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March 11, 2026   |   Read Online SoFi After the Selloff: Deep Value or Value Trap? Bonus: "A Tiny Explorer Just Started Drilling Next to a $7B Miner" First a message from our friends at i2i, llc (Sponsor) Why Geologists are watching Minnesota A quiet drill program just started in northern Minnesota… And it's happening inside one of the largest undeveloped mineral districts in North America. For decades, geologists have known this region of the Duluth Complex contains major deposits of copper, nickel, and other minerals now considered critical to U.S. supply chains. Now a small U.S. explorer has begun drilling targets in the same district — just miles from a $7 billion mining operation. Most investors never heard of it. But situations like this have historically drawn attention once results begin circulating and the story spreads. A new briefing explains what's happening in this district — and how investors are identifying the small company involved. Find the Name Before the Story Spreads → FEATURED ARTICLE SoFi After the Selloff: Deep Value or Value Trap? SoFi is one of those stocks that can look wildly expensive at the top… and strangely interesting after a beating. That is where we are now. The stock has been dragged down hard in 2026. It remains roughly 45% below its 52-week high of $32.73, and recent reporting says shares are down about 27% to 31% year to date, depending on the measurement date used. MarketWatch lists the 52-week high at $32.73, while Barron's and MarketWatch both described the stock as down around 30% this year after the recent selloff. And yet the business itself keeps doing something inconvenient for the bears: It keeps growing. That is why SoFi has become such a fascinating Cheap Investor case study. This is not a cigar-butt value stock. It is not some broken lender nobody wants. It is a premium-growth financial platform that got repriced lower, even as management continues guiding for aggressive expansion and the CEO just put fresh personal money on the line. Barron's reported that CEO Anthony Noto bought 56,000 shares on March 2, 2026, at an average price of $17.88, a roughly $1 million open-market purchase—his first such purchase since 2024. That matters. Because when a stock is down this much, and the chief executive is stepping in with his own cash, the market has to at least consider one uncomfortable possibility: Maybe the selloff went too far. The bigger picture: why SoFi is still a focal point Let's start with the framing you wanted front and center. 1. Deep value setup… at least relative to its own highs SoFi is not deep value in the classic low-multiple bank sense. But relative to its own trading history, it is clearly in a dramatically different zone than where investors were willing to price it at the highs. The stock's verified 52-week high is $32.73, and the latest finance data show SoFi closed around $18.25 on March 11, 2026. That is a decline of roughly 44% to 45% from the peak. That matters because markets often overshoot in both directions. On the way up, SoFi was treated like a nearly perfect blend of fintech disruption, banking leverage, and platform monetization. On the way down, it has been treated more like a volatile, high-multiple lender exposed to sentiment, rates, and dilution. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. 2. Insider conviction is real Anthony Noto's buy is not some token "show of support." Barron's and MarketWatch both reported that Noto bought 56,000 shares for about $1 million at a weighted average price of $17.88. Barron's added that the purchase lifted his holdings above 11 million shares, worth more than $200 million based on recent prices. Insider buying is not magic. It does not guarantee upside. But it does matter more when all three of these are true: the stock is already under pressure, the buyer is the CEO, and the purchase is in the open market with real cash. That is not optics. That is exposure. In Cheap Investor language, it tells you the person closest to the numbers is willing to buy the dip rather than just talk about the opportunity on earnings calls. 3. Growth targets are still aggressive This is the part that makes the whole story worth studying. In its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings materials, SoFi guided for approximately $4.655 billion in 2026 adjusted net revenue, approximately $1.6 billion in adjusted EBITDA, approximately $825 million in adjusted net income, and about $0.60 in adjusted EPS. That adjusted net income target of $825 million implies roughly 72% growth from 2025's adjusted net income base. That is not the outlook of a company bracing for stagnation. That is the outlook of a management team still trying to sell Wall Street on SoFi as a compounding platform. So the Bigger Picture is exactly this: the stock looks bruised, the CEO looks confident, and the company is still guiding like a high-growth operator. That is why investors keep coming back to it. Why cooling inflation helps SoFi Now let's tie this to the macro. The "cooling inflation" angle is not just a media soundbite. It matters to SoFi's economics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on March 11, 2026 that February CPI rose 0.3% month over month and 2.4% year over year, while core CPI rose 0.2% month over month and 2.5% year over year. That is not a victory lap, but it was soft enough to keep the idea of eventual Fed easing alive. For SoFi, cooling inflation matters through three channels. First, it helps the rate narrative SoFi is still a company whose story improves when the market becomes more optimistic about the direction of rates. Lower or stabilizing rates can support refinancing activity, improve borrowing appetite, and generally lift the valuation of growth-sensitive financial stocks. Second, it helps the consumer SoFi is fundamentally tied to household financial behavior. If inflation pressure eases, consumers often feel less squeezed, which can support demand for personal loans, student-loan refinancing, home products, and broader financial engagement inside the SoFi app ecosystem. Third, it helps the multiple This is the part many investors miss. SoFi is not valued like a sleepy bank. The finance tool currently shows a market cap of about $31.6 billion and a trailing P/E of about 50.2x. That is too rich for a traditional lender. But it is not insane for a company the market still views as a hybrid: part lender, part digital bank, part financial platform, part fee-generating fintech. If inflation cools and the market believes the Fed will eventually become less restrictive, that kind of multiple often becomes easier to justify. What the business actually looks like underneath the stock Now let's get into the numbers. SoFi's Q4 2025 results were strong by almost any reasonable standard. The company reported: GAAP net revenue of $1.025 billion, up 40% year over year Adjusted net revenue of $1.013 billion, up 37% Adjusted EBITDA of $317.6 million, up 60% GAAP net income of $173.5 million 13.7 million members, up 35% 20.2 million products, up 37% $37.5 billion in deposits at year-end 2025. Those are not weak numbers. Those are the numbers of a company still scaling rapidly. And the quality of the growth matters just as much as the quantity. The lending engine still works Reuters reported that SoFi originated a record $10.5 billion in loans in Q4 2025, up 46% year over year. That matters because the old bear case was that SoFi would struggle to grow in a tougher rate environment. Instead, the company has continued to generate significant volume while also improving profitability. Deposits are doing serious work This is one of the most important pieces of the whole puzzle. SoFi's deposit base reached $37.5 billion by the end of 2025, and management has highlighted that deposits provide meaningfully cheaper funding than warehouse financing. In prior company materials, SoFi said this mix shift produced hundreds of millions of dollars in annualized funding-cost savings. That is a big deal. It means SoFi is not just growing by making more loans. It is improving the economics of making those loans. That is what a real banking platform does. Fee-based businesses are reducing dependence on pure lending This is another crucial evolution. SoFi's higher-growth financial-services and platform businesses are making the company less dependent on straight spread income. That matters because it can gradually make the business less hostage to rate cycles than investors assume. That is why management keeps pushing the "financial services productivity loop" narrative. More members use more products, which creates more data, more monetization opportunities, more deposits, and stronger margins. That kind of ecosystem is usually worth more than a plain-vanilla lender. So… is it cheap? Here is the honest answer. It is cheap relative to its old hype. It is not cheap relative to traditional financial stocks. That is the cleanest way to say it. At around $18.25, SoFi is well below its $32.73 52-week high. That makes it look optically "cheap." But the valuation still isn't bargain-bin. The finance tool shows a P/E around 50x, and recent Barron's coverage noted the stock was still trading at more than 21x forward earnings even after the drawdown. So this is not a classic low-multiple deep value story. It is a growth-at-a-discount-to-its-own-story setup. The bull case is straightforward: the stock is down a lot, the CEO is buying, revenue guidance is still aggressive, net income is expected to grow roughly 72% in 2026, and the macro backdrop could get friendlier if inflation continues cooling. The bear case is also straightforward: the stock still carries a premium multiple, some investors remain worried about dilution and capital raises, and if the macro backdrop worsens again, SoFi can still trade like a risk asset rather than a defensive financial. My Cheap Investor answer? SoFi is not "cheap cheap." But it is finally getting interesting again. Why Anthony Noto's buy matters more than the headlines I want to spend a minute here, because this is one of the strongest parts of the thesis. Lots of executives talk confidently. Far fewer buy millions of dollars' worth of stock after a nasty drawdown. Barron's reported this was Noto's first open-market purchase since June 2024, and MarketWatch noted that he is now among the company's largest individual holders. That does not prove the stock is bottoming. But it changes the psychological setup. Now investors are not just being asked to trust guidance. They are being shown that management is willing to act on it. In this kind of story, that matters. Because SoFi's debate is no longer "can they grow?" It is "has the market become too skeptical of what that growth is worth?" Bull, base, and bear Bull case Inflation continues cooling through spring and summer 2026, the market becomes more confident that the Fed can eventually ease, and SoFi executes on its $4.655 billion revenue target and $825 million adjusted net income goal. In that scenario, today's selloff starts to look like a rerating opportunity rather than a long-term warning. Base case The macro stays mixed, but SoFi still grows at a strong clip. Revenue climbs, earnings rise, deposits expand, and the company keeps monetizing more members. In that setup, the stock can recover, but probably more gradually than the bulls want. Bear case Inflation proves sticky again, rates stay high for longer, consumer credit sentiment weakens, and investors keep punishing richly valued fintech names. In that case, SoFi may remain a good company whose stock simply takes longer to work. What I'd watch next For this story to really tighten up, I'd watch five things: First, whether SoFi reiterates or raises the 2026 adjusted net revenue target of about $4.655 billion. Second, whether adjusted net income continues tracking toward the roughly 72% growth target implied by the $825 million guide. Third, whether deposits keep growing from the current $37.5 billion base. Fourth, whether Anthony Noto or other insiders buy more stock after this first March purchase. Fifth, whether the next few inflation reports keep the "cooling inflation beneficiary" narrative alive. Bottom line SoFi is still one of the more polarizing names in fintech for a reason. The stock has been crushed from its highs. The valuation is still not conventionally cheap. But the business is growing, management is guiding aggressively, and the CEO just made a meaningful open-market purchase right into the weakness. That combination deserves attention. So here is the Cheap Investor verdict: SoFi is not a traditional deep value stock. It is a bruised premium-growth fintech with improving fundamentals, insider conviction, and a macro setup that could get friendlier. Not screaming cheap. But finally cheap enough to study seriously. Disclaimer: This editorial is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Always conduct independent research before making financial decisions. 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Why We’re Unfazed by Energy Stock Chaos

Plus, the top bearish forecasts from Predictive Alpha…

Why We’re Unfazed by Energy Stock Chaos VIEW IN BROWSER By Michael Salvatore, Editor, TradeSmith Daily In This Digest: How to stay calm in this chaotic market Beware these AI disruption casualties Private credit troubles claim another victim One deleted tweet just swung oil prices by $30… On Tuesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted to social media that the U.S. Navy had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz. Then he deleted it. The White House said no such operation had taken place, but the price still soared from a low of about $82 to a high of $113 during the day. In the roughly five hours that followed, Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell as much as 12%. Then it climbed back to 13% a barrel as uncertainty flooded back in. And this comes just days after the world’s most important energy fuel jumped 24% and then crashed 27% between Friday and Monday. Welcome to the highly reactive, volatile, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it oil market of March 2026. This comes amid more market-moving headlines… Reports emerged yesterday that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps had begun laying explosive mines in the strait, where roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passes through. If that’s true, it makes any further oil transport through the Persian Gulf all the more fraught. Soon after came word that the International Energy Agency would release 400 million barrels of oil from its emergency stockpile. That’s the largest-ever release – more than double the 182 million barrels it unloaded after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. If you’re holding energy stocks, this week has been a stomach-churning test of conviction. And the deluge of market-moving headlines is unlikely to end anytime soon. But here at TradeSmith, we aren’t sweating it. Our tools don’t follow the headlines – they follow the price action. And the price action now, just as it has for months, is telling us to stay bullish on oil. Recommended Link Why are companies flying spy planes over Elon’s closely-guarded AI lab? Elon did the seemingly impossible – far faster than anyone expected… And it’s sent the tech industry into PANIC MODE. ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and DeepSeek could soon become obsolete. And three little-known firms could soar 10X or higher as a result. Get the details here. This energy fund is up 25% since our system flagged it… TradeSmith’s Short-Term Health indicator tracks a stock’s recent volatility – its up and down price moves – and sounds the alarm when it starts moving in ways that are out of character. That kind of unusual activity is often the first sign that a stock’s trend is about to change. Reading it is simple: Green means buy. Yellow means hold. Red means sell. And the S&P 500 Energy ETF (XLE) – which holds the biggest U.S. oil and gas companies – has been in a Short-Term Health Green Zone since Nov. 12. Since that signal fired, XLE is up more than 25% – through tariff fears, AI disruption anxiety, and now the most volatile oil market since the pandemic. Tuesday’s 12% one-day crude plunge – the steepest in four years – didn’t flip the signal. It didn’t even come close. That’s by design. Short-Term Health knows how volatile a stock or ETF normally is – so it doesn’t overreact to a rough day. It only fires when something is truly out of the ordinary. A commodity as volatile as oil swinging 12% in a day may look dramatic to you or me. But to our system, it’s the kind of behavior we expect for an oil-and-gas stock ETF during a geopolitical supply shock. Our system also flagged big moves in individual energy stocks… SM Energy (SM) – a small-cap U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company – entered a Green Zone two days before the U.S. and Israel began their attack on Iran. Since then, it’s up nearly 18%. Antero Resources (AR) – one of America’s largest natural gas producers – is up about 11% since it entered a Green Zone on Feb. 17. And EQT (EQT) – America’s largest natural gas producer – is up about 7% since it entered a Green Zone on the same day. It shows that when you follow data instead of the headlines, you can make outsized gains… even amid seemingly chaotic market moves. You wait for the green light, step on the gas, and don’t look back until you see yellow. Those three energy stocks are still a buy according to our system. But Keith Kaplan – TradeSmith’s CEO and the man who used our tools to sell almost all his stocks a week before the COVID crash – is watching something bigger build in the background. We’re seeing Short-Term Health buy signals in pockets of the market. But sell signals are popping up with alarming frequency – especially in the popular tech stocks that powered the market higher for the past three years. In what we’ve been warning could be the Year of the Bear, you want these tools on your side. Go right here to learn more about them, directly from our CEO. Whether you decide to join us or not, at least listen to Keith’s warning about the volatility we saw coming this year. Then, decide if you’re prepared to go it alone if things get worse. Predictive Alpha says sell these AI disruption casualties… ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are called large language models because they’re trained on massive datasets of words. Think of Predictive Alpha as a large numbers model. Instead of words, it’s trained on sequences of stock market moves – including irregularities, jumps, and volatility spikes. It looks at this historical data to forecast when patterns are likely to happen again. And it keeps updating its forecasts as fresh data comes in. Over more than 700,000 projections a month since we introduced the model in 2023, we’ve seen some stocks hit their forecasts more than 90% of the time. And we most often see 70% historical accuracy or higher. We keep track of its top 10 bullish and bearish forecasts to see what they tell us about broader investment themes. Below you can see the 10 most bearish Predictive Alpha forecasts ranked by historical target accuracy: At the top of the list – with an 89.8% historical target accuracy on its bearish forecast – is ASGN (ASGN). It’s an IT staffing and consulting firm. It places technology professionals on contract at companies across the private sector and government. No big surprise there. As AI handles more coding, data analysis, and technical project management, demand for contracted human IT labor shrinks. Predictive Alpha sees it falling 0.9% to $42.49 by March 23. A small change, but one with a high degree of confidence – forecasts on ASGN have been accurate nearly nine in 10 times in the past. Cloud-based network security provider Zscaler (ZS) sits further down the list. In theory, rising AI threats should increase demand for what Zscaler does. But since Anthropic dropped its new Claude security tool in February, it’s triggered a wave of AI disruption panic across the entire cybersecurity sector. CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Zscaler (ZS) each dropped about 10% in a single session. Zscaler is now down roughly 28% from its highs. Predictive Alpha forecasts the stock will fall 3.4% by March 24, with a 75% historical accuracy on this forecast. These are not the only AI disruption casualties on the bear list… Workday (WDAY) sells human resource and financial software to large companies – think payroll, performance reviews, and financial planning tools. Workiva (WK) sells financial reporting and compliance software. Both are in the business of automating the kinds of workflows AI is increasingly able to handle on its own. But the most intriguing name on the list is StepStone Group (STEP). It’s forecast to fall 5% by March 20, with an 86.7% historical target accuracy. StepStone is a financial adviser to some of the world’s largest institutions – pension funds, university endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. It helps them invest in private equity and private credit and keep watch over how those investments perform. When confidence in private credit wobbles – as it has lately, with BlackRock, Blackstone, and Blue Owl all telling investors they can’t have their money back – institutions tend to avoid these kinds of investments. And when less money flows into private credit, there’s less for StepStone to advise on. Steer clear. To building wealth beyond measure, Michael Salvatore Editor, TradeSmith Daily Disclosures: Michael Salvatore held shares of EQT (EQT) at the time of this writing.

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March 11, 2026   Teeka Tiwari If I could make only one investment in 2026… This would be it. In fact, I'm so confident that I've put over $5 million of my own money into this strategy. I already shared this with some of my readers… And they've reported some incredible success. One guy made $67,000 in a year. Another made $200,000 in a year… And another one said he made "about half a million this year." What exactly are these people doing? Let me show you… Big T In case you missed it, here's Big T's Digital Asset Daily The One Strategic Asset You Need to Own Now In October 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. The United States quickly backed Israel with military aid. That decision triggered retaliation from Arab oil-producing nations. They didn't send missiles. Instead, they reached for a far more powerful weapon: Oil. Arab members of OPEC implemented an oil embargo against the United States and other nations that supported Israel. Practically overnight, 12% of the oil supply vanished from the global market. Friends, when the supply of the world's most important commodity suddenly drops… prices explode. Oil prices quadrupled from roughly $3 per barrel to nearly $12 by 1974. That's like going from $19.50 to $78 in today's inflation-adjusted money. That shock rippled through the entire economy. Gas prices spiked… Transportation costs soared… Food prices surged… And manufacturing slowed down. Economists coined a term for the toxic combination of economic stagnation and high inflation: Stagflation. Even though I wasn't working on Wall Street at the time, I still remember stagflation and what happened afterwards. I was born in London in 1971. So I was sheltered from what it was like to be a working adult during that decade. What I remember of the 1970s is my parents complaining about the price of food and gas. My grandmother would tell me stories of how she used to be able to buy five chicken legs for 20 pence. Now, they were 20 pence each. In the United States, things were no better. Inflation averaged 7.1% per year throughout the 1970s… Peaking at nearly 14.5% by 1980. Like the UK, the United States experienced high gas prices, high inflation, high unemployment (7.5%), and lousy economic growth. Here's why I'm reliving one of the darkest chapters in U.S. economic history… Since the start of the Operation Epic Fury on February 28, oil futures have surged – at times nearly doubling. When oil skyrocketed during the 1973-74 Yom Kippur War, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ultimately fell more than 45% from peak to trough. Now, I'm not saying we'll see a market collapse like that again. But the setup today is starting to look eerily similar to the 1970s… and I don't believe the market has fully priced that in yet. Oil Crises Can Send Shockwaves Through Markets On Monday, oil futures briefly surged to $119 per barrel. That's exactly the kind of energy shock that ignited the stagflation crisis of the 1970s. And the market reacted immediately… Before the opening bell, the Dow Jones futures were down more than 1,000 points in pre-market trading. To me, it signaled investors were finally pricing in the possibility of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East… And a new energy crisis rippling through the global economy. So it was no surprise that later that day, President Trump stepped in to calm markets, telling reporters he expected the war in Iran to end "very soon." After the President's press conference, oil prices plunged as low as $85, and the Dow staged a stunning reversal – flipping a 1,000-point pre-market plunge into a 239-point gain by the close. Now, the White House doesn't seem to have a clear endgame to the conflict. So unless you have a crystal ball, there's no way to say how long this conflict will play out. What I do know is the conflict is likely to get worse before it gets better. On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military would intensify attacks against Iran, while the Islamic Republic vowed to fight on. And a spokesman for Iran's Revolutionary Guard has threatened to not allow "a single liter of oil" to leave the Persian Gulf. He's referring to the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply. It remains effectively closed, with tankers backing up and energy companies suspending shipments. Friends, this isn't just a regional problem anymore… We could be staring at a global economic shock reminiscent of the oil crises of the 1970s. You don't have to take my word for it… The CEO of Saudi Aramco warned on Tuesday that further disruptions to global energy supply could prove "catastrophic." If this is a protracted conflict, we could see oil skyrocket to $200 per barrel. And that means lower equities prices ahead. But as with every crisis, there will be pockets of opportunity… if you know where to look. Where There's Crisis, There's Opportunity I've learned a lot of lessons from nearly 40 years covering the markets. One of the biggest is this: No matter what happens to the economy, governments never stop spending on national security. We saw that during the 1970s. When I was on Wall Street, I remember talking to the old-timers who survived that oil shock, and it was brutal in the markets. But, even as the country struggled through stagflation, Washington still spent an average of $545 billion per year (inflation adjusted) to win the Cold War. Defense contractors like Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and McDonnell Douglas built the fighter jets, aircraft carriers, submarines, guidance systems and nuclear weapons that made the U.S. military the most powerful on the planet. Their technologies were considered national security assets. So while the Dow rose only about 19% over the decade, companies tied into the nation's defense, like the ones above, delivered average gains of more than 605% over 10 years. That's the difference between turning a $10,000 stake into $11,900 and a $10,000 stake into $70,500. Today, we're seeing a similar dynamic unfold. But this time, the strategic asset isn't nuclear weapons. It's artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Data centers are the physical backbone of AI. They house the supercomputers that train AI models. And they power cloud networks that keep the internet operating 24/7. Without data centers, there's no AI revolution. That's why governments are beginning to treat them as a national security priority. President Trump made this explicit in a sweeping executive order on AI development last December. The initiative, titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," is designed to supercharge American AI research and development. Friends, this isn't just another bureaucratic initiative. The scale of the effort is so significant… Some analysts are already comparing it to the Manhattan Project – the secret U.S. program during World War II that built the world's first atomic bomb. Governments around the world understand what's at stake. Whoever achieves artificial general intelligence (AGI) first will hold a massive economic and military advantage. That's why nations are pouring enormous resources into building the infrastructure that powers AI. Canada has pledged $2.4 billion toward AI development… China launched a $47.5 billion semiconductor fund… France committed $127 billion to expand its AI ecosystem… India pledged $1.25 billion… And Saudi Arabia's Project Transcendence represents a staggering $100 billion initiative. Capital is flooding in from the private sector, too. Some estimates forecast AI hyperscalers – tech giants like Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft – to spend up to $5 trillion over the coming years to build data centers and infrastructure. And they're projected to contribute more than $12 trillion to global GDP by 2030. When that much capital rushes into an industry, it's incredibly bullish. The Strategic Assets of the 21st Century Regardless how the conflict with Iran plays out, President Trump still considers AI technology "a national security imperative." That's why the White House is working with Big Tech to ramp up energy production in the United States. AI data centers consume 10x more power than traditional servers. While building a new data center can take 18-24 months, getting power from the grid might take 3-5 years. That means the traditional utility model just can't keep up. And with the conflict in the Middle East, it's only going to come under more pressure. If the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues, global oil supply will get even tighter. And when a critical resource is scarce, the companies that supply that resource tend to soar. I've already positioned readers of my flagship newsletter, The Asymmetric Edge, to profit from this opportunity. Back in December, I recommended a company poised to dominate the growing demand for energy tied to AI infrastructure. Since then, the stock has been up as much as 98%. Over the same period, the S&P 500 is down about 2.2%. This company's advantage comes down to speed. It can deploy enough power to run an AI data center in months, not years. That's why some of the biggest names in the AI buildout – including American Electric Power, CoreWeave, and Oracle – are partnering with it. While most investors are chasing flashy AI software stocks, we believe the biggest winners will be the "picks and shovels" companies – the firms building the data centers, supplying the energy, and operating the infrastructure that powers the entire AI economy. Out of respect for my paying subscribers, I can't reveal the name of this company here. But you can click here to learn how to access my special report, The Genesis Mission: The Top Three Companies Powering the AI Revolution. Inside that report, I reveal two additional stock recommendations I believe could surge as the AI infrastructure boom accelerates. Based on our projections, these three companies have the potential to deliver gains of up to 1,833%. To put that in perspective, you'd need to hold the S&P 500 for nearly 30 years to achieve comparable returns. Friends, even if it meant running the economy into the ground, the United States had to keep building nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Today, we're seeing the same dynamic with AI data centers. This is no longer just a corporate initiative. It's a national priority. So whether we face inflation… stagflation… or even a global slowdown, the demand for the raw materials and energy needed to build AI infrastructure will remain enormous. Let the Game Come to You! Big T Share The Digital Asset Daily You currently have 0 referrals. Click to Share Or copy and paste this link to others: https://tiwariresearchgroup.com/subscribe?ref=smdz7lJ2jD   Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2026 Tiwari Research Group 1607 Ponce De Leon Ave San Juan, Puerto Rico 00909, Puerto Rico Terms of Service