Daily research: 2026-10-13

Regime neutral · profile balanced · status ok · data as of the 2026-10-13 close (generated 2026-10-14 14:46 UTC) · OpenRouter $0.33 (Claude list price $2.74, not billed)

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Bottom line

The revision adds five new picks—LPG, NVDA, LNG, NTNX and HALO, each 5-9%—with lowered entry zones for better reward-to-risk. It exits MRAM, GDOT, GSIT, LWLG, PLTR, ROKU, TSLA, SOXX, ASML and DRAM, trims TSM to 9%, MSFT to 2.5% and VTWO to 3%, and holds MA, SKHY, SNOW and LRCX. About 49% sits in cash and defensive ETFs (SGOV, SHY, cash) as dry powder for limit orders below current prices.

Allocation

SGOV 36.0%SGOVSHY 10.0%SHYTSM 9.0%TSMLNG 9.0%LNGNVDA 6.0%NVDALPG 5.0%NTNX 5.0%HALO 5.0%VTWO 3.0%CASH 3.0%SNOW 2.8%MSFT 2.5%MA 2.3%LRCX 1.2%SKHY 0.3%
TickerTypeWeightHorizonConviction
SHYdefensive10.0%
LNGpick9.0%position62
NVDApick6.0%position66
LPGpick5.0%position66
NTNXpick5.0%position62
HALOpick5.0%position60
CASHcash3.0%
Your holdings (18)holding57.0%

Cash and defensive ETFs: 49.0%.

Top picks

TickerCapHorizonEntryStopTargetR/RThesisNext catalyst
LNGlargeposition278.00–286.00268.00322.002.9EBITDA and distributable cash flow guidance were raised about 14-16%, buybacks continue, and the stock is in an uptrend that adds no correl…2026-10-29 Q3 2026 earnings report with EPS estimate $4.0068 and reven…
NVDAmegaposition219.00–224.00214.00245.003.1Data Center revenue grew 117% YoY, gross margin is 75% and it trades at about 28x trailing earnings.2026-11-17 Q3 FY2027 earnings release; consensus estimates EPS of $2.5…
LPGmidposition55.50–57.5053.0065.502.6Gas-carrier shipping (VLGCs) at about 6x run-rate earnings, with 99% of Q3 fleet days fixed above $88k/day ahead of the Nov 4 report.2026-11-04 Next earnings report, FY27 Q2, to confirm whether high fixe…
NTNXlargeposition70.50–72.5066.5083.002.3Hybrid-cloud software, not semiconductors: annual recurring revenue +16%, free cash flow of $841M, operating margin expanding, and FY27 gui…2026-11-23 Fiscal 2027 Q1 earnings report, with company guidance of $7…
HALOlargeposition104.00–107.50101.00122.003.4Based on fundamentals only (the claimed legal tailwind is removed): revenue grew 48%, the operating margin is 60% and there is a new $1B bu…2026-11-09 Q3 2026 earnings report expected to confirm continuation of…

Your holdings

TickerActionFromToReason
SGOVadd5.8%36.0%The main defensive sleeve, earning T-bill yields (3-month at about 4.06%). It absorbs the exits and funds the entry-zone buys as orders fill. Weak breadth (47% of stocks above their 200-day average) supports keeping it heavy for now.
TSMtrim20.5%9.0%Long thesis intact: revenue +54.6% YoY and a recent earnings beat (F-TSM-1, F-TSM-8). Trim from 20.5% to 9%, under the 12% max, and to shrink the chip cluster ahead of today's results. The stop is 418.
VTWOtrim11.8%3.0%Conviction is only 45 and the bounce rests on price levels alone; the ETF is barely above its 200-day average and 9.6 points behind SPY (F-VTWO-6, F-VTWO-7). Keep 3%, sell entirely on a close below 109, and add only after a close back above the 20-day average (about 113.6).
SNOWhold2.8%2.8%Long thesis: net revenue retention of 126% and guidance raised to 36% growth (F-SNOW-3, F-SNOW-5). The price is above the entry zone, so hold rather than add. The stop is 318.
MSFTtrim4.2%2.5%Avoid stance on timing: RSI 70.8 at a 52-week high after a 37.6% run (F-MSFT-1, F-MSFT-2), with earnings on Oct 28. Trim, but keep a core position given Azure's growth (F-MSFT-7).
MAhold2.3%2.3%Fundamentals are excellent: revenue +14% and a 60% operating margin (F-MA-1, F-MA-2). The avoid stance is only about new-entry timing at RSI 71.8 (F-MA-9). No add before the Oct 29 results.
LRCXhold1.2%1.2%Long thesis after a record quarter (F-LRCX-1, F-LRCX-2). A small 1.2% position is an acceptable gap risk into the Oct 21 results. Exit on a close below 274.
SKHYhold0.3%0.3%Long thesis at about 7x earnings (F-SKHY-6), but the stock is below its 20- and 50-day averages (F-SKHY-2). Keep this tiny 0.3% position into the Oct 28 results and exit on a close below 139.
MRAMsell0.6%0.0%Avoid thesis: losses are widening, shares are being diluted and the stock is below all its moving averages (F-MRAM-3, F-MRAM-5, F-MRAM-8).
GDOTsell0.6%0.0%Avoid thesis: unprofitable despite revenue growth and in a technical downtrend (F-GDOT-2, F-GDOT-6, F-GDOT-9).
GSITsell0.9%0.0%Avoid thesis: losses are widening, cash is being raised by selling new shares, and earnings land on Oct 22 (F-GSIT-3, F-GSIT-4, F-GSIT-6).
LWLGsell0.4%0.0%Avoid thesis: essentially pre-revenue, burning about $6.6M a quarter, and diluting shareholders through new share sales (F-LWLG-1, F-LWLG-3, F-LWLG-6).
PLTRsell14.0%0.0%Avoid thesis: 81.5x sales and 166x earnings (F-PLTR-11), RSI 75.6 at the 52-week high (F-PLTR-8, F-PLTR-10). Strong growth alone does not justify a residual position. Selling now locks in the 56% three-month gain.
ROKUsell1.8%0.0%The price now trades on the Fox merger (F-ROKU-10), but the deal price, vote date and regulatory timeline are unknown, and shareholder demand letters have been filed (F-ROKU-11). The spread and the downside if the deal breaks cannot be measured, so exit.
TSLAsell2.2%0.0%Avoid thesis: operating margin is 1.4%, free cash flow is negative and the stock is below its 200-day average, with earnings on Oct 21 (F-TSLA-4, F-TSLA-6, F-TSLA-9).
SOXXsell11.5%0.0%Avoid thesis: below its 20-day average, momentum (MACD) negative, and 5.3 points behind SPY over 3 months (F-SOXX-6, F-SOXX-8, F-SOXX-10). It duplicates the TSM, NVDA and LRCX exposure. This is the main cut to the chip cluster.
ASMLsell6.6%0.0%Avoid thesis: 57.8x earnings against 3.6% earnings growth (F-ASML-7, F-ASML-9), and the Q3 result is unknown to this brief. Selling cuts semiconductor overlap.
DRAMsell3.0%0.0%Avoid thesis: the CXMT chip-design news threatens memory pricing (F-DRAM-10), the price is below its 20- and 50-day averages (F-DRAM-8), and the fund's holdings are unknown.

Critic's view

Changes since the last run (2026-10-06)

New picks: NTNX. Dropped picks: ECPG. V target hit on 2026-10-09 (7.1%). MA closed on 2026-10-13 (6.5%).

Track record

13 picks (10 open, 3 closed). Hit rate 33%. Average return 1.7% vs SPY -0.9% over the same windows. Every pick

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