[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks opened strong and kept the positive momentum going most of the day, with traders shrugging off recent AI disruption fears. The real spark came from AMD jumping 7% after Meta announced a multiyear deal to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs for its AI data centers. Meta’s also taking a performance-based warrant for …
Early Rally Holds – Tech & Metals Lift Indexes Higher
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes jumped right out of the gate and held onto solid gains most of the day, fueled by strength in key tech names, as traders waited for the Fed’s latest minutes and eyed the big PCE inflation report coming Friday. Nvidia climbed more than 2% after Meta announced it’s going to load up on …
Silver Leads Commodities, Gold Nears $5,100 – Risk-On Returns
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] After a weak open, the major indexes shook off the early blues and found solid footing, heading into positive territory for a nice green close. Traders were mostly focused on waiting for big upcoming data (delayed January jobs report Wednesday) and another wave of earnings, following last week’s volatility. Oracle jumped 8% after getting upgraded to …
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 …
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 …
ETF Tracker Newsletter For January 16, 2026
ETF Tracker StatSheet You can view the latest version here. SILVER OUTSHINES AGAIN, BITCOIN HAS STRONGEST WEEK IN MONTHS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes opened lower and stayed soft, as traders digested President Trump’s latest Fed chair comments. He basically said National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett might stay in his current role as top economic advisor …