AI Stock Landscape Daily Report

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Executive Summary

Market color: Semiconductors and AI infrastructure stocks staged a broad recovery as dip buyers returned after last week's steep selloff, with the S&P 500 reclaiming its 50-day moving average ahead of key Big Tech earnings from Alphabet and Tesla on Wednesday.

Market: SPY -0.2%, QQQ +0.1%. Top mover BE +14.8%; worst GOOGL -1.4%.

Score shift: WDC more priced in by 4.7 pts → now 49 (PART).

Sector flow: Storage led with avg +11.8% across 2 names (options bias: bearish (1/2)).

Options tape: 17 bullish vs 12 bearish names — mixed.

Next catalyst: FOMC Meeting Day 1 in 7d (2026-07-28).

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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)

-0.2%

Nasdaq (QQQ)

+0.1%

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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers

Ticker	Name	Price	Change	Vol(avg)	Score (Δ)	Tech
BE	Bloom Energy	$226.26	+14.8%	0.9x	49 (PART) (+4.1)	NEUTRAL 15
			Why: Soared after JPMorgan raised its price target to $346 and a $1.7B AI data center deal drove optimism on the…
			Why Bloom Energy (BE) Stock Is Trading Up Today — Shares of electricity generation and hydrogen production company Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) jumped 12.3% in the morning… [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/why-bloom-energy-stock-trading-195026957.html)
			[2] Bloom Energy Soars 15% on $1.7 Billion AI Data Center Deal — Bloom Energy Rockets Higher on AI Data Center Contract, Analyst Support [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/bloom-energy-soars-15-1-191404426.html)
WDC	Western Digital	$548.39	+12.5%	0.8x	49 (PART) (+4.7)	NEUTRAL 15
			Why: Soared alongside the semiconductor rebound as the AI trade returned and dip buyers targeted storage names…
MU	Micron	$970.82	+12.2%	0.9x	28 (OPEN) (+1.1)	NEUTRAL 15
			Why: Soared as the AI trade came back, with GM's memory chip guidance and dip buying in semiconductors fueling the…
			Why GM's memory chip guidance could help stabilize stocks like Micron and… — Memory chip shortages continue to be a problem for most companies. [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/why-gms-memory-chip-guidance-could-help-stabilize-stocks-like-micron-and-sandisk-120313927.html)
STX	Seagate	$891.83	+11.1%	1.2x	58 (PART) (+2.5)	BULLISH 60
			Why: Surged with the broader AI recovery as dip buyers returned to semiconductor and storage names after last…
COHR	Coherent	$317.22	+11.1%	0.9x	60 (PART) (+1.8)	NEUTRAL 15
			Why: Spiked on surging demand for AI-driven optical networking products and the broader semiconductor rebound.
			AAOI's Optical Networking Demand Rise: A Sign for More Upside? — Applied Optoelectronics sees surging demand for AI-driven optical networking products as it expands U.S. manufacturing… [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/aaois-optical-networking-demand-rise-172000767.html)
			[2] Are Business Services Stocks Lagging COHERENT CORP (COHR) This Year? — Here is how Coherent (COHR) and Enpro (NPO) have performed compared to their sector so far this year. [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/business-services-stocks-lagging-coherent-134004043.html)
			[3] Stock Market Today, July 20: Hut 8 Surges 10% as Geopolitical Tensions Weigh… — Today, July 20, 2026, semiconductor and AI infrastructure shares pared early gains as U.S.-Iran tensions and crude oil… [source](https://www.fool.com/coverage/stock-market-today/2026/07/20/stock-market-today-july-20-hut-8-surges-10-as-geopolitical-tensions-weigh-on-broader-market/)

Top Losers

Ticker	Name	Price	Change	Vol(avg)	Score (Δ)	Tech
GOOGL	Alphabet	$347.15	-1.4%	0.7x	40 (PART) (-0.8)	NEUTRAL 0
			Earnings live: Danaher stock plunges on trimmed forecast, 3M stock surges — Wall Street is coming into a busy week of earnings with high expectations. [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/earnings-live-second-quarter-results-tesla-google-july-115324842.html)
MSFT	Microsoft	$397.75	-1.1%	0.5x	31 (OPEN) (-0.3)	NEUTRAL 15
			3M turns to AI to fuel turnaround — Yahoo Finance Ines Ferre joins Josh Lipton on Market Domination to discuss the 3M Company (MMM) turnaround after the… [source](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/3m-turns-to-ai-to-fuel-turnaround-194739770.html)

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Cross-Ticker Headlines

Stories attached to multiple tracked tickers (shown once):

AMD, MSFT: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Following Microsoft AI Deal Faces A Fully Valued Debate [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/advanced-micro-devices-amd-following-200837472.html)

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock is back in focus after the company announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft, placing AMD’s Helios rack…

CEG, VST: Can Constellation Energy's Diverse Power Fleet Drive Future Growth? [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/constellation-energys-diverse-power-fleet-173600916.html)

CEG's 55-GW diversified fleet and planned capacity additions position it to meet rising clean power and data center demand.

GEV, GOOGL, MU, STX, WDC: Dow Jones Futures: S&P 500 Regains 50-Day As Sandisk, Micron Soar; Google, Tesla Earnings Due [[source]](https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-futures-sp-500-sandisk-micron-google-tesla-earnings/?src=A00220&yptr=yahoo)

The S&P 500 reclaimed key support as Sandisk, Micron and AI stocks led a broad rally. Google, Tesla earnings loom.

ETN, GEV: GE Vernova Earnings Due. This Will Matter Far More Than Gas Turbine Orders. [[source]](https://www.investors.com/news/ge-vernova-earnings-gas-turbine-orders-backlog-ai-data-centers/?src=A00220&yptr=yahoo)

Highly anticipated GE Vernova earnings for the second quarter are on deck early Wednesday. GE Vernova confirmed in June that its massive, heavy-duty…

KLAC, LRCX, MRVL, MU, TSM: Intel, KLA Corporation, Lam Research, Marvell Technology, and Micron Shares Skyrocket, What You… [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/intel-kla-corporation-lam-research-205426906.html)

A number of stocks jumped in the morning session after dip buyers returned to the market to capitalize on more attractive valuations following the…

AMAT, LRCX: Is AMAT's Installed Base Business Built for Long-Term Growth? [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/amats-installed-business-built-long-145300466.html)

Applied Materials' AGS business is fueling recurring revenues and margin gains as AI-driven service tools deepen customer ties. Can that momentum…

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Biggest Score Moves vs Prior Trading Day

Ticker	Score Now	Δ	Direction	Change%
WDC	49 (PART)	+4.7	↑ more priced	+12.5%
AMD	67 (FULL)	+4.6	↑ more priced	+8.1%
BE	49 (PART)	+4.1	↑ more priced	+14.8%
MRVL	52 (PART)	+3.2	↑ more priced	+6.7%
AMAT	47 (PART)	+3.0	↑ more priced	+7.4%
FCX	42 (PART)	+2.6	↑ more priced	+6.4%
STX	58 (PART)	+2.5	↑ more priced	+11.1%
LRCX	49 (PART)	+2.3	↑ more priced	+5.0%

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Additional News Highlights

Notable headlines for other tracked tickers:

NVDA (+2.0%): Big Tech's big AI spending is 'a good thing' right now [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/big-techs-big-ai-spending-is-a-good-thing-right-now-203258720.html)

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led US stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC) to daily gains on Tuesday as chip stocks began to show signs of recovering from last week's…

AVGO (+2.2%): This Is My Favorite Artificial Intelligence Stock to Buy Right Now (Hint: Not Nvidia… [[source]](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/21/this-is-my-favorite-artificial-intelligence-stock/)

Taiwan Semiconductor has a specific advantage over other AI stocks.

AMZN (-1.0%): Update: Wall Street Snaps 3-Day Losing Streak in Tech-Led Bounce [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wall-street-snaps-3-day-203014959.html)

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day.) US equities advanced Tuesday after a three-day

META (-0.3%): Meta Just Got a Major Boost From Zuckerberg, and Investors Should Take Notice [[source]](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/21/meta-just-got-a-major-boost-from-zuckerberg-and-in/)

The social media giant seeks artificial superintelligence for everyone.

ORCL (+4.7%): Oracle stock is still a buy: Analyst outlines his bull case [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/video/oracle-stock-is-still-a-buy-analyst-outlines-his-bull-case-194817843.html) [positive]

Oracle (ORCL) stock is moving higher, recovering from its recent slide. Mizuho Americas managing director Siti Panigrahi explains why he maintains an…

TSM (+5.5%): Morgan Stanley Warns Europe Is Falling Behind: U.S. Will Spend 20 Times More on AI Than… [[source]](https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/07/21/morgan-stanley-warns-europe-is-falling-behind-u-s-will-spend-20-times-more-on-ai-than-all-of-europe/) [positive]

Morgan Stanley's latest roundtable reveals a structural gap between the U.S. and Europe in AI investment that no single policy fix can close, and the…

ANET (+3.1%): Arista Networks (ANET) Launches AI Driven Zero Trust Security For Branch Offices [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/arista-networks-anet-launches-ai-170955058.html) [positive]

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) has introduced an AI-driven zero trust Edge Threat Management platform for VeloCloud SD-WAN. The new solution targets…

CSCO (+1.3%): 3 Reasons to Sell CSCO and 1 Stock to Buy Instead [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/3-reasons-sell-csco-1-174226933.html)

What a time it’s been for Cisco. In the past six months alone, the company’s stock price has increased by a massive 50.2%, reaching $110.66 per…

SMCI (+7.0%): Supermicro shares surge 20% as robust margins, $60B backlog eclipse soft revenue [[source]](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/supermicro-shares-surge-20-robust-204607039.html) [positive]

Investing.com -- Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) rocketed 20% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, driven by a blockbuster preliminary…

VRT (+4.4%): AI Chips Need Liquid Cooling. That's Why Vertiv's Stock Rally Can Continue. [[source]](https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/07/21/ai-chips-need-liquid-cooling-thats-why-vertivs-sto/) [positive]

Cooling solutions supplier Vertiv is quietly winning amid the AI boom.

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Technical Signals

MA alignment: 4 bullish / 2 bearish of 37 with signals.

Bullish stack (px > 20d > 50d > 200d): AMD, ANET, ASML, STX
Bearish stack: ORCL, SMCI
Golden cross (20/50, last 5d): META
Death cross (20/50, last 5d): ABBNY, BE, CSCO

Ticker	Tech Score	Signal	>VWAP	MACD↑	Px Score
AMD	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	67 (FULL)
ANET	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	45 (PART)
STX	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	58 (PART)
ASML	45	BULLISH	–	✓	41 (PART)
META	35	NEUTRAL	✓	–	28 (OPEN)
NVDA	30	NEUTRAL	✓	✓	29 (OPEN)
AVGO	30	NEUTRAL	✓	✓	30 (OPEN)
CEG	30	NEUTRAL	✓	✓	38 (PART)

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Priced-In Scores

OPEN (0-35) — AI Not Priced

ORCL(27), MU(28), META(28), SMCI(29), NVDA(29), AVGO(30), TSM(31), MSFT(31), TLN(33), POWL(34)

PART (36-65) — Partially Priced

CEG(38), GOOGL(40), FLNC(40), ASML(41), FCX(42), VST(42), HUBB(42), ANET(45), AMZN(45), AMAT(47), GNRC(48), BE(49), LRCX(49), WDC(49), CSCO(50), KLAC(50), GEV(51), SCCO(51), MRVL(52), ETN(55), VRT(57), STX(58), LITE(59), MOD(59), COHR(60), ABBNY(60)

FULL (66+) — Fully Priced

AMD(67)

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Sector Snapshot (Today)

Derived from today's data — average daily change, average priced-in score, and dominant options flow per sector.

Sector	Members	Avg Δ%	Avg Score	Options Bias	Avg P/C
Storage	2	+11.8%	53	bearish (1/2)	0.95
Optical	2	+10.2%	59	mixed	0.84
Materials	2	+6.9%	46	bullish (2/2)	0.45
Semis	7	+6.2%	38	bullish (4/7)	0.69
SemiCap	4	+5.2%	47	bearish (2/4)	1.06
Power Gen	6	+5.1%	42	bullish (4/6)	0.93
DC Power/Cooling	7	+3.1%	51	bearish (5/7)	1.56
Networking	2	+2.2%	47	bullish (1/2)	0.52
Hyperscaler	5	+0.2%	34	bullish (5/5)	0.33

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Options Activity

Put/Call ratio sentiment: < 0.4 = VERY BULLISH, 0.4-0.7 = BULLISH, 0.7-1.0 = NEUTRAL, 1.0-1.5 = BEARISH, > 1.5 = VERY BEARISH

Daily Options (nearest expiry)

Ticker	Expiry	Call Vol	Put Vol	P/C	Signal	Activity
NVDA	07-22	839K	445K	0.53	BULLISH	HIGH
MU	07-22	178K	191K	1.08	BEARISH	MODERATE
MSFT	07-22	148K	42K	0.29	VERY BULLISH	MODERATE
AMZN	07-22	113K	61K	0.54	BULLISH	MODERATE
AMD	07-22	97K	60K	0.61	BULLISH	MODERATE
ORCL	07-24	94K	32K	0.34	VERY BULLISH	MODERATE
META	07-22	76K	30K	0.4	BULLISH	MODERATE
SMCI	07-24	72K	8K	0.12	VERY BULLISH	LOW
MRVL	07-24	27K	19K	0.7	NEUTRAL	LOW
FCX	07-24	26K	6K	0.25	VERY BULLISH	LOW
TSM	07-24	25K	28K	1.13	BEARISH	LOW
AVGO	07-22	25K	16K	0.64	BULLISH	LOW
BE	07-24	19K	60K	3.22	VERY BEARISH	LOW
WDC	07-24	10K	10K	1.05	BEARISH	LOW
CSCO	07-24	7K	2K	0.3	VERY BULLISH	MINIMAL

Friday Weekly Positioning (2026-07-24)

Ticker	Call Vol	Put Vol	P/C	Signal
NVDA	317K	173K	0.55	BULLISH
MU	113K	170K	1.51	VERY BEARISH
META	81K	13K	0.17	VERY BULLISH
AMZN	79K	32K	0.41	BULLISH
AMD	60K	38K	0.64	BULLISH
GOOGL	58K	31K	0.53	BULLISH
MSFT	43K	14K	0.33	VERY BULLISH
ORCL	36K	17K	0.48	BULLISH
AVGO	16K	11K	0.67	BULLISH
TSM	15K	15K	0.98	NEUTRAL
MRVL	15K	5K	0.34	VERY BULLISH
SMCI	10K	5K	0.55	BULLISH

Options Sentiment Summary

Bullish (calls > puts): NVDA(P/C=0.53, HIGH), MSFT(P/C=0.29, MODERATE), AMZN(P/C=0.54, MODERATE), AMD(P/C=0.61, MODERATE), ORCL(P/C=0.34, MODERATE), META(P/C=0.4, MODERATE), SMCI(P/C=0.12, LOW), FCX(P/C=0.25, LOW), AVGO(P/C=0.64, LOW), CSCO(P/C=0.3, MINIMAL)
Bearish (puts > calls): MU(P/C=1.08, MODERATE), BE(P/C=3.22, LOW), TSM(P/C=1.13, LOW), WDC(P/C=1.05, LOW), GEV(P/C=1.43, LOW), AMAT(P/C=1.31, LOW), VRT(P/C=1.76, LOW), LRCX(P/C=1.1, LOW), LITE(P/C=1.18, LOW), POWL(P/C=1.9, MINIMAL)

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Upcoming Events

NEXT 7 DAYS

Date	Type	Event	Impact
2026-07-28	MACRO	FOMC Meeting Day 1	HIGH

NEXT 8-14 DAYS

Date	Type	Event	Impact
2026-07-29	MACRO	FOMC Rate Decision + Press Conference	HIGH

15-30 DAYS

Date	Type	Event	Impact
2026-08-05	ECONOMIC	Non-Farm Payrolls (Aug)	HIGH
2026-08-15	ECONOMIC	CPI Data (Aug)	HIGH

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Today's Earnings Reports

20 relevant earnings today (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) — tracked tickers plus reporters ≥ $10B market cap.

After Market Close (4 reports)

Symbol	Company	Event	EPS Est	Mkt Cap
CB	Chubb Limited	Q2 2026 Earnings Ann	$6.73	$137.6B
COF	Capital One Financial Corporat	Q2 2026 Earnings Ann	$4.74	$127.0B
IBKR	Interactive Brokers Group, Inc	Q2 2026 Earnings Ann	$0.64	$42.1B
EQT	EQT Corporation	Q2 2026 Earnings Ann	$0.42	$31.1B

Already Reported (13 companies)

Symbol	Company	EPS Est	EPS Act	Surprise%	Mkt Cap
SYF	Synchrony Financial	$2.13	$2.59	+21.8%	$24.3B
NOC	Northrop Grumman Corporat	$6.82	$7.68	+12.7%	$72.8B
GM	General Motors Company	$3.18	$3.57	+12.1%	$71.7B
DHI	D.R. Horton, Inc.	$2.99	$3.2	+7.2%	$40.7B
MMM	3M Company	$2.25	$2.4	+6.8%	$89.1B
DHR	Danaher Corporation	$1.85	$1.94	+4.9%	$126.7B
SCHW	The Charles Schwab Corpor	$1.55	$1.62	+4.5%	$173.8B
KEY	KeyCorp	$0.42	$0.44	+4.2%	$24.8B
ALFVY	Alfa Laval AB (publ)	$5.04	$4.91	-2.5%	$24.1B
HAL	Halliburton Company	$0.54	$0.55	+2.3%	$27.7B

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Tomorrow's Earnings (Wednesday, July 22)

22 relevant earnings tomorrow — tracked tickers plus reporters ≥ $10B market cap.

Session	Count	Notable Companies
Before Open	8	PM (Philip Morris Intern), GEV (GE Vernova Inc.), SAN (Banco Santander, S.A), T (AT&T Inc.), EQNR (Equinor ASA)
After Close	9	GOOGL (Alphabet Inc.), GOOG (Alphabet Inc.), TSLA (Tesla, Inc.), TXN (Texas Instruments In), IBM (International Busine)
TAS/Other	5	—

Report generated: 2026-07-21 14:08 Data: Yahoo Finance | Model: v2 Dynamic Weights + Q-Score 37 of 37 tickers reported