I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis.
I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God.
I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree.
Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons.
I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA.
While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon..
In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God.
We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987).
From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting.
Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982.
I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects.
In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston.
In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018.
Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia.
In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey.
As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova.
Love and God Bless,
Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi
The Power Gauge Flashes a New Warning Over This AI Darling
By Vic Lederman, publisher, Chaikin AnalyticsFew companies gained the type of attention in 2025 that Palantir Technologies (PLTR) did…
Palantir develops AI-powered software for a wide array of industries. The company has software to optimize supply chains, financial markets, and even combat.
Palantir’s stock was an AI darling last year. It soared by a staggering 135% in 2025 alone. That compares with a roughly 16% gain for the S&P 500 Index.
But it was hard to ignore Palantir’s nosebleed price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio…
The current ratio sits around 369 times. To be sure, that’s sky-high… But it went much higher in 2025. Palantir’s P/E ratio topped 600 last year.
Of course, the Power Gauge tracked Palantir’s soaring stock. Palantir spent most of 2025 with a “bullish” or better rating. And our system flashed numerous “buy” alerts as the share price climbed.
As Marc noted, subscribers who followed his advice to buy PLTR shares booked a 52% gain in less than a month.
Folks, the Power Gauge is a powerful tool for identifying stocks primed to soar. But longtime readers also know that we can use it to find stocks that aren’t doing too well…
And the Power Gauge has been flashing some warning signs for Palantir’s stock…Recommended Links:
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Shifting AI Sentiment Drags Palantir Down
As I said, Palantir spent most of 2025 in “bullish” or better territory.
The stock boasted strong relative strength versus the S&P 500 until mid-November. And the “smart money” buying activity behind the stock rarely faltered.
Put simply, it seemed like Palantir was in a great position to keep growing.
You see, the company reported third-quarter earnings on November 3. Going into the release, the stock hit an all-time high of $207.18 per share. And the company beat earnings expectations by nearly 24%.
And yet, it has been a downhill ride for Palantir’s stock since then…
In the chart below, you can see how the tide has been shifting for Palantir’s stock…Palantir’s stock fell into “neutral” territory in the wake of the earnings report. Today, it still has a “neutral” rating.
Palantir’s relative strength has also been sliding in recent weeks. And so has its Chaikin Money Flow indicator – which tracks the smart-money activity on Wall Street.
And to make matters worse, the Power Gauge recently flashed its first “sell” alert for the stock in 12 months.
Put simply, the Power Gauge is flashing caution right now.
It’s signaling that the future of Palantir’s stock is far from certain… especially when the stock isn’t doing as well as it did for most of 2025.
If the stock continues to deteriorate, that could drop it into outright “bearish” territory. And that would be a big warning for more downside ahead.
Good investing,
Vic Lederman
Market View
Major Indexes and Notable Sectors # HLD: BULLISH NEUTRAL BEARISHDow 30
-0.56%619 5S&P 500
+0.04%108269 123Nasdaq
+0.32%2354 29Small Caps
-1.85%641961 286Bonds
+0.27%
— According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks are more Bullish than Large Cap stocks. Major indexes are mixed.* * * *
Sector Tracker
Sector movement over the last 5 daysEnergy+3.15%Materials+2.65%Communication+1.55%Health Care+1.12%Consumer Staples+0.97%Consumer Discretionary+0.68%Information Technology-0.36%Industrials-1.61%Utilities-1.91%Real Estate-2.27%Financial-2.52%* * * *
Industry Focus
Bank Services59403
Over the past 6 months, the Bank subsector (KBE) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -1.80%. However, its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Strong, with more Bullish than Bearish stocks. It is currently ranked #4 of 21subsectors and has moved up 1 slot over the past week.Top StocksABCBAmeris BancorpZIONZions BancorporationAUBAtlantic Union Banks* * * *
Earnings SurprisesSLB SLB N.V. Q4 $0.78 Beat by $0.04BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Q3 $1.77 Beat by $0.50* * * *
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CompanyShare PriceAmount / PeriodYieldPrevious AmountPayout RatioPayable DateCAGConagra Brands$17.88$0.35 quarterly7.86%$0.35-636.4%2/26/26 CRSCarpenter Technology$338.62$0.20 quarterly0.24%$0.209.8%3/5/26 GBXGreenbrier Companies$50.96$0.32 quarterly2.40%$0.3222.4%2/17/26 Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment.7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Need to See (ad)
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CompanyShare PriceAmount / PeriodYieldPrevious AmountPayout RatioPayable DateAMAntero Midstream$18.63$0.23 quarterly5.06%$0.2391.8%2/11/26 CALMCal-Maine Foods$81.48$0.72 quarterly3.70%$1.3723.3%2/12/26 CLXClorox$112.61$1.24 quarterly4.95%$1.2477.9%2/13/26 ENTGEntegris$115.34$0.10 quarterly0.38%$0.1021.2%2/18/26 PAGSPagSeguro Digital$11.36$0.12 special- – 10.9%2/27/26 PAYXPaychex$105.31$1.08 quarterly3.88%$1.0898.0%2/27/26 PSECProspect Capital$2.88$0.05 monthly21.18%$0.05-62.8%2/18/26 WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services$237.62$0.22 quarterly0.33%$0.2213.0%2/4/26 Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment.7%–9% Dividend Yields — But Not for Long (ad)
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CompanyShare PriceAmount / PeriodYieldPrevious AmountPayout RatioPayable DateFASTFastenal$43.56$0.24 quarterly2.19%$0.2280.0%2/26/26 MMCMarsh & McLennan Companies$182.39$0.90 quarterly1.97%$0.9043.2%2/13/26 STZConstellation Brands$160.40$1.02 quarterly2.90%$1.0264.4%2/12/26 Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment.
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This is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion.CompanyDividend YieldAnnual PayoutPayout RatioAnnual Dividend GrowthP/E RatioMarket CapTBCGTBC Bank Group PLC7.27%GBX 711.1329.26%5.29%1.71£2.30KKRPKimbell Royalty10.90%$1.40N/A2.06%N/A$1.38KLYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.10.57%$5.48N/A4.89%N/A$16.41KUKWGreencoat UK Wind PLC10.88%GBX 10.09N/A1.86%N/A£2.09KWUThe Western Union Company9.99%$0.9441.05%3.28%4.11$2.99KBMEB&M European Value Retail S.A.7.63%GBX 1560.73%2.73%6.92£1.72K
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Buy AES Immediately (ad)A widely followed Wall Street analyst is highlighting AES Corp (AES) as a stock to watch right now, based on signals from his proprietary Power Gauge system. The model tracks factors like momentum, financial strength, and institutional activity across thousands of U.S. stocks.
He breaks down the full reasoning in a short briefing, including why AES is showing unusual strength at this stage of the market.
Recent U.S. Insider BuyingCompanyInsider NameBuy/SellSharesTotal TransactionTransaction DateCurrent PriceSEC FilingALLY Ally FinancialMichael George Rhodes CEOBuy23,800 shares @ $41.68$991,984.001/23/2026$41.65RLI RLICraig W Kliethermes CEOBuy5,000 shares @ $57.45$287,250.001/23/2026$58.03WRB W.R. BerkleySumitomo Insurance Co L Mitsui Major ShareholderBuy330,000 shares @ $67.45$22,258,500.001/22/2026$66.80WRB W.R. BerkleySumitomo Insurance Co L Mitsui Major ShareholderBuy368,000 shares @ $66.96$24,641,280.001/23/2026$66.80Why I’m avoiding Nvidia (and buying these 3 AI stocks instead) (ad)Everyone’s buying Nvidia. The financial media can’t stop talking about it. Your neighbor probably owns it.
That’s exactly why I’m looking elsewhere.
See, when everyone piles into the same trade, the easy money is already gone. The real profits come from finding what the crowd is missing.
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Top Insider-Selling Stocks (Last 30 Days)CompanyShares SoldTotal Cost of Shares SoldNumber of Insider SalesNumber of Insiders SellingCurrent Share PriceMarketBeat Consensus RatingMarketBeat Consensus Price TargetRead MoreIONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals188,795$14,753,264.001410$80.09Moderate Buy$86.45KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions266,390$24,959,168.00129$111.51Moderate Buy$93.06PTCT PTC Therapeutics69,210$5,316,898.00299$76.08Moderate Buy$77.27QSR Restaurant Brands International13,701$924,066.0099$67.07Hold$76.57RNA Avidity Biosciences58,407$4,226,448.00138$72.57Hold$69.57SRRK Scholar Rock168,219$7,326,772.00108$44.84Buy$51.14LQDA Liquidia210,266$7,870,256.0088$41.78Moderate Buy$39.67EQIX Equinix10,886$8,748,298.0088$808.53Moderate Buy$959.64APLS Apellis Pharmaceuticals115,169$2,477,931.00238$21.86Moderate Buy$33.53JOBY Joby Aviation273,055$3,820,000.00187$13.46Reduce$13.43More Calendars from MarketBeat and InsiderTrades.comToday’s Insider Trades CEO Purchases CFO Purchases COO Purchases Top Insider Buying Stocks Top Insider Selling Stocks Insider Trades Screener MarketBeat All Access
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Buy AES Immediately (ad)A widely followed Wall Street analyst is highlighting AES Corp (AES) as a stock to watch right now, based on signals from his proprietary Power Gauge system. The model tracks factors like momentum, financial strength, and institutional activity across thousands of U.S. stocks.
He breaks down the full reasoning in a short briefing, including why AES is showing unusual strength at this stage of the market.
Recent U.S. Insider BuyingCompanyInsider NameBuy/SellSharesTotal TransactionTransaction DateCurrent PriceSEC FilingALLY Ally FinancialMichael George Rhodes CEOBuy23,800 shares @ $41.68$991,984.001/23/2026$41.65RLI RLICraig W Kliethermes CEOBuy5,000 shares @ $57.45$287,250.001/23/2026$58.03WRB W.R. BerkleySumitomo Insurance Co L Mitsui Major ShareholderBuy330,000 shares @ $67.45$22,258,500.001/22/2026$66.80WRB W.R. BerkleySumitomo Insurance Co L Mitsui Major ShareholderBuy368,000 shares @ $66.96$24,641,280.001/23/2026$66.80Why I’m avoiding Nvidia (and buying these 3 AI stocks instead) (ad)Everyone’s buying Nvidia. The financial media can’t stop talking about it. Your neighbor probably owns it.
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Top Insider-Buying Stocks (Last 30 Days)CompanyShares PurchasedTotal Cost of Shares PurchasedNumber of Insider PurchasesNumber of Insiders BuyingCurrent Share PriceMarketBeat Consensus RatingMarketBeat Consensus Price TargetRead MoreSPG Simon Property Group2,192$407,712.001010$185.40Hold$194.64YORW York Water493$15,012.0077$33.31Hold$0.00CABA Cabaletta Bio127,668$286,211.0077$3.07Moderate Buy$16.25AKTS Aktis Oncology6,117,776$110,119,968.0055$21.20N/A$0.00IMRX Immuneering51,819$234,472.0055$5.22Moderate Buy$16.50INDV Indivior4,871$172,385.0055$33.73Moderate Buy$36.00ISBA Isabella Bank1,397$69,266.0065$50.84Hold$38.50RCG RENN Fund11,384$30,223.00245$2.62N/A$0.00NEWT NewtekOne8,656$120,405.0044$13.58Hold$14.50ALMS Alumis1,823,527$30,999,959.0044$25.65Moderate Buy$37.50
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The Cloud Computing ETF Every Growth Investor Should Consider
Submitted by Jordan Chussler. Originally Published: 1/18/2026.
Key Points
Cloud computing is expected to undergo a compound annual growth rate of 16% through 2033.
As Cloud 3.0 becomes a reality, the Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF is likely to build on its 49% gain since the market bottomed last April.
The fund sports a low volatility beta of 1.01 and is assigned a Moderate Buy rating by analyst consensus.
Since Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the early 2000s, tech companies have been jockeying for cloud computing market share.
But over the past year, results for the stocks of companies involved in cloud computing have been mixed. For investors looking to capture gains as cloud computing evolves, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with diversified cloud exposure can be an efficient option.
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The Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF (BATS: FCLD) fits that bill. After a year of modest gains that lagged the broader market, and with a new phase of cloud innovation on the horizon, FCLD could be positioned for stronger performance in 2026.
Preparing Your Portfolio for Cloud 3.0
Cloud 3.0 is welcome news for growth investors who fear they may have missed the earlier cloud run. Although cloud technology is now commonplace, it continues to evolve and requires recurring CapEx from large enterprises.
Industry consultancy Grand View Research estimated the global cloud computing market at nearly $944 billion in 2025 and forecasts it to reach roughly $3.35 trillion by 2033—a compound annual growth rate of about 16%.
Grand View points to major tailwinds, including “the ongoing shift from legacy on‑premises infrastructure to more scalable, flexible, and cost‑efficient cloud environments.” To stay competitive, firms across industries are modernizing applications, consolidating data platforms, and adopting dynamic and AI-driven pricing models that reduce CapEx and accelerate efficiency.
Cloud 3.0 refers to the next phase of that evolution, characterized by AI integration, advanced automation, distributed infrastructure, serverless microservices, and API/web-service orchestration.
A 2020 white paper by Navdeep Alam, senior director of global data warehousing for IQVIA, argues that “emerging Cloud 3.0 technologies will disrupt application development in organizations across all industries … To take advantage of Cloud 3.0, CIOs and CTOs must deploy a new enterprise architecture and upgrade their processes and technologies.”
That shift creates opportunities for innovators in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) spaces to meet enterprise software needs and, in turn, accelerate top-line growth.
A Well-Balanced, Low-Volatility Cloud Computing ETF
Launched on Oct. 5, 2021, the Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF is designed for investors who want exposure to that environment without picking individual winners.
Rather than selecting single names, the fund pools leading companies across cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, AI data management, and workflow automation.
Over the past year, the fund has gained 8.55%. However, since the market sell-off last April, FCLD is up nearly 49%.
The ETF seeks returns that correspond to the performance of the market-cap-weighted Fidelity Cloud Computing Index.
FCLD’s allocations are well balanced, offering a lower‑volatility, risk‑off approach compared with holding individual cloud stocks. Its top-five holdings by allocation are:
The ETF’s ninth-largest holding, Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY), serves more than 11,000 customers, including over 65% of the Fortune 500. The fund’s tenth-largest weighting, Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK), was one of last year’s top-performing names, with shares gaining more than 977% over the past year.
Those balanced allocations produce a beta of 1.01, meaning FCLD’s volatility only slightly exceeds that of the S&P 500—making it a lower‑risk, lower‑volatility alternative to picking individual cloud stocks.
Institutional ownership, while modest, has seen buying exceed selling in nine of the last 10 quarters, with inflows of $3.26 million compared with outflows of $3.07 million over the past 12 months.
The expense ratio is 0.40%. With about $91 million in assets under management and an average daily trading volume of roughly 18,934 shares, liquidity can be light at times. Still, the fund carries an aggregate Moderate Buy rating based on 746 analyst ratings issued in the past year covering 23 companies in FCLD’s portfolio.
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Publisher’s Note: Markets are whipsawing. Headlines scream chaos. But smart money is quietly positioning in names the crowd ignores.
While everyone fixates on macro noise, technical setups are flashing opportunity for traders paying attention. Jon Najarian and our own Nate Bear spotted six charts showing unusual bullish divergence – the kind of setups that create outsized moves when sentiment shifts.
The market chaos is real. The opportunities hiding in it are too.
Something massive happened this morning that I’ve been waiting months for.
The SEC approved Nasdaq ISE’s rule change on January 16, 2026, and today, trading officially began on Monday and Wednesday short-term options for nine mega-cap stocks.
This is exactly the expansion I’ve been waiting for since we started crushing it with our Dark Ticker.
What Just Went Live
Here are the nine qualifying securities now trading with Monday/Wednesday expirations:
TSLA (Tesla)
NVDA (NVIDIA)
AAPL (Apple)
IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF)
AMZN (Amazon)
META (Meta)
AVGO (Broadcom)
GOOGL (Alphabet)
MSFT (Microsoft)
Each one has a market cap over $700 billion and monthly options volume exceeding 10 million contracts.
These aren’t experimental picks – they’re the most liquid names in the market.
Why This Expansion Was Inevitable
0DTE options on the SPX now represent 59% of total SPX options volume. That’s not a typo – nearly 60% of all SPX options trading is same-day expiration. We’re talking 2.3 million contracts daily.
This volume has grown fivefold over just three years.
Much of that activity (50% to 60%) comes from retail traders who figured out what institutions have known…
When you can predict direction for just one day, you can make massive money fast.
Nasdaq just looked at those numbers and said, “Let’s bring this to individual mega-caps.”
What This Changes
Our Dark Ticker strategy was built on 0DTE index options – same-day expirations on SPY, QQQ, IWM. We’ve used these to capture overnight rebounds when the market drops 1% or more, delivering a 69.2% win rate across 78 trades.
We’re 2 for 2 this month with a 50.83% average gain – that’s overnight! – on these trades.
But here’s what gets me excited…
Individual mega-caps don’t just participate in market moves – they amplify them by 3-5x.
When the market drops 1%, TSLA might drop 4%.
When the market rebounds, TSLA often leads that charge with even bigger percentage moves.
Dirt-Cheap Options on Expensive Stocks: TSLA trades around $440 per share. Buying 100 shares would require $44,000 in capital.
But a Monday-expiring call option might cost $200-$500, giving you leverage on the exact same move with a fraction of the capital.
Surgical Catalyst Timing: When Apple schedules its quarterly AI software updates (since Apple Intelligence launched), the stock typically moves 2% to 4% based on whether the features exceed or underwhelm expectations.
Previously, you’d use weekly options and deal with extra time decay even when you knew the scheduled AI update was Tuesday morning.
Now? If Apple announces its next Intelligence update for Monday after close, you can buy Wednesday-expiring options and target just the announcement reaction – no wasted premium on time you don’t need.
This gives you precision timing on scheduled regulatory hearings for TSLA, planned AI partnership announcements for NVDA, or any other known catalyst dates. You’re not paying for theta you’ll never use.
Enhanced Precision on Market Volatility: When our Dark Ticker signal triggers, we can now target individual names most likely to lead the rebound. Instead of playing SPY’s 1.5% bounce, we might capture AMZN’s 4% snapback on the same catalyst.
The Game-Changing Potential
When the market drops 1% and triggers our Dark Ticker signal, we might see TSLA down 7%, META down 4%, and NVDA down 3%. Previously, we could only play the broad market rebound.
Now we can target whichever individual name shows the most compelling setup for the snap-back move.
A 2% move in AAPL might generate potentially explosive 80% to 150% returns in same-day options, compared to 30% to 50% in index options.
These high-reward setups come with serious theta risks, but that’s exactly why the volume on mega-caps makes them tradeable from day one.
Strategy Validation
Our 78 Dark Ticker trades with a 69.2% win rate have proved our core insight works… Markets overreact to the downside and institutions step in to rebalance, creating predictable rebounds.
As I said above, we’re perfect so far in 2026 (2 for 2) with 50.8% average returns.
Now we get to test whether this phenomenon is even more pronounced in individual mega-caps that move with much more violence.
YOUR ACTION PLAN
The same retail energy that drove 0DTE SPX volume to 2.3 million daily contracts just got unleashed on TSLA, NVDA, AAPL, META, AMZN, MSFT, GOOGL, AVGO, and IBIT.
Our methodology proved itself with index options. Now we have precision weapons that create much bigger profit opportunities.
The revolution that transformed index options trading went live for mega-caps this morning. Time to see what these new tools can do.
Want even more firepower? Join us Wednesday, January 28, at 2 p.m. ETas trading legend Jon Najarian and self-made millionaire Nate Bear break down six under-the-radar setups that could turn volatility into your next profitable trade.
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A Hidden Monopoly: Why AI Can’t Exist Without Cadence
Written by Jeffrey Neal Johnson on January 22, 2026
In Brief
The company integrates generative AI into its design suite to drastically improve productivity and power efficiency for semiconductor engineers.
Massive demand for custom silicon from major technology firms is driving record backlog orders for the Palladium and Protium hardware emulation systems.
Strategic acquisitions enable the company to expand beyond chip design into full-system analysis and multiphysics simulation for broader industrial markets.
While retail investors pile into crowded trades like NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) or TSMC (NYSE: TSM), sophisticated capital is looking upstream. The real bottleneck of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is not just manufacturing capacity; it is also design complexity. The AI revolution runs on silicon, but that silicon can’t reach production without the software that maps designs into manufacturable, verified chips.
Cadence effectively operates as the tax collector of the semiconductor industry. No advanced AI chip, whether from a merchant seller like NVIDIA or a hyperscaler like Google, can move to production without first paying rent to Cadence for its intellectual property and emulation platforms. Currently trading around $307, the stock has experienced recent volatility, dropping approximately 7% in the past three months.
However, for investors with a long-term horizon, this consolidation period offers a strategic entry point into a company that has evolved into the indispensable infrastructure of the AI age.
The semiconductor industry faces a massive physics problem. As chipmakers push toward 2nm architectures and gate-all-around transistors, the complexity of placing billions of transistors on a sliver of silicon has exceeded human capacity. The manual design processes of the past are mathematically impossible at this scale. This creates an existential crisis for chipmakers and a massive opportunity for Cadence.
Cadence has responded by integrating generative AI directly into its design suite. Tools like Cadence Cerebrus (for chip implementation) and Verisium (for verification) use AI to automate layout and testing. These programs are more than productivity enhancers; they are essential to economic viability.
For example, Samsung Foundry recently reported stunning metrics after adopting Cadence’s AI-driven tools:
4x Improvement in Productivity:Engineers completed designs four times faster than with legacy tools.
22% Power Reduction: The AI-optimized chip layout reduced energy consumption by 22%, a critical factor for data centers.
When a software tool can physically improve the end product’s performance while slashing development time, adoption becomes mandatory. This technological leverage secures Cadence’s pricing power and makes its software incredibly sticky, as customers cannot switch platforms without risking their entire product roadmap.
The Hardware Supercycle: Pre-Silicon Supercomputers
While Cadence is primarily known for software, a significant portion of its recent growth comes from hardware. Before a company spends $100 million to manufacture a cutting-edge chip, it must test it virtually to ensure it works. Cadence provides this capability through its emulation systems, the Palladium Z3 and Protium X3.
These systems function as massive pre-silicon supercomputers. They create a digital twin of a chip, allowing engineers to run software on the chip’s design before the physical chip even exists. Demand for these systems is exploding due to the rise of Custom Silicon.
Major tech giants, often referred to as hyperscalers, are no longer content with buying standard chips off the shelf. They are aggressively designing their own custom processors to optimize their data centers for efficiency and speed.
Every time one of these tech giants decides to build a chip, they need massive emulation capacity to test it. This trend is directly responsible for Cadence’s record backlog, which swelled to approximately $7 billion in the third quarter of 2025. This massive order book provides a high degree of revenue visibility, serving as a financial floor for the company even if the broader economy slows.
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The Strategic Moat: Sovereign Silicon and System Analysis
Cadence is also capitalizing on global geopolitical fragmentation. As nations impose tariffs and regulations to secure their own technology supplies, every major economy is attempting to build domestic chip supply chains. This trend, known as sovereign silicon, forces different regions to purchase their own independent sets of design licenses and hardware.
Even with strict export controls, Cadence has seen its business in China normalize and grow year-over-year, demonstrating the company’s resilience. While the company paid a $140.6 million settlement in 2025 regarding historical export compliance, the ongoing demand from global markets highlights the essential nature of their tools.
With Hexagon’s technology, Cadence can now simulate not just the chip, but the entire physical system it inhabits. This includes:
Thermal Dynamics: Simulating heat flow in a massive AI data center.
Structural Integrity: Testing the physical stress on automotive chips in self-driving cars.
Aerodynamics: Modeling airflow for aerospace applications.
This diversifies Cadence’s revenue stream and positions it to capture value from the entire industrial ecosystem. Following the close of this deal, the SDA segment run rate is expected to cross $1 billion in 2026.
Financially, the company remains disciplined. Despite the large acquisition, Cadence maintains a healthy capital allocation strategy, allocating at least 50% of its free cash flow to share repurchases. This commitment to shareholder returns, combined with projected revenue growth of approximately 14% for fiscal year 2025, underscores a management team focused on both innovation and value creation.
Betting on the Architect: Why Cadence Is the Safer AI Trade
Investors reviewing Cadence Design Systems must weigh its premium valuation against its safety profile. Trading at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of nearly 79, the stock is priced for perfection.
However, this premium is arguably justified by the company’s business model, which boasts approximately 80% recurring revenue.
In a gold rush, the safest trade is often selling the picks and shovels. In the AI intelligence rush, Cadence sells the physics engine that enables intelligence. Regardless of which chipmaker claims the performance crown or which nation dominates manufacturing, Cadence gets paid.
Cadence’s analyst community reflects this optimism, maintaining a Moderate Buy consensus with an average price target of $380.72, implying about a 24% upside from current levels. For investors seeking exposure to the AI supercycle without betting on a single hardware winner, Cadence represents a foundational holding.
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A Hidden Monopoly: Why AI Can’t Exist Without Cadence
Written by Jeffrey Neal Johnson on January 22, 2026
In Brief
The company integrates generative AI into its design suite to drastically improve productivity and power efficiency for semiconductor engineers.
Massive demand for custom silicon from major technology firms is driving record backlog orders for the Palladium and Protium hardware emulation systems.
Strategic acquisitions enable the company to expand beyond chip design into full-system analysis and multiphysics simulation for broader industrial markets.
While retail investors pile into crowded trades like NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) or TSMC (NYSE: TSM), sophisticated capital is looking upstream. The real bottleneck of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is not just manufacturing capacity; it is also design complexity. The AI revolution runs on silicon, but that silicon can’t reach production without the software that maps designs into manufacturable, verified chips.
Cadence effectively operates as the tax collector of the semiconductor industry. No advanced AI chip, whether from a merchant seller like NVIDIA or a hyperscaler like Google, can move to production without first paying rent to Cadence for its intellectual property and emulation platforms. Currently trading around $307, the stock has experienced recent volatility, dropping approximately 7% in the past three months.
However, for investors with a long-term horizon, this consolidation period offers a strategic entry point into a company that has evolved into the indispensable infrastructure of the AI age.
The semiconductor industry faces a massive physics problem. As chipmakers push toward 2nm architectures and gate-all-around transistors, the complexity of placing billions of transistors on a sliver of silicon has exceeded human capacity. The manual design processes of the past are mathematically impossible at this scale. This creates an existential crisis for chipmakers and a massive opportunity for Cadence.
Cadence has responded by integrating generative AI directly into its design suite. Tools like Cadence Cerebrus (for chip implementation) and Verisium (for verification) use AI to automate layout and testing. These programs are more than productivity enhancers; they are essential to economic viability.
For example, Samsung Foundry recently reported stunning metrics after adopting Cadence’s AI-driven tools:
4x Improvement in Productivity:Engineers completed designs four times faster than with legacy tools.
22% Power Reduction: The AI-optimized chip layout reduced energy consumption by 22%, a critical factor for data centers.
When a software tool can physically improve the end product’s performance while slashing development time, adoption becomes mandatory. This technological leverage secures Cadence’s pricing power and makes its software incredibly sticky, as customers cannot switch platforms without risking their entire product roadmap.
The Hardware Supercycle: Pre-Silicon Supercomputers
While Cadence is primarily known for software, a significant portion of its recent growth comes from hardware. Before a company spends $100 million to manufacture a cutting-edge chip, it must test it virtually to ensure it works. Cadence provides this capability through its emulation systems, the Palladium Z3 and Protium X3.
These systems function as massive pre-silicon supercomputers. They create a digital twin of a chip, allowing engineers to run software on the chip’s design before the physical chip even exists. Demand for these systems is exploding due to the rise of Custom Silicon.
Major tech giants, often referred to as hyperscalers, are no longer content with buying standard chips off the shelf. They are aggressively designing their own custom processors to optimize their data centers for efficiency and speed.
Every time one of these tech giants decides to build a chip, they need massive emulation capacity to test it. This trend is directly responsible for Cadence’s record backlog, which swelled to approximately $7 billion in the third quarter of 2025. This massive order book provides a high degree of revenue visibility, serving as a financial floor for the company even if the broader economy slows.
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The Strategic Moat: Sovereign Silicon and System Analysis
Cadence is also capitalizing on global geopolitical fragmentation. As nations impose tariffs and regulations to secure their own technology supplies, every major economy is attempting to build domestic chip supply chains. This trend, known as sovereign silicon, forces different regions to purchase their own independent sets of design licenses and hardware.
Even with strict export controls, Cadence has seen its business in China normalize and grow year-over-year, demonstrating the company’s resilience. While the company paid a $140.6 million settlement in 2025 regarding historical export compliance, the ongoing demand from global markets highlights the essential nature of their tools.
With Hexagon’s technology, Cadence can now simulate not just the chip, but the entire physical system it inhabits. This includes:
Thermal Dynamics: Simulating heat flow in a massive AI data center.
Structural Integrity: Testing the physical stress on automotive chips in self-driving cars.
Aerodynamics: Modeling airflow for aerospace applications.
This diversifies Cadence’s revenue stream and positions it to capture value from the entire industrial ecosystem. Following the close of this deal, the SDA segment run rate is expected to cross $1 billion in 2026.
Financially, the company remains disciplined. Despite the large acquisition, Cadence maintains a healthy capital allocation strategy, allocating at least 50% of its free cash flow to share repurchases. This commitment to shareholder returns, combined with projected revenue growth of approximately 14% for fiscal year 2025, underscores a management team focused on both innovation and value creation.
Betting on the Architect: Why Cadence Is the Safer AI Trade
Investors reviewing Cadence Design Systems must weigh its premium valuation against its safety profile. Trading at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of nearly 79, the stock is priced for perfection.
However, this premium is arguably justified by the company’s business model, which boasts approximately 80% recurring revenue.
In a gold rush, the safest trade is often selling the picks and shovels. In the AI intelligence rush, Cadence sells the physics engine that enables intelligence. Regardless of which chipmaker claims the performance crown or which nation dominates manufacturing, Cadence gets paid.
Cadence’s analyst community reflects this optimism, maintaining a Moderate Buy consensus with an average price target of $380.72, implying about a 24% upside from current levels. For investors seeking exposure to the AI supercycle without betting on a single hardware winner, Cadence represents a foundational holding.
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When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place— what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?
– #1 He amassed 1,277 RBI 1936-42, 1946-48, including highs of 167 in 1937 & 155 in 1948.
– #2 DiMaggio’s BA led the AL in 1939 (.381)& 1940 (.352). All other repeaters until Nomah were lefties. Righties Miguel Cabrera & Jose Altuve have done it since then.
FCR – Tom Hanon, Onset, Massachusetts
Incorrect guesses: Whitey Ford, Frankie Crosetti, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs
IN MEMORIAM — 20-Jan-2026
Q. Which BRTL former Pirate pitcher was the only one to have twenty saves one season and twenty wins in each of the next four years?
Hint: #1 No modern pitcher has ever struck out more times at bat than he did in his last full year in the majors.
Hint: #2 He is the last pitcher to work more than 376 innings in one season since the Dead Ball Era.
Hint: #3 He is the last pitcher to start both ends of a double-header.
Hint: #4 No American League lefty pitcher has appeared in more games in one season.
– Ans. Wood had 21 saves in 1970 for CHW and 22, 24, 24 & 20 wins for them in 1971-74. He spent 1964 & 1965 with PIT. He batted right-handed & threw left-handed, an uncommon combination.
– #1 He struck out 65 X in his final full season of 1972.
– #2 Wood threw 376⅔ innings in 1972. (Mickey Lolich had exactly 376 in 1971.)
– #3 He started the game on 20-Jul-1973(1) in Yankee Stadium, but only lasted ⅓ of an inning. White Sox manager Chuck Tanner figured Wood was still relatively fresh and so started him in the 2nd game 20-Jul-1973(2). He pitched 5⅓ this game, but took the L in both contests.
– #4 Woods had 2 starts & 86 relief appearances in 1968. That record, 88, has been tied by Tigers Mike Myers in 1997 & Sean Runyan in 1998.
FCR – Robert Reuther, Pittsburgh
Incorrect guesses: Dave Guisti Roy Face
TUESDAY — 20-Jan-2026
Q. Which Southern slugger led the majors in home runs in consecutive seasons and in both years, had fewer strikeouts than home runs?
Hint: #1 The Yankees had never won the World Series in five consecutive seasons until he joined them.
Hint: #2 This BLTR was an All-Star for one league then played for a team from the other league in that same season’s World Series?
– Ans. Mize was born and died in the same small town in Georgia. Playing for NYG in 1947, he hit 51 HR & K’d only 42 X. In 1948, he hit 40 HR & K’d 37 X. (Mark Reynolds assumes these stats are total fiction.)
– #1 Mize joined NYY in 1949. They then won the WS in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 & 1953 with him after which they released him & he retired.
– #2 He started at 1st base for the Giants in the All-Star Game on July 12, 1949, his 9th ASG appearance. However, he was sold across town from the Giants to the Yankees in August & began their WS run with them that same fall.
FCR – Michael Craig, Gilbert, Arizona
Incorrect guesses:
WEDNESDAY — 21-Jan-2026
Q. Which postseason home run hero’s ten-year Hall of Fame candidacy ended yesterday?
Hint: #1 He was drafted in the first round out of the same high school that Henry Kissinger had attended.
Hint: #2 He hit the third-most grand slams in major league history.
– Ans. Inn his 10 years on the HOF ballot, Ramirez garnered voting percentages of:
23.8% in 2017
22.0% in 2018
22.8% in 2019
28.2% in 2020
28.2% in 2021
28.9% in 2022
33.2% in 2023
32.5% in 2024
34.3% in 2025
38.8% in 2026
Never close to the 75% required for induction .
– #1 Rod Carew, Maria Callas, Alan Greenspan, Kissinger & Ramirez are all alumni of George Washington High School in New York City. Manny was taken 13th overall in the 1991 June Draft.
– #2 Ramirez’ 21 grand slam total trails only the 25 of Alex Rodriguez & 23 of Lou Gehrig.
FCR – Jaime Aron, Dallas
Incorrect guesses: Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones, Kirk Gibson, Jeff Kent
MIDWEEK BONUS — 18-Jun-2025
Q. Who is the only Pittsburgh Pirate to be named National League Most Valuable Player more than once?
Hint: #1 His father had a “cup of coffee” with the Cubs.
Hint: #2 He is related, by birth, to a first-round Hall of Famer.
– Ans. Mantle did it 10 X. Murray hit his 11th on 21-Apr-1994. The current record is a tie at 14, held by Mark Teixeira & his one-time NYY teammate, Nick Swisher. Murray played 41 G for ANA in 1997.
– #1 His 11th game with one each was in Minnesota. Watch here. Mahomes & son here.
– Ans. From 2016 through 2025, Judge received MVP votes following every season except 2016, 2019 & 2020. In college he played for the California State Fresno Bulldogs whose alumni count 12 additional players with at least 10 years in MLB.
— #1 He got two 1st-place AL MVP votes in 2017. He got most of the 1st-place votes in 2022 (28 of 30) & 2025 (17 of 30) then got all the 1st-place votes in 2024, his unanimous AL MVP.
– #2 Robinson was the first player to be chosen unanimously for both ROY & MVP (1956, 1966). Judge as unanimous ROY in 2017 & MVP in 2024. Other members include Orlando Cepeda, Albert Pujols & Mike Trout.
FCR – Gregory Koch, Falls Church, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Orlando Cepeda, Jeff Bagwell, Will Clark, Shohei Ohtani, Frank Thomas, Mike Trout
SATURDAY — 23-Jan-2026
Q. Which peripatetic nomad nonetheless never malingered with any of the seven teams he played for?
Hint: #1 In spite of striking out one hundred times in each of ten seasons, his other stats never suffered, compared to major league averages, notably his slugging and OPS+.
Hint: #2 He won two Gold Gloves, two Silver Sluggers and two MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Hint: #3 A Hall of Fame manager called him, “the best-fielding right-handed first baseman I’ve seen since Gil Hodges.”
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