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Delta Air Lines’ stock was set to gain despite the company saying that profit fell — but beat expectations — even after the air carrier absorbed the highest quarterly fuel expense in its history. Photo: Getty ImagesShares of Delta Air Lines rose in early trading Friday, after the air carrier reported record second-quarter revenue and more than $1 billion in profit as travel demand remained strong despite surging fuel costs.

Operating revenue grew 14% to from a year ago to $17.7 billion, above the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $17.55 billion.

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The airline industry earnings season got off to a good start Friday as Delta reported strong second quarter results, beat Wall Street estimates and forecast a profitable full year, all despite absorbing an estimated $4 billion in increased 2026 fuel costs. “We’re seeing strong demand for our product,” Delta CFO Erik Snell told reporters on a media call on Thursday. He cited “Demand for all of our segments across the board, not only our premium product.”

As the industry continues to reflect broader economic trends, Snell said “Demand across the board for not only Delta but for the travel experience is so great. People are disproportionately placing their discretionary income in experiences and travel.”

For instance, he cited demand stimulated by World Cup games in the United States. Delta was initially concerned, he said, “because these types of events don’t always have a positive impact,” as some travelers avoid destinations where large crowds are expected. However, he said, “We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the inbound traffic to the U.S. to support the World Cup. We’ve certainly been a beneficiary of that travel.”

In general, airlines have been able to raise fares sufficiently to recapture much of the vast increase in the cost of fuel due to the Iran war. “We know the playbook at times like this when fuel is high,” Snell said, noting Delta’s $4 billion in increased full year fuel costs. In the second quarter, he said, Delta recovered about 60% of its added fuel cost, with that recovery rate expected to increase in the second half. Second quarter fuel costs were about $2 billion higher due, he said

When a reporter asked about the recent resumption of bombing in Iran, Snell responded, “Fuel will continue to remain volatile” and reminded that even “with higher fuel prices, we have managed to generate meaningful profit.” He noted that Delta’s ownership of a refinery benefits the carrier, contributing11 cents to the second quarter per share profit.

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Delta’s continued leadership of the airline industry, which has persisted since the turn of the century bankruptcies, has been reflected in its stock price gains. Through Thursday, Delta shares were up 29% year-to-date. Southwest shares were up 19%, United was up 14% and America was up 10%.

For the second quarter, Delta reported pre-tax income of $1.359 billion, down 25% from $1.820 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue was $17.7 billion, up 14%. Adjusted per share earnings were $1.56: analysts had estimated $2.02 per share. The carrier’s operating margin was 9%. In a press release, the carrier said it expects “continued momentum in 3Q with mid-teens revenue growth and double-digit margin,” as well as full-year adjusted earnings per share of $6.50 to $7.50, up 20% year over year.

Delta also said American Express remuneration grew 16% to $2.4 billion. Snell said remuneration will total $9 billion for the full year. Credit card partnerships have become increasingly important to the industry, with all three global carriers saying they eventually expect annual remuneration of $10 billion. Delta/American Express continue to lead the segment.

Delta’s gains reflected the broader expectations for the industry. In a note released Wednesday, Bank of America analyst Andrew Didora wrote, “We see a constructive setup into 2Q26 earnings, driven by strong demand trends and significantly lower fuel prices. Industry pricing has remained firm following the spring fare increases, while booking trends suggest a greater share of 3Q26 demand remains exposed to higher fares.”

Didora said industry capacity growth “remains relatively modest through the summer before accelerating in the fourth quarter,” noting “While the near-term supply backdrop remains supportive, we expect more capacity and lower fuel to result in moderating unit revenues.

PepsiCo’s NASDAQ: PEP Q2 earnings weakness isn’t a problem; it may be more of an opportunity for investors, as near-term hiccups have led to softness in the stock price. In this scenario, softness in the stock price creates a potential buying opportunity in a fundamentally sound, premium play on consumer staples. The critical details coming out of the report aren’t the mixed adjusted earnings-per-share (EPS) comparison, which was roughly in line with expectations, but rather the strong top-line performance, diversification strength, cash flow, and capital return, which remain on track.

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P/E Ratio21.64

Price Target$162.65

For investors, the key point is that PepsiCo’s growth engine improved from the prior year, driving healthy cash flow and enabling management to continue executing strategy while returning capital to shareholders. Strategy includes investing in growth opportunities and margins, which is what really matters. PepsiCo’s margins fuel an impressive capital return, which, at mid-2026 price points, is ultra-cheap. The dividend alone is worth more than 4%, and while the payout ratio is high relative to earnings, coverage is sufficient to keep the balance sheet healthy.

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Balance sheet highlights include the use of debt and relatively high levels at that, but all other metrics are healthy. Highly stable cash flow and 16x interest coverage support high investment-grade credit ratings from all agencies, with Q2 results including increased equity. Equity improved by more than 8%, further compounding the leverage from share buybacks. Buyback activity reduced the count by 0.3% in the first six months of the year, with PepsiCo continuing to target approximately $1 billion in repurchases and $7.9 billion in dividends for the full year.

PepsiCo’s Diversified Portfolio Drives Growth in Q2PepsiCo had a solid Q2, with reported revenue accelerating to 6.4% year over year (YOY). The $24.18 billion in revenue topped consensus estimates, underpinned by strength in international markets.

However, the cleaner read on underlying demand was more modest. Organic revenue increased 2.4%, with PepsiCo Foods North America contracting 2% and PepsiCo Beverages North America growing 1%.

International results were stronger, with International Beverages Franchise and Asia Pacific Foods each growing 9%, Europe, Middle East, and Africa growing 6%, and Latin America Foods growing 4%.

Foreign exchange contributed 2.2 percentage points to reported growth, while acquisitions and divestitures added a net 1.8 percentage points.

Margin is a concern, but only a slight one, given the results. The company experienced margin pressure but was able to mitigate the impact. The good news is that the bottom line, $2.20 in adjusted earnings per share (EPS), is up 4% compared to last year; the bad news is that earnings growth lagged the top line. Either way, earnings are sufficient to sustain the capital return outlook, which matters to long-term holders.

Analysts Look Past Q2 Results: Long-Term Outlook IntactAmong the factors supporting the long-term outlook is PepsiCo’s reaffirmed guidance. The company continues to expect about 3% in organic revenue growth and to return $8.9 billion in capital to shareholders. This will keep analysts and institutions in the market, and their trends reflect cautious optimism.

MarketBeat tracks 20 analysts rating PEP as a consensus of Hold, with one Sell, 11 Hold, and eight Buy ratings. That gives the stock a 40% Buy-side bias, while the average 12-month price target of about $165 still implies double-digit upside from recent levels.

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Upside/Downside18.0% Upside

Short Interest LevelHealthy

Dividend StrengthStrong

News Sentiment0.63 Insider TradingN/A

Proj. Earnings Growth5.57%

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The likely outcome is that this group continues to hold PEP, waiting for the upcoming inflection. It centers on massive cost-cutting, price rationalization, and efficiency improvements and is expected to begin yielding tangible results in the upcoming year. Institutions are more obviously bullish, owning more than 70% of the stock and buying at an aggressive $ 2.3-$1 pace over the trailing 12 months.

PepsiCo’s stock price shed 5% following the release, but a significantly larger decline is unexpected. The market remains within a consolidation range and well above lows set in 2025, on track to complete a full reversal in time. The biggest risk is the timing of the margin recovery, which may not come until early in 2027 or later. With thin volume in play, PepsiCo stock might wallow within its range for the foreseeable future, giving investors time to establish their positions.

Ultimately, PepsiCo is a value play. This Dividend King trades at a low 16.5x the current-year earnings forecast, about 50% below its historical average. The opportunity is to get into PepsiCo now while the market is mispricing it, and benefit from the dividend payments until the stock price reverts to historical norms. What the market gets wrong about PepsiCo is the impact of activist investors on the outlook, which is profitable, and valuation. PepsiCo isn't the beverage company it once was, but a multinational consumer-staples juggernaut with a considerable moat in high-margin, high-loyalty snack foods.

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Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC, XETRA:INL)has filed a patent describing a new way to build the memory that AI chips depend on, potentially removing one of its most expensive components.

In simple terms, it may be a solution to a bottleneck that is hampering the advancement of artificial intelligence.

Modern AI chips can perform calculations far faster than memory can supply them with data, so performance often depends less on the processor than on how quickly information reaches it.

The industry's current answer is high bandwidth memory, or HBM, which stacks memory chips vertically right next to the processor so data has a shorter distance to travel.

HBM works, but it is costly, and one reason is a component called a silicon interposer.

This is essentially an intricate silicon bridge that sits beneath the chips and carries thousands of tiny wires between them, and it is difficult and expensive to manufacture.

Intel's patent, published on 2 July, describes an alternative it calls cross-batch memory, or XBM.

The design aims to occupy the same physical space as HBM4, the next generation of the current standard, while eliminating the interposer entirely.

Instead of thousands of parallel connections, it would use a smaller number of faster serial links based on UCIe, an industry standard for connecting chip components.

The memory itself would be built differently, too, fabricated during the later manufacturing stages of a chip rather than made separately and stacked on top.

If it worked, the result would be memory that performs comparably to today's leading technology at lower cost.

That is a large "if".

The patent sets commercialisation only after 2030, and aligns the work with Intel's Z-Angle Memory project with SoftBank's SAIMEMORY venture.

History counsels caution here.

The record of proposed new memory technologies is littered with far more failures than successes, and most never reach production at all.

A patent application is a statement of intent rather than a product, and this one would need roughly a decade of development, manufacturing investment and industry adoption before it appeared in any data centre.

Intel's involvement nonetheless gives the effort more weight than a typical filing.

The company has a long history of creating industry standards that others adopt, and it retains influence across the server and networking hardware that data centres are built from.

Memory is also the point where the AI hardware market is most strained, with prices at record levels and supply short.

Any credible route to cheaper high-performance memory would attract attention across the industry.

For now, though, this is a design on paper.

The realistic takeaway is that Intel is thinking seriously about the memory bottleneck, not that it has solved it.

PANews, July 10 – Humanoid robot R&D company 1X Technologies announced the launch of its new-generation NEO humanoid robot hand system, featuring 25 degrees of freedom, a tendon-driven design, and gear ratios of approximately 5:1 to 15:1. All joints support force control and are fully back-drivable, achieving near-human levels of dexterity and force control. The hand is equipped with high-resolution tactile sensing capable of detecting normal force, contact position, and shear force, and meets IP68 waterproof and dustproof ratings along with food-safety standards.

In terms of performance, the thumb CMC joint delivers a peak torque of 3.5 Nm, the finger MCP joints reach 2.6 Nm, distal flexion force hits 45 N, wrist torque is 17.75 Nm, and positioning accuracy is ±0.2 mm. The hand is mounted on forearm motors and driven by tendons routed through the wrist, enabling delicate operations such as assembling LEGO bricks, picking up coins, screwing in light bulbs, operating zippers, sorting fruit, pouring tea, plugging in USB-C connectors, and holding wine glasses. 1X stated it already has the production capacity to manufacture 10,000 hand units per year.

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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH | UNH Price Prediction) carries the highest conviction among managed care names heading into the company’s July 16 earnings report, and the setup is doing the talking. Shares of UNH last traded around $430.72 on July 9, sitting on a more than 28% year-to-date gain and a more than 42% one-year return. The repricing thesis showed up once in Q1 and is set up to repeat next Thursday.

The Repricing Is Working and the Q1 Report Proved It Q1 2026 was the inflection. UNH delivered adjusted EPS of $7.23 versus a $6.60 consensus, a 9.55% beat, while the medical care ratio improved 90 basis points to 83.9%. Operating cash flow jumped to $8.9 billion, up 63.34% year over year. That is disciplined pricing hitting the P&L, exactly the signal CEO Stephen Hemsley was hired back to produce.

Guidance Was Raised and the Valuation Is Reasonable Management pushed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to greater than $18.25 per share, above the prior above-$17.75 mark. That works out to roughly 23 times forward earnings, with the analyst target at $418.04 and 23 buy or strong-buy ratings stacked against a single sell. Polymarket is currently pricing a 71% probability of a Q2 beat.

The Retirement Investor’s Cash Machine For an income-focused retiree, the capital return schedule is the prize. UNH plans roughly $8.0 billion in dividends and $2.5 billion in buybacks in 2026, with a $2 billion buyback tranche completed by end of Q2. The yield sits at 2.15% on an $8.84 annual payout. History says beats get paid: The Q1 report produced a 6.96% same-day gain and a 10.54% 30-day return, outrunning both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. If you want the Buffett-style approach to blue-chip income, our Never Touch the Principal framework is built around exactly these kinds of compounders.

Why UNH Beats the Obvious Alternatives Peers are still climbing out of the same cost-trend crisis. Humana (NYSE:HUM) is guiding FY 2026 adjusted EPS to at least $9.00, down from $17.14 in FY 2025, a 47% cliff driven by Star Ratings damage UNH does not carry. Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) is recovering, but its Q4 2025 benefit expense ratio hit 93.5% and swung Health Benefits to a segment loss. UNH’s 83.9% MCR is in a different league, and its $388.9 billion market cap reflects the scale advantage.

UnitedHealth heads into the July 16 report with the strongest setup in managed care, and the data supports a constructive stance.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) today announced that it plans to report second-quarter 2026 financial results before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, July 24, 2026, in a news release to be posted on the company's website at www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults. The company will issue an advisory news release over PR Newswire the morning of July 24, with a link to the financial results news release on the company's website. As previously communicated, the company will make available its financial results only on its website.

John Ketchum, chairman, president and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy; Mike Dunne, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer of NextEra Energy; and other members of the company's senior management team will discuss the company's second-quarter 2026 financial results during an investor presentation to be webcast live, beginning at 9 a.m. ET on July 24.

The listen-only webcast will be available on NextEra Energy's website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults. The financial results news release and the slides accompanying the presentation may be downloaded at www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults, beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET on the day of the webcast. A replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the link listed above.

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A 36% drop naturally raises the question: Is Palantir (PLTR 2.47%) finally cheap? With this stock, the honest answer is no -- even now.

Shares trade near $132 as of this writing, about 36% below their all-time high of $207.52.

But this comes at a time when the business is firing on all cylinders. In fact, Pantir's revenue growth rate has been accelerating in recent quarters. Even more, profits are soaring.

So what gives? And is this a buying opportunity?

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Elite growth, and real profits There is plenty going right. Palantir's first-quarter revenue rose 85% year over year to $1.63 billion, the fastest growth in the company's history as a public firm.

That wasn't a one-off, either. Growth has accelerated for several quarters as demand for its AI software has taken off across both government and corporate customers.

The U.S. commercial business, the core of the bull case, grew even faster, jumping 133% to $595 million. Total U.S. revenue more than doubled. Palantir's story is no longer just a government one, and that diversification is exactly what supporters wanted to see.

And this isn't growth bought at the expense of profit. Palantir's net income was $871 million in the quarter, a 53% net margin, while non-GAAP (adjusted) free cash flow reached $925 million and adjusted operating margin hit 60%.

Few software companies at this scale grow this fast while throwing off this much cash. Management raised its outlook, too, guiding for full-year 2026 revenue of about $7.65 billion, roughly 71% growth over 2025. Put simply, this is one of the fastest-growing large software companies around, and it's already highly profitable, which is a rare combination.

So the business, clearly, isn't the problem. If anything, it keeps outrunning expectations.

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The problem is still the price The trouble is what you have to pay for that growth.

Even after a 36% decline, Palantir carries a market capitalization above $300 billion. Against trailing revenue of about $5 billion, that is roughly 60 times sales, a multiple arguably no company grows into comfortably.

The earnings picture is just as stretched. The stock trades at about 85 times its expected earnings over the next year. The broader market, by comparison, sits in the low-to-mid 20s.

To put that premium in context, Palantir traded closer to 200 times forward earnings at its peak. So the stock is only "cheaper" relative to an extreme starting point, not against any normal yardstick.

Even giving Palantir full credit for its growth, that is an enormous multiple. To justify it, the company has to keep compounding at extraordinary rates for years, and do it without the deceleration that eventually catches every fast grower.

There are already faint hints of that gravity. The first quarter's 85% growth was dazzling, but guidance implies a step-down to about 71% for the full year. The bigger Palantir gets, too, the harder each additional point of growth becomes.

It's worth remembering how much of the recent decline is simply valuation coming back down rather than anything wrong with the company. That is what makes a richly priced stock so unforgiving. The same valuation multiple that powered the run works just as hard in reverse when sentiment turns, which is exactly what happened this week.

This is where a great company and a great stock part ways. Palantir could keep executing beautifully and still deliver mediocre returns, simply because the entry price is so high.

So is the drawdown a buying opportunity?

I don't think so, not yet. I would happily own a business growing 85% at these margins. But at about 85 times forward earnings, the stock still prices in near-flawless execution for years, and a 36% discount from an extreme high doesn't change that math much. What would might my mind is a materially lower price, or a few more quarters of 80%-plus growth that let the business grow into its multiple. Until then, I'm content to admire it from the sidelines.

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SK Hynix is about to go live on the U.S. market, and Micron (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) will no longer be the lone go-to option for investors looking to play the DRAM shortage. Undoubtedly, time will tell if SK Hynix, which will debut with an ADR priced at $149 per share, is coming to the U.S. market a bit late in the cycle. With recent volatility hitting the broad semi scene, questions linger as to whether more than just perfection is priced in when it comes to the world’s top memory chip makers.

Of course, they’ve got the triopoly, pricing power, and could continue to grow earnings at an absurd pace for years to come. But just how much of that bullish narrative is already baked in? And what’s it going to take to keep the share price appreciation going from here? Shares of SK Hynix have already gained more than 640% in the past year and about 1,750% in the last five years.

Despite the hot run, though, shares still look quite attractively valued, especially compared to the likes of a U.S.-based Micron.

SK Hynix is a premium memory chip titan at a fairly reasonable price As to whether SK Hynix’s U.S. debut can help it move beyond the days of the South Korean discount remains the trillion-dollar question. In any case, it looks like SK Hynix is going to be coming in hot. And given its size, the big question is whether waves will be made as investors look to welcome another AI-driven behemoth into the mix.

Time will tell if a U.S. IPO is enough for SK Hynix to command a greater premium. In my view, there are a number of unique differentiators that make a fairly strong case for rotating from Micron into SK Hynix.

Apart from its very close relationship with GPU giant Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), SK Hynix stands out as a more explosive play in high-bandwidth memory. Undoubtedly, Micron may have shifted gears to cater more to the big AI spenders and away from everyday consumers amid the latest boom in DRAM, but SK Hynix has already been flooring it some time ago.

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Though it’s hard to tell, I do think that a lot of the recent volatility hitting the tech scene is more to do with profit-taking on the part of investors looking to get a piece of SK Hynix. With considerable oversubscription on the table and the potential for the opening day price to get a bit out of hand, I’d look to limit orders rather than placing market orders at the open.

SK Hynix could come in hot as it takes the title of the more explosive memory chip play In my view, $175 per share can’t be counted out as the hottest new AI issue hits the ground running in its first day of trading in the U.S. market. Going into 2027, things could get really interesting for SK Hynix, as its new Yongin fab comes online by summer.

The massive factory is going to help inject a wave of new AI memory supply on the market. As AI demand stays overheated, though, it’s already looking like that supply is going to get snatched up as they come off the assembly lines.

In any case, it’s hard not to be excited about SK Hynix, even if giant question marks surround the future of memory chip demands, if something like TurboQuant, which uses algorithmic efficiencies to reduce demand, were to make bigger strides. It’s a major risk that SK Hynix highlighted, and it’s one that might be met with great unpredictability.

Could a company like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Google really derail the memory chip run in its tracks? Or will demand for the latest and greatest that SK Hynix has to offer stay hot in spite of any such breakthrough efficiency innovations?

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NEW YORK, July 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z, ZG) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for securities fraud after significant stock drops resulting from potential violations of the federal securities laws.

Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 10, 2026Alleged Misconduct: Securities fraud relating to Zillow’s allegedly anticompetitive agreement with Redfin CorporationLargest Alleged Stock Drop: February 11, 2026 – 16.54% Stock Drop on Class C shares; 17.13% Stock Drop on Class A shares.Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of WashingtonAction: Contact BFA Law to discuss your rights Investors have until August 10, 2026 to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts securities fraud claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in Zillow Class C and Class A common stock. The class action is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. It is captioned Breidert v. Zillow Group, Inc., et al., No. 26-cv-02016.

Why is Zillow Being Sued for Securities Fraud?

On February 6, 2025, Zillow entered into an agreement with Redfin through which Zillow became the exclusive provider of multifamily rental listings on Redfin’s platform and affiliate websites, including Rent.com. According to the complaint, during the relevant period, Zillow characterized the agreement with Redfin as a “partnership” that would provide Zillow exclusive access to Redfin’s advertising platform.

As alleged, in truth, under the terms of the agreement, Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop competing with Zillow, facilitate the transition of its multifamily rental advertising business to Zillow, and close the remainder of its business.

Why did Zillow’s Stock Drop?

On September 30, 2025, the FTC filed a complaint against Zillow and Redfin alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws. According to the FTC complaint, “Zillow and Redfin executed an unlawful agreement to remove competition from [the online rental marketplaces industry], starting with a $100 million payment to Redfin to exit the [Internet Listing Services] market.” In sum, the FTC alleged, “[t]his agreement is nothing more than an end run around competition on the merits with Redfin for customers…” This news caused the price of Zillow’s Class C and A common stock to decline 4.33% and 4.5%, respectively.

On February 10, 2026, Zillow’s CFO told investors that Zillow experienced increased legal expenses which “will result in approximately 200 basis points headwind to EBITDA margins in Q1.” On this news, the price of Zillow’s Class C and A common stock declined 16.54%, and 17.13%, respectively.

Finally, on May 7, 2026, Reuters reported that a “federal judge rejected [Zillow and Redfin’s] request to end a [FTC] lawsuit accusing them of illegally agreeing to suppress competition for online apartment rental listings.” This news caused the price of Zillow’s Class C and A common stock to decline 1.9% and 1.76%, respectively.   

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PANews, July 10 – Latest data shows that the issued amount of TRC20-USDT has surpassed 90.2 billion tokens, setting a new all-time high. Since the beginning of this year, the TRON network has cumulatively issued an additional 9 billion USDT. Currently, the number of TRC20-USDT holding accounts has reached 74.9 million, and the total number of transfers has exceeded 3.5 billion; the total number of accounts on the TRON network has also surpassed 390 million.

Meanwhile, according to Lookonchain statistics, network activity on TRON continued to climb in June 2026, with monthly transactions exceeding 385 million and monthly active accounts surpassing 26.9 million – both metrics setting new historical records.

TRC20-USDT is a USD-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether on the TRON network. Its fast transfer speed and low fees have attracted a large number of users, and it is now supported by multiple exchanges including Binance, HTX, OKX, Bitfinex, MEXC, KuCoin, Gate.io, and Poloniex. The TRC20-based version of USDT will significantly enhance TRON’s existing decentralized application ecosystem, deliver higher overall value storage and stronger decentralized exchange liquidity, and provide enterprise-grade partners and institutional investors with a more convenient blockchain gateway.

Reserve Protocol has launched five AI-themed Reserve Protocol DTFs (Decentralized Token Funds) on BNB Chain. The aim is to give global investors a single-token route into the full AI supply chain.

The products, $BUILDOUT, $POWER, $PHOTON, $NEOCLOUD, and $ROBOTS, are live now and backed by tokenized U.S. equities via Ondo Global Markets. The announcement was made on Reserve Protocol’s official X account on July 9, 2026, alongside a video explainer and trading links.

Five DTFs, One AI Economy: What Reserve Protocol Just Built Each of the five new Reserve Protocol DTFs targets a different layer of the AI value chain. $BUILDOUT covers AI hardware and infrastructure stocks.
$BUILDOUT covers AI hardware and infrastructure stocks.

$POWER focuses on energy and power generation companies feeding AI data centers.

$PHOTON tracks photonics and optical networking companies. $NEOCLOUD holds cloud computing and AI infrastructure providers. $ROBOTS rounds out the set with robotics and automation equities.

The interesting part of the update is that an investor can buy $NEOCLOUD and get instant exposure to tokenized cloud equities without limit.
The DTFs are built on Reserve Protocol’s open-source infrastructure, which is powered by Ondo Global Markets (OGM). It holds tokenized U.S. stocks via licensed U.S. broker-dealers.

Own your share of the AI industry

Today, Reserve launches not one, but five new tokenized equity DTFs, each for a unique layer of the AI revolution: infrastructure, power, photonics, cloud compute, and robotics.

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Tokens are currently accessible via app.reserve.org, PancakeSwap, CoWSwap, and Bitget Wallet. They are also available on the BNB chain. Bitget has also reportedly launched an $80,000 prize pool trading campaign in relation to these DTFs.

On June 17, Ondo Finance witnessed a welcoming expansion of its tokenized securities offering. This move added 173 new tokenized stocks and ETFs across AI, robotics, quantum, and defense tech, taking its catalog past 430 assets on Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain.

The research protocol leveraged the expanded inventory and took it steps further.

Why BNB Chain, and Why Now BNB Chain currently holds over 709 tokenized stocks and ETFs in custody, with Ondo Global Markets. This accounts for more than $5.1 billion of its $6 billion in cumulative DEX volume. That liquidity depth makes BNB Chain the natural home for new tokenized equity products.

The timing is equally deliberate. Global RWA tokenization crossed $36 billion in on-chain value in 2026, with Ondo alone commanding more than 70% market share in tokenized equities and over $3.7 billion in Total Value Locked.

The broader RWA tokenization platform landscape is experiencing rapid growth, and Reserve Protocol is positioning itself at the intersection of DeFi composability and real-world AI equity exposure.

For non-U.S. investors, historically locked out of AI stocks like Nvidia or TSMC or data center REITs. These Reserve Protocol DTFs offer a first-mover on-chain alternative to traditional AI ETFs. Unlike those ETFs, DTFs trade 24/7, are fully collateralized onchain, and can plug into DeFi lending and collateral protocols.

RSR stakers also stand to benefit. Protocol fees from DTF activity fund $RSR buy-and-burn mechanics, tightening supply as TVL grows.

To understand how these blockchain-based shares function and where to acquire them, read our full review on tokenized US equities trading.

An exploit targeted the BFB token’s faulty price-defense mechanism rather than the PancakeSwap liquidity pool itself.

Investigators traced the attack to a logical flaw in BFB’s price-defense mechanism on BNB Chain. The attacker first funded gas fees with assets routed through Railgun, a privacy protocol that obscures transaction origins.

Source: BscScan Then, by repeatedly using zero-value transferFrom() calls to trigger the _priceDeflPool() function with a flash loan, the attacker burned 5% of the BFB tokens in the liquidity pool. This was done approximately 151 times.

In each iteration, a zero-value transferFrom() call between externally owned accounts (EOAs) triggered the _priceDeflPool() function. This caused the contract to burn 5% of the BFB tokens stored in the PancakeSwap liquidity pool and immediately call sync() to update the pool’s reserves.

How did the attacker drain the pool? Here, after the BFB reserve was nearly exhausted, the attacker consumed approximately 396.43 Binance [BNB] (roughly $226,000) by exchanging a small amount of BFB for nearly all the BNB in the pool. 

Source: BscScan The attacker later converted the stolen BFB into BNB and left the funds in wallet 0x3BFA…6b0F without moving them.

Investigators identified the logical flaw in BFBToken’s price-defense mechanism as the root cause. They continue monitoring the wallet for any outgoing transfers.

The attacker also combined several techniques, including liquidity pool draining, reserve manipulation, Automated Market Maker (AMM) price manipulation, flash loans, logic exploitation, zero-value transaction abuse, repeated execution, and Railgun funding.

Alarming rise in attacks  This coincided with TRM Labs data revealing a record 207 security breaches in the first half of 2026. 

Source: TRM Labs Even so, total losses fell sharply to $972 million, less than half the $2.3 billion stolen during the same period in 2025.

The attack also followed Polymarket’s recent phishing incident, where attackers compromised the frontend and manipulated what users viewed and signed.

Summer.fi’s post-mortem also showed attackers spent about three months preparing the $6.04 million Lazy Summer Protocol exploit before executing it.

Final Summary 396.43 BNB was drained by the attacker in exchange for a small amount of BFB.  A logical error in BFBToken’s price-defense mechanism was the root cause of this attack. 

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Share postIn BriefWe're excited to introduce the Ondo Trading Competition on Trust Wallet: a two-phase event where your trading activity can earn you a share of $100,000 in rewards. Not available to residents of certain countries and regions.

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Phase 1 (July 10 10:00 UTC – July 22 10:00 UTC, 2026): Build cumulative trading volume by swapping Ondo-issued tokenized stocks on BNB Chain — including names like Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple — to climb the leaderboard and compete for a share of an $85,000 prize pool. Reach at least $10,000 in total volume to qualify, with rewards from $10,000 for 1st place down to $60 for top 500 finishers.

Phase 2 (July 22 10:00 UTC – August 6 23:59 UTC, 2026): If you traded at least $1,000 during Phase 1 campaign period, you can qualify for the $15,000 reward pool by maintaining a daily average balance of $500+ in eligible Ondo tokens over the following 15 days. The top 1,000 holders each receive $15 — and winning a leaderboard prize doesn't disqualify you from this pool, so you can win both.

Plus, access Ondo RWAs on Trust Wallet with 0% fees for a limited time, ending 7 August 2026.

How to Participate There are two ways to earn from the $100,000 pool during the campaign.

Prize Pool 1: Leaderboard Rewards ($85,000 pool) Event Period: July 10, 2026, 10:00 UTC – July 22, 2026, 10:00 UTC

Build cumulative trading volume by swapping eligible Ondo stocks on BNB Chain. The more you trade, the higher your trading volume, the higher your leaderboard placement.

You must reach a minimum of $10,000 in total cumulative trading volume to qualify for a leaderboard reward.

Rewards Structure

Placement Prize per user 1st$10,0002nd$6,0003rd$4,0004th – 10th$1,00011th – 50th$50051st – 100th$200101st – 200th$100201st – 500th$60Leaderboard rankings are based on cumulative swap volume across the full 12-day campaign window. Check your position here.

Qualifying Actions Only swaps of eligible Ondo tokenized stocks on BNB Chain listed in the campaign table below count toward your volume.

Each individual transaction must be a minimum of $10.

Weekend Boost: Six assets (CRCLon, SPYon, GOOGLon, QQQon, TSLAon, and NVDAon) are available for 24/7 trading and carry a 1.5x weekend boost on trading volume, applied Saturday 00:00:00 UTC – Monday 00:04:59 UTC.

Prize Pool 2: Holding Rewards Pool ($15,000 pool) Event period: 22nd July 2026 10:00 UTC – 6th August 2026 23:59 UTC

Eligibility: Trade at least $1,000 USD in volume in eligible tokens during the campaign period (July 10, 10:00 UTC – July 22, 10:00 UTC).

Holding requirement: Maintain a daily average balance of at least $500 USD in eligible Ondo tokens for 15 days (22nd July 2026 10:00 UTC – 6th August 2026 23:59 UTC) after the campaign ends. Trust Wallet will take a daily snapshot of balances and average them over the 15-day period.

Winners: The top 1,000 users, ranked by average holding balance, each receive $15.

Notes:

Eligible tokens are the same as Prize Pool 1, converted to USD at the time of each snapshot.

Winning a leaderboard prize (Pool 1) doesn't disqualify you from this pool — you can win both.

Eligible Tokens (Phase 1 & Phase 2)Symbol Name Contract Address (BNB Chain) Weekend boost (Phase 1 only) CRCLonCircle Internet Group0x992879Cd8ce0c312d98648875B5A8D6D042cbF341.5xSPYonSPDR S&P 500 ETF0x6a708EAD771238919D85930b5a0f10454E1C331a1.5xGOOGLonGoogle/Alphabet Class A0x091FC7778e6932d4009B087B191D1EE3bac5729A1.5xQQQonInvesco QQQ0x0cdE6936d305d5B34667fC46425E852efd73559a1.5xTSLAonTesla0x2494b603319d4D9F9715c9f4496d9E0364B59d931.5xNVDAonNvidia0xA9eE28C80f960B889dFbd1902055218cBa016F751.5xAMDonAdvanced Micro Devices0x9f16E46c73b43BDB70861247d537bEE4eA18F639NoAAPLonApple0x390a684EF9cADE28A7AD0DFa61AB1Eb3842618c4NoBABAonAlibaba0xd5964f3fcee8D649995AB88F04b8982539c282D2NoCOINonCoinbase0xf8589b526FdD65F7F301c605a6e04F0F1b4B3620NoIBIToniShares Bitcoin Trust0x68B07cEf227Cea1b2b6683921C8c825cd5C69Ec7NoSPCXonSpaceX0xd0a58BC9D88D3FF48C0294Cb7e45937d0E41A928NoMUonMicron0x8b6ACf6041A81567f012Ff6A4C6D96d5818d74bFNoTSMonTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing0xC37042A7a4fa510D8884a433762aB87257B91965NoSNDKonSandisk Corp0x4Fd67CB8CFEdc718BAc984b5936abE3330d0a2A4NoSLVoniShares Silver0x8b872732b07be325a8803CDB480D9d20B6f8d11BNoMETAonMeta0xD7dF5863A3e742F0c767768cDfcb63f09E0422f6NoMSTRonMicroStrategy0x7313EA16493b2f55054Df0131A3A14B043ec8992NoIAUoniShares Gold Trust0xcB2a0F46f67dC4c58a316F1c008EDef5c2311795NoQCOMonQualcomm0xfBD4D681C92ead6Af0E49950c8B2e47EeAcbB2dBNoINTConIntel0xA528CaaA2f96090e379d43F90834C75dF54D6E74NoPLTRonPalantir Technologies0x9351AbD19f42101dD36025E495B98E910b255d78NoIEMGoniShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0x22092c94a91d019Ad15536725598B0A6BE0a73C0NoPDDonPin Duo Duo0xF3e82EA164CB344B2b11Bad4c24b0Ea4F7BA4714NoMSFTonMicrosoft0x6Bfe75D1ad432050eA973C3A3DcD88F02e2444C3NoAMZNonAmazon0x4553cFe1C09f37f38b12dC509F676964e392F8FcNoHOODonRobinhood0x19601179A60f55Ff6636F5D1A8b6671053Bd60a8NoARMonARM Holdings0x527C6436E1eAa4f2065CDE4090F798Cb5D031dD6NoAlways verify contract addresses independently before transacting.

Trust Wallet reserves the right to add or modify this list during the campaign. Please stay tuned to our X for updates.

How to Get Started Make sure you have the latest version of the Trust Wallet app.

Open the markets page and find eligible Ondo tokenized stocks on BNB Chain.

Swap any eligible asset to begin building your volume. Trade $10 or more per transaction.

Track your leaderboard position throughout the campaign here.

Keep trading until July 22, 2026, 10:00 UTC to maximize your placement.

Terms & Conditions Participation is open only to individuals who:

are 18 years or older;

reside in a jurisdiction where participation is lawful and not restricted, sanctioned, or otherwise prohibited;

comply at all times with Trust Wallet's Terms of Service and all relevant laws and regulations; and

are not an employee, contractor, or immediate family member of an employee or contractor of Trust Wallet, or of any third party directly involved in administering this campaign.

This campaign is not available to residents in some markets and geographies. Please see here for the full list.

Only swaps of eligible Ondo tokenized stocks conducted on BNB Chain through Trust Wallet (in-app and Trust Wallet browser extension only) count toward qualifying volume.

Details on reward distribution for eligible users will be shared on this blog and Trust Wallet's official channels within 30 business days of the campaign end date.

Each qualifying transaction must be a minimum of $10.

Leaderboard rewards (Prize Pool 1): Require a minimum of $10,000 in cumulative trading volume during the Phase 1 campaign period (July 10, 2026, 10:00 UTC – July 22, 2026, 10:00 UTC). Trust Wallet's calculation of cumulative trading volume and leaderboard rankings shall be final and binding absent manifest error; Trust Wallet reserves the right to correct calculation errors or adjust rankings to address suspected manipulation or extraordinary market conditions.

Holding rewards (Prize Pool 2): Require a minimum of $1,000 in trading volume during the Phase 1 campaign period (July 10–22, 2026), followed by maintaining a daily average balance of at least $500 in eligible Ondo tokens over the 15-day holding period (July 22, 2026, 10:00 UTC – August 6, 2026, 23:59 UTC). Trust Wallet will take daily snapshots of eligible token balances, converted to USD at the time of each snapshot, and average them across the 15-day period. The top 1,000 users, ranked by average holding balance, will each receive the reward. Rankings and balance calculations shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

Users who qualify for both a leaderboard reward (Pool 1) and holding reward (Pool 2) will receive both rewards.

Six eligible assets receive a 1.5x weekend volume boost, applied Saturday 00:00:00 UTC – Monday 00:04:59 UTC.

Trust Wallet and any relevant campaign organizers reserve the right to disqualify any user or wallet address from this competition and withhold any associated rewards if there is reasonable suspicion of dishonest or abusive behavior. This includes but is not limited to: engaging in wash trading or any other suspicious or harmful activity. Users or wallet addresses found to have engaged in such behavior may be excluded from future Trust Wallet campaigns.

By participating, you acknowledge that certain information, including your wallet address, device ID, and swap and balance activity, may be collected and used by Trust Wallet to verify eligibility, calculate rankings, and administer this campaign, as described in Trust Wallet's Privacy Policy.

Any unallocated prizes may be reserved by Trust Wallet for future campaigns.

Trust Wallet reserves the right at any time in its sole and absolute discretion to amend or vary these terms without prior notice, including canceling, extending, terminating, or suspending this competition.

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The average growth rate of the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.81%) over the long term is around 10%. So, if a company is growing around there, I'd consider that average growth. If it's in the mid-teens and higher, it's certainly above-average growth. However, when you get into stocks that are growing their revenue consistently above the 50% mark, I think they easily fall under the "hypergrowth" description, as these companies are growing far faster than their peers.

Three stocks that fall under this categorization are Broadcom (AVGO +3.24%), Micron (MU +4.55%), and IonQ (IONQ 0.42%). These three are all on sale, and look like they could continue posting incredible hypergrowth results.

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1. Broadcom Technically, Broadcom doesn't fall above the 50% growth mark I established above. But that's OK. During its latest quarter, it grew revenue at a 48% year-over-year pace, but that is only the beginning. Broadcom does a lot of things as a business, but the most exciting and fastest-growing is its custom AI chip business.

Broadcom assists other companies in designing custom AI chips that can run AI training and workloads at a more cost-effective rate than traditional GPU-based computing. The kicker is that the workload must be properly configured to run on one of these custom AI chips, but that's something that's now easily established, given that AI workloads have taken shape over the past few years.

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Broadcom expects huge growth from this division, and projects to make $100 billion alone from AI semiconductors in 2027. Last year, Broadcom made only $64 billion in total. This easily categorizes it as a hypergrowth stock, with 66% and 62% revenue growth expected this year and next.

As the market starts to take a more focused approach to AI computing, I think Broadcom is an excellent investment to take advantage of that.

2. Micron Micron is also involved in the AI computing space, although it's in a different bucket. It makes memory chips, which are vital to data center operations in multiple ways. Regardless of the type of memory used, there is a major shortage because the memory chip industry isn't accustomed to this level of demand. As a result, prices have skyrocketed, allowing Micron to increase revenue and profits.

MU Revenue (Quarterly YoY Growth) data by YCharts

Growth this fast doesn't come around often, let alone to a company that's trading at more than a $1 trillion valuation. However, a question investors must wrestle with is how long chip demand will last and if there will continue to be a shortage as more production capacity comes online.

Micron's management team offered some commentary on this subject during its last earnings announcement and noted that it expected these tight conditions to persist beyond 2027. That's a big deal for investors, and Micron will likely continue being a hypergrowth company for the next few years.

3. IonQ IonQ is taking a different approach to computing than the other two on this list, as it operates in the quantum computing space. While this is still an early-stage technology that's proving its worth, IonQ is one of the leaders in this field. Its technology holds the world record for accuracy, proving its leadership status.

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Even though commercially viable quantum computing technology isn't here yet, IonQ is still selling early-stage research systems and signing several partnerships with clients to learn and test uses for quantum computers. This is leading to soaring revenue, with IonQ's growth coming in at a jaw-dropping 755% year-over-year pace.

That easily constitutes a hypergrowth company, and if IonQ can become a company that has a viable product, it could grow into a massive company, as the quantum computing market could reach up to $72 billion in annual sales by 2035. Time will tell if IonQ can reach that point, but all signs are positive right now.

Strategy (MSTR +0.02%) became a stock market sensation after pivoting its business from software to Bitcoin. CEO Michael Saylor's high profile on social media and vocal support of cryptocurrency helped make Strategy a household name among crypto investors. Strategy accumulated Bitcoin for several years, becoming one of its largest holders and issuing preferred shares that pay investors generous dividends with fixed yields.

Shockingly, Michael Saylor recently confirmed that Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for approximately $216 million to fund dividends on its preferred stock and to top off the company's cash reserve. It's a watershed moment for investors to evaluate just how durable Strategy's business model actually is.

Why Strategy's BTC sale is a big deal Strategy enjoys a strong tailwind when Bitcoin's price rises. The value of its BTC holdings would increase, and the stock has even traded at huge premiums to its BTC reserves at times. These circumstances allowed Strategy to practically print cash by issuing stock or borrowing money, funding its dividends and BTC purchases to grow its reserves, a flywheel that spun for quite a while.

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But Bitcoin prices have continued to slide since peaking last fall. Strategy's common stock now trades roughly in line with the value of the company's BTC reserves and continues to decline as BTC prices drop. In other words, that flywheel is spinning the other way, and those tailwinds are now headwinds. Strategy selling BTC, below its $75,476 cost basis, mind you, is not a good sign.

It's too early to say that Strategy's business is breaking. The recent sale was a sliver, less than 1% of the company's total BTC reserves. That said, some cracks are starting to show. If Bitcoin continues to drop, Strategy may have to sell more of its BTC to raise funds. If so, it's even worse, as Strategy may need to sell more BTC to raise the same amount of cash.

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It's common wisdom that the goal of investing is to buy low and sell high. Unfortunately, Strategy could face more situations where it bought high and must sell low to meet its dividend obligations. That's a red flag at best. In a worst-case scenario, it might be a sign that Strategy's business model is fatally flawed.

A business model built on Bitcoin, a volatile asset, needs to work in all markets, not only when prices go in one direction. Remember, it's impossible to know where Bitcoin might trade in the future. There hasn't even been a prolonged recession in the cryptocurrency age, as the pandemic was too short-lived. What if Bitcoin takes another five years to make new highs?

Protecting against risk is just as important as chasing upside. The company's new need to sell BTC is a risk investors should think hard about when deciding whether to invest in Strategy.

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At the center of everything we do is a strong commitment to independent research and sharing its profitable discoveries with investors. This dedication to giving investors a trading advantage led to the creation of our proven Zacks Rank stock-rating system. Since 1988 it has more than doubled the S&P 500 with an average gain of +23.94% per year. These returns cover a period from January 1, 1988 through June 1, 2026. Zacks Rank stock-rating system returns are computed monthly based on the beginning of the month and end of the month Zacks Rank stock prices plus any dividends received during that particular month. A simple, equally-weighted average return of all Zacks Rank stocks is calculated to determine the monthly return. The monthly returns are then compounded to arrive at the annual return. Only Zacks Rank stocks included in Zacks hypothetical portfolios at the beginning of each month are included in the return calculations. Zacks Ranks stocks can, and often do, change throughout the month. Certain Zacks Rank stocks for which no month-end price was available, pricing information was not collected, or for certain other reasons have been excluded from these return calculations. Zacks may license the Zacks Mutual Fund rating provided herein to third parties, including but not limited to the issuer.

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Chainlink (LINK) trades above $7.90 on Friday, extending its recovery after posting modest gains in the previous day. Institutional demand shows signs of optimism, with spot Chainlink Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) logging a second straight day of inflows so far this week. In addition, growing ecosystem adoption through Mantle Super Portal and Aave's integration of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is supporting LINK's bullish outlook.

Institutional demand shows early signs of strengthInstitutional demand shows signs of optimism so far this week. SoSoValue data shows that spot ETFs recorded inflows of $565,680 on Thursday, following an inflow of $74,260 the previous day. If these inflows continue to strengthen, LINK price could extend the ongoing recovery.

Total LINK spot ETF net inflow daily chart. Source: SoSoValueGrowing ecosystem adoption boosts LINKMantle X account announced on Thursday that its Mantle Super Portal, built with Bybit, is upgrading to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure, unlocking enterprise-grade security at scale.

During the same period, Aave announced the launch of Stable Vaults, enabling businesses to embed fixed-rate stablecoin yield into any product, powered by Chainlink CCIP and Price Feeds.

These partnerships and the growing adoption of Chainlink's CCIP signal a bullish long-term outlook for Chainlink and its native token, LINK, boosting ecosystem growth and bolstering investor confidence. 

In the short term, these announcements lift prices slightly, with LINK extending its recovery and trading above $7.90 on Friday.

Chainlink Price Forecast: LINK could extend gains if it closes above 50-day EMAChainlink price trades at $7.90 on Friday, extending its rebound after mild gains in the previous day. LINK maintains a capped tone as it holds below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), which all cluster well above price. 

The immediate cap emerges at the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $7.92, with the 50-day EMA next near $8.12, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is around 51 and a positive Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) reading hints at modest upside momentum that so far fails to dislodge these overhead barriers.

On the topside, initial resistance is seen at $7.92 from the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, followed by the 50-day EMA at roughly $8.12 and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level near $8.48. Further up, the 100-day EMA at about $8.68 and the 50% retracement around $8.94 form a thicker supply band ahead of $9.40 and the horizontal cap near $9.93. 

On the downside, support is scarce until the horizontal floor around $7.20, with the Fibonacci anchor near $7.01 acting as a deeper line of defense should sellers regain control.

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