KENN · Monday, May 5 · 9:02 AM ET
Good morning, Alex.
Markets open mixed this morning. Chip restrictions are dominating pre-market sentiment — the SOX is down 2.3%, dragging AI-adjacent names. Your AAPL and MSFT positions are bucking the trend on strong earnings. Net position: your book is down approximately $20,240 (−4.8%) in pre-market on the NVDA hit, partially offset by AAPL and MSFT beats.
YOUR POSITIONS
WHAT MOVED YOUR PORTFOLIO TODAY
4 events · 47,214 filteredTrump expands China chip restrictions — H20 GPU exports blocked through Q3.
NVDA is 38% of your book — this is your most exposed position today. H20 chips account for roughly $4B per quarter in China data center revenue. With 150 shares and 8 May-$130 calls expiring in 18 days, this event is time-sensitive: the calls are now approximately 12% out of the money and at elevated risk of expiring worthless. Watch for any guidance on license extensions when management speaks — that's the variable that determines whether this is a permanent impairment or a 2–3 quarter headwind.
Apple Q2 beats across the board — iPhone demand strong, Services up 18% YoY.
This is the third consecutive quarter of Services acceleration — the exact thesis your 80 AAPL shares are built on. Services at 18% YoY means Apple's highest-margin revenue line is reaccelerating, which raises the probability of multiple expansion over the next two quarters. iPhone demand beats typically hold for 2–3 sessions. The margin profile is improving faster than the street expected, which raises the probability of a dividend increase in Q3. Nothing here changes your long-term thesis — it confirms it.
Azure re-accelerates to 33% growth — fourth consecutive cloud beat, AI attach rate rising.
Four consecutive Azure beats confirms the AI capex-to-revenue conversion thesis your 60 MSFT shares are priced on. The risk factor 6 months ago — that AI investment wouldn't translate to cloud revenue — is now largely resolved. AI attach rate rising means enterprise customers are upgrading contracts, not just piloting. The key number to watch on the full earnings call is gross margin: if infrastructure spend is being absorbed without margin compression, MSFT re-rates higher from here.
Powell signals pause — labor market cooling faster than projected, no rate hike expected.
No direct dollar impact on your book today. Your SPY exposure benefits marginally from the dovish signal — lower-for-longer supports equity multiples broadly. Your real exposure is indirect: a hawkish reversal (say, if Thursday's CPI prints hot) would compress multiples most severely on your NVDA and MSFT positions, which are priced on future earnings. No action needed — but watch Thursday.
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