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Friday, September 19th
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”Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
– Leonardo Da Vinci
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No one knows WHERE any stock will go…
But here’s how to know exactly *WHEN* it starts moving!
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Major Market Events
- TikTok Deal Clears Hurdle — The U.S. and China reached an agreement to allow TikTok to keep operating under U.S. oversight
- Stocks rise on China news — Tech led gains as investors welcomed easing trade tensions from the TikTok agreement
- FedEx flags tariff risks — Despite better earnings, FedEx warned trade pressures remain a key challenge for businesses
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🤔 My Thoughts
Power Bottleneck → Nuclear Boost? My Take
Not hype: real demand and the real tickers on our list
This week brought a headline that matters. The United Kingdom and the United States plan a bilateral deal to develop nuclear energy.
I highlighted this on yesterday’s Profit Panel because it lines up with what we’re seeing on the ground: data centers need power, and demand is not slowing.
You can build all the data centers you want. If you can’t power them, they stall. Energy is the bottleneck. As I wrote last week, the real AI bottleneck isn’t chips — it’s power.
On the power side, Jack Carter has been clear about the bottleneck: we can build the buildings, but the limiting factor is electricity.
As the team discussed, large data centers are already bidding up blocks of power, which pushes costs onto everyone else. That is one reason policy is leaning harder into steady, 24/7 baseload sources.
What names are on the table? On-air we talked through SMR/NuScale and BWXT as ways to get exposure to the theme, with different risk profiles.
We also looked at a power-side play with Constellation Energy (CEG) — a defined-risk 310/300 put spread that was close to a full win by expiration. These are examples of how pros keep risk bounded while they wait for proof.
On the UK side, the conversation naturally included Rolls-Royce because of its small-modular reactor program.
In the U.S., Rolls-Royce trades over-the-counter under ticker RYCEY. Because OTC names often have light trading and little or no options, if I touch it at all I keep the trade small and stick to shares. And my plan is the same as always: I won’t chase a headline — I’ll will wait for price to confirm.
How I’ll Approach It From Here
I will wait for daily closes that hold above obvious support. If I see options activity align with price into the close, I take that as confirmation.
I use defined-risk structures (vertical spreads) and keep size sensible. If the price action does not confirm, I will keep the watchlist and wait.
Bottom line
I brought the UK–US cooperation headline to the table. Jack underscored the power bottleneck we are all dealing with. As a team we walked through SMR/NuScale, BWXT, and a CEG example to show how to express the view with risk capped. I will act only when price and options activity agree — no adrenaline-pumping hero trades.
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To Better Trading,
Alex Reid
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