The market does seem to be extremely reactive on the surface (and it is), but that doesn’t mean high-level traders can’t find good trade setups and investment opportunities.

Banking is doing great, gold keeps breaking records, and some more AI companies are creeping into the spotlight.

Today, in the middle of tariff chaos and the AI roller coaster that seems to be pulling us endlessly upward (before the drop?), we’re sharing some trade ideas and news you might not have seen yet. We hope it provides you with some value.

Let’s begin.

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Stocks bounced back sharply on Monday after President Trump cooled his China rhetoric.

Bank earnings week has kicked off strong with earnings beats from JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC). After a great summer for bank stocks (rising about 20% overall), Truist “lifted its 2025 and 2026 earnings forecasts for JPMorgan by 20 cents per share” and upped its JPM price target to $319 from $290 (still a “hold” rating), according to Investors Business Daily.

JPMorgan also unveiled a $1.5 trillion decade-long investment pledge, with $10 billion earmarked for US national security. CEO Jamie Dimon is targeting defense, energy infrastructure, semiconductors, and manufacturing. Here’s a list of stocks that could potentially benefit.

Is AMD becoming real competition for Nvidia? Wolfe Research predicts a $300 AMD (currently $216.42) based on its recent deal with OpenAI, allowing the ChatGPT creator to purchase up to 6 GW of computing power. Moreover, Oracle just announced a partnership with AMD, too: Oracle will be deploying 50,000 AMD chips starting next year.

Navitas Semiconductor Corp (NVTS) rocketed 23% after sharing that it will become part of Nvidia’s new AI factory ecosystem. Its role? Specifically to “develop high-voltage power solutions.” Add it to the list of AI picks and shovel stocks to keep an eye on!

Gold topped $4,100 per ounce for the first time ever, surging 2.1% on safe-haven buying as trade tensions resurfaced and Fed rate cut expectations grew. OF NOTE: Gold is also now at its highest RSI (relative strength index) of ALL TIME (91.8). This indicates that gold could be highly overbought. Investors, remain cautious; the precious metal’s future seems like a tug of war between crazy high valuations (bad) and continued inflation, devaluation of the dollar, and global uncertainty (good for gold’s price).

Snowflake (SNOW) could reach a buy range soon if it hits $249.99, according to IBD. SNOW did reach that price last week but sank below it during Friday’s market selloff. The cloud-based data-warehousing company has been steadily building higher and higher revenues over the past two years (growing by 32% in the second quarter of this year). Furthermore, IBD notes that SNOW’s “21-day exponential moving average climbed back above the longer-term 50-day line in September,” another sign of strength for the stock.

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Before OPEN rose 469%, three key stock signals appeared:

July 15: Reddit mentions of OPEN spike 12,400%
July 5-25: Opendoor’s job postings surge 816%
August 7: Congressman Cleo Fields buys shares

Meanwhile, only two out of 10 Wall Street analysts gave OPEN a buy rating.

If you followed the analysts, you missed a 469% gain. If you tracked the alternative signals, you were positioned before the surge.

Markets don't price fundamentals anymore. They price behavior.

Crowd psychology, social sentiment, and insider moves now matter more than P/E ratios. The institutions figured this out years ago. Retail traders are still using yesterday's playbook.

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