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Feb 19, 2026

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13 min read

TQ Morning Briefing

Walmart reports this morning at a $1 trillion valuation and 45x forward earnings. Palo Alto beat every line yesterday and dropped 6%. The market is testing whether safety trades survive the same scrutiny it just put on growth.

Dio Pouerie, +1

Feb 18, 2026

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11 min read

TQ Evening Briefing

Oil jumped 4%. The Fed showed no rush to cut. A strong earnings beat still sold off. The index looks calm. The pressure underneath it is not.

Dio Pouerie, +1

Feb 18, 2026

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11 min read

TQ Morning Briefing

Palo Alto Networks beat on every line and dropped 6% after hours on weak guidance. The market is now punishing the companies building AI defenses, not just the ones losing to them. Today, FOMC minutes at 2pm and Analog Devices before the bell test whether anything breaks the 6,800 to 7,000 range.

Dio Pouerie, +1

Feb 17, 2026

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10 min read

TQ Evening Briefing

CPI cooled. Yields fell. Stocks still hesitate. Copper surges. Software weakens. Defense draws steady buying as capital shifts risk.

Dio Pouerie, +1

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

TQ Morning Briefing

BHP reported copper overtook iron ore in earnings for the first time, driven by AI power demand. US envoys open nuclear talks with Iran and peace talks with Ukraine in Geneva. The physical buildout is accelerating. The geopolitical surface area is widening. Capital has to choose which layer it trusts.

Dio Pouerie, +1

The Audit Year | Rates, Credit, and the End of Easy Assumptions

Feb 16, 2026

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11 min read

The Audit Year | Rates, Credit, and the End of Easy Assumptions

Presidents Day pauses the tape. It does not pause the cycle. Year 2 historically narrows tolerance and rewards resilience over momentum.

Dio Pouerie, +1