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Situational Awareness:
Market Condition: Gap Down, VIX Spiking, Caution
Commentary:
Oil up, 10 Yr Up, VIX up. Market down. No reason to push things here as the Iran narrative ramps up again. Yields are wiping out the move created by Bessent’s intervention.
We want to see pin bars by the end of the day here on the indexes otherwise caution should be stepped up in the short term. Watch to see if VIX makes a new high in market hours.
BULL earnings play outlined below.
Also interested in MRNA Day 2 continuation short squeeze. In an ideal world they do a stock offering before the open and the stock squeezes anyway after shaking out. Wishful thinking. Think it can definitely make another move today though but probably need to be more nimble with it.
Worth monitoring Crypto as a market indicator in the next little while. Big move last two days.
In Play
BULL: Rev Growth Acceleration and Operating Profit Expansion
Key Metrics BULL:
Industry Group: Software - Application, Market Cap: 4.59B, Float: 311.74, Short Interest: 8.57%, Days to Cover: 2.34, Earnings: 8/19/2026 4:30:00 PM, Exchange: Nasdaq
Catalyst:
Strong earnings, rev growth accelerating, operating profit expansion. Company does not issue formal guidance. Good chart. This one has disappointed several times in the past but pairing it with the nice surge in crypto this week it gives it more potential for follow through in my opinion.
Q2 Results
🔹 Revenue: $198.8M (Est. $182.8M; +8.7%) 🟢; +51% YoY, +24% QoQ ⚡ ACCEL — sequential and YoY growth accelerated vs prior quarters
🔹 Trading-related revenue: $147.7M; +66% YoY
🔹 Adj. Operating Profit: $62.6M (31.5% margin); +169% YoY from $23.3M
🔹 Adj. Net Income: $43.2M; vs $15.4M prior-year
🔹 GAAP Net Income: $24.4M; vs –$28.3M prior-year
🔹 GAAP EPS (basic/diluted): $0.05 / $0.04; vs –$1.20 prior-year
🔹 Adj. Operating Profit per share (basic & diluted): $0.12; vs $0.05 prior-year
Sector KPIs (Fintech/Brokerage)
🔹 Customer assets (AUM): $28.5B; +79% YoY
🔹 Equity notional volume: $279B; +73% YoY, +7% QoQ
🔹 Options contracts: 213M; +68% YoY, +34% QoQ
🔹 DARTs: 1.6M; +62% YoY
🔹 Funded accounts: 5.13M; +8% YoY
🔹 Registered users: 28.2M; +13% YoY
🔹 Net deposits: +7% YoY
Trade Updates:
Current Positions: TEAM, NIQ, PLTR, ABCL, QMCO, HTFL, LABU
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Have a Great Week!
Sean Sharpe