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April 8, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) – The Options-Driven Mirage – What Happens When the Gamma Fuel “Runs Dry”?

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Executive Summary This note presents evidence that Tesla’s (TSLA) share price has been significantly and systematically elevated over the past six years by an options market structure uniquely dependent on aggressive retail call buying —…

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April 6, 2026

Global Macro Strategy: The Iran Macro Playbook; Phase 2 Confirmed; Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed; Six-Week CPI Trigger Now Printing (Fed Policy Trap Has Closed)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

INVESTMENT SUMMARY GLJ Research reiterates its Four-Phase Iran Macro Playbook framework. As of April 6, 2026, Phase 1 is closed and Phase 2 is fully confirmed. The April 10 CPI print — the Six-Week Trigger…

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April 3, 2026

Argan (AGX, BUY) – F4Q Review: Margins don’t roll-forward, but execution does – BUY, PT to $704

By Austin Wang

Trumbull early completion drove F4Q headline OMs 18.2% to beat the Street at 12.7%, but management has been very clear that the outsized contribution of a single early close-out simply validates CCGT EPC unit economics…

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April 2, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) – 1Q26 Deliveries Flash: Demand Weakness Hidden in Plain Sight

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Record Inventory Build, Energy Storage Collapse, and a Robotaxi Program Losing Its Engineering Leadership Ahead of Purported Launch Reinforce Our Sell Thesis GLJ Research View GLJ Research View Tesla’s 1Q26 delivery report is materially worse…

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April 2, 2026

Flash Note: Residential Solar — Channel Check Highlights Installer Disruption Risk (TSLA’s -40% 1Q26 Storage Seg. Volume Miss Confirms GLJ’s CSI Data Published this Morning)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Bottom Line A channel check this morning between PV Magazine‘s head editor and GLJ Research, LLC surfaces two converging threats to incumbent residential solar installers: (1) rising interest rates are killing the high-pressure sales model, and (2) DIY “backyard solar” formats…

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April 2, 2026

California Solar Initiative — February 2026 Data Update

By Gordon L. Johnson II

investment Conclusion February 2026 CSI data paints a bearish picture across virtually every metric we track — and introduces a new, critical data point that fundamentally alters the storage investment narrative: Tesla’s CA residential storage…

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March 31, 2026

Metals & Mining Weekly: Supply Tightness Peaking, War Premium Enters the Equation

By Gordon L. Johnson II

LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Today vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper +0.94% to $5.57/lb; aluminum +0.94% to $1.62/lb; nickel -0.39% to $9.02/lb; zinc +0.66% to $1.55/lb; lead +0.35% to $1.08/lb; gold +3.70% to $4,678/oz; silver +7.22%…

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March 31, 2026

Sunrun (RUN) Channel Check – Reading the Remittance Data: What 60% CNLs and 10% Recovery Rates Mean for Sunrun’s Next Deal

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Thesis The March 20, 2026 Intex/Guggenheim ABS surveillance data (Ex. 4) — reviewed and confirmed through a proprietary channel discussion with a senior structured products professional — is the most important document in the…

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March 30, 2026

Initiate Modine (MOD) at BUY – Chiller Thriller is a Coil-ed Spring for Margins

By Austin Wang

We initiate on Modine Manufacturing at BUY with a Street-high $290 PT as the analyst community fails to give Modine credit for a NAM data center chillers capacity ramp that will drive accelerative trends at…

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March 30, 2026

Tesla (TSLA) – Q1’26 Delivery Preview

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Conclusion We reiterate our Sell rating and $24.86 12-month price target on Tesla (TSLA). Our final Q1 2026 delivery model — incorporating GLJ’s proprietary VIN-based US production channel check, CPCA/CNEVPost China production and delivery…

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March 26, 2026

Sunrun (RUN) Channel Check Update – Optimizing for Last Cycle: Why RUN’s “Wall Street Strategy” Is a Death Sentence; PT Falls to $4.63/shr (vs. $6.73 prior)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

I. Investment Thesis We are maintaining our SELL rating on Sunrun (RUN) with an updated price target of $4.63, implying approximately 63% downside from current levels. Our conviction has strengthened following a direct channel check…

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March 26, 2026

Solar Sector Channel Check: Fireside Chat w/ Krannich Solar CSO Confirms Demand Stagnation, ITC Behavioral Dislocation, and Module Cost Inflation; What’s it Mean for our Solar SELL Ratings (i.e., JKS, CSIQ, ENPH, SEDG, RUN, & DQ)?

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Thesis GLJ Research conducted a structured expert channel check with a Chief Sales Officer at Krannich Solar — one of the largest solar equipment distributors in North America — to stress-test our below-consensus bear…

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March 25, 2026

Global Macro Strategy: The Iran Macro Playbook – Phase Update; We Are in Late Phase 2 (The Six-Week Trigger Arrives April 10)

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Summary Twenty-five days after the US/Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, 2026, GLJ Research’s Four-Phase Iran Macro Playbook is tracking with near-precision fidelity. We are now at the inflection point of Phase…

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March 23, 2026

Global Macro Strategy: The Iran Macro Playbook – a Four-Phase Framework for Navigating an Energy Shock

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Summary Nearly four weeks into what GLJ Research assesses as a structurally durable Middle East conflict (i.e., the US/Israel launched their initial strikes against Iran 2/28/26), markets are materially mispricing both the duration and…

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March 23, 2026

POLYSILICON FUTURES FLASH: Anti-Involution Premium Fully Collapsed — Spot Futures Price ¥35,435/MT (-41.1% From December Peak); Reiterate SELL on JKS, CSIQ, DQ

By Gordon L. Johnson II

Investment Thesis (A.) The Event — The Anti-Involution Premium Is Gone. As of today’s close (March 23, 2026), the dominant polysilicon futures contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange settled at ¥35,435/MT, down ¥3,130 (-8.12%) on…

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