[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 opened pretty flat while traders kept rotating out of tech stocks, sending the Nasdaq sharply lower. The main trigger was AMD sliding 14% after its Q1 forecast came in softer than some analysts hoped, which piled more pressure on the sector. Broadcom dipped 3%, Micron fell 8%, and the rest of the chip/AI …
Metals Surge Again – February’s Weak History In Focus
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Dow briefly tagged a new record high early on as traders kept rotating out of tech and into more economy-sensitive names. The broader market had a mixed day, but the tone felt like “value and cyclical stocks are back in play” after recent weakness. In healthcare, Merck jumped more than 3% (and was the Dow’s …
From Risk-Off To Dip-Buying – Markets Shake Off The Weekend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes opened with some early juice as Wall Street kicked off a fresh month, shrugging off last week’s drama in silver and bitcoin. The mood quickly steadied, and by the end we closed solidly higher across the board—dip buyers stepped in and lifted everything. Bitcoin had a rough go early, dipping below $80,000 for …
Tech Selloff Hits Hard – Silver Swings Wild, Gold Holds
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes opened sharply lower, dragged down hard by Microsoft after its latest earnings miss. The stock tanked 11%—its worst day since March 2020—on slower cloud growth and soft margin guidance for the next quarter. That sparked fresh worries that AI might disrupt even Microsoft’s core business model, so software names got hit too: ServiceNow …
Fed Holds Steady – Stocks Flat, Silver & Gold Surge
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 finally touched 7,000 for the first time intraday—nice milestone! —but the broader rally ran out of steam by the close. Chip stocks gave us an early boost after some upbeat earnings: Seagate soared more than 17% on strong AI data storage demand, and ASML reported record orders with solid 2026 guidance. That juiced …
Fed Week Begins – Stocks Up, Gold & Silver Keep Shining
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 and Nasdaq jumped early, powered by solid gains in Big Tech, as traders positioned for a packed week of earnings reports and the Fed’s first policy meeting on Wednesday. The Dow, however, stumbled out of the gate and stayed under pressure. Big Tech names led the charge: Apple climbed nearly 2%, Microsoft added …