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In a week filled with 13F fireworks, Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) just grabbed the spotlight. Why? Because one of Wall Street’s most respected activist hedge funds is now on board. And that’s just the start. 🏛️ ValueAct Takes a Position ValueAct Capital, a San Francisco-based activist hedge fund with a reputation for long-term strategic bets, just revealed a 6.73 million share position in Rocket Companies. That’s approximately 4.5% of Rocket’s outstanding Class A shares. For context, ValueAct is known for deep operational involvement. They don’t just invest — they influence. This move signals one thing: they see untapped value in [...]

Michael Burry’s latest 13F filing reveals a dramatic reset in his investment approach. After holding a diversified group of healthcare, consumer, and Chinese tech stocks, Burry hit the eject button in Q1 2025 — exiting 100% of his portfolio holdings… except one. Here’s what changed: 🔥 New Position: Estee Lauder (EL) Added 100,000 shares Now comprises 50% of the portfolio A bold bet on consumer resilience and luxury beauty Burry opened PUT options against: Nvidia (NVDA) Alibaba (BABA) Baidu (BIDU) JD.com (JD) 💣 Stocks Burry Sold Entirely: China Tech: Alibaba (BABA) Baidu (BIDU) JD.com (JD) Pinduoduo (PDD) Healthcare: Molina Healthcare [...]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just filed its Q1 2025 13F — and while he’s still holding Apple tight, there were major shifts under the hood. Here’s what The Oracle of Omaha did this quarter: ZOR’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 🔻 Trimming the Financials Buffett continues to distance himself from bank stocks. Sold Entirely: 🏦 Citigroup (C): 14.6M shares gone 🏦 Nu Holdings (NU): 40M shares exited Trimmed Down: 🏦 Bank of America (BAC): -48.6M shares 🏦 Capital One (COF): -300K shares This marks a [...]

A little digestion might be in the cards. This morning, the QQQ tapped the top of its daily Bollinger Band. I usually don’t give it much weight—unless we’ve just had a sharp short-term expansion like we have now. That’s when it matters. The Semiconductor index also got above its upper Bollinger band today. eToro $ETOR made a strong Nasdaq debut, opening at $69.69 after pricing its IPO at $52, raising nearly $310M and valuing the company at $5.6B. Shares surged as high as $74 intraday. Big day tomorrow: 📊 8:30 AM - PPI, Retail Sales, Jobless Claims, Powell speaks📈 4:30 [...]

S&P 500 erases all of its 2025 losses. The market’s 22% surge off the April 7 lows ranks among the sharpest rebounds in history. But after a run this fast, some healthy consolidation is likely needed before the next leg higher can set up properly. April vs. Today. 🚨 Notable Insider Buys: 📌 $PLTR – Director scooped up $1.16M near ATHs. AI-data breakout fuel? 📌 $BLDR – MASSIVE $55.5M buy from Director Paul Levy. One of the biggest in years. 📌 $KTOS – CEO drops $250K at 20-yr highs. Drone & missile story heating up. $MODG -13.4% on earnings miss, [...]

📈 U.S. Markets Surge on U.S.-China Tariff Truce U.S. stocks soared after the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day reduction in tariffs, easing trade tensions and boosting investor confidence. 🔍 Key Drivers Tariff Reductions: The U.S. will lower tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%, while China will reduce tariffs on U.S. goods from 125% to 10% for 90 days. Tech and Consumer Discretionary Rally: Major tech stocks like Apple (+6.2%), Nvidia (+4.7%), and Tesla (+7%) led gains. Consumer discretionary stocks rose 5.5%, with companies like Amazon and Nike posting significant increases. Market Indicators: The S&P 500 crossed [...]

📈 U.S. Stock Market Recap U.S. equity markets experienced a modest pullback this week, with major indices posting their largest weekly declines since mid-April. S&P 500: -0.5% Dow Jones Industrial Average: -0.2% Nasdaq Composite: -0.3% Despite the weekly losses, markets showed resilience, buoyed by optimism over U.S.-China trade negotiations. Futures surged on Sunday evening following reports of "substantial progress" in talks held in Switzerland, with U.S. officials describing the discussions as productive and constructive. This optimism was reflected in futures trading. Dow Futures: +1.3% S&P 500 Futures: +1.4% Nasdaq Futures: +1.6% Investors are also anticipating key economic data releases in [...]

$SOL TWEET ON MAY 1ST $SOL is up 10% today, and it looks to be the first day of a multi-day move. Here is the $ETH.X tweet from April 24th when it was in the 1700s. $ETH.X is now at 2060, higher by 15%. $ETH.X TODAY. Just now, I sent an alert on an under-the-radar medical stock that started buying Bitcoin for its balance sheet. The stock is heavily shorted, 21%, and with this renewed Bitcoin hype, it might make a serious run. 🧠 Seeing the same setup? Or not sure what to make of it?I break down trades like [...]

📅 Earnings Calendar: May 5–9, 2025 Monday, May 5 BMO:(none) AMC:F, PLTR, VRTX, HIMS Tuesday, May 6 BMO:LMND, CELH, DDOG, CEG AMC:AMD, ANET, LCID Wednesday, May 7 BMO:CVX, XOM, UBER, NVO, DIS, KDP AMC:AMZN, AAPL, SQ, MKL, RIOT, MSTR, TWLO, BRK.B, IONQ, APP, ARM, COHR, CVNA, BROS Thursday, May 8 BMO:SHOP, PTON, CROX, QBTS, PLNT, COP, ASPN, YETI AMC:PINS, TTD, RKLB, LYFT, DKNG, AFRM, COIN, TOST. The Week That Was: AI capex. Tariff tension. Buffett’s mic drop.S&P 500 notched nine straight green days — best run since 2004.Here’s what actually mattered 👇 ▶️ Monday:Markets opened strong, but tech lagged.Nvidia dipped [...]

Death Crosses, Tariff Wars & Gold Highs—Just Another Week 📉 Stocks wobble. 💰 Gold rips. 💥 Tariffs escalate. Powell? Silent. Here's what really happened this past week on Wall Street: Thanks for reading ZOR’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. 📈 Monday — Relief Rally & AI Flex Tech exemptions ease some tariff heat. Nvidia drops a headline: $500B investment in U.S. AI infrastructure over 4 years. Webull goes parabolic: +400% on day 2 of its post-SPAC debut. 📉 Tuesday — Death Cross Hits the Tape S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100 trigger a "death [...]