For the past year, demand for AI chips has been like a runaway train, dragging Nvidia along with it. Its stock soared 68% as of August 4, despite the world stumbling into 2025 like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. The S&P 500? It managed a respectable 18%. But now, investors sit around wondering, “Can this train keep going?” Or is it destined to derail under the weight of its own success?
2025 So far, in glorious detail
Chr1s, the wise analyst, whispers that WIF is attempting a delicate flirtation with the sacred $1.01 resistance. This is no ordinary wall, mind you, but one that has historically incited market tantrums and sell-offs-like a toddler throwing a fit in a department store. The coin has surged 4.69% in a day, a figure that sounds like a confident swagger, trading at exactly $1.01 with a hefty $282 million in volume, basking in a market cap over a billion. The scene reads like a Kampf of bulls and bears-an endless duel with the fate of WIF hanging in the balance.
But here’s the twist, dear reader: while the market is humming a joyful tune, there’s been some rather curious activity in the depths of the Chainlink ocean. Enter, the whales-those illustrious creatures of the crypto world. In a rather clandestine post on August 8, the ever-watchful Ali Martinez revealed that these whales-those holding between 100,000 and 1,000,000 LINK tokens-have been busy shopping. How much, you ask? A modest 8.10 million LINK tokens, valued at a cool $150 million, have been hoarded by these well-heeled investors in just two weeks.
According to CryptoSlam, it’s not looking great, folks. Buyer numbers tanked by 89.83%, leaving us with only 73,900 brave souls willing to click “buy.” Sellers? Down 91.14% to 42,878. Meanwhile, transactions actually went UP by 1.60% to 1,781,919. So apparently, people are just trading amongst themselves now. Sounds fun. 🙄 Oh, and let’s not forget that Bitcoin decided this was the perfect time to dip back to $116,000. Classic BTC drama queen behavior. 🐳
So, let’s talk numbers. Clean Energy Fuels raked in $102.6 million in Q2 revenue. That’s nearly 5% up from last year. But here’s the kicker-net income didn’t exactly skyrocket. It fell to a laughable $337,000. You heard that right: Less than a penny per share. But wait-before you start laughing yourself to sleep, the analysts were *expecting* the company to dive into a pit of despair. They were projecting a loss of six cents per share. A *severe* gap in expectations is like hitting the jackpot for any company trying to stay afloat in the cutthroat world of clean energy stocks.
Picture the scene: ETH’s circulating supply has now nipped past 121 million-roughly the number of times Jeeves has raised a supercilious eyebrow this year. Yet the juicier bit, the subplot lurking behind the arras, is the Great Whale Waltz.
Now, as she navigates the dizzying waters of AI stocks, Wood doesn’t just paddle about with her more speculative investments. No, she also grabs onto some reputable blue chips with something akin to desperation-like my attempts to steal cookies from the jar while simultaneously ensuring my mother doesn’t catch me in the act.
Over the last triennium, Apple’s stock has eked out a mere 30% increase, rendering it a near pariah among the “Magnificent Seven” – a tragedy more pronounced when one notes it merely trails the erratic Tesla. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has outpaced it, guiding the battered investor’s psyche through unfamiliar misgivings. Such disconcerting realities are hardly typical for a company once revered for its indefatigable ascent.
Leading the charge was BlackRock’s Ethereum Trust, or as I like to call it, the big cheese of the ETF barnyard. They scooped up a hefty $254.7 million worth of ETH-enough to make even a fox look fat. During the day, they bought over 62,936 ETH tokens, and the trading volume? Oh, just a humble $1.7 billion. No big deal, just a little number to set hearts aflutter.
