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AppLovin, Qualcomm, Gold and Brent After the Vote
Four theoretical setups for Thursday, November 5: AppLovin after a beat-and-raise, Qualcomm after a soft guide, gold back above $4,000 and Brent after a three-day slide.
APP · AppLovin Corporation — Bullish, Short-term (days). AppLovin reported third-quarter revenue up 55% to $2.185 billion, an 84% adjusted EBITDA margin and earnings of $4.30 a share against $4.04 expected, then guided fourth-quarter revenue to $2.365 billion to $2.395 billion against a $2.25 billion consensus. The stock closed up 10.7% at $271.75 before the release and rose about 22% after hours. Momentum after a beat-and-raise of this size often carries for several sessions, but the guide implies slower sequential growth and the gap is already large. A daily close below $271.75 would invalidate the setup, since it would mean the whole post-earnings gain had been sold.
QCOM · Qualcomm Incorporated — Bearish, Short-term (days). Qualcomm's fiscal fourth quarter was a small beat, earnings of $2.17 a share against $2.16, but handset revenue fell 26% to $5.14 billion on memory shortages and the December-quarter earnings guide of $2.15 to $2.35 has a midpoint below the $2.27 consensus. The shares closed at $173.19 and fell about 7% after hours. Soft guidance tied to a supply problem the company cannot fix itself tends to weigh for more than one session. A daily close above $173.19 would invalidate the setup, as it would mean buyers had absorbed the guide entirely.
XAU/USD · Gold (spot) — Bullish, Swing (1-4 weeks). Gold futures settled 3.4% higher at $4,073 an ounce on November 4, back above $4,000, as the dollar index fell about 0.4% and the 10-year Treasury yield slipped to about 4.89% after Democrats won Congress, and they traded near $4,126 early on Thursday. A Bank of England hike and a soft US payroll report on Friday would extend the pressure on the dollar. The risk is a peace deal in the Iran war, which would remove part of gold's geopolitical premium. A daily close below $3,940 would invalidate the setup, returning the metal to its level before the vote.
BRENT · Brent crude oil — Neutral, Short-term (days). Brent settled at $94.60 on November 4, down 8.7% on the day and about 16.6% in three sessions, as traders bet that a Democratic Congress will push to end the Iran war after Tehran signalled openness to talks. The fall removes much of the risk premium, but the physical market is still tight: the world has drawn nearly 1 billion barrels from inventories since the war began, and the Financial Times reported prices could return above $100 if talks fail. With the next move depending on headlines from the negotiations rather than on supply data, no directional setup.