CEO Watchlist: Week In Review (10/26/25)

Big Tech Reports Earnings This Week, But These 3 Stocks Could Steal the Show... (Source)

Stocks mentioned: $AAPL, $MSFT, $GOOG, $AMZN, $META, $MELI, $NOW, $TMDX

The biggest week for earnings is finally here! Big Tech will dominate headlines this week as earnings from Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), and Meta (META) show us whether or not this AI bull market has more room to run. We personally believe it does. That conversation matters, but for the sake of this article, we're focused on something else. Maximizing our profits! When it comes to seeking outsized returns and maximizing our profits, the megacaps often offer limited upside. For those of us hunting more speculative opportunity, we shift focus to smaller, more nimble companies with credible growth pathways. Here are three names we believe carry compelling setups through earnings season and beyond:

MercadoLibre (MELI): The Latin American e-commerce and fintech leader, often dubbed “Latin America’s Amazon” operates a marketplace, payment platform and credit/loan ecosystem across South America. Analysts have price targets as high as $3,500/share, while the average price target is just over $2,800. This represents 30-40% upside in the base case scenario and over 60% upside in the bull case scenario. There is a lot of potential for a stock like this if they report any decent numbers. While this name has scale and category leadership, risks include macro-tailwinds in South America, foreign exchange (FX) volatility, and margin pressure. But if there was no risk, then there would be no significant reward. MELI is set to report earnings Wednesday after the close.
ServiceNow (NOW): A workflow/IT service management platform pushing heavily into enterprise-AI automation. Price targets cluster around $1,100/share, with more bullish targets up to $1,300/share. Even the base case offers over 20% returns from here for a company that continues to do incredible on all their past quarterly earnings. For some reason, the market is mispricing this stock as an AI loser, rather than the AI winner it is. Execution hinges on large deal flow, retention and AI product release momentum. If those metrics disappoint, the stock could get punished, but we believe it has a good chance of getting a double beat. NOW is set to report earnings Wednesday after the close.
TransMedics (TMDX): A smaller-cap, high-risk/high-reward play in warm-perfusion systems for organ transplantation and logistics infrastructure. Analysts based targets are around $144/share, with the bull case going as high as $170/share. Again, a lot of upside in this name and the fact that it is such a unique company, we believe there is a lot of potential for this one, not just in the short-term, but as a long-term investment. TMDX is set to report earnings Wednesday after the close.

Big Tech will set the tone for the market, but the big money will be made in the more speculative names. With more rate cuts on the horizon, we expect markets, especially small-cap companies, to continue higher into the end of the year. As long as earnings are decent for the big tech names, we think this rally can continue all the way into the beginning of next year. But if we get any sort of black swan event, or negative headlines from the big tech companies, this narrative could get flipped on its head. We will be carefully watching all of these stocks and reporting them inside the Investment Club as the news breaks. If you're an Investment Club member, make sure to have notifications turned on in our app so you don't miss a thing. With that said, the long-term thesis remains that as AI, automation and infrastructure evolve, the companies enabling those shifts may offer greater upside than the obvious mega-cap names.

From Mining Coins to Mining Data: 4 Stocks Quietly Making Investors a Fortune (Source)

Stocks mentioned: $CIFR, $BITF, $HUT, $NBIS, $MSFT, $AMZN, $GOOG

The crypto winter didn’t kill mining, it forced evolution. As energy-intensive Bitcoin operations collapsed under falling margins, a handful of survivors realized their hardware, data centers, and grid connections could be repurposed into something far more scalable: cloud infrastructure. The shift from crypto miner to “neo-cloud” operator is now accelerating. Large institutions now have these companies on their radars and are piling a ton of money into the names.

The latest confirmation came from Jane Street, one of Wall Street’s most sophisticated quantitative trading firms, which quietly disclosed multiple 5% stakes in a few of these young "neo-cloud" stocks, including names such as Cipher (CIFR), Bitfarm (BITF) and Hut 8 (HUT). At first glance, that seems like a strong vote of confidence from institutional capital. But investors should also note that Jane Street is currently under scrutiny after its aggressive trading strategies in India led to allegations of market manipulation that allegedly led to sharp losses in certain positions tied to index derivatives. Those controversies rattled markets overseas, showing that when Jane Street makes bold bets, volatility can follow.

So while their stakes signal serious institutional attention, it could also mean a bumpier road ahead for those trading these stocks. Controversy or not, this investment by Jane Street was viewed as extremely bullish by Wall Street investors. On Friday, this announcement caused Cipher to jump up roughly 20% in a single day, Bitfarm was up over 10%, and Hut 8 was up over 17%. This was all following a day where these stocks were down dramatically and offered an opportunity for investors to get in at a discount. Although these 3 names have a lot of potential, there is 1 name we like better in the "neo-cloud" space. That name is:

Nebius (NBIS): Unlike the bitcoin miners trying to turn into a cloud data center play, Nebius has had that as their core focus for a long time now. Not only does Nebius have exposure to the "neo-cloud" sector, but they also have exposure to multiple other sectors through their various subsidiaries, including full-self driving, robotics, A.I., and more. It's not just us who has conviction in them, even the largest companies in the world are investing with Nebius. Just recently, Microsoft inked a deal with Nebius, valued at over $19 billion! But what most people don't know is that Nvidia has been investing millions of dollars into this company well before that. So not only is Nebius in a great sector, but it's also diversified through its subsidiaries and backed by major companies such as Microsoft and Nvidia.

Skeptics argue this transformation is superficial, noting that converting a crypto farm into a fully-fledged cloud facility is capital-intensive and technologically complex. They are correct, which is why we prefer Nebius over the other 3 as a long-term investment, but that doesn't mean they don't all have great potential. Early entrants, such as these 4, are gaining an advantage because the infrastructure that they have been building over the past decade is already in place and operational. It will take years for hyperscalers such as Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Google (GOOG) to build their infrastructure out that these young "neo-clouds" have already built. While not every miner will succeed, the survivors could become the next generation of decentralized cloud providers serving AI and Web3 ecosystems alike.

Opportunities like these happen everyday in the stock market, as long as you know where to look, and what to look for. We shouted Cipher out to our Investment Club before the massive run-up, as you can see below:

During our private live trading session with our Investment Club members, we bought call option contracts on Cipher as soon as the market opened, as you can see below:

As you can see, Cipher ran up massively thoughout the day from where we bought, ending the day up roughly 20%:

But thanks to our options trading strategy, we were able to make much larger returns than just 20% and it wasn't just us who made the returns, it was also our Investment Club members. Most of the returns were anywhere between 30-40% in less than a single trading day, with some members making over 30% in one hour! This is the power of knowing how to utilize options during high-conviction moments, as you can see in our student testimonials below:

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"Super Investor" Spotlight: John Armitage of Egerton Capital (Source)

Stocks mentioned: $MSFT, $AMZN, $PGR, $V, $CRS, $COF, $FERG, $IBKR, $CME, $CRH, $FLUT, $META, $STX, $GOOG, $BSX, $GE, $ICE, $MA

This week’s "Super Investor" Spotlight features John Armitage, the British billionaire founder of Egerton Capital, one of Europe’s most respected hedge funds. For new readers, "Super Investors" are elite fund managers who manage billions of dollars and have consistently outperformed the broader market. Each quarter, their 13F filings give us a rare glimpse into how these financial powerhouses are positioning across sectors. Armitage, known for his analytical precision and disciplined stock selection, has steered Egerton to remarkable success since its founding in 1994. With roughly $10 billion under management, the firm blends traditional value discipline with forward-looking growth bets. A balance that’s reflected clearly in its latest portfolio.

Egerton’s latest 13F shows a decisive tilt toward technology and financials. Two sectors Armitage believes will define the next leg of global growth. Here’s a breakdown of Egerton’s Top 10 holdings:

Microsoft (MSFT) – 9.4%
Amazon (AMZN) – 7.5%
Progressive (PGR) – 7.2%
Visa (V) – 7.0%
Carpenter Technology (CRS) – 5.4%
Capital One (COF) – 5.1%
Ferguson (FERG) – 5.0%
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) – 4.6%
CME Group (CME) – 4.3%
CRH (CRH) – 4.3%

Beyond the Top 10 holdings, Armitage holds positions in a mixture of stocks, including names such as: Flutter (FLUT), Meta (META), Seagate (STX), Google (GOOG), Boston Scientific (BSX), GE Aerospace (GE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Mastercard (MA), as well as a handful of others.

If we had to pick 2 stocks out of Egerton's entire portfolio that we believe offer the best assymetric upside potential, while also giving us a wide safety net, those 2 stocks would be: Amazon (AMZN) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Amazon reports earnings this week, and we believe there's a very good chance that their cloud (AWS) will show improving growth, which could be a catalyst to move the stock higher. As for Intercontinental Exchange, this has also been a consistent slow and steady compounder over time, but recently the stock has pulled back from its all time highs and looks like it's offering a decent entry point. We really like the predictive markets industry, which is being led by companies such as Polymarket and Kalshi. What most people don't know is ICE has invested a decent stake into Polymarket, which is currently a private company. So if you want some exposure to the predictive markets, specifically Polymarket, ICE would be a way to get that exposure. Now, these stocks may not be everybody's "cup of tea", but if we were looking for balanced risk and reward, these are 2 names we would feel safe owning in our portfolio, in almost any environment, at their current price points.

The big picture: John Armitage and Egerton Capital continue to prove why they’re among Europe’s most respected investors. Their latest 13F paints a picture of balance, foresight, and conviction, anchored in high-quality growth names like Microsoft and Visa, yet diversified through industrial and financial exposure that captures macro resilience. Egerton’s approach shows a more balanced method that can still yield good returns, through high-quality growth companies, while not having to take on as much risk. For investors seeking inspiration from the pros, Egerton Capital stands as one of the finest examples to follow and one that we respect highly.

INSIDER STOCK TRADES FROM THE WEEK:

1. Summit Therapuetics (SMMT) - Xia Yu, director of SMMT, bought roughly $10,000,000 of SMMT stock at $18.74/share on Oct. 21, 2025, but it wasn't reported to the public until Oct. 23, 2025. (Source)

2. CSX, Corp. (CSX) - Stephen Angel, President and CEO, bought over $2,000,000 of CSX at $36.87/share on Oct. 20, 2025, but it wasn't reported to the public until Oct. 21, 2025. (Source)

3. Seagate Technology (STX) - Lisa McClain, U.S. House Representative in Michigan (R), bought up to $50,000 worth of STX on Sep. 8, 2025, but it was most recently reported to the public on Oct. 23, 2025. (Source)

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