32%, Days to Cover: 6.23, Earnings: 8/17/2026 4:30:00 PM, Exchange: NCM

Needs volume to kick in at the open to actionable.

Otherwise I think it’s just a manage existing positions day. As mentioned in subscriber chat I am watching developing Robotics charts. These have all the hall marks of a theme run about to kick off. Ideally I would like to see a catalyst hit but worth monitoring for a breakout on CCXI, OUST, AEVA and AUR. Note: AUR Investor Day on August 20th.