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Substack · 2026-10-09

Good morning. QQQs +75bps bouncing back with semis +2% leading the way higher as investors woke up with cooler this morning after OpenAI saying they expect revs to reach $70B by end of year 2026. Yields +1-2bps across the curve, Crude -1%, and BTC +2%

In Tech, SPCX +4% after co announced it acquired low band spectrum, opening up the doorway for it to become a major mobile carrier in the US. The news is hitting telcos and has Towers trading higher. FSLY +6% after an Oppenheimer upgrade. LITE +6% after CEO made comments to Bloomberg that they were sold out through 2029. Bunch of semis up 2-3%+. RDDT +2.5% as various sell-side out saying with DAUs and Ads trending better against low buyside user expects. AAPL -2% as Nikkei Asia saying AAPL cutting iPhone 18 Pro orders on weak demand.

Overnight, Korea and Taiwan were closed for holiday with Japan closed Monday.

OpenAI: Targets $70B-plus year-end revenue run rate, versus $50B in September – Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports OpenAI expects net annualized revenue of at least $70B by year-end, versus roughly $50B at end-September, driven mainly by enterprise growth. It shared the figures in talks to raise $30B or more at a $1.4T pre-money valuation. Earlier $70B estimates reflected investor adjustments for cloud-partner revenue accounting differences versus Anthropic, according to FT.

SPCX / T / VZ / TMUS: SpaceX buys nationwide spectrum for Starlink Mobile expansion – Reuters

Reuters reports SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, with WSJ putting the price at about $8B in cash. The spectrum would improve indoor coverage for Starlink Mobile; the purchase still needs FCC approval. Separately, the FCC authorized 15,000 mobile-connectivity satellites. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares fell roughly 6% in extended trading.

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SPCX: JPM says 800 MHz spectrum buy makes Starlink Mobile more credible, but near-term telco risk limited

JPM says acquiring Grain’s nationwide 800 MHz spectrum gives SpaceX a valuable low-band coverage layer with better in-building propagation, strengthening the case that Starlink Mobile ambitions extend beyond handsets. Without an MVNO deal, SpaceX would still need to build a terrestrial macro network to match incumbent wireless quality, requiring significant time/capital; JPM therefore sees limited near-term risk to TMUS/VZ/T despite the stocks selling off. Reiterates OW on SPCX.

SPCX: RBC says low-band spectrum fills key technical gap in path to becoming major U.S. carrier

RBC says acquiring up to 14MHz of nationwide 800MHz spectrum adds critical indoor/obstacle coverage to Starlink Mobile’s existing 2GHz mid-band, enabling a more complete satellite + terrestrial wireless architecture. Combined with FCC approval for 15K Gen2 satellites and Musk’s stated ambition to compete directly with major carriers, RBC sees the deal as strategically important and positive for SPCX. Reiterates OP/$225, with Starship still the major technical hurdle.

SPCX/Towers: Sell-side says Grain spectrum deal is clean positive for AMT/CCI/SBAC; fourth-carrier build getting more credible

RJ/BMO see SpaceX’s 13.5MHz 800MHz purchase as the clearest tower catalyst in years, with no terrestrial build currently in Street models; every 1,000 SPCX towers could add ~$24M of annual sector revenue, while DISH’s ~24K-site footprint could become relevant if SPCX buys assets out of bankruptcy. SpaceX now has ~79MHz of spectrum and could spend another ~$30B, with meaningful commercialization starting ~2029–30; carriers T/VZ/TMUS are the negative derivative, though Citi sees limited operating impact before 2029.

RDDT/Digital Ads: Piper sees solid RDDT 3Q users, accelerating META CPMs + stronger GOOGL AI citations

Piper says after adjusting for Reddit Ads Manager’s methodology reset, RDDT 3Q users grew +5.6% q/q, including U.S. +3.1% vs. Street +0.8% and buyside expectations for flat/down DAUs. META CPM growth accelerated to +47% in September from +33% in August, while GOOGL’s share of AI Mode/Overview citations rose to 21.4%, +290bps m/m/+540bps since April. Ad checks remain strong into 4Q, with NFLX/ROKU/YouTube/RDDT standouts and TTD/SNAP weakest

RDDT: Jefferies expert calls show continued share gains, stronger pricing + promising Max performance

Jefferies says digital ad spend remains healthy at ~10% growth, while RDDT continues to gain wallet share ~20–25% annually and is increasingly viewed as a full-funnel platform, with AI-search visibility an added tailwind. RDDT now captures ~60–70% of spend among smaller platforms at one agency, pricing is no longer at a material discount, and early Max tests show ~15–20% lower CPA; LLM ads remain underwhelming on lower-funnel performance/measurement.

RDDT: Needham traffic tracker points to 3Q user/revenue upside, raises estimates

Needham says RDDT app downloads accelerated +19% q/q in 3Q while web visitors grew +2–3%, with U.S. strength continuing and international users trending higher since April. The data suggests both user and revenue growth could beat 3Q Street expectations; Needham raises estimates and reiterates Buy/$300

AAPL: Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders due to soft demand - Nikkei Asia

According to Nikkei Asia, Apple has instructed suppliers to reduce production of components for the newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max after rising memory chip costs forced price increases that weakened consumer demand. The iPhone 18 Pro, launched in September 2026, has received a cooler-than-expected reception from consumers, with the higher price tag cited as a key factor in the softer uptake.

AAPL: UBS sees 18 Pro wait times compress, while Pro Max holds firmer

UBS says 18 Pro wait times fell ~6 days WoW to ~12 days vs. ~16 days for 17 Pro, raising some demand-elasticity concern after price hikes. Pro Max remains steadier at ~24 days vs. ~25 days last year; estimates unchanged at $252.4B/261M FY26 iPhone revenue/units. PT $296.

FSLY: Oppenheimer upgrades to Outperform/$35 on stronger security cross-sell + agentic AI traffic

Oppenheimer says industry checks show larger Q3 deal sizes as new security products drive cross-sell, while agentic AI traffic accelerated in 3Q and should build into 4Q, benefiting traffic and bot-management adoption. It expects 3Q revenue at the high end of $184–190M and CY26 guidance raised to ~20–21% growth, with high-teens/low-20s growth sustainable over the next few years. At ~5.2x CY27 sales vs. ~10.6x infrastructure-software peers, Oppenheimer upgrades to Outperform/$35.

ESTC: Monness upgrades to Buy/$120 on stronger execution + agentic AI upside

Monness says ESTC has emerged from its salesforce segmentation reset in a stronger position after solid recent execution, while its platform is increasingly well positioned for agentic AI trends. With valuation still modest relative to the opportunity, Monness upgrades to Buy from Neutral with a $120 PT.

ESTC: Stifel raises PT to $120 from $107 after positive ElasticON checks, sees strong federal momentum

Stifel says ElasticON NYC customer/partner conversations were positive, particularly around strong public-sector momentum heading into the federal fiscal year-end. Reiterates Buy and raises PT to $120 from $107.

SEMIS: Evercore checks point to broad 3Q beat/raise, but late-cycle signals are building

Evercore’s ~80 supply-chain checks show 3Q shipments better than expected and 4Q backlog supporting sequential growth vs. normal seasonal declines, with 2027 still a supplier’s market as lead times extend, allocations broaden and price hikes of ~10–20% continue quarterly. AI remains by far the strongest end market, while OEM double ordering/full-year pull-ins are becoming widespread and some smaller customers are showing financing stress, reinforcing Evercore’s view that semis are entering the latter innings of the cycle. AMD checks were positive, with some products shipping ahead of schedule

Cloud: Hearing M-sci saying hyperscalers finished ~2-3ppts ahead of street, with AWS B300 pricing rising sharply

LITE: Optical components sold out through early 2029; plans $350M-plus Japan investment – Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports Lumentum’s optical components are sold out through early 2029, extending its earlier 2028 horizon. CEO Michael Hurlston says it cannot meet roughly 70% of demand for certain products through 2027 and 30% for others through

It plans at least $350M of investment at two Japanese facilities after expanding capacity 12-fold at its key

Tokyo-area plant over two years. Hurlston is also considering an acquisition within the next year to broaden its offerings.

Optical: Citi OCP preview focuses on open architectures, 800V power + networking as key bottlenecks

Citi expects OCP to highlight a shift from GPU-centric clusters toward heterogeneous GPU/CPU/ASIC/wafer-scale systems and open rack-scale standards, positive for AMD/MRVL/AVGO. Power should center on 800V DC adoption, favoring TXN/MPWR/AEIS/Delta, while connectivity moves toward 448G and more optics as electrical limits tighten. Networking focus should include scale-up/out Ethernet, 102.4T switching, congestion management and CPO, relevant for ANET/HPE, with DELL/LNVGY/SMCI emphasizing liquid cooling, modular racks and full-stack deployment execution.

TSEM: Stifel says real upside shifts to 2029 as NPO/Track 2 adds materially more content

Stifel says the $3.6B 2028 revenue target is already in Street numbers, making 2029–30 Track 2/NPO the bigger debate. Track 2 could materially increase content/link via receive integration, SiGe drivers and potentially laser-on-wafer, with Stifel viewing it as potentially a multiple of Track 1; catalysts are 2029 model roll-forwards and early Track 2 sizing.

STX/WDC: Wukong checks say Toshiba expansion is largely pre-sold, but not a new capacity build

Wukong’s checks says Toshiba’s ¥60B plan is a restart of previously paused expansion, with new capacity already pre-sold under LTAs and production ramping from 2Q27 at one line/quarter; pricing stays around ~$30/TB through FY27 with FY28 potentially ~$30–35/TB. Toshiba’s 40% capacity uplift/40% labor reduction targets are tied to HAMR mass production in 2028, still behind peers, while upstream disks/substrates are secured. Separately, reports of STX bidding for TDK’s head business were disproven, though STX is sampling TDK heads and could compete for capacity; Wukong does not expect broad head shortages.

NVDA: UBS Taiwan exports imply ~14% q/q F3Q DC growth, PT $300

UBS says September Taiwan ADP exports surged +25.9% m/m to $29.8B vs. -0.3% seasonality, with Aug/Sep implying ~ $84.3B of F3Q DC revenue, +13.9% q/q. ADP is an imperfect proxy, but the acceleration is supportive; UBS keeps PT $300 on 14x C28E EPS.

ANET: BofA sees Oracle as next potential 10% customer, with Google + AI labs adding longer-term upside

BofA says Oracle could exceed ANET’s 10% customer threshold in 2026 as Stargate ramps, with tier-2 cloud already ~13% of 1H26 revenue and +49% y/y; META/MSFT should remain 10% customers. Google is also emerging through scale-out/scale-across, which BofA estimates could be ~50% of ANET’s scale-across business or ~$600M annualized, with potential to become a 10% customer over time. AI labs remain only ~2% of total revenue today but offer significant longer-term upside as multi-GW deployments ramp.

ANET: Citi says Etherlink scale-up launch opens ~$10B incremental TAM, with MSFT Maia collaboration

Citi says ANET’s Etherlink SU-144 extends Ethernet into scale-up, opening a ~$10B 2027 TAM and broadening AI exposure beyond scale-out/scale-across. Citi views the launch as evidence ANET is helping drive the emerging ESUN standard, with MSFT working with ANET on Maia scale-up while META collaboration remains scale-out. Buy/$248.

DELL: GS field trip reinforces durable neocloud demand, with memory the key 2027 constraint

GS says DELL’s AI-server moat is extending beyond component access into design, supply chain, integration and deployment, enabling clusters to go live ~4–6 weeks faster than peers and supporting premium pricing. Memory should remain the main AI-infrastructure bottleneck in 2027 as demand outpaces supply, while storage attach and ISG operating leverage support margins despite AI-server margins staying mid-single digits. Enterprise AI remains early, with broader adoption requiring data/workflow redesign beyond just infrastructure. Buy.

MRVL: Stifel NDR says FY31 targets are supply-backed, with XPU attach broadening custom upside

Stifel says MRVL’s raised FY28/FY29 targets and FY31 framework are supported by customer/supplier commitments, with scale-out/scale-across still core and scale-in increasingly favorable. Custom should become more balanced between XPUs and attach, with XPU attach content at ~$500–2,000/device and potentially $2,000–3,000 at scale; Stifel models Custom revenue rising to ~$4.5B FY28, ~$12B FY29 and ~$32.6B FY31. Reiterates Buy/$370.

INTERNET

META: NYT says Zuckerberg pushed Muse launch despite safety concerns after Instinct gained traction - NYTimes

NYT reports Zuckerberg accelerated Muse’s launch after seeing traction for Instinct’s competing agent, despite internal safety concerns including an unauthorized password change. Muse has since reached 6.6M downloads and 1.8M DAUs despite privacy lapses, with META spending millions to market its Jolly avatar across billboards and TV.

SPOT: Citi sees 4Q margin risk despite solid topline, keeps Buy/$620

Citi is broadly in line on 3Q but sees 4Q GM at 33.3% vs. Street 33.9%, driving OI ~8% below consensus as international SPP/audiobook rollout raises cost of revenue. Topline remains near Street, making the debate mostly margin-related; key catalysts are LT GM expansion, AI remixing and ad growth. Buy/$620.

SOFTWARE

WDAY: BTIG sees healthy demand + positive Sana feedback, but AI monetization still budget-gated

BTIG says a 14-year partner sees healthy demand/steady net-new activity, strong SLED and no negative Sana feedback, with execution the bigger constraint. Sana’s free rollout is seeding usage, but paid AI adoption remains budget-limited; Flex Credits help adoption but create usage/pricing complexity. The partner remains positive on WDAY’s agentic strategy, Financials/Adaptive Planning and Extend, while seeing more ADP/UKG/Dayforce competition at the low end.

DOCU: Citi CFO meeting constructive on IAM, but wants more proof before underwriting double-digit growth

Citi says IAM is starting to lift DBNRR, with retention better than legacy eSignature and no increased discounting, while digital top-of-funnel/self-service momentum is improving. But management says multiple renewal cycles are needed to validate normalized retention/expansion, keeping Citi Neutral/$72.

U: BofA says CY27 downside diminished as Vector runway strengthens; Create is next upside leg

BofA says its Street-high CY27 EBITDA is well anchored even assuming UnityAds growth decelerates from ~100% y/y in 1Q27 to 57% in 4Q27, with ~85% incremental EBITDA margins. A 3Q Vector beat is widely expected around $383M Grow revenue (+20% q/q), while durable Vector growth could lift 4Q/CY27 estimates; better Create monetization is not yet in the bull case and could drive further upside. Reiterates Buy/$50 on 18x CY27 EBITDA.

IBM: Truist initiates Hold/$240, constructive on positioning but cautious on AI demand timing

Truist sees IBM uniquely positioned across core enterprise systems and consulting, giving it strong exposure to helping customers deploy AI. The near-term concern is timing: enterprise AI infrastructure spending may take longer to translate into meaningful IBM demand, keeping execution risk elevated despite the favorable structural setup.

NOW: JPM checks show clean Q3, 10–25% pricing uplift + stronger 2027 setup

JPM says a partner hit Q3 plan and expects Q4 to represent 35–40% of annual bookings, with every renewing customer migrating to new SKUs at 10–25% higher spend and no seat losses yet. AI consumption remains cautious, but Advanced/Prime credit pools are not being exhausted; seat pressure is more a 2027 dynamic and should be offset by consumption. Armis/Veza/AI Control Tower is already winning security deals, while the partner expects better growth in 2027 than 2026.

IT Services: BNP sees minimal delivery impact from U.S. PERM suspension

BNP says the U.S. suspension of some tech companies from the employment-based green-card/PERM program should have minimal impact on IT-services delivery, as green cards are not critical to staffing and dependence on H-1B visas has already fallen materially. Mphasis has the highest immigration exposure in BNP’s coverage, while ACN has the lowest.

TTWO: BofA says shares are too cheap, with mobile effectively unpriced

BofA says TTWO at $209 trades around 20x FY28 PC/console EPS, implying mobile is a free option and the GTA 6 delay is more de-risked than the stock suggests. It keeps 45M GTA 6 FY27 units and $2.19B FY28 GTAO bookings, with the biggest debate the Street’s wide ~$1B–$3B GTAO range. Buy/$368.

NEWS:

ORCL: Trucks natural gas to data centers to bridge power delays – Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports Oracle is trucking natural gas to several data centers while awaiting permanent infrastructure. Deliveries supported a Salt Lake City-area site for more than a year while a pipeline was built and connected. Oracle is also using the approach for initial work at an OpenAI campus in Shackelford County, Texas.

AAPL: Targets October 27 for touchscreen MacBook and OLED iPad mini – Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports Apple is planning a launch on or around October 27 for its first touchscreen MacBook Pro and an OLED iPad mini. The lineup also includes M6 versions of the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac. The touchscreen laptops will feature OLED displays and Dynamic Island, with the event following Apple’s October 13 smart-home launch.

SNPS: Explores Chinese AI partnerships to automate chip design – Nikkei Asia

Nikkei Asia reports Synopsys is exploring partnerships with Chinese AI labs to help local customers design chips faster using AI-powered tools. The effort would extend its AI design strategy into China following its recently announced collaborations with OpenAI and Amazon.

XYZ: FTC probes customer service for frozen Square and Cash App accounts – Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports the FTC is investigating whether Block violated consumer-protection laws by failing to help customers with frozen or deactivated accounts following staff reductions. Court filings seek an order compelling Block to supply documents. The probe began last year, and the agency requested records in January after receiving more than 1,500 complaints.

SoftBank: Seeks up to $100B from Gulf investors for AI acquisition fund – FT

FT reports Masayoshi Son is in early talks to raise up to $100B from Gulf investors, including in the UAE. The proposed fund would acquire companies and use AI and automation to improve their operations, with SoftBank’s robotics and physical AI business Roze expected to play a key role