WEEK INTO THE CLOSE — RECAP Of the 33 Hot Ideas that closed this week, 16 finished up and 17 down. Their average result was +0.3%, compared with +1.3% for SPY. AMD led at +15.4%, while REF had the steepest loss at -20.7%. Data as of 15:30 ET. MODEL PORTFOLIOS — THIS WEEK The GPT Invest Mid-Term model portfolio returned +3.4% this week, +2.1 percentage points vs SPY, and stands at +34.0% year to date. Max AI Rating returned +0.2%, -1.1 percentage points vs SPY, and stands at +25.7% year to date. Hot Ideas returned +0.3%, -0.9 percentage points vs SPY, and stands at +20.7% year to date. All performance is model/hypothetical and excludes fees. HOT IDEAS ON RADAR 38 active today. MSFT — Azure grew 40%, and Copilot paid seats doubled quarter over quarter. Shares closed above their prior range high on September 25, though the breakout still needs to hold. ADI — Industrial revenue rose 53% year over year, and management guided to $4.3 billion in Q4 revenue. Shares reached their highest close in the supplied period on September 25. NTAP — Record fiscal Q1 results included 30% revenue growth and a raised fiscal 2027 outlook. Shares closed at a period high on September 25, just above their earlier high. Others on radar AAONTWSTRSKDNTRAKEYSVICROKTACRWDTWLOOMER+25 more BIG MOVERS — PREVIOUS SESSION Close-to-close move over the previous session. | VKTXViking Therapeutics, Inc. | -11.8% |
Hot Ideas · held since Sep 23, 2026 No single clear catalyst in the day's news. MARKET PULSE Rising Treasury yields and a global bond selloff kept energy and economic risks in focus. U.S. durable goods orders were flat in August, while September consumer sentiment fell from August. Middle East-linked energy swings continued. |