Wednesday, October 14, 2026

October 2026 Random Ramblings

October 2026 market commentary covers SOLS’s cancelled merger, a hypothetical Starbucks-Chipotle deal, Russell 2000 weakness and AI premiums for Oura and home builders.

SOLS $9.7BSBUX $109B

Yet Another Value Podcast Oct 14 86 clicks

Oct 14 NVDA $5.2T

An Interview with Nvidia’s Ian Buck on Why GPUs Keep Winning

Key Context by Tae Kim 4 clicks

Oct 14 COHR $52B

Coherent | Management Call

P Equity Research 18 clicks

From X

@orrdavid Oct 2

David Orr on X

@jeremiahrogers Gemini will be as good as ChatGPT and Claude for 99% of people's normal use cases soon ... if not already. If $GOOG can connect their whole locked in ecosystem, and all its personal data, to the responses, it will be better for more things than not.

@StableBread Oct 2

Fajasy on X

The $VIX closed at 14.87 on September 25, while the S&P 500's $SPY realized volatility over the past month was 10.8. That 4.1-point gap is the premium option buyers pay over what the index has actually done, and it's the newest row in the volatility section of my macro dashboard. The other volatility rows (VIX, the MOVE index for Treasury volatility, the VIX term structure, and SKEW) all live inside the options market, while this one checks option prices against the index's actual moves. A wide gap means protection is expensive relative to recent moves. A negative gap means the market is moving more than options priced in, which is what a selloff in progress looks like. I added it because a VIX of 15 means something different when the S&P 500 is moving 10% annualized than when it's moving 20%. The gap is near its 5-year average of 3.3 after swinging from -1.2 in early July to 8.4 by late July, 0.6 in mid-August, and 6.7 on September 11. Stocks look calm next to bonds right now. The VIX sits at the 23rd percentile of its 5-year range, while the MOVE index jumped from 80.6 to 96.0 in the week to September 25.

@finphysnerd Oct 2

Myles on X

$TLT negative on the day, $RSP and $IWM retracing their big up moves. This market is wild.

@orrdavid Oct 2

David Orr on X

Google $GOOG Key bear argument: Search is their largest business and likely faces a long term headwind instead of long term tailwind. At least probably, since they are doing a good job incoperating fast AI responses into search. Android (and iOS and Windows) are threatened. The work culture is weak (but seems to be improving). Key bull argument: Most of their other businesses are good/great and growing. A couple are big AI winners. TPUs in particular are a likely key AI ingredient if either/both inference and electricity efficiency matter a lot (I think yes to both). YouTube is a big AI winner. Cloud/compute biz wins from AI, deals are structured in a way with no downside for $GOOG (but plenty of downside for the companies locking into the contracts). Management are fantastic capital allocators.

@DeepSailCapital Oct 2 1 click

Deep Sail Capital on X

On a relative basis verse AI buildout peers $VRT has come in a lot over the last 6 months. 23x NTM EBITDA vs almost 40x at the peak. Part of that is 6 months of roll forward but still starting to get back to a reasonable valuation.

@hntrbrkmedia Oct 2

Hunterbrook on X

Based on Hunterbrook Media’s reporting, at the time of publication Hunterbrook Capital is short $MRP, short $LEN, and long a basket of comparable securities. Positions may change at any time. This article is not investment advice or any recommendation. See full disclosures below.

@hntrbrkmedia Oct 2

Hunterbrook on X

Lennar is struggling to sell houses. So it found a buyer it knows well: Millrose, the REIT it spun off last year. We identified 700+ homes, roughly $200 million, sold to Millrose in about a month. $LEN $MRP https://t.co/CDD6NZ5Y2i

@red_dog_capital Oct 2 1 click

Red Dog Capital on X

$STK $WDC The cure for high prices is high prices! Demand destruction, substitution, capacity additions, etc. The invisible hand (almost) never fails!

My 2028 numbers

ASML’s €11.7 billion quarter benefited from €3.3 billion in installed-base sales and operating leverage, while the MATCH Act threatens…

ASML $631B

Best Anchor Stocks Oct 14 24 clicks

Visa: Unpacking The 7 Powers And Forward Valuation Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Visa’s network economics support long-term compounding, but a 1.7–1.8 forward PEG and risks to high-margin payment revenues limit near-term…

V $750B

C Jessen Oct 14 35 clicks

Deep Dive: Applied Materials ($AMAT)

Applied Materials leads wafer-fab deposition and ranks third in etch, positioning it for tougher 3D chip manufacturing as investors weigh a…

AMAT $359B

Rebound Capital Oct 14 29 clicks

First Tracks Biotherapeutics: Teva Validated The Pathway, ANB033 May Own The Receptor

First Tracks Biotherapeutics’ ANB033 posted stronger Phase 1b celiac efficacy than Teva’s IL-15 inhibitor, with $168 million funding…

TEVA $48B

Equity Eagle Oct 14 8 clicks

Research Roundup Vol. LVI

Howmet Aerospace is framed as a beneficiary of turbine and aircraft-engine demand, while J.B.

HWM $88BJBHT $22B

Monte Independent Investment Research Oct 14 13 clicks

Lennar: The Misstep Is Temporary, the Operating Machine Is Not

Lennar cut build times to 116 days and adopted an asset-light land model, while gross margin fell to 15.8% from 27.5% as land costs rose.

LEN $17B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 14 14 clicks

Lennar, Part One: The Story

Lennar grew from a Miami builder into one of America’s two largest homebuilders, controlling land largely through options and land banks…

LEN $17B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 14 14 clicks

Lennar, Part Two: The Deep Dive

Lennar’s second audio program examines the homebuilder’s business for professional investors and housing analysts.

LEN $17B

Latticework by MOI Global Oct 14 12 clicks

ASML Q3 FY12/26 Earnings Review

ASML reported Q3 sales of €11.7 billion, up 55% year over year, and guided Q4 sales to €14.2 billion to €15.2 billion amid capacity…

ASML $631B

Cestrian Capital Research Oct 14 8 clicks

Eaton: Strong Backlog And Margin Recovery Support The Buy Case

Eaton’s backlog, data-center, grid and aerospace demand, plus a 450–500 bp H2 2026 Electrical Americas margin recovery, support the growth…

ETN $156B

Value Capital Research Oct 14 7 clicks

Insider activity September 2026

Asian insider buying rose 19% to US$2.4 billion across 930 September transactions, led by Grab CEO Anthony Tan’s US$30 million purchase…

GRAB $12B

Asian Century Stocks Oct 14 6 clicks

WDC · long

Western Digital CORP

Western Digital, a hard-disk manufacturer, is pitched as a long after significant share-price moves deter investors.

WDC $124B

Value Investors Club Jul 16 5 clicks

Scarcity is the boogey man for ASML, Applied Materials

ASML’s strong quarterly results failed to prevent a selloff, as AI investors focused on scarcity fears facing chip-equipment makers…

ASML $631BAMAT $359B

The Technology Letter Oct 13 6 clicks

Apple HomeView, The New Apple TV, The App Story

Apple HomeView raises questions about demand for expensive Apple devices built around subpar AI.

AAPL $5T

Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. Oct 13 6 clicks

Expert Call | Corning

Corning’s NVIDIA-backed 10x fiber expansion, enterprise connector demand and carrier capacity plans frame its optical communications…

GLW $115B

P Equity Research Oct 13 37 clicks

Apple and LG, The House For Everyone Else, Agent Standards and Amazon

Apple is leaning on partner integration for the smart home, while Amazon faces strategic choices around AI agents.

AAPL $5TAMZN $2.7T

Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. Oct 13 4 clicks

Nvidia’s Investor Meeting

Nvidia’s investor meeting features CFO Colette Kress and IR and Strategic Finance VP Toshiya Hari.

NVDA $5.2T

P Equity Research Oct 13 11 clicks

OCP Day One: AMD CEO Sees Strong Demand for AI Inference and CPUs

AMD CEO Lisa Su says demand for AI inference and CPUs continues to rise as computing capacity becomes more valuable.

AMD $887B

Key Context by Tae Kim Oct 13 3 clicks

Rollins (ROL), Verisure (VSURE), and the cost of standing still (Part 2, Verisure)

Verisure’s 6.38 million monitored-alarm subscribers generate 90% recurring revenue, while its disclosed acquisition costs and 6%-8% churn…

ROL $15B

Best Anchor Stocks Oct 13 23 clicks

CarGurus ($CARG): The Auto Trader of America, Priced Like a Used Car

CarGurus, the largest U.S. auto-shopping marketplace, trades near $29 despite roughly $1 billion in expected revenue, $300 million in free…

CARG $2.7B

Substack von Philipp Oct 13 9 clicks

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