Daily market pulse
A short daily read on US equities, semiconductors and macro. One entry per trading day.
Weekend wrap: the week ended deeply risk-off, with the S&P 500 down 1.9% and the Nasdaq 100 down 5.5% (worst week since Apr '25)…
1 highlight · MU, SNDK, PG, TSCO, QQQ
No. 14Risk-off returned on options-expiration Friday: SPX broke below its 7,700 range floor and the 7,670 put wall, VIX jumped about…
5 highlights · CRWV, SOXX, SPY, QQQ, VIX, SPX
No. 13Another risk-off day led by AI hardware: indexes ended slightly higher in a technical rebound after Tuesday's panic drop, but…
8 highlights · TSM, CRWV, NVDA, LITE, INTC, IREN
No. 12Hot CPI sent the market lower: the S&P 500 broke the 7780 pivot, tested ~7693 and held above 7710, while semis led the selloff
7 highlights · SPX, TSM, NVDA, QQQ, SOXX, CRWV
No. 11US stocks took a wait-and-see stance today ahead of CPI and ASML/TSMC earnings
3 highlights · ASML, TSM, AVGO, GS, JPM, C
No. 1010/12 (Columbus Day, bond market closed): Equities were mixed amid rotation, deleveraging across AI/semiconductors, and resilient…
5 highlights · NVDA, META, SPCX, CRM, ASML, TSM
No. 9Weekly outlook: SPX bulls and bears battle over 7800-7820; CPI and TSMC earnings are this week's key events
2 highlights · SPX, TSM, ASML, NVDA, SNOW, DDOG
No. 8Goldman Sachs PB weekly: hedge funds rotate from tech into industrials; favors power infrastructure basket
1 highlight · TSM, ASML, AMAT, LRCX, WDAY, ACN
No. 7Index gains 1.15% for the week amid sharp stock-level divergence; earnings and CPI test markets next week
3 highlights · SPY, JPM, GS, HUM, LITE, CCI
No. 6OpenAI annualized revenue around $50 billion, below market expectations of $70 billion
4 highlights · MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, PLTR, U, NBIS
No. 5Semiconductors lead declines as yields rise; TD Cowen upgrades MRVL; SpaceX seeks $40 billion for Nvidia chips
5 highlights · MRVL, NTAP, NVDA, SPCX, BE, STM
No. 4QQQ hits another record as yields fall and crude drops -2%; HDD stocks slide on TDK bidding battle
3 highlights · QQQ, STX, WDC, SHOP, AMD, MRVL
No. 3TMTB morning: Schneider acquires PTC for $24 billion; BNP sharply raises NVDA/AMD/ARM price targets
4 highlights · PTC, NVDA, AMD, ARM, MSFT, STX
No. 2Sunday weekly: QQQ hits record high, five key debates turn bullish; positive on semis through Anthropic IPO
2 highlights · NVDA, TSM, SHOP, WOLF, WULF, CIFR
No. 1GovAI and other researchers: automating AI R&D could trigger an intelligence explosion, requiring policy preparation
2 highlights · QQQ, IWM, TLT, MU, NVDA