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"Now, XSO, small caps, or XEC, if you prefer that one... continue to trend very strongly to the upside. So this has been the long overdue story..."
In the Australian market, there is a notable uptrend in small-cap and emerging company indices such as XSO and XEC. Gary Davis points out that these stocks, which have been undervalued for years, are now witnessing strong price moves, signaling a shift in market sentiment and a potential opportunity for investors to benefit from the domestic market rally.

"A company like Intel, for instance, was probably in very, very significant risk of even surviving. But now they're in a position where they're going to be able to thrive and grow."
Intel is highlighted as a turnaround story. Once facing significant capital challenges, the support from government involvement and strategic private investments has positioned it to thrive in the evolving AI and data center landscape.

"Now, the US-UK nuclear deal is a possible boost for our uranium stocks, but this is an area where you just need to be very careful. And again, don't accept conventional wisdom here because there certainly are some production issues with stocks like Boss Energy, for instance."
The speaker warns that despite potential macro catalysts such as the US-UK nuclear deal, investors should exercise caution with uranium stocks. The commentary specifically calls out production issues in companies like Boss Energy and underscores the need for a discriminating approach in this volatile segment.

"Now, turning to individual gold stocks, the GDX ETF listed on the Australian market was slightly lower, but it was such a good night on Friday night that I think we should see a pretty positive session tomorrow for Australian gold producers."
The speaker comments on the performance of the GDX ETF, noting that despite a minor pullback, strong activity on the previous session suggests a potential rebound in Australian gold producers. This serves as actionable investor color for those interested in precious metals exposure.

"Another important chart, and this is a really classic bullish pattern here, is SMH, the semiconductor index. We've had a breakout, a few weeks of undecided price action, bit of backwards and forwards, then retested the breakout. And now the last three weeks, we've had a really hard bounce off that retest. So breakout, retest, and then go hard from there is a very, very good sign for semiconductors."
The speaker highlights a technical breakout and strong bounce in the SMH semiconductor index, suggesting that semiconductor stocks are on a solid bullish trajectory. This commentary is intended as investor color to underline the positive technical outlook which often correlates with broader market strength.