Salesforce Faces Questions: 8 Key Items Shaping the Stock Market Wednesday
Goldman’s new S&P 500 target, ByteDance spends on AI and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
Goldman’s new S&P 500 target, ByteDance spends on AI and other headlines are moving stocks this morning.
I (unemotionally) added to my speculative short package in premarket:
* ($MU) $972.02
* ($SNDK) $1,632.11
* ($AMD) $515.09
Given the volatility I will remain very small in these trading short rentals.
Again, this is not for homegamers – I am just being transparent.
Positions: Short MU VS SNDK VS AMD VS
Over the last several trading days the market has behaved more like a casino than a church – with memory and semis serving as the house.
Caveat emptor.
I will be expanding my short exposure on the Iranian news.
Positions: None
11:30 a.m.: Treasury hosts a $69B 17-Week Bill Auction;
11:30 a.m.: Treasury hosts a $28B 2-Year FRN (r) Auction;
1:00 p.m.: Treasury hosts a $70B 5-Year Note Auction
4:00 a.m.: Fed Bank of Dallas President Logan (Voter) participates in “Policy Panel Discussion 1: Monetary Policy and Imbalances” before the 2026 Monetary Policy from New Perspectives Conference hosted by the Bank of Japan Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Tokyo (Embargoed text available);
3:55 p.m.: Fed Board Governor Cook (Voter) speaks on “AI, the Economy, and the Financial System” before the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Policy Forum, Stanford, CA (Text available. Q&A from moderator. Livestream at stanford.zoom.us);
8:00 p.m.: Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson (Voter) participates in “Fireside Chat: Monetary Policy and Supply Shocks” before the 2026 Monetary Policy from New Perspectives Conference hosted by the Bank of Japan Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Tokyo (Text available. Q&A from moderator. No webcast);
9:10 p.m.: Fed Bank of Chicago President Goolsbee (Non-Voter) Television Appearance – CNBC Squawk Box Asia (Interview to air across Asian markets. Interview excerpts will publish to CNBC Asia website after the interview);
10:25 p.m.: Fed Bank of Chicago President Goolsbee (Non-Voter) participates in a panel discussion titled “Monetary Policy in a Changing World Economy” at the Bank of Japan Institute for Monetary and Economics Studies Conference, Tokyo (No Live Stream, Embargoed Text)

Positions: None.

Positions: none.

Positions: None.
My pals Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell had an informative Trade to Black interview after the close yesterday.
Run, don’t walk to watch the Chairman of ($CURLF) discuss uplisting and reverse splits:
TDR on X: “Curaleaf Thickens The Plot While SAM Keeps Losing https://t.co/NSJkqswKnt” / X
Positions: None.
Micron’s now a $1T market-cap stock; $10K Portfolio rockets up 25.7% since its start; memory basket names make big gains.
From Knowledge@Wharton:
Cities Can’t Afford to Fight the Last War – Knowledge at Wharton
The Mag 7 is lagging amid investor demand for higher-risk, speculative names.