Day Trade Cheat Sheet - August 11, 2026 (EOD)

 ## TODAY'S GRADE: B A mostly positive day for traders with solid moves in AI-related and energy stocks, though some tech and retail names disappointed. ## HOW INDEXES TRADED **SPY:** +0.3% - trending higher with moderate strength **QQQ:** +0.5% - led by tech and AI optimism, steady uptrend **IWM:** +0.2% - modest gains, less volatile than large caps ## BIGGEST MOVERS ### Winners **$RIOT** +20% - surged pre-market on $9.1B Anthropic cloud deal fueling AI infrastructure demand **$CORE** +8% - CoreWeave beat Q2 revenue estimates, showing strong AI momentum **$SMCI** +9% - Super Micro Computer raised guidance, beating earnings expectations ### Losers **$RKLB** -50% - Rocket Lab plunged after Neutron rocket delay and widened loss report **$ONON** -22% - On Holding shares dropped sharply on Q2 sales miss and weak guidance **$APP** -6% - AppLovin slumped after Bank of America downgrade citing growth concerns ## WHAT WORKED Patterns or setups that worked today: - Pre-market gap plays on AI infrastructure names like **$RIOT** and **$CORE** rewarded early buyers - Earnings beat momentum in semiconductor and AI hardware stocks such as **$SMCI** and **$LITE** - Energy and oil-related stocks like Marathon Petroleum hitting record highs continued to attract buyers ## WHAT FAILED Setups that didn't work: - High-flying space and aerospace stocks like **$RKLB** suffered sharp reversals post-earnings, showing risk in speculative sectors - Consumer discretionary and retail names with earnings misses or downgrades, such as **$APP** and **$ONON**, failed to hold support - Dividend stocks with stretched valuations, e.g., Intel's equity raise weighed on sentiment despite upgrade ## AFTER-HOURS WATCH Earnings or news to monitor tonight: - **$NBIS** Nebius reports Q2 earnings with focus on Nvidia and Meta AI exposure - **$DDI** DoubleDown Interactive Q2 earnings call for gaming sector insights - **$PNNT** PennantPark Investment Corporation Q3 earnings transcript due ## TOMORROW PREVIEW **Early Watch:** - **$NVDA**, **$META**, and **$MSFT** ahead of key AI-related earnings and guidance updates - Dividend stalwarts like **$KHC** and **$PEP** may attract defensive flows amid market uncertainty **Catalyst:** - July CPI inflation data release expected to influence Fed rate expectations and market direction - Continued fallout from Rocket Lab’s Neutron delay and Intel’s equity raise news **Bias:** - Neutral to cautiously bullish, with AI and energy sectors providing leadership while tech and retail remain mixed ahead of inflation data --- Traders should remain nimble, focusing on high-conviction AI infrastructure plays and energy stocks while watching for volatility in speculative and consumer discretionary names. The CPI report will be a key event to gauge market momentum going into the week.