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When I signed off last evening just prior to the conference call, MSFT was circling 400, up from its 4 PM ET close at 390.54, but below a failed attempt to take out and sustain above consequential resistance lodged between 400 and 406.
Whatever MSFT management said to analysts on the call certainly made a difference! The stock ripped higher, taking out 406, which trigger an upside projection to challenge the dominant October 2025-Present resistance line that cuts across the price axis in the vicinity of 445.
Fast-forward to this AM, we see that MSFT has ripped to a recovery rally high at 451.73 so far.
As long as any forthcoming pullback weakness is contained above or within support from 425 to 435, the pattern setup off the June 25th corrective low at 349.20 argues for another upside run that will challenge the 468 to 472.20 resistance level.
[4-Hour MSFT Chart](https://preview.redd.it/wshdyvmdtdgh1.png?width=1458&format=png&auto=webp&s=5589b828c46a79e4d145b37a5ad9226d36890d60)

# EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China
7:25am ET, 07/30/2026 - Reuters
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - The European Union will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), the European Commission said on Thursday, as the EU steps up efforts to close the technology gap with the U.S. and China.
The Commission said it aims to attract at least €20 billion in private investments for the projects. The total was increased from five planned gigafactories to seven following strong interest from EU countries.
The facilities will combine advanced AI processors, software, cloud technology, high-speed connectivity and data centres. They will come on top of the existing 19 AI factories in various EU countries.
"Access to the raw scale of computing power within AI Gigafactories is a strategic necessity for Europe as AI development accelerates," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said in a statement.
Consortia or special purpose vehicles made up of technology providers, cloud service providers, public entities and investors can apply to take part in the gigafactories.
The tender process will close on November 12. The Commission expects to announce successful bidders in early 2027, with the facilities becoming operational within 18 months of contract signing.
AMD AMD.O, Nvidia NVDA.O and Qualcomm QCOM.O have signed letters of intent with the Commission to provide chips to groups involved in the gigafactory projects.

AI says…
Together, **Apple (\~7.1%) and Amazon (\~4.9%) command roughly 12% of the entire QQQ portfolio**. \[[1](https://www.tradingsim.com/blog/10-best-holdings-in-qqq-stock)\]
**The Math:** If Apple jumps 5% and Amazon surges 8% after hours, their combined move would directly add about **0.75%** to the QQQ's value from their weights alone.
**The Overnight Mechanic:** While the QQQ ETF itself stops active trading at 8:00 PM ET, its price action shifts directly into the **Nasdaq-100 E-mini futures (NQ)** overnight. The ETF will gap up to match those futures at the 9:30 AM ET opening bell tomorrow. \[[1](https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3553641/stocks-rebound-as-microsoft-earnings-ease-ai-spending-concerns), [2](https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/quote/QQQ/options/)\]
**2. The AI Capital Expenditure "Validation" Rally**
The broader tech market has been highly volatile due to massive artificial intelligence infrastructure spending.\[[1](https://www.invesco.com/qqq-etf/en/etf-insights/qqq-monthly-review.html), [2](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nasdaq-p-500-futures-rise-085915709.html)\]
**The Catalyst:** Following mixed sentiment from Meta's heavy capex plans and Microsoft's strong Azure results, a blowout report from Amazon (AWS AI growth) would validate that the AI trade is highly profitable. \[[1](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nasdaq-p-500-futures-rise-085915709.html), [2](https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3553641/stocks-rebound-as-microsoft-earnings-ease-ai-spending-concerns)\]
**The Ripple Effect:** A strong report wouldn't just lift AMZN and AAPL; it would lift semiconductor and cloud peers like Nvidia, AMD, and Alphabet. This creates a massive secondary wave since Nvidia and Microsoft make up another 14% of the fund. \[[1](https://www.tradingsim.com/blog/10-best-holdings-in-qqq-stock), [2](https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/QQQ)\]

You just know when we get to like 2PM ET that the fade will start. Not sustainable.

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Big day on the US calendar. Before the open (8:30 AM ET): the Q2 GDP advance estimate and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, PCE. After the close: Apple (fiscal Q3) and Amazon (Q2) both report — two of the season's biggest names. → Full c

PRIOR SESSION
SOXX $465.00 \[-5.38%\] | SMH $504.22 \[-4.79%\] (Twelve Data: Jul 29 close)
Semis saw a sharp risk-off reset into the close, with broad de-risking across memory and equipment.

PRE-MARKET (as of \~7:15am ET)
US chip tape is trying to stabilize after yesterday’s drawdown; pre-market screens show strength concentrated in equipment and test. (Investing.com pre-market movers)
Top movers: LRCX +8.46%, TER +4.94%, AMAT +3.82%, AMD +1.97%, NVDA +1.37% (Investing.com pre-market movers)

TOP MOVERS (PRIOR SESSION)
Downside was led by KLA (KLAC -10.80%) as equipment sold off aggressively after a weak tape and elevated valuation sensitivity. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Micron (MU -9.94%) and Entegris (ENTG -9.44%) extended the memory/materials unwind, signaling a fast tightening in risk appetite around the AI supply chain. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Relative strength was limited; Teradyne (TER -0.39%) and ASML (ASML -2.04%) were “best of a bad group,” but still red. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)

VOLUME WATCH
Skyworks (SWKS) printed \~16.96M shares vs \~6.55M average volume (2.6x), consistent with forced repositioning rather than incremental fundamental information. (Twelve Data: Jul 29)
Teradyne (TER) printed \~9.17M shares vs \~4.04M average volume (2.3x); SOXX volume \~18.01M vs \~11.28M average (1.6x). (Twelve Data: Jul 29)

PRE-MARKET OUTLOOK
Macro is the catalyst stack today: BEA publishes Q2 advance GDP and June Personal Income/Outlays at 8:30am ET. (BEA release schedule)
MarketWatch’s consensus line-up for 8:30am ET: Q2 GDP forecast 1.8% (prev 2.1%), initial claims forecast 200K (prev 187K), and June core PCE 0.2% m/m / 3.3% y/y (prev 0.3% / 3.4%). (MarketWatch economic calendar)

NEWS DRIVING THE TAPE
China lithography narrative remains the key overhang: The Information reported a Chinese company has begun manufacturing immersion DUV tools, with deliveries expected to major Chinese chipmakers; the report drove a sharp ASML selloff earlier this week. (CNBC)
Reuters Breakingviews argues the “China DUV” threat is being over-modeled near-term, citing durability of ASML’s technical advantage and doubts on performance/reliability of China’s machines. (Reuters)

ANALYST WATCH
AI infrastructure cycle is still real, but the market is repricing the financing/ROI debate. When semis break, it is usually valuation compression first, fundamentals second.
Memory remains the highest beta expression. Watch for any forward commentary on DDR5/HBM mix shifts and pricing discipline; tape is signaling investors want proof, not narratives.
Equipment and materials are in the crosshairs on geopolitical substitution headlines. Separate EUV (structural scarcity) from DUV (where local alternatives can still pressure the multiple even if unit economics don’t change overnight).

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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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premarket starts 3 am ET, I do this quite often - but in premarket a well known practice of "counter trade" with sell orders far over the current price and buy orders far under the current price to rip off traders with "at market" orders. For that reason never ever buy or sell at market in the extended trading hours.

War should only happen between 9:30 AM to 4 PM ET. After that everyone goes home for the day with their stuff, and repeat the next day.

**📊 Key U.S. Economic Data (ET)**
**8:30 AM** | Advance GDP q/q | Forecast: 2.1% | Previous: 2.1%
**8:30 AM** | Core PCE Price Index m/m | Forecast: 0.2% | Previous: 0.3%
**8:30 AM** | Advance GDP Price Index q/q | Forecast: 4.1% | Previous: 3.6%
**8:30 AM** | Unemployment Claims | Forecast: 201K | Previous: 187K
⚠️ For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.
📌 #GDP #CorePCE #UnemploymentClaims

yeah actually thought they were OTM since at 4:02 ish they were under. didn't check exact closing price by the time I made this topic. But they were ITM at 3:59:59 PM ET.
I already bought with my buying power shots to correlate if something happens in next 4-ish hours to market. But the 1.7M incoming execs are heavily gonna override that if QQQ goes to 650 but at least got some damage control with all the money I can afford with IBKR BP.

661P was ITM at 4 pm ET, right? I would expect them to be exercised.
Personally, I'd probably buy a futures call to hedge. Actually the puts were long options, so if I'm reasonably confident about the 4pm close price and the exercise it can just be a purchase of shares instead of the option.

Yes, by 4pm ET for auto exercise. Brokerage won’t look at after hour price. Next time set a lime price to sell once you bought when you scalping.

Yes, 4pm ET

Following the US market today from 2-3p ET, KOSPI doing the “nah jk we dump” trick

QQQ ended the day at 661.73 so it’s ITM by 4pm ET, market close time. The broker could auto exercise it. Do you have $1.7mil in BP? If you do, then most likely it did l exercise.