The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools
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This report is about container shipping and AI and big tech.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF
iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-10.3% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.
- MSFT Microsoft+1.8% 30d
Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.
- ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.3% 30d
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- MATX Matson-5.4% 7d
Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
- GOOGL Alphabet-20.6% 30d
Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.
- KEX Kirby+2.6% 30d
Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWET | -1.54% | +2.86% | base | -7.81% | after close | after close | after close |
| IYT | -1.11% | -1.81% | base | -0.52% | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +5.87% | +5.02% | base | +0.60% | after close | after close | after close |
| MSFT | +4.85% | +4.61% | base | +3.13% | after close | after close | after close |
| ZIM | +4.85% | +3.12% | base | +3.23% | after close | after close | after close |
| MATX | +4.99% | +2.59% | base | +0.70% | after close | after close | after close |
| GOOGL | +14.89% | +1.62% | base | +0.31% | after close | after close | after close |
| KEX | -2.29% | +3.79% | base | +1.07% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools HackerNoon
Source: HackerNoon
How far Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) has moved since 3 Nov 2026
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | that day | -7.81% | final price |
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | three days earlier | +2.86% | final price |
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | five days earlier | -1.54% | final price |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | that day | +0.31% | final price |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | three days earlier | +1.62% | final price |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | five days earlier | +14.89% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IYT) | that day | -0.52% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IYT) | three days earlier | -1.81% | final price |
| Ishares Tr (IYT) | five days earlier | -1.11% | final price |
| Kirby (KEX) | that day | +1.07% | final price |
| Kirby (KEX) | three days earlier | +3.79% | final price |
| Kirby (KEX) | five days earlier | -2.29% | final price |
| Matson (MATX) | that day | +0.70% | final price |
| Matson (MATX) | three days earlier | +2.59% | final price |
| Matson (MATX) | five days earlier | +4.99% | final price |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | that day | +3.13% | final price |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | three days earlier | +4.61% | final price |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | five days earlier | +4.85% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | that day | +0.60% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | three days earlier | +5.02% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | five days earlier | +5.87% | final price |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) | that day | +3.23% | final price |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) | three days earlier | +3.12% | final price |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) | five days earlier | +4.85% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 36 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 18 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Alphabet (GOOGL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 60 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 68 days before publication. Filed 12 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
Who collects and who pays in shipping
Companies carried with this story
- BWET Amplify Commodity Trust
For “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
- IYT Ishares Tr
In “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
- QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1
In “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story
- MSFT Microsoft
For “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Microsoft (MSFT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story
- ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools.” Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
- MATX Matson
In “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
- GOOGL Alphabet
For “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools,” Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story
- KEX Kirby
Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools.” Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the shipping link
“The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools” (3 Nov 2026) reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) through Shipping.
The link for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
Ishares Tr (IYT) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story
The price range for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), and the dates in the story
BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 758.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 681.22.
The shipping score for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)
46 out of 100
“The CFO Who Learned to Code by Shipping: How I Use Hackathons to Keep Up With AI Tools” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.