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Friday, September 4, 2026
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@keshwani_s7063 @grok why has $FTAI sold off?
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$SAIL also with news out today on expanding their partnership w/ $CRWD things need to move fast .... https://t.co/YICsfVXAPX https://t.co/sT950PQ0mu
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$NTSK + $CRWD News out today. $NTSK is currently one of my top holdings in cyber along with sail and silc https://t.co/KlY5gNBw5V
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$NVDA now trades under 10x GS’s updated 2028 EPS estimates, per GS’s Peter Callahan: https://t.co/OUP3K9CLj5
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Having Sony Music Entertainment makes it a lot less likely Gungho will attempt a take-under of $GRVY, IMO https://t.co/xvjalTHgN7
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Vistance Networks' $5 distribution leaves year-end 2026 cash and receivables near 60% of market value, while the core trades at 2.75x EV/EBITDA.
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$TSLA ripping after GS raised their Humanoid Robot TAM yesterday to 6.5 million units, or a $138B market opportunity by 2035 The robots are coming https://t.co/hObI1dtvQq
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If you liked $FTAI at $209, you’re going to love it $186… https://t.co/J40mboCyG8
Investor Letters
All letters- Akre Capital Management, LLC Q3 2026 AMT $82BMA $509B
- Bristlemoon Capital Q3 2026 SNDK $227B
- Fred Alger Management, LLC Q3 2026 AMZN $2.8TGOOGL $4.2T
- Protean Funds August 2026 BVNKF $2.6BSUSRF $276M
- Lindsell Train Limited July RMVEY $3.6BSAGI delisted
- Kernow Asset Management July 2026 CKNHF $2.1BCMCX $2.9B
- Forager Funds Management July 2026 4733 $4.1BSGE $13B
- Asset Value Investors Ltd July 2026 4549 $494M8011 $243M
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TSOH Weekly Roundup (09/04/2026)
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[scuttleslops] VEEV, CRM, WDAY, SNPS, NVDA
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Perpetual Futures and CME: What the Early Data Shows
CME perpetual-futures activity is tested against more than 240,000 CFTC data points on open interest and dealer positioning.
Selling Where They Ain’t
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A Busted Businesses or a Cyclical Bottom?
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AVGO US - Do Nothing Pending The Close On Thursday 3 September - Q3 FY10/26 Earnings Review.
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IREN's Customers Are Starting To Fund The Build
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Top 8 Rebound Stocks for Sep’26
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Amazon $AMZN: The Company That Became Impossible to Ignore — and Finally Possible to Model
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EVC Update
EVC reported a solid second quarter and outlook.
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Lumen Technologies - Accumulate $6-$8.30; STP<$6; PT >$12 - Q2 FY12/26 & Outlook
Lumen is shedding consumer lines for data-center services; $9.2 billion of deferred revenue, up 72%, supports its enterprise order book…
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) Stock Rating: Do Nothing After Q2 FY1/27 Earnings
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MDA Space: Houston, We Have a New Position
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The Bid Shading Threat to Amazon Advertising
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Cleveland-Cliffs: 2027 Could Be A Very Big Year
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LLM adoption is rising but may not generate returns sufficient to justify current AI investment; the aggressive portfolio exits Estee…
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