AI Stock Picks — NASDAQ 100

Thursday, September 10, 2026  ·  Five AI analysts screened this index for stocks with the best shot at gaining +5% within 30 days

Today's Market Mood

Neutral  Normal choppiness · VIX 17.3

The NASDAQ 100 is in a sharp, broad-based correction — most constituents are down double digits over the past 30 days and many sit 20-45% below their 52-week highs — but the tape is highly bifurcated, with a memory/storage semiconductor upcycle and AI-infrastructure capex theme driving explosive, sustained gains in a specific subset of names alongside a mega-cap tech snapback. Selectivity is critical given the deteriorating breadth; only names showing genuine multi-window momentum or a concrete catalyst are included.

Memory and storage chip upcycle (NAND/DRAM pricing power) lifting MU, SNDK, WDC, STXAI data-center infrastructure buildout (compute, optical interconnect, power) lifting NBIS, CRWV, LITE, MRVL, CEGMega-cap tech snapback after a steep drawdown (META, AMD, TSLA, QCOM, INTC, AAPL)Broad risk-off in software, travel, and consumer-discretionary names still making new lows

Today's Actionable List

Which of today's picks to actually take, and at what size, given what you are already holding. Each pick's own Suggested Allocation sizes it in isolation; this table applies the portfolio limits — at most 20 open positions and 60% of the portfolio committed in total. Run with --capital 25000 to see these sizes as order amounts rather than percentages.

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Nothing new to buy today — hold the positions you already have.

Already open: DXCM (to Sep 11), BDX (to Sep 12), EXPD (to Sep 13), CPAY (to Sep 16), GPN (to Sep 16), STT (to Sep 16), STJ.L (to Sep 16), SCHW (to Sep 17), TRGP (to Sep 17), AV.L (to Sep 17), PSN.L (to Sep 17), CVX (to Sep 18) … and 97 more. Symbols you already hold were excluded from this run's candidates rather than re-picked.

Position-sizing guidance only — half-Kelly per pick, bounded by the limits above. Not personal investment advice.

Behind the scenes: how each AI analyst did
Aria
10 picks
Blaze
8 picks
Nova
4 picks
Orion
6 picks
Quinn
7 picks

No Qualifying Picks Found

All five agents analyzed the candidates but did not find any stocks meeting the probability threshold for this target.

What Each Agent Evaluated

No stock cleared the bar this run. Below is what each analyst selected and why it did not make the final report, plus the candidates each one passed over.

Aria — Momentum & Technical

Stocks this agent selected

  • SNDKSandisk Corporation · 75% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.45 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.37% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • NBISNebius Group N.V. · 75% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.38 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -13.8% stop.
  • CRWVCoreWeave, Inc. · 70% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.36 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.34% target against a -14.7% stop.
  • MSTRStrategy Inc · 70% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.43 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.50% target against a -12.9% stop.

Candidates passed over

  • ARM
    Share price fell over the past 30 days and lagged the broader market, failing the positive-trend and relative-strength requirements

Blaze — Fundamental & Earnings

Stocks this agent selected

  • SNDKSandisk Corporation · 79% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • WDCWestern Digital Corporation · 79% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.40 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.00% target against a -12.4% stop.
  • STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc · 79% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.46 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.13% target against a -11.2% stop.
  • MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc. · 79% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.45 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.37% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • LITELumentum Holdings Inc. · 79% · Very High
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.14% target against a -11.6% stop.

Candidates passed over

  • MSTR
    Its most recent quarter showed a massive negative earnings surprise and zero beats in the last four quarters, plus an $8.2 billion GAAP net loss from bitcoin markdowns — the price rally reflects bitcoin's price, not improving fundamentals
  • ARM
    No earnings-release or news data was available, and its own 30-day price trend is negative with the price below its 50-day average, so it fails even the fallback price/technical check
  • CPRT
    It reports earnings later today, an immediate binary event with unknown outcome, and its only fundamental catalyst is a stale, modest quarter from May — too thin and too risky to include

Nova — News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Stocks this agent selected

  • STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc · 58% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.46 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.13% target against a -11.2% stop.
  • SNDKSandisk Corporation · 53% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • NBISNebius Group N.V. · 53% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.38 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -13.8% stop.
  • LITELumentum Holdings Inc. · 53% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.14% target against a -11.6% stop.

Candidates passed over

  • WDC
    Price is still below its 50-day moving average with no confirmed catalyst, a weaker setup than its memory-sector peers
  • MRVL
    No company-specific catalyst found in recent news, and its price move is more modest than the memory/storage names it gets compared to
  • CRWV
    The recent price bounce is undercut by heavy negative trading-volume flow, suggesting the rally isn't backed by genuine buying
  • TER
    30-day gain is only marginal and no specific catalyst could be confirmed, too weak a setup for inclusion
  • ARM
    30-day return is still negative despite a recent bounce, failing the positive-momentum requirement without a confirmed catalyst

Orion — Macro & Sector Rotation

Stocks this agent selected

  • SNDKSandisk Corporation · 66% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • WDCWestern Digital Corporation · 63% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.40 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.00% target against a -12.4% stop.
  • STXSeagate Technology Holdings plc · 60% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.46 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.13% target against a -11.2% stop.
  • MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc. · 63% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.45 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.37% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • LITELumentum Holdings Inc. · 61% · High
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.14% target against a -11.6% stop.

Candidates passed over

  • CRWV
    AI-infrastructure theme fits, but weak 30-day price trend, declining trading-volume signal, and very heavy insider selling make the setup too mixed to back
  • TER
    Sector-aligned but 30-day momentum is too weak (near flat) to offer a reliable edge toward a 5% move
  • ARM
    Share price is down over the past 30 days, failing the positive-trend requirement despite sector alignment
  • CPRT
    Business is vehicle salvage auctions, a sector with no connection to the memory/AI-infrastructure rotation driving this market
  • MSTR
    Price moves track bitcoin's price rather than the memory/AI-infrastructure sector rotation, and its recent earnings track record is weak

Quinn — Quantitative / Statistical

Stocks this agent selected

  • SNDKSandisk Corporation · 60% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • WDCWestern Digital Corporation · 60% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.40 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.00% target against a -12.4% stop.
  • MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc. · 60% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.45 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.37% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • NBISNebius Group N.V. · 60% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.38 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -13.8% stop.
  • CRWVCoreWeave, Inc. · 60% · Medium
    Reward-to-risk 0.36 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.34% target against a -14.7% stop.

Candidates passed over

  • STX
    Trading volume is not confirming the price rise (on-balance volume divergence), a warning that the move lacks real buying support, pulling the computed edge below a genuine 50% before the framework's floor rule kicked in
  • LITE
    Same volume-divergence warning as STX — price gains aren't being confirmed by volume, suggesting the rally could be running on fumes
  • TER
    Weak 30-day price trend (+2.1%) combined with a volume divergence warning leaves no genuine statistical edge
  • CPRT
    None of the framework's qualifying technical conditions are met — RSI is neutral, MACD histogram is negative, and there's no Bollinger squeeze or golden cross, so no quantitative setup exists
Every stock Scout considered — and why each was discarded

Scout scanned 101 NASDAQ 100 constituents and short-listed 25 candidates for deep analysis by the five analysts. Here is what happened to each one.

  • MUMicron Technology, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Memory-cycle repricing story with strong sustained momentum, up nearly 14% over 30 days and still positive over 5 days.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-07 runs until 2026-10-07 (28 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • SNDKSandisk CorporationDropped at merge
    Scout: NAND-cycle beneficiary up over 37% in 30 days with continued 5-day strength, the strongest momentum name in the index.
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • WDCWestern Digital CorporationDropped at merge
    Scout: Storage-cycle tailwind mirroring memory peers, steady positive momentum across both windows.
    Reward-to-risk 0.40 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.00% target against a -12.4% stop.
  • STXSeagate Technology Holdings plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Riding the same storage/memory pricing upcycle with consistent 30-day and 5-day gains.
    Reward-to-risk 0.46 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.13% target against a -11.2% stop.
  • MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: AI networking/custom-silicon exposure with strong momentum in both the 30-day and 5-day windows (+10% and +11%).
    Reward-to-risk 0.45 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.37% target against a -12.0% stop.
  • LITELumentum Holdings Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: AI datacenter optical-interconnect demand driving a +16% 30-day gain while trading closest to its 52-week high among AI infra peers.
    Reward-to-risk 0.44 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.14% target against a -11.6% stop.
  • NBISNebius Group N.V.Dropped at merge
    Scout: AI cloud/GPU infrastructure name up 24% over 30 days with accelerating 5-day momentum (+12%).
    Reward-to-risk 0.38 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.30% target against a -13.8% stop.
  • CRWVCoreWeave, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Sharp recent bounce (+13% over 5 days) in an AI-cloud compute name tied to the same infrastructure buildout theme.
    Reward-to-risk 0.36 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.34% target against a -14.7% stop.
  • METAMeta Platforms, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Mega-cap AI capex beneficiary showing a strong synchronized bounce, +9% over both the 30-day and 5-day windows.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (30 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.Already held
    Scout: AI GPU/data-center exposure with strong dual-window momentum and the smallest drawdown from its 52-week high among the group.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • TSLATesla, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Leading the mega-cap snapback with an 11% 30-day gain and continued positive short-term momentum.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (30 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • QCOMQUALCOMM IncorporatedAlready held
    Scout: Semiconductor recovery trade up over 11% in 30 days with accelerating 5-day gains.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (30 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • INTCIntel CorporationAlready held
    Scout: Sharp turnaround momentum with a standout 12.5% 5-day surge, one of the strongest short-term movers in the index.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-08 runs until 2026-10-08 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • TERTeradyne, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Semiconductor test-equipment name with a strong 9% 5-day bounce building on positive 30-day momentum.
    Reward-to-risk 0.46 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.00% target against a -10.8% stop.
  • ARMArm Holdings plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Sharp 5-day reversal (+8.7%) suggesting a bottoming process after a heavy prior decline.
    Only Quinn selected this stock — Quinn solo picks require High or Very High confidence and at least 60% probability (this pick: Medium, 60% raw (63% after calibration)).
  • AAPLApple Inc.Already held
    Scout: Trading within 6% of its 52-week high with fresh analyst coverage on the upcoming foldable iPhone as a notable product-cycle catalyst.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-01 runs until 2026-10-01 (21 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • CEGConstellation Energy CorporationAlready held
    Scout: Nuclear power supplier benefiting from AI-datacenter electricity demand, up 6% over 30 days.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-07 runs until 2026-10-07 (28 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Defensive biotech up 9% over 30 days and trading within 8% of its 52-week high, showing relative strength versus the broader tape.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-26 runs until 2026-09-25 (15 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • FANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Energy name with steady positive momentum across both windows and one of the smallest drawdowns from its 52-week high.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-01 runs until 2026-10-01 (22 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • WBDWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Positive 30-day trend and trading close to its 52-week high, showing relative resilience versus peers.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-20 runs until 2026-09-19 (9 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.Already held
    Scout: Up over 8% in 30 days and within 6% of its 52-week high despite a minor 5-day pullback.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-21 runs until 2026-09-20 (10 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • CPRTCopart, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Consistent 30-day uptrend (+8.2%) suggesting durable relative strength.
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: High, 65% raw (63% after calibration)).
  • MSTRStrategy IncDropped at merge
    Scout: Extreme momentum (+34% over 30 days, +6% over 5 days) tied to bitcoin exposure; high-beta but showing a clear sustained uptrend.
    Reward-to-risk 0.43 is below the 0.50 minimum — a +5.50% target against a -12.9% stop.
  • ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Up 15% over 30 days on the back of pipeline progress, despite a short-term pullback that may offer a re-entry point.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-02 runs until 2026-10-02 (23 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • MDLZMondelez International, Inc.Already held
    Scout: Defensive consumer-staples name trading within 7% of its 52-week high with a stable positive 30-day trend.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-20 runs until 2026-09-19 (9 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.

Agent Analytical Approaches

Aria

Momentum & Technical

Checks 30-day price history for every candidate before making any selection. Requires positive period return and positive 5-day momentum as mandatory gates. Ranks picks by proximity to their period high and adjusts probability based on volume. Uses news only to rule out major negative catalysts.

Blaze

Fundamental & Earnings

Searches earnings results, analyst upgrades, and revenue trends before checking price data. Requires at least one verifiable fundamental catalyst — earnings beat, analyst upgrade, or revenue acceleration — within the last 60 days. Favours stocks with strong fundamentals trading below recent highs (value entry).

Nova

News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Hunts for specific events within the last 21 days: FDA approvals, major contract wins, product launches, earnings surprises, or significant analyst upgrades. Requires a positive price reaction confirming the market is recognising the catalyst. Also scans for upcoming events that could drive further gains.

Orion

Macro & Sector Rotation

Maps the macroeconomic regime (risk-on / risk-off / neutral) and identifies sectors benefiting from current conditions before looking at individual stocks. Only selects stocks from macro-aligned sectors with confirmed sector tailwinds. Adjusts for interest rate sensitivity and geopolitical factors.

Sage

Devil's Advocate

Reviews the final picks after all four analysts agree and actively challenges each bull thesis. Searches for bearish technical signals, negative news, insider selling, and elevated short interest that the agreeing agents may have underweighted. Produces evidence-based counter-arguments shown on each pick card.

Quinn

Quantitative / Statistical

Pure-quant analyst: no news, no narrative, only numbers. Identifies mean-reversion setups from RSI extremes (<35) with momentum turning, Bollinger squeeze breakouts, and multi-factor quant scores using RSI, MACD, OBV, short interest, and insider transaction data. Counterbalances narrative bias across the four analyst agents.