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AI Doesn’t Care
The Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate hike registered as little more than a nothing burger in the broader scheme of markets driven by artificial intelligence and exponential technological change. Traditional industrial names in the Dow sold off, as rate-sensitive equities often do. The S&P 500 staged the mild pullback that technical levels had already signaled. Yet AI-related equities, semiconductors, and crypto largely ignored the move. Liquidity remains abundant, and in an environment defined by accelerating compute demand and the approach of more capable systems, modest shifts in short-term interest rates simply do not dictate capital allocation the way they once did.
Additional central-bank decisions from Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom are still ahead. None of them alter the fundamental picture: the companies and assets tied most tightly to AI infrastructure continue to command the market’s attention.
Bitcoin sits roughly six thousand dollars above its 200-day moving average, a constructive positioning. Short-term resistance clusters near 78,000 on the average true range measure; a decisive break above 82,000 would open the path toward 90,000. Exchange-traded fund flows have turned mixed after several strong weeks, yet the asset is nowhere near overbought. Relative to gold, Bitcoin has outperformed by approximately 50 percent over the past 200 days and continues to behave as the faster horse. Current levels remain a compelling area for accumulation ahead of the next halving cycle.
Ethereum approached the 2,380–2,390 zone that had been identified as a potential floor and is expected to recover toward 2,500–2,600. Solana continues to trade at a fraction of Ethereum’s market capitalization despite processing orders of magnitude more transactions and supporting a larger user base. Resistance sits just above 100, with a more substantial ceiling near 112. The annual developer conference roughly eight weeks out has historically provided a catalyst; a sustained move higher into that event is the base case.
Tesla remains in an upward channel after testing the low 300s. Fourth-quarter seasonality, expanding production of Optimus and the Semi, Cybercab activity, and persistent vehicle demand supply multiple tailwinds. Any meaningful pullback into the established support zone continues to look attractive. SpaceX, after selling into the recent unlock, found buyers near 140. Resistance near 155 has repeatedly attracted profit-taking from early holders; the zone between those levels is where accumulation has occurred.
Nvidia delivered the short-term top near 231 that technical signals had flagged, then carved a higher low. The path of least resistance points back toward the 228–230 area before a more decisive fourth-quarter breakout. Sub-200 levels look increasingly unlikely given the company’s positioning; dips remain opportunities to accumulate rather than occasions to exit. SK Hynix and Micron, the principal memory suppliers, both showed the mean-reversion expected from overbought conditions. Micron has established a tight range roughly between 920 and 1,000 that has been tradeable on a short-term basis; the longer-term target remains 1,500 within twelve months. SK Hynix is recovering and stands to benefit from expanding domestic memory capacity discussions.
Astera Labs tested below the previously noted 265 buy zone, reaching as low as 250 before rebounding toward 270. The stock continues to respect its technical support and is positioned for a strong fourth quarter. Marvell Technology bounced precisely at the 194 level called earlier and faces intermediate resistance near 257 on the way toward a potential retest of its prior all-time high around 336 within six months. Alphabet’s buy zone at 325 was tested exactly and produced the expected rebound; any return to that level remains a high-conviction entry. AMD continues to consolidate inside a multi-month range while demand for its custom silicon remains robust.
Palantir has converted former resistance near 168 into support and is attracting higher price targets in the 200 area. The stock’s reduced volatility and refusal to break lower reflect underlying strength. EOS Energy tested the 350 buy zone and has recovered toward the high 380s; the position carries elevated risk until the company demonstrates clearer financial improvement, so sizing should remain modest.
Among secondary names, Credo Technology triggered a clear buy signal near 150–153 on the strength of exceptional growth. Intel, despite still-weak profitability, has repeatedly tested the 87–88 zone and offers a defined range trade toward 108 with potential for a larger fourth-quarter move. Broadcom has yet to generate a constructive technical signal and remains in a downtrend, so patience is warranted. Certain Bitcoin treasury vehicles trade at elevated net-asset-value premiums that warrant caution relative to more modestly valued peers.
Across the AI complex the pattern is consistent: short-term noise from monetary policy is being absorbed, technical support levels are largely holding, and fourth-quarter seasonal strength is expected to assert itself. The companies enabling the next phase of compute, memory, networking, and energy infrastructure continue to offer the clearest risk-reward profiles at the levels outlined above.
Recommended Buy LevelsBitcoin: Compelling accumulation zone near current levels (~76,300), well above the 200-day moving average
Ethereum: Floor / buy zone at 2,380–2,390
Tesla: Buy signal / support in the low 300s
SpaceX: Accumulation on the dip near 140
Nvidia: Accumulate on dips (sub-200 levels viewed as unlikely)
Micron: Short-term buys near 920 (range trade toward ~1,000)
Astera Labs (ALAB): Buy zone under 265 (tested as low as 250)
Alphabet (Google): Buy zone at 325
EOS Energy: Buy zone at 350
Intel: Buy zone at 87–88
Credo Technology: Buy signal at 150–153
