The article says the AI trade is showing cracks: CoreWeave fell 15.5% on Oct. 14 as yields on its 2032 notes touched 15%, IREN is down more than 20% this year, and AMD dropped 8.1% amid Meta's financing plans and a Lam Research supply warning. The author's screen requires price above the 200-day moving average, revenue and EPS growth of at least 5% and 7%, rating upgrades, a PEG below 3, and ROE and ROIC of at least 12%; AMD is effectively the only company reporting in the next two weeks that passes. Consensus expects Q3 EPS of $1.94 on revenue of $13.06 billion, with EPS and revenue up nearly 62% and 41% year over year. Implied earnings-day moves are around 9% to 11%, and the largest post-earnings move over the past four quarters was 38%. The author therefore outlines a call spread risk reversal that gives up some upside in exchange for reduced downside risk compared with owning the stock outright.
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| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 210.96 |
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