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USO is drawing attention as crude prices climb on concerns that Middle East shipping and energy-infrastructure attacks could disrupt supply. Traders are split between betting the geopolitical risk premium persists and expecting it to unwind if shipping normalizes or diplomacy advances, while many warn elevated oil could add to inflation pressure and weigh on broader markets.

CoreWeave, Inc. engages in the powers of the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. It offers a solution used by organizations of all sizes that require sophisticated AI computing, from the largest of enterprises to small, well-funded start-ups. The company was founded by Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, Peter Salanki, and Brannin McBee on September 21, 2017 and is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

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CoreWeave Inc

Concerns about CoreWeaves debt-heavy expansion and borrowing costs, amplified by HSBCs warning that financing risks and slower AI demand could pressure growth, dominate the discussion. Bears question whether its backlog can offset funding needs, while bulls point to AI-compute demand and see the selloff as a buying or short-squeeze opportunity.

USA Rare Earth, Inc. is a domestic supplier of rare earth magnets and heavy rare earth elements. It develops a vertically integrated domestic supply chain for rare earth element magnet production, with a facility in Stillwater and mining rights to the Round Top heavy rare earth and critical minerals deposit in West Texas. The company was founded in May 2019 and is headquartered in Stillwater, OK.

USA Rare Earth Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A

USA Rare Earth Inc

A prolonged, steep selloff has fueled criticism of USA Rare Earths new CEO and board, with investors complaining about limited communication and questioning execution, cash burn, and potential share dilution. Some traders see the decline as an opportunity, citing the companys strategic role in domestic rare-earth supply chains and government backing, while others remain bearish amid sector-wide weakness.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. engages in operating social media and in the technology business. Its brands include TRUTH Social, TMTG+, and TMTG News. It operates through the Media and Truth.Fi segments. The Media segment includes products and services such as advertisement through the Truth Social platform. The Truth.Fi segment relates to customized exchange-traded funds or exchange-traded products invested in America First principles, and bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies or crypto-related securities. The company was founded on March 28, 2024 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

DJT is drawing attention amid a steep selloff to new lows, with traders linking the pressure to weakening Trump approval and approaching midterms, as well as concerns about Truth Social and the companys limited operating business. Some view the pending TAE fusion deal as a diversification opportunity, but note that it has not yet transformed the company.

Cerebras Systems, Inc. engages in the designing and provision of processors for artificial intelligence (AI) training and inference. Its products include inference, Wafer Scale Engine, AI supercomputers, AI model services, cloud, systems, and processors. The company was founded by Sean Lie, Andrew D. Feldman, Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, and Jean Philippe Fricker in 2015 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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Cerebras Systems Inc

Cerebras is drawing attention amid a steep post-IPO selloff, with traders pointing to successive lockup expirations and insider selling as potential supply pressure, alongside a TD Cowen price-target cut and concerns about valuation, growth and customer concentration. Bulls argue the shares are oversold and cite the companys AI hardware and backlog, while bears expect more downside; the discussion is predominantly bearish.

NuScale Power Corp. provides proprietary and innovative advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, with a mission to help power the global energy transition by delivering safe, scalable, and reliable carbon-free energy. Its products include VOYGR SMR Plants and Energy Exploration (E2) Centers. The company was founded by José N. Reyes in 2007 and is headquartered in Corvallis, OR.

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NuScale Power Corp

Barclays downgrade and warning about commercial execution risks, particularly delays in securing a definitive TVA agreement, are driving concern around NuScales steep selloff. Traders are split between those worried the company cannot turn its reactor technology into firm projects and buyers who see the cash position and long-term nuclear demand as reasons to hold or accumulate.

General Motors Co. engages in the designing, manufacturing, and selling of trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts, and in providing software-enabled services and subscriptions. It operates through the following segments: GMNA, GMI, Cruise, and GM Financial. The company was founded by William C. Durant on September 16, 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

General Motors Company

GM is under pressure after its Q3 earnings beat failed to overcome disappointment with a full-year profit outlook that was narrowed without raising its midpoint, alongside weaker U.S. deliveries and market share. Traders debate whether the new buyback and stronger cash-flow outlook offset the cautious guidance, with some calling the selloff excessive.

Salesforce, Inc. engages in the design and development of cloud-based enterprise software for customer relationship management. Its solutions include sales force automation, customer service and support, marketing automation, digital commerce, community management, collaboration, industry-specific solutions, and salesforce platform. The firm also provides guidance, support, training, and advisory services. The company was founded by Marc Russell Benioff and Parker Harris in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Salesforce Inc

Salesforces agreement to acquire customer-engagement platform Braze is the main catalyst, with the deal expected to expand Marketing Cloud and its AI capabilities. Traders are weighing the strategic fit against the sizable cash outlay, and some are reacting negatively to CRMs weakness around the announcement.

GE Aerospace is an American aircraft company, which engages in the provision of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft. The firm's portfolio of brands includes Avio Aero, Unison, GE Additive, and Dowty Propellers. It operates through the following segments: Commercial Engines and Services, Defense and Propulsion Technologies, and Corporate and Other. The Commercial Engines and Services segment is involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and servicing of jet engines for commercial airframes, as well as business aviation and aeroderivative applications. The Defense and Propulsion Technologies segment offers defense engines and critical aircraft systems. The Corporate and Other segment relates to corporate functions and operations costs. The company was founded by Thomas Alva Edison in 1878 and is headquartered in Evendale, OH.

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The Best-Performing ETF This Year Has Nothing To Do With AI Or Bitcoin — It's Linked To Crude Tanker Futures And Is Up 2,900% 

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The BWET fund primarily tracks tanker rates on the Middle East Gulf-to-China route through the Strait of Hormuz.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>BWET holds crude-tanker freight futures rather than oil, ships or shipping-company shares.</li><li>Hormuz disruption drove some tanker rates from $75,000-$100,000 per day to nearly $470,000.</li><li>Failed reopening efforts and renewed tanker attacks have kept vessels scarce and freight costs elevated.</li></ul>One of 2026’s biggest investment winners does not own technology stocks, cryptocurrency or even crude oil.&nbsp;However, it does track the cost of getting oil onto a ship and through increasingly dangerous waters.The&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BWET">Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET)</a> has surged 2,928% this year as months of disruption around the Strait of Hormuz sent freight costs soaring, eclipsing even leveraged bets on semiconductor and energy stocks.<h2 class="st-heading-2">BWET Leaves Rival ETFs Behind</h2>BWET’s year-to-date percentage gain is nearly 12 times the 244% advance in the MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X ETN (NRGU) and almost 15 times the 199% rise in the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (SOXL).<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/bwet_vs_etfs_607a896632.png" alt="bwet vs etfs.png">Other strong energy performers lag far behind. The MicroSectors Oil &amp; Gas Exploration &amp; Production 3X Leveraged ETN (OILU) has gained about 148%, while the Direxion Daily S&amp;P Oil &amp; Gas Exploration &amp; Production Bull 2X Shares ETF (GUSH) has risen 119%.Among semiconductor ETFs, the First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL) has advanced 82% and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) about 77%. The S&amp;P 500, tracked by SPY, had gained 12% through Wednesday, while the Nasdaq Composite was up 13%.&nbsp;<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/bwet_vs_broader_market_d4fd472e10.png" alt="bwet vs broader market.png">BWET has also dwarfed the wider energy rally. Its 2,928% gain is about 19 times WTI crude’s 151% advance, 25 times the United States Oil Fund (USO) 's 117% return, and 61 times the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) 's 48% gain.&nbsp;<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/bwet_vs_energy_80a74d888d.png" alt="bwet vs energy.png"><h2 class="st-heading-2">Inside BWET’s Freight Bet</h2>Launched in May 2023, BWET is a specialized commodity-pool ETF that holds near-dated crude-tanker freight futures rather than oil, shipping stocks, or physical vessels. Its exposure is concentrated in the Baltic Exchange’s TD3C route: very large crude carriers hauling oil from the Middle East Gulf to China. A smaller allocation tracks Suezmax shipments from West Africa to Europe.&nbsp;The Gulf-to-China route passes through Hormuz, making the fund particularly sensitive to the availability of ships willing to cross the strait. Higher freight futures can lift BWET even when oil prices fall. Conversely, an easing of shipping constraints can hurt the fund without requiring a comparable decline in crude.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Shipping Shortage Fuels BWET&nbsp;</h2>The disruption began after the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February when Tehran effectively closed Hormuz to most commercial traffic. Before the war, about 125 large commercial ships crossed daily. Gulf supertanker hire rates were around $75,000 to $100,000 a day.By late June, tanker rates for voyages through Hormuz had surged to nearly $470,000 a day, while rates outside the strait jumped to $190,500 from $106,500 in just one week. The problem wasn't just demand for oil. Ships were stranded, owners were refusing voyages, and the vessels available to carry remaining cargo commanded exceptional prices.<img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/bwet_surge_1e621a924a.png" alt="bwet surge.png">Insurance is another hurdle. At the APPEC industry conference on Wednesday, Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) said transit costs ran from $10 million to $20 million per voyage, and cargo-insurance bills hit nearly $10 million. Additional war-risk coverage for leaving the Gulf, previously negligible, could reach “10 percent of the cargo.”BWET does not track insurance costs directly. However, higher war-risk premiums can discourage ships from entering the Gulf, tighten available capacity and increase the freight rates underlying the fund’s futures.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">BWET Swings On Hormuz Hopes&nbsp;</h2>June briefly offered a way out. The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iranian ports on June 18 under an agreement that promised 60 days of toll-free passage and the restoration of commercial traffic within 30 days. Some stranded tankers escaped. But mines, rival transit corridors and renewed attacks kept the route far from normal.Middle East-to-China VLCC rates fell to about $287,000 a day by June 30 from more than $500,000 before the peace announcement. The ceasefire subsequently broke down, and Washington reimposed its blockade in mid-July. BWET had already shown how quickly diplomacy could reverse the trade. The ETF fell about 13% at the open on April 9 after Iran said it would allow safe passage, then rebounded when tanker traffic was halted again.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Hormuz Tanker Attacks Revive Freight Risk&nbsp;</h2>The latest round of violence has further narrowed the pool of willing operators. U.S. forces said they destroyed five Iranian crude tankers on Tuesday following attempted missile attacks on an American warship, after striking three tankers days earlier. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard separately claimed attacks on two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers.The violence has also threatened shuttle vessels carrying Gulf crude to larger tankers waiting outside Hormuz, which is a workaround to keep risk-averse ships away from the strait. Only six tracked commodity ships crossed the strait on Tuesday, far below the 125 daily transits recorded before the war. The tally excludes vessels operating with tracking systems switched off, but major shipping companies are reluctant to return.&nbsp;Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Japan’s second-largest shipping company with a fleet of more than 900 vessels, said normal operations were unlikely to resume soon. CEO Jotaro Tamura said it was “difficult to see operations resuming in any form by the end of the year.”<h2 class="st-heading-2">How Do Retail Traders Feel About BWET?</h2>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for BWET flipped dramatically to ‘extremely bullish’ from ‘extremely bearish’ levels three months ago amid a 900% surge in message volume over the past month. The ticker’s watcher base has also jumped 45% over the past month and 75% in the last quarter, indicating healthy retail interest in the ETF.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/bwet_ss_2deb7868d9.png" alt="bwet ss.png" width="643" height="346"><figcaption>BWET sentiment and message volume as of September 10 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>One user&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/howardlindzon/message/663937776">said</a>, “$BWET anything can happen from here. $1000 or $100 would not suprise me.”<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/howardlindzon/message/663937776</stembedurl>Another user&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/Batman9988/message/663854862">said</a>, “BWET has been the best performing non-leveraged ETF this year even beating SanDisk as far as percentage wise. It will dramatically decline in price when the war ends or another fake ceasefire but right now it just keeps climbing.”<stembedurl>https://stocktwits.com/Batman9988/message/663854862</stembedurl>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/rklb-asts-spcx-pl-trump-task-force-10000-annual-space-operations-2035/cZt96DQRJCf"> RKLB, ASTS, SPCX, PL In Focus: New Trump Task Force Targets 10,000 Annual Space Operations By 2035&nbsp;</a>

Iran's medium-sized oil tankers continue to wait off the coast of Bandar Abbas at the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan Province, Iran on September 09, 2026. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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