The word "Woodstock" brings to mind images of rock 'n' roll and a beloved Peanuts character... Not Omaha, Nebraska, and financial guidance.

Preventing the Next Deepfake 'Oracle of Omaha' Scam Ethan Goldman, analyst, Chaikin Analytics The word "Woodstock" brings to mind images of rock 'n' roll and a beloved Peanuts character... Not Omaha, Nebraska, and financial guidance. Yet every year in early May, 40,000 investors from around the world flock to "Woodstock for Capitalists" in Omaha. And folks, it isn't all about investing... "Woodstock for Capitalists" is far from your average get-together. It's Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-B) annual shareholder meeting – with a unique twist. You see, there are fun events mixed in throughout the company's financial results and Q&A sessions. The whole thing has historically boasted extra activities like a 5K race, a day of discounted shopping, and a chance to ask the "Oracle of Omaha" himself questions. If you're unfamiliar with that name, I'm talking about the former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett. The 2026 shareholder meeting was the first with new CEO Greg Abel at the helm instead of Buffett. Because of that, there were some changes to the event this year. One of these changes caught shareholders completely off guard... At the first Q&A session, a recorded video of Buffett started to play. In it, he directly asked Abel why investors should hold on to their shares of Berkshire Hathaway. But there was a catch, folks – the video was AI-generated. Buffett had once warned investors about AI making fraud easier than ever. In fact, these scammers have even employed deepfake versions of Buffett to trick innocent people... This is a major issue the world is now facing. And companies are taking steps to fight these criminals. Just last week, a major payment processor took the next step in this battle... Recommended Links: Sell Your Stocks by September 1? In 2020, Marc Chaikin called the end of the longest bull market in history, weeks before stocks crashed more than 30%. Two years later, he sounded the alarm again, 90 days before stocks plummeted 20%. Now, he's calling the next dramatic market shift. Today, he'll tell you exactly how to prepare... including exactly when to SELL your stocks for the highest potential gains and the lowest possible losses. Learn more here. Billion-Dollar Companies Without Humans? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang projects that "frontier AI" could soon be running billion-dollar companies – without any human involvement. Right now, there's only a small window of time to position your money before this "godlike" AI technology cleaves the market into two classes of stocks – winners and losers. Get your FREE investment playbook here – and make six simple money moves before the market closes today. This Company Aims to Disrupt $1 Trillion in Criminal Activity A week ago, Visa (V) said that it would spend $2.4 billion to buy fraud-intelligence company BioCatch. BioCatch is a private company that watches behavioral data on users' phones, such as how a user types on or handles their device. The company then detects if the behavior changes – and alerts banks and users of an attack. As Visa noted in its press release... Fraud costs people around the world more than $1 trillion every single year. Now, this news came about a week after Visa beat its third-quarter earnings estimates. The stock ended the trading day with a slight 1% growth. This just adds power to the growing momentum of Visa's stock... You see, shares of Visa are only up about 5% since the start of 2026. But most of this growth occurred since the start of June. On July 1, Visa pulled ahead of the S&P 500 Index for the first time this year. And on July 20, the "smart money" took interest in the stock once again. You can see what I mean in the chart below... Despite this, the Power Gauge gives Visa a "neutral-" rating today. That means that our system isn't quite sure a turnaround is in progress yet. It sees some weaknesses "under the hood" with the company. Regardless, keep an eye on Visa in the Power Gauge. A flip to a "bullish" rating signals that it might be time to invest in the stock. And even if you're not a paid-up subscriber to Chaikin Analytics, we have a way for you to do that for free...   Track Visa's Power Gauge Rating Every Day – For Free By now, regular readers are likely familiar with our Power Gauge system. Our paid-up members get access to in-depth ratings and alerts on 5,000 stocks and more than 2,800 exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") every day... But if you only read Chaikin PowerFeed... that's OK. We've given all our readers access to a basic version of this powerful system. It shows the Power Gauge rating on three stocks or ETFs of your choosing for free every day. To do this, click this link. There, you'll enter the e-mail address you use to receive daily issues of the PowerFeed. As a reminder, you can access three of these pared-down ratings every day. And I'd recommend keeping tabs on Visa with this system. Like I said, a "bullish" rating flip could be the start of Visa's next round of growth. Good investing, Ethan Goldman Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors     # Hld:     Bullish     Neutral       Bearish Dow 30 +0.27% 12 13 5 S&P 500 +0.61% 127 274 93 NASDAQ +1.17% 29 57 18 Small Caps +1.11% 668 1068 313 Bonds +0.29%   Metals and Mining +4.88% 15 12 12 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks and Large Cap stocks are Bullish. Major indexes are mixed. *  *  *  * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Information Technology +7.20% Materials +4.82% Discretionary +3.25% Industrials +2.97% Communication +2.78% Health Care +1.93% Financial +1.16% Staples +0.08% Real Estate -0.20% Utilities -1.67% Energy -3.44% *  *  *  * Industry Focus Oil & Gas Equipment Services 8 20 6 Over the past 6 months, the Oil & Gas Equipment Services subsector (XES) has underperformed the S&P 500 by 6.14%. However, its Power Bar ratio which measures future potential is Strong, with more Bullish than Bearish stocks. It is currently ranked #16 of 21 subsectors and has moved down 8 slots over the past week. Top Stocks FET Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. HLX Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. OII Oceaneering International, Inc. *  *  *  * Top Movers Gainers ABNB +17.43% MCHP +13.89% COHR +13.44% PLTR +10.32% MRNA +9.86% Losers TTD -21.90% AKAM -6.76% ZTS -5.97% RMD -5.06% STX -4.71% *  *  *  * Earnings report Earnings Surprises CLMT Calumet, Inc. Q2 $0.68 Beat by $0.52 UAA Under Armour, Inc. Q1 $0.05 Beat by $0.03 SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Q3 $2.79 Beat by $1.33 ACMR ACM Research, Inc. Q2 $0.61 Beat by $0.27 TILE Interface, Inc. Q2 $0.88 Beat by $0.24 *  *  *  * You have received this e-mail as part of your subscription to PowerFeed. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from PowerFeed, click here. You're receiving this e-mail at reunisoft.cryptonews@blogger.com. For questions about your account or to speak with customer service, call +1 (877) 697-6783 (U.S.), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time or e-mail info@chaikinanalytics.com. Please note: The law prohibits us from giving personalized financial advice. © 2026 Chaikin Analytics, LLC. All rights reserved. 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