Critical Metals Corp. (CRML): A Potential Game Changer for Western Heavy Rare Earth Supply Chains
The global rare earth market is being shaped by the dual forces of geopolitics and industrial demand. China currently accounts for approximately 70% of global rare earth mining and around 90% of processing, while Western economies are almost entirely dependent on imports for heavy rare earths. Rare earth permanent-magnet materials are indispensable in critical sectors such as defense, electric vehicles, and wind power. This structural imbalance has created urgent demand for non-Chinese rare earth supply chains, and Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML) is one of the companies now in the spotlight against this backdrop. CRML’s flagship asset is the Tanbreez rare earth project in southern Greenland—one of the world’s largest heavy rare earth deposits. In October 2026, the Greenland government formally approved the project’s mining and mine-closure plans, valid through 2050. The approval covers extraction permits for 19 key elements, including heavy rare earths such as terbium, dysprosium, and yttrium, as well as magnet metals such as neodymium and praseodymium. This marks a decisive step in the project’s transition from exploration to development.
Hold On Tight to NVIDIA: CRWV Secures Nearly $130 Billion in Orders—The “Compute Oversupply” Argument Can Be Put to Rest
CoreWeave (CRWV) delivers another explosive earnings report, proving that it is an AI compute wave standout server newcomer that cannot be overlooked. In the second quarter of 2026, the company’s revenue reached $2.58 billion, up 112% year over year, exceeding analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion and landing at the high end of the guidance range. What truly shook the market, however, was that the backlog surged to approximately $104 billion—up 246% year over year—and continued to rise from $99.4 billion at the end of the prior quarter. And this $104 billion figure does not yet include the additional net-signed customer orders of over $25 billion at the beginning of the third quarter—contracts with customers already signed but not yet recognized as revenue$AAPLB , bringing the actual total to nearly $130 billion.
$ONDS Four-Star Command Headquarters and $74 Billion: ONDS’ Strategic Moment
On September 30, the U.S. Secretary of Defense announced the establishment of a four-star “Autonomous Operations Command” to oversee drones, AI, and command systems, and requested $74 billion to support drones and counter-drone efforts. This means autonomous warfare has moved from a lab exercise to a standing line item in the defense budget.
The logic isn’t complicated: on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield, $500 FPV drones have been used to knock down air-defense missiles worth millions of dollars—bringing the war back to an “arithmetic of unit kill cost.” And after the DJI ban, the Pentagon’s self-developed substitutes cost 8–14 times more; the Green UAS list has become the only domestic replacement window.
ONDS is perfectly positioned in this window. Its Optimus is a hangar-style drone certified by the FAA in the U.S., and it just secured a $14.3 million defense contract in Q2. Iron Drone Raider focuses on countermeasures and has already completed government pilot programs across Europe and Asia. In Q3, revenue surged roughly 6x year over year, setting a record as it expands U.S. domestic production capacity and hires to attract retired officers and tap defense-sector connections.
The risks are equally clear: small-cap high volatility; the $74 billion is a budget request rather than an allocated funding amount; the Green List is still under application; and Anduril is eyeing the space. This article does not constitute investment advice.
Four-Star Command and $74 Billion: Why ONDS Is Positioned at the Starting Line of Autonomous Operations
September 30, 2026, in Quantico, Virginia, U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth announced the establishment of a new four-star joint operations command—the “Autonomous Operations Command”—at the Marine Corps base. The scope of jurisdiction is clearly spelled out in three areas: drones, artificial intelligence, and command-and-control systems. (Wall Street Journal) puts it more directly: this is about “completely reforming the way the Pentagon procures, tests, and deploys drones and other cutting-edge technologies.” The supporting numbers are equally striking: the Pentagon is seeking to double spending in the autonomous operations domain and invest $74.0 billion in drone and counter-drone technologies in its budget request.
Your teacher (Waves Theory Study) 9/29 latest assessment:
• The purple line adjustment has progressed to the third segment (c wave end)
• As long as the green line is not broken: 80,026 → only a blue 5-2 pullback → then blue 5-3/5-4/5-5
• If the red dashed line at 90,123 is broken: the purple line can’t form a pushing wave → limited downside space → further confirms it’s (1) the path
Three-step path
Step 1: Blue 5-2 wrapping up (now ~84,400)
• The purple line’s c wave completes; stabilization in the 84,000–85,000 area is enough
• Absolute limit: it must not break 80,026; once broken, it would invalidate the entire Blue 5 structure
• Signal: 2H MACD red histogram contracting (currently DIF 7.18 / DEA -146.83 has just formed a golden cross), and KDJ is low
Step 2: Blue 5-3 main rise (84,400 → 88,000–89,000)
• Break above the prior high 87,395 is the confirmation signal
• Blue 5-1 rises from 74,968 to 87,395 = 12,427 points; Blue 5-3 is usually not shorter than that
• Counting from 84,000, the first target is 88,000–89,000; the interim liquidation zone at 87,904 (3.63600e8 short positions) will be absorbed
Step 3: Blue 5-4 pullback + Blue 5-5 sprint (→ 90,123)
• Blue 5-4 is a normal retracement of Blue 5-3’s 0.382 (about 86,000–86,500)
• Blue 5-5 rallies on exhaustion, ultimately topping out near the red dashed line at 90,123
Key confirmation / invalidation Status | Meaning | Action Hold 84,000–85,000 | Continue rising | Blue 5-2 ends; hold longs Break 87,395 | Confirm Blue 5-3 | Add more; target 90,123 Rise above 90,123 | The purple line can’t form a pushing wave; downside is limited | Take profit/trim, but there’s no need to panic Break below 80,026 | Blue 5 ends; enter a major correction (0.2–0.618) | Set a stop-loss and wait to re-enter at 78,500/75,000
One sentence
Hold 80,026 → purple c wave finishes → Blue 5-3 breaks 87,395 → Blue 5-5 surges to 90,123. Breaking above 90,123 is actually good (the purple line fails to form a pushing wave, so the subsequent drop won’t be deep); only if 80,026 is broken should you run. The above is a wave projection and does not constitute investment advice.
USA Rare Earth: the Core Pillar of the U.S. Rare-Earth Independent Supply Chain
USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq ticker: USAR) is the only vertically integrated U.S. rare-earth company that covers the entire industrial chain from mine mining, to refining and separation, to magnet manufacturing. It is also a key implementation platform for the U.S. strategy to ensure independent and controllable rare-earth supply chains, providing core services to national strategic security areas such as defense, semiconductors, and new energy. USAR entered the capital markets through a backdoor listing. In August 2024, it signed a definitive business combination agreement with the SPAC company Infection Point Acquisition Corp. II. The merger was completed in early 2025 and it was listed on Nasdaq, officially named USA Rare Earth, Inc. Its development is deeply tied to U.S. industrial policies. In January 2026, it reached a final agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, securing up to $1.6 billion in total funding support under the (CHIPS and Science Act), including $277 million in federal non-reimbursable grants and $1.3 billion in senior guaranteed loans. At the same time, the U.S. government holds 10% of the company at $17.17 per share. In 2026, the company accelerated its global expansion. In April, it announced a $2.8 billion acquisition of the Brazilian Serra Verde rare earth project; in September, the merger was completed, directly gaining mature, operating production capacity and cash flow. That same year, it announced a management change in July. The former CEO, Barbara Hampton, will retire in October, and will be succeeded by Thras Moraitis, CEO of Serra Verde in Brazil, to align with the needs of global business integration.
$TSLA 【US to lower vehicle fuel efficiency standards; fuel consumption and emissions may rise】US officials said on Saturday that the US Department of Transportation will finalize regulations on Monday that significantly lower vehicle fuel economy standards, applicable through 2031. This means the US will reverse the policy pursued during the Biden administration to push automakers to produce more electric vehicles. President Donald Trump said he has approved new fuel economy standards for cars and trucks and said the new rules will lower the price of new vehicles. US Transportation Secretary Duffy said, “American auto workers will see a major victory on Monday.” According to the Department of Transportation’s own estimates, the new standards will reduce the cost of new cars, but fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions over the coming decades will increase.
Rate hikes aren’t a multiple-choice question—they’re a question of credibility—viewing it from Waller’s perspective
The market has essentially already made the decision for Waller. On the eve of the decision, the CME “FedWatch” tool showed a 92.5% probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike in September, and only a 7.5% probability of keeping rates unchanged. The target range for the federal funds rate will be raised from the current 3.50%–3.75% to 3.75%–4.00%. But what the market is truly waiting for isn’t these 25 basis points. What will actually drive the next phase of global bond markets, the FX market, and risk assets is whether Waller can use this decision to respond to three signals: is the oil-price shock a temporary disruption, or will it spread to wages, service prices, and long-term inflation expectations? Is this just an adjustment, or the start of a new tightening cycle? And how much economic and market pressure is Waller willing to endure to keep inflation down?
Overall, the core contradiction in the global market today lies in a fierce tug-of-war between “priced-in expectations” and “real-world policy”: whether the Fed will raise rates in September and Waller’s hawkish remarks. Their impact depends heavily on how much the market trusts the Fed’s credibility. The fact that the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has already broken through 5% is the reality. Moreover, this round is fundamentally different from October 2023—inflation is more stubborn, fiscal pressure is greater, and the dip-buying demand is weaker. Long-end yields are driven more by structural factors such as fiscal deficits and term premia. If yields were to rapidly run out of control and climb, it could trigger a decline in U.S. equities and even a financial crisis. As for Bitcoin, falling sharply to 59,500–$72,500), in the absence of extreme catalysts, it is difficult to reach. In general, the sharp volatility across asset classes is essentially a repricing by the market under constraints on the Fed’s policy space, the accumulation of fiscal risks, and geopolitical inflation pressures. Ultimately, the direction of prices depends on how fast yields rise, whether the Fed can strike a balance between controlling inflation and maintaining financial stability, and whether market trust in policy credibility can be sustained.
Powell’s tie-breaking decision: the Fed votes 6-6, rates unchanged
On September 17, 2026, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s FOMC ended in a 6-6 tie. The rate-hike agenda was postponed due to an inability to reach consensus, and the federal funds rate was kept unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. This was the first FOMC vote tie since 1936. Behind it was a rare standoff between the hawks and doves, with both sides holding equal power. --- A divided committee: how did the 6-6 tie come about? The central conflict of this meeting lay in the tug-of-war between inflation pressure and a slowdown in employment. At the July meeting, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari, and Dallas Fed President Logan all cast dissenting votes, arguing for a 25-basis-point rate hike—marking the first time in nearly nine years that three votes in the same direction were cast in opposition. Governor Barr also clearly stated in early September that if inflation failed to fall back toward the 2% target at a sufficiently convincing pace, he was prepared to support a rate hike.
LITE in-depth research report: the submarine cable rejuvenation cycle × monopolistic positioning of lasers
I. Investment summary Investment recommendation: maintain a positive watch on LITE. The company sits at the core of the dual demand drivers of a global submarine cable “rejuvenation” cycle and the upgrade of AI optical interconnects. With its monopolistic positioning in InP pump lasers and 200G EML coherent optical chips, the visibility of outstanding orders extends to 2028, and capacity is sold out. Based on the wave structure starting from July 29, the target for Wave 1 at $1,034.66 closely matches the actual high of $1,026.76. After the pullback is completed, the first target range for restarting the upward wave is around $1,600. Core logic: from 2026 to 2030, around 470,000 kilometers (146 routes) of old submarine cables will be concentrated in retirement. Demand is “bottlenecked” on core routes such as within Asia and Europe–North America, with the lit-capacity share exceeding 50%, forming a structural capacity shortage. For upgrades of existing infrastructure, coherent terminals and amplifiers must be replaced. The key component in amplifiers is precisely LITE’s InP laser, resulting in structural supply shortages.