A Blog about Investing, Finance and Market Insights
by a Student for Students.
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MRVL -The Stock That Jumped After One CEO’s Comment
On June 2, 2026, Marvell Technology(MRVL) became the center of attention after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described it as the “next trillion-dollar company.” The comment was short, but the market reaction was enormous. Marvell’s stock surged, continued climbing over the next two trading days, and then suffered a sharp decline. By the end of June,…
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What Is Really Driving the AI Boom?
The past few weeks have been pretty busy. I just finished my sophomore year, and right after finals, I traveled to Korea by myself. I have been learning new things, experiencing a different environment, and figuring out how to handle things more independently. With school keeping me busy for so long, I also fell behind…
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Oil Hits $110: Why Geography Matters to the Stock Market
I have always been interested in wars, but one thing I find interesting is how a conflict can affect people who live thousands of miles away from the battlefield. You might think a war in the Middle East would mainly affect the countries involved. However, when oil prices start rising, the effects can reach the…
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What Is an Indicator?
When I first started looking at charts, indicators looked confusing.There were lines everywhere. Different colors. Different numbers.It didn’t feel like something I could actually use.So at the beginning, I mostly ignored them. I focused on news, earnings, and just whether a stock looked like it was going up or down.That worked sometimes. But it also…
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When War Hits the Market
Lately the market has felt chaotic. News about tensions involving Iran started appearing everywhere and oil prices jumped almost immediately. Suddenly the whole market felt unstable. At first I thought it would just be another geopolitical headline that traders talk about for a day and then forget. But then I opened my portfolio and realized…
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FOMO: The Biggest Hurdle to Investors
It has been a while since I last wrote. A new semester started, and sophomore life has been busier than I expected. Classes picked up fast, activities started again, and our investment club launched another competition. This time, each of us was given $100,000 of virtual money, instead of the $10,000 from last semester. We…
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Winning My School Investment Club and What It Actually Means
This semester officially ended today, along with our school investment club competition. I finished in first place 🙂 Amazon Gift Card from Investment Club! 1st Place Award Thank you! Seeing my name at the top of the leaderboard felt unreal. We started with $10,000 in virtual money, and by the end of the semester my…
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When Currency Changes More Than Just Numbers
Recently I started paying more attention to exchange rates because my dad works in Korea and earns his salary in Korean won. When he sends money to the United States, we have to convert it into dollars. The same amount of money that looked normal in Korea suddenly felt smaller once it became dollars. His…
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TEMPTATION , When You Want to Go “ALL IN”
The first time I ever tried investing was back in 7th grade. We had just learned about the Great Depression in math and social studies, and our teacher decided to make it real for us. She set up a class stock contest using Yahoo Finance. Each of us got $10,000 of fake money and two…
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What I Learned About Global Markets (After Visiting London)
From October 1 to 6, I spent five days in London for the John Locke Global Essay Competition Gala Dinner and the Academic Conference. It was my first international academic event, and I learned so much from students all around the world. The discussions were deep, the people were smart, and the energy was amazing.…
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