<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Beating The Bull</title><description>Independent, data-driven stock research and equity reports from Beating The Bull, built to help you invest with more confidence and less guesswork.</description><link>https://beatingthebull.com/</link><item><title>Adobe (ADBE): Three Reasons to Worry, Three Reasons the Market Might Be Wrong</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/adobe-adbe-worry-vs-overdone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/adobe-adbe-worry-vs-overdone/</guid><description>Adobe trades at 9x forward earnings, a third of its historical average, after losing its CEO and CFO. Three reasons to worry, three reasons it may be overdone.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Affirm (AFRM): Proven Profitable, Priced for It</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/affirm-afrm-proven-profitable-priced-for-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/affirm-afrm-proven-profitable-priced-for-it/</guid><description>Affirm turned durably profitable this quarter with 35% GMV growth and contained credit losses. The business earned an upgrade; the price has not.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airbnb (ABNB): A Wonderful Business, But Is the Price Right?</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/airbnb-abnb-wonderful-business-right-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/airbnb-abnb-wonderful-business-right-price/</guid><description>Airbnb generates 37% free cash flow margins and carries no debt, yet trades at nearly double the multiple of Booking Holdings. Quality is not the question.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alphabet (GOOGL): The Best Business on the Internet, Trading Like a Question Mark</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/alphabet-googl-best-business-question-mark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/alphabet-googl-best-business-question-mark/</guid><description>Alphabet grew revenue 22% and Cloud 63%, yet the stock sits 15% below its high on capex fears. Why the sentiment-fundamentals gap looks like an opening.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alphabet and Tesla Report Q2 2026: A Capex Bet and a Margin Miss</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/alphabet-tesla-q2-2026-earnings-ai-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/alphabet-tesla-q2-2026-earnings-ai-boom/</guid><description>Alphabet beat on revenue and raised capex guidance to $205 billion. Tesla beat on revenue but missed on profit. What both prints mean for AI and chip stocks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AMD: A Genuinely Better Business, at a Price That Assumes It Wins</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/amd-rhetorical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/amd-rhetorical/</guid><description>AMD is up 197% in a year on 14 gigawatts of AI deals, yet earns 7.8% on invested capital against a 17.8% cost. Why the price, not the business, is the problem.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Apple (AAPL): Three Numbers That Make This a Hard Buy Right Now</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/apple-aapl-numbered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/apple-aapl-numbered/</guid><description>Apple grew revenue 16% and expanded margins this quarter, yet its earnings yield sits below the 10-year Treasury. Three numbers behind the Watchlist call.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Broadcom (AVGO): The Bull Case, the Bear Case, and a 20% Discount</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/broadcom-avgo-bull-bear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/broadcom-avgo-bull-bear/</guid><description>Broadcom fell 13% on a clear earnings beat, then dropped another 20% from its June high on AI chip strength. The bull case, the bear case, and the verdict.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chip Stocks Are Bleeding — Is This the Top, or a Sale?</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/chip-stocks-selloff-correction-or-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/chip-stocks-selloff-correction-or-sale/</guid><description>Chip stocks lost $1.3 trillion in weeks after a record quarter. Here is why this looks like a valuation reset, not a demand collapse, and where to look next.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Circle (CRCL): The Bull Case, the Bear Case, and the Verdict In Between</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/circle-crcl-bull-bear-watchlist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/circle-crcl-bull-bear-watchlist/</guid><description>Circle&apos;s USDC franchise is strong, but 94% of revenue rides on reserve rates now under attack from a rival coin. The bull case, bear case, and verdict.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coinbase (COIN): The Bull Case, the Bear Case, and Why Neither Wins Yet</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/coinbase-coin-bull-bear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/coinbase-coin-bull-bear/</guid><description>Coinbase shares fell 57% from their high as Bitcoin dropped and revenue shrank. A bull-versus-bear breakdown of why the call is Watchlist, not Buy, near $167.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CoreWeave (CRWV): Real Demand, but the Equity Sits Behind $35 Billion of Debt</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/coreweave-crwv-narrative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/coreweave-crwv-narrative/</guid><description>CoreWeave has a $99 billion backlog and 146% expected growth, yet depreciation and interest already erase its entire cash margin. The case for patience.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Datadog (DDOG): A Q&amp;A on the Best Operator in Software, at a Full Price</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/datadog-ddog-qa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/datadog-ddog-qa/</guid><description>Datadog&apos;s revenue growth accelerated for four straight quarters to 32%, yet the stock trades at 19.5 times forward sales. A Q&amp;A on whether that&apos;s a Buy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM: Its Worst Trading Day in 115 Years, and Why the Street Is Split on What It Means</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/ibm-worst-day-in-115-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/ibm-worst-day-in-115-years/</guid><description>IBM shares fell 26% in a day, the worst drop since 1987, after a surprise earnings warning. The balance sheet is fine, the moat holds, and one week settles it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Intel (INTC): A Real Turnaround, Priced Like a Sure Thing</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/intel-intc-headers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/intel-intc-headers/</guid><description>Intel is up 170% in 2026 on foundry turnaround hopes, trading near 90x forward earnings while the foundry loses $2 billion a quarter. The call is Watchlist.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lemonade (LMND): Three Reasons for Caution, Three Reasons the Story Has Changed</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/lemonade-lmnd-worry-vs-overdone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/lemonade-lmnd-worry-vs-overdone/</guid><description>Lemonade&apos;s loss ratio improved 16 points in a year and growth reaccelerated, yet the stock still trades at 4-5x sales. Weighing the bull and bear case.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lumentum (LITE): A Top AI-Optics Franchise, Priced for Perfection</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/lumentum-lite-priced-for-perfection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/lumentum-lite-priced-for-perfection/</guid><description>Lumentum posted 90% revenue growth and a NVIDIA anchor investment, yet trades at 44x forward earnings. Great business, demanding price — call it Watchlist.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marvell (MRVL): A Growth Story Still Mid-Unwind From Its Own Blow-Off</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/marvell-mrvl-headers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/marvell-mrvl-headers/</guid><description>Marvell grew revenue 28% and raised its fiscal 2028 target, yet the stock still trades at 49 times earnings after a 41% drawdown. Why the call is Watchlist.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meta (META): Five Questions on the Cheapest Megacap Growth Stock</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/meta-five-questions-cheapest-megacap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/meta-five-questions-cheapest-megacap/</guid><description>Meta grew revenue 33% and cut buybacks to zero in the same quarter. Five questions on why the stock still looks like a Buy at 19.8x forward earnings.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Micron (MU): A Record Quarter, and a Stock in a Bear Market Anyway</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/micron-mu-record-quarter-falling-stock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/micron-mu-record-quarter-falling-stock/</guid><description>Micron just posted its best quarter ever and beat estimates. The stock fell 22% anyway. Here is why the drop has almost nothing to do with the business.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft (MSFT): The Bull Case, the Bear Case, and What the Price Already Assumes</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/microsoft-msft-bull-bear-price-assumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/microsoft-msft-bull-bear-price-assumes/</guid><description>Microsoft fell 22% in a year despite accelerating Azure growth. The bull case, the bear case, and why the spending controversy looks priced in.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Netflix (NFLX): Three Reasons to Worry, Three Reasons the Sell-Off Went Too Far</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/netflix-nflx-worry-vs-overdone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/netflix-nflx-worry-vs-overdone/</guid><description>Netflix is down 45% on back-to-back guidance misses, trading at a multi-year-low multiple. Three reasons for caution, three reasons it looks overdone.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NVIDIA (NVDA): The Rare Case Where the Price Is Not the Problem</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/nvidia-nvda-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/nvidia-nvda-buy/</guid><description>NVIDIA grew revenue 85% with 75% gross margins and a $1 trillion order backlog, yet trades at just 21x forward earnings. Buy, not Strong Buy, and here is why.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oracle (ORCL): A Real AI Boom Sitting on a Genuinely Stressed Balance Sheet</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/oracle-orcl-ai-boom-credit-crunch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/oracle-orcl-ai-boom-credit-crunch/</guid><description>Oracle beat estimates and raised guidance, yet the stock is down nearly 60% from its peak. The problem is not demand. It is how the boom is being financed.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Palantir (PLTR): A Q&amp;A on a Great Business at a Demanding Price</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/palantir-pltr-qa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/palantir-pltr-qa/</guid><description>Palantir grew Q1 revenue 85% and posted a 145% Rule-of-40 score, yet trades at 41x forward sales and 90x earnings. Why the call lands on Watchlist, not Buy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Robinhood (HOOD): A Q&amp;A Ahead of an Earnings Print That Already Happened</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/robinhood-hood-qa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/robinhood-hood-qa/</guid><description>Robinhood grew net deposits 31% and converts 65% of revenue to free cash flow, yet trades at 44 times earnings with growth decelerating. A Q&amp;A on the call.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Samsung and SK Hynix&apos;s $950 Billion Bet: What the Memory Mega-Deals Mean for Chip Stocks</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/samsung-sk-hynix-950-billion-memory-deals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/samsung-sk-hynix-950-billion-memory-deals/</guid><description>Samsung and SK Hynix signed roughly $950 billion in supply deals with Nvidia and Broadcom, reversing a $1.5 trillion memory selloff. What it means for Micron, equipment makers, and 2028 oversupply risk.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ServiceNow (NOW): Five Questions Before You Buy the Dip</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/servicenow-now-five-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/servicenow-now-five-questions/</guid><description>ServiceNow is down nearly 50% on AI fears, yet renewals held near 97% and demand kept accelerating. Five questions on whether the dip is worth buying.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SK Hynix Just Posted a Record Quarter — and the Stock Fell 14.7% Anyway</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sk-hynix-record-quarter-micron-cxmt-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sk-hynix-record-quarter-micron-cxmt-ipo/</guid><description>SK hynix beat every record on the books and still dropped 14.7% on an operating profit miss. Why this looks like an expectations reset, not a cycle turn, and what CXMT’s blockbuster IPO actually threatens.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SK hynix (SKHY): A Great Business, Priced Wrong on This Exchange</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sk-hynix-skhy-great-business-wrong-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sk-hynix-skhy-great-business-wrong-price/</guid><description>SK hynix leads the AI memory market, but its new Nasdaq ADR trades 24% above the Seoul shares it represents. Why that gap, not the cycle, is the risk.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SoFi (SOFI): A Genuinely Great Business That Still Isn&apos;t a Genuinely Cheap Stock</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sofi-great-business-full-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/sofi-great-business-full-price/</guid><description>SoFi posted record revenue, profit, and loan growth this quarter, yet the stock is still down 31% for the year — and it still isn&apos;t obviously cheap.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SpaceX (SPCX): The Best Assets in the Market, at the Wrong Price</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/spacex-spcx-rhetorical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/spacex-spcx-rhetorical/</guid><description>SpaceX trades 47% below its post-IPO peak, weighed down by an $18 billion cash-burning xAI bet and a looming wave of lock-up share supply into year-end.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tesla (TSLA): A Genuinely Good Quarter Trading at a Price That Assumes a Great One</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/tesla-tsla-good-quarter-expensive-stock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/tesla-tsla-good-quarter-expensive-stock/</guid><description>Tesla just posted record deliveries and real margin recovery. The car business looks solid. The $1.48 trillion price tag assumes a lot more than that.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TSMC Just Posted a 77% Profit Surge — What It Means for AI</title><link>https://beatingthebull.com/blog/tsmc-q2-2026-earnings-ai-signal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://beatingthebull.com/blog/tsmc-q2-2026-earnings-ai-signal/</guid><description>TSMC posted 77% profit growth and record margins in Q2 2026, with advanced chips driving 77% of sales — a strong signal for AI and chip demand.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>