Dear Reader,
I need to warn you: SELL Oracle (ORCL) shares today.
Here's why you need to move fast:
- In mid-February, AI startup, Anthropic, released a single product update triggering a stunning $300 billion wipeout across software stocks, including Oracle.
This news came less than two weeks after another prior Anthropic update triggered a $1 trillion-dollar sell off in stocks.
But I think this is just the beginning.
AI is easily the fastest-evolving technology in history...
And any publicly traded technology company that produces a product for your computer or smartphone could be the next victim.
That why I invited my good friend, 40-year pro trader, and longtime CNBC contributor, Jon Najarian to explain exactly how to recalibrate and protect your portfolio before AI takes down another sector of the stock market.
The lightning-fast speed of AI improvements mean you can't wait days or even hours before making critical investing decisions.
Pease don't delay: here's what we recommend you do now.
Be well,
Marc Chaikin
Founder, Chaikin Analytics
P.S. My Power Gauge system switched its rating on Oracle (ORCLE) from BULLISH to NEUTRAL, on October 10th.
Since then, the stock has plummeted as much as 53%
And the Power Gauge currently gives it a VERY BEARISH rating.
But this isn't just an Oracle story. This is a market-wide shift and it's already underway across dozens of stocks.
After PSKY's $31 Bid, Could Netlfix Exit the WBD Bidding War?
Submitted by Leo Miller. Originally Published: 2/26/2026.
Key Points
- Warner Bros. Discovery says Paramount Skydance’s revised bid could lead to a superior proposal, even as it still recommends the Netflix deal for now.
- The higher offer price matters, but stronger equity backstopping to reassure lenders appears to be the bigger swing factor.
- Netflix stock’s rally suggests investors may prefer Netflix to step away rather than escalate the bidding.
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The Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) acquisition saga took another dramatic turn that the company itself may not have expected. After Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) agreed to a seven-day waiver period that accelerated Paramount Skydance's (NASDAQ: PSKY) bidding process, PSKY has increased its offer. For the first time, Warner Bros. is indicating that Paramount's bid could prevail.
Paramount Sweetens the Pot With $31 Bid, Stronger Equity Backing
When Warner Bros. and Netflix gave Paramount one week to submit its best bid, WBD didn't sound as if it expected much to change. In announcing the waiver, WBD management said, "To be clear, our Board has not determined that your proposal is reasonably likely to result in a transaction that is superior to the Netflix merger. We continue to recommend and remain fully committed to our transaction with Netflix." That stance now appears to be shifting.
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Click here now to see the full reportAfter the waiver period ended, Paramount raised its headline offer to $31 per share, up from $30. WBD responded by saying Paramount's revised offer could reasonably be expected to lead to a "Company Superior Proposal." In short, WBD is reassessing PSKY's bid and believes it might be superior to Netflix's.
But the $1 increase was not the main reason the company's view changed.
Paramount also made several concessions intended to address WBD's concerns about deal certainty and financing risk.
Most importantly, Paramount agreed to provide additional equity funding, as needed, to satisfy PSKY's lenders should debt markets or the combined company's fundamentals deteriorate. In practice, that means Paramount's backers — notably Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) founder Larry Ellison — have committed to support the deal with equity if debt financing becomes unavailable. That commitment directly tackles one of WBD's biggest worries: that Paramount's earlier offer lacked the same financing certainty as Netflix's.
Netflix's bid also includes debt financing, but Netflix has a much stronger cash profile: about $9.1 billion in cash and equivalents and roughly $9.46 billion in free cash flow over the last 12 months. By contrast, Paramount's figures are roughly $2.66 billion in cash and $308 million in free cash flow. Netflix's stronger balance sheet made it less likely lenders would pull back, but Larry Ellison's personal net worth — estimated at more than $190 billion — serves as a powerful equalizer for Paramount's offer.
Netflix Shares Rally as Investors Anticipate a Retreat
Notably, Warner Bros. has not yet determined that Paramount's offer is superior to Netflix's. WBD's Board "continues to recommend in favor of the Netflix transaction and is not withdrawing or modifying its recommendation." It is currently evaluating whether the Paramount deal is superior; if it concludes that it is, Netflix will have four days to negotiate a counteroffer.
In a telling reaction, Netflix shares jumped roughly 6% after Paramount provided its updated bid. As Paramount's chances of winning WBD have increased, the market appears to be signaling that investors believe Netflix walking away from the deal would be better for Netflix than proceeding with the acquisition. In other words, the market is assigning a higher probability to Netflix not completing the purchase than to Netflix outbidding Paramount.
Before this development, Netflix shares had fallen about 20% since the WBD acquisition was announced — a sign investors were skeptical the deal was a smart use of capital and may have reflected concerns about Netflix's ability to sustain strong organic growth.
WBD Going Forward: Will Netflix Back Out or Pony Up?
For WBD shareholders, the greater risk now is that Netflix walks away from the bidding war. The main driver of WBD's gain has been the possibility that NFLX and PSKY would push their offers higher. A Paramount-led deal is attractive, but the end of an active bidding war would likely limit additional upside.
That said, Netflix could still counter, reigniting a bidding contest and pushing the price higher. The market's reaction to date suggests investors see that as a lower-probability outcome. And regardless of the winner, any deal will need regulatory approval before shareholders receive the $31 per-share consideration — regulators could block either deal.
With WBD trading near $29 per share, further gains may be modest relative to gains already realized. Conversely, if Netflix backs away and the Paramount transaction collapses for any reason, the stock could fall significantly. Given those variables, it's reasonable for investors to consider whether now is the time to lock in gains on WBD.
As Investors Flee U.S. Equities, This Global ETF Is Outperforming
Submitted by Jordan Chussler. Originally Published: 3/2/2026.
Key Points
- Investors are distancing themselves from U.S. equities due to AI fatigue, high tech valuations, and concerns over U.S. trade policies and federal debt.
- As a result, global equities are seeing a resurgence, with equities in developed and emerging markets outperforming their U.S. counterparts.
- The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF has outperformed the U.S. benchmarks this year and over the past six months, with gains of 9% and 17%, respectively.
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Since the start of the year, investors have been vacating U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a broad-based, risk-off strategy that has benefited safe-haven assets like gold and silver, as well as global equities.
Much of that exodus can be attributed to a flight to safety, as investors grow increasingly bearish about tech’s ever-expanding, AI-fueled capital expenditures and a related sell-off in software stocks. That shift has helped equal-weight ETFs outperform their heavily tech-weighted counterparts so far in 2026, as the market rotation has bolstered defensive sectors like energy and utilities.
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Click here now to see the full reportBut it’s not just lofty tech valuations driving the move overseas. Investors are also trimming U.S. exposure because of President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tariff policies, a struggling U.S. dollar, and concerns about the federal government’s rapidly expanding debt load.
International equities, which are often out of the limelight, have performed well amid the ongoing "Sell America" trade. Savvy investors are increasingly looking overseas for stronger market prospects.
The ETF for Breaking up With U.S. Equities
One of those options is the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA: VEU), which tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US Index—an index composed of about 2,200 stocks from companies based in 46 countries, representing both developed markets and emerging economies around the globe.
Institutional ownership offers a clear signal of the ex-U.S. trade’s popularity. Over the past 12 months, institutional buyers put in more than $6 billion in inflows—nearly three times the roughly $2 billion withdrawn by institutional sellers—according to institutional ownership data.
Another clue: current short interest is minuscule at 1.6%, or less than 12 million shares out of the nearly 736 million shares outstanding.
That is at least partly due to the VEU’s recent performance.
Year-to-date, the fund has gained more than 9% versus the S&P 500’s slight gain of around 1%. Over the past six months, the ETF has climbed nearly 17% compared with the S&P 500’s roughly 7% gain.
A Basket of Well-Diversified Global Holdings
For investors seeking broad global diversification, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF delivers. About 14.7% of the fund’s holdings are in companies based in Japan, with sizable representation in the United Kingdom (8.2%), Canada (7.3%), Taiwan (6%), Switzerland (5.3%), France (5.2%), and Germany (5.1%). The remaining 30.6% of the portfolio is spread across 39 other countries.
By sector, the ETF skews toward financials at nearly 25%, followed by technology (16.6%), industrials (12.1%), consumer discretionary (10.2%), and materials (7.5%).
And while some investors may hesitate at the fund’s ex-U.S. label, many of the companies in VEU’s portfolio are recognizable large caps. Examples include Canada-based Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP), U.K.-based drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), Swiss pharma firm Novartis (NYSE: NVS), and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), among other familiar large-cap companies.
Looking Under the VEU’s Hood
The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF carries an aggregate rating of Moderate Buy based on 43 analyst ratings of its companies over the past year.
With nearly $61 billion in assets under management, the fund is highly liquid, trading an average of 4.24 million shares daily.
With a net expense ratio of 0.04%, VEU’s fees are lower than the passively managed SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY), which has a 0.09% net expense ratio. And over the past six months, VEU has delivered nearly 10 percentage points more in gains than SPY.
At around $81 per share, VEU is trading near the top of its 52-week range. However, given the macro environment and the ongoing "Sell America" trade, there are several reasons to expect this fund could continue to outperform as the market rotates away from U.S. equities and into international names.
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