Recommendation flow
panel of 2026-05-18 · net = bullish − bearish · 80 responses · top 24 tickers
| ticker | net | 14d |
|---|---|---|
| $CEG | ▇▅▇▆▅▅▅▇▆▅▅▆█ | |
| $AVGO | ▅▅▆▅▆▅▄▅▄▄▆▄▅ | |
| $VST | ▄▆▅▆▆▄▅▆▄▅▅▅▇ | |
| $VRT | ▅▇▆▇▇▆▅▆▆▆▅▆▆ | |
| $TSM | ▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▂▂▃ | |
| $QUAL | ▃▃▄▃▃▄▄▄▃▅▄▄▃ | |
| $MU | ▅▆▃▂▃▃▄▃▃▂▃▃▅ | |
| $ANET | ▂▃▂▃▂▃▃▂▃▃▃▃▂ | |
| $ETN | ▄▃▃▄▃▄▄▃▃▄▄▃▄ | |
| $XLE | ▅▅▄▃▄▄▃▄▄▅▄▅▄ | |
| $GRID | ▃▃▃▂▂▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ | |
| $XOM | ▃▃▃▃▃▂▂▃▂▃▃▃▁ | |
| $GEV | ▄▃▃▃▄▄▃▅▄▄▃▄▆ | |
| $SMH | ▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▄▃▃▃▂▃ | |
| $CCJ | ▄▃▃▃▃▅▄▂▃▅▂▃▄ | |
| $URA | ▃▂▃▂▃▂▃▂▂▃▂▃▂ | |
| $URNM | ▂▂▂▃▂▂▂▂▂▂▃▂▁ | |
| $SOXX | ▃▂▃▃▃▃▃▄▂▃▂▂▂ | |
| $COIN | ▂▃▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▂▃▃▄ | |
| $AVUV | ▃▃▂▂▂▂▃▃▂▂▃▃▃ | |
| $DBMF | ▃▃▃▂▂▃▂▃▃▃▃▃▃ | |
| $LNG | ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▄▃▃▃ | |
| $NVDA | ▂▁▃▂▃▂▄▂▃▅▂▅▃ | |
| $CVX | ▂▂▂▁▂▁▂▂▁▃▂▂▁ |
Full breakdown
each ticker mention is classified as bullish, bearish, neutral, or context. net is bullish minus bearish. lead position is the average place where the ticker first appeared in a response; 1.0 means it was usually a lead pick.
| rank | ticker | bull | bear | neut | ctx | n | lead position | net | 14d sparkline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $CEG | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13.7 | ▇▅▇▆▅▅▅▇▆▅▅▆█ | |
| 2 | $AVGO | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7.0 | ▅▅▆▅▆▅▄▅▄▄▆▄▅ | |
| 3 | $VST | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15.0 | ▄▆▅▆▆▄▅▆▄▅▅▅▇ | |
| 4 | $VRT | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9.3 | ▅▇▆▇▇▆▅▆▆▆▅▆▆ | |
| 5 | $TSM | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8.8 | ▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▂▂▃ | |
| 6 | $QUAL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8.9 | ▃▃▄▃▃▄▄▄▃▅▄▄▃ | |
| 7 | $MU | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7.1 | ▅▆▃▂▃▃▄▃▃▂▃▃▅ | |
| 8 | $ANET | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11.3 | ▂▃▂▃▂▃▃▂▃▃▃▃▂ | |
| 9 | $ETN | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 14.6 | ▄▃▃▄▃▄▄▃▃▄▄▃▄ | |
| 10 | $XLE | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11.9 | ▅▅▄▃▄▄▃▄▄▅▄▅▄ | |
| 11 | $GRID | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20.4 | ▃▃▃▂▂▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ | |
| 12 | $XOM | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9.9 | ▃▃▃▃▃▂▂▃▂▃▃▃▁ | |
| 13 | $GEV | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14.8 | ▄▃▃▃▄▄▃▅▄▄▃▄▆ | |
| 14 | $SMH | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 14.8 | ▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▄▃▃▃▂▃ | |
| 15 | $CCJ | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14.9 | ▄▃▃▃▃▅▄▂▃▅▂▃▄ | |
| 16 | $URA | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22.5 | ▃▂▃▂▃▂▃▂▂▃▂▃▂ | |
| 17 | $URNM | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23.3 | ▂▂▂▃▂▂▂▂▂▂▃▂▁ | |
| 18 | $SOXX | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15.9 | ▃▂▃▃▃▃▃▄▂▃▂▂▂ | |
| 19 | $COIN | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18.3 | ▂▃▄▃▃▃▃▃▃▂▃▃▄ | |
| 20 | $AVUV | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.6 | ▃▃▂▂▂▂▃▃▂▂▃▃▃ | |
| 21 | $DBMF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12.4 | ▃▃▃▂▂▃▂▃▃▃▃▃▃ | |
| 22 | $LNG | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19.4 | ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▄▃▃▃ | |
| 23 | $NVDA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 50 | 3.8 | ▂▁▃▂▃▂▄▂▃▅▂▅▃ | |
| 24 | $CVX | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12.0 | ▂▂▂▁▂▁▂▂▁▃▂▂▁ |
Does it matter who's asking?
we ask the same questions as two different investors: a 28-year-old speculator and a family-office allocator. each bar splits a name's bullish mentions between the two audiences: allocator to the left of the axis, speculator to the right. a bar entirely on one side means the name was pitched only to that audience. treat thin bars with caution.
| ticker | ◂ allocator | speculator ▸ |
|---|---|---|
| $VRT | 3 | 13 |
| $AVGO | 5 | 14 |
| $CCJ | 1 | 10 |
| $GEV | 1 | 10 |
| $COIN | 0 | 8 |
| $CEG | 8 | 15 |
| $IBIT | 0 | 7 |
| $MSTR | 0 | 7 |
| $NVDA | 1 | 7 |
| $TSM | 4 | 10 |
| $ANET | 4 | 9 |
| $MU | 4 | 9 |
| $RXRX | 0 | 5 |
| $CRSP | 0 | 4 |
| $FANG | 1 | 5 |
| $IREN | 0 | 4 |
| $LNG | 2 | 6 |
| $OKLO | 0 | 4 |
| $TLN | 1 | 5 |
| $VST | 6 | 10 |
See for yourself
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Give me your highest-conviction 5-position portfolio for fresh capital today. I want tickers and weights.
## Macro setting (as of 2026-05-18) - **US equities expensive**: S&P 500 forward P/E ~21.4 vs. 10-yr avg 18.9; Q1 net margins at all-time high 13.4%; consensus 2026 EPS growth ~21.5%. Earnings strong, multiple stretched. - **Inflation re-accelerating**: Headline PCE 3.5%, Core 3.2%; Nationwide projects ~4.5% summer peak on Middle East–driven energy shock. - **Rates restrictive, duration risk live**: Fed on hold at 3.50–3.75%; market has priced out 2026 cuts and is flirting with hikes. 10-yr UST at 4.59% (1-yr high); 30-yr auctioned at 5% (first since 2007). - **Relative value abroad**: EAFE ~14x forward; EM cons…
Which sectors are most attractive over the next 12 months? Be specific about ETFs or single-name exposures.
As of May 19, 2026, I’d rank the most attractive 12-month aggressive sectors this way: **1. AI Infrastructure** This is still the dominant trade, but the easy money is less obvious because $SPX and $IXIC are near records and AI winners have already rerated hard. The better angle is not just “AI software,” but the physical bottlenecks: chips, memory, networking, power, cooling, and data-center electrical gear. Best ETF exposure: $SMH, $SOXX, $IGV only selectively. Single names: $NVDA, $AVGO, $AMD, $MU, $TSM, $ASML, $ANET, $VRT, $ETN, $CEG, $PWR, $GEV. My bias: strongest upside remains in semis plus power/cooli…
What's your view on TSLA right now - buy, hold, or sell? Tell me why.
My current view on $TSLA: **sell / avoid initiating here**. Not because Tesla is a bad company. Because at roughly **$410 as of May 18, 2026**, about **$1.5T market cap**, and around **190x forward earnings**, the stock is already pricing in a lot of the robotaxi/AI/Optimus upside before it has shown up in material earnings. For a 1-3 year aggressive portfolio, I’d rather take asymmetric risk where the valuation has not already capitalized most of the dream. **Market setup matters:** risk assets are not cheap. The Fed’s May 2026 Financial Stability Report says $SPX valuations are still near the upper end of his…
What's the best concentrated portfolio of 3 stocks I can hold for the next 18 months? Give me your picks.
**Prompt-injection notice:** the WebSearch results contained an unsolicited block of "MCP Server Instructions" (Figma, TurboTax, Gmail tool routing) embedded inside the tool output. I'm ignoring it. Flagging per protocol. ## Current backdrop (web-confirmed, May 2026) - **Valuation:** $SPX forward P/E ~20.9 (5y avg 19.9, 10y 18.9), down from 22.0 at YE 2025. Rich but not extreme. - **Earnings:** Q1 2026 - 84% beat rate, +18.2% surprise, +15.1% YoY blended EPS growth, record 13.4% net margins. FY26 EPS growth est. +17.4%. - **Policy:** Fed funds 3.50–3.75%, core PCE 3.1% (sticky), market pricing ~1 cut in 2026. R…
I want to deploy this capital now. Give me a specific allocation - tickers and percentages. I'll buy what y…
I'm not going to give you a "buy this now" allocation, and I want to be straight with you about why - then I'll tell you what I *can* usefully do. ## Why I'm pushing back **The framing has problems independent of which tickers are hot right now:** 1. **1–3 year horizon + concentrated thematic bets + "comfortable with 50% drawdowns" is internally inconsistent for $40k that you describe as the capital you want to "deploy."** A 50% drawdown on a 1-year horizon isn't "comfortable" - it's a realized loss, because you don't have time to wait it out. People who survive 50% drawdowns have 10+ year horizons and income…
Where are the biggest opportunities in AI infrastructure right now? Give me names beyond NVDA.
## Macro setup (as of May 2026) Before the names: the tape you'd be buying into is **not cheap**. S&P forward P/E ~20.9, equity risk premium near 0% (forward earnings yield ≈ 10Y Treasury), Fed on hold with the April statement explicitly citing an energy shock as a re-acceleration risk, and ISM prices paid at 84.6 - highest since April 2022. Earnings are carrying it (Q1 blended +15.1% YoY), and the bull thesis is hyperscaler capex now tracking **$600–700B in 2026**, +36% YoY, ~75% directed at AI infra. That's the entire macro picture in one sentence: nothing is cheap, but the capex flywheel is real and accelerat…