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S&P 500 jumps 3% for strongest weekly gain in five months as oil eases and Trump signals Iran talks
The S&P 500 surged 3% on Tuesday, delivering its best weekly performance since November and ending a five‑week decline. The rally was sparked by President Donald Trump’s comments on a possible US‑Iran cease‑fire and a temporary dip in oil prices. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF remains 7% below its January peak, while AMD posted a 2.5% monthly gain.
AXT Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) surged to a record $58.13, closing up 19.13% as the first quarter ended. The rally was driven by the company’s upbeat Q1 outlook, anchored by strong demand for indium phosphide in AI infrastructure and progress on export permits. CEO Morris Young highlighted plans to double indium phosphide capacity and broaden the Tier‑1 customer base. The stock’s performance places it among the day’s market leaders.
Erasca Inc. (NASDAQ:ERAS) surged 13.04% on Thursday, closing at $15.26, propelling its year‑to‑date gain to 310%. The rally follows upbeat analyst coverage and early clinical optimism for its pan‑RAS molecular‑glue degrader, ERAS‑0015. Early trial data revealed two confirmed and one...
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX) surged 7.10% to $9.81 after rumors of a takeover by a large‑cap U.S. biopharma surfaced. The company has not confirmed the speculation, but the market reacted strongly. BioCryst recently reported a dramatic earnings turnaround, posting $263.86 million net...
U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the Strait of Hormuz could reopen, easing some war‑related concerns. Despite the bounce, the S&P 500 is on track for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, with the Dow...
Dow Jones futures slipped 0.2% early Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures also down. FedEx and Planet Labs rallied after earnings beats, while Super Micro Computer plunged following charges that executives smuggled Nvidia AI chips to China. Crude...
Goldman Sachs warns that equity markets face a heightened correction risk amid oil price spikes, the Iran conflict, and AI‑driven disruptions, with major indices already in the red for 2026. The firm cautions that traditional bond buffers will be less...
For the cap-weighted index, price has remained quite elevated and well above the rising uptrend line. While the trailing P/E ratio has contracted from 26.1x to 23.9x, it remains elevated. The equal-weighted index is far less extended against its rising trendline,...
The heatmap below shows that the drawdown for the S&P 500 remains modest at -5.4%. The market is only modestly oversold with 32% of stocks above their 50-day moving average. Sentiment is mixed and both earnings expectations and margins remain...
Rising crude prices sparked by escalating Iran‑Iraq hostilities pushed Brent toward $110 a barrel, pulling the Dow Jones down 315 points and weighing on materials‑heavy equities. The sell‑off widened as investors reassessed Fed rate‑cut odds amid higher‑inflation risks.
The latest Finviz treemap visualizes today’s money flow across the U.S. equity market, spotlighting heavyweight names such as Microsoft, Google, Meta, Netflix, JPMorgan, Visa and Berkshire Hathaway. Large‑cap technology stocks dominate the top‑right quadrant, indicating strong inflows, while financials occupy...
IWM up 1.76% on the year. SPY down 2.88%. Small caps outperforming large caps by nearly 460 basis points. Nobody covers this because the narrative is pure risk-off. But small caps — domestic, value-oriented, less exposed to global supply chains —...
Energy stocks at all-time highs. The S&P 500 at 2026 lows. CNN Fear & Greed at 20 — Extreme Fear. This is the stagflation setup in real time: rising energy costs crushing margins while growth softens. What I find fascinating is how...
The Federal Reserve voted 11‑1 to leave its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.50%‑3.75%, prompting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall about 800 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slipped more than 1.3%, as investors digested higher oil prices...
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Russell 2000 back at the 2024 highs. Bulls need this to hold. Lose it and there’s 7 to 8 percent lower in play. $RUT $IWM https://t.co/DDXQ9EAN6x
The Federal Reserve voted 11‑1 to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 3.5%‑3.75%, prompting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall about 770 points and the S&P 500 to drop 1.4%. Chairman Jerome Powell warned that rising oil prices and...
there are 40 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new highs list today... there are 37 large-cap stocks hitting the 52-week new lows list... #FinanciallyINsync #HighLowShow #marketUpdate #investing
Poll question of the day... Does $SPX finish the week above or below its 200-day moving average?
U.S. equities are perched on a technical fault line as the S&P 500 closed at 6,624.70, barely above its 200‑day moving average of 6,615.70. The Dow Jones slipped below its 200‑day average for the first time since June, while the Nasdaq...
A close below the horizontal line shown below on the chart of the June S&P 500 E-Mini may not bode well for equities..... https://t.co/sQT9z0yJfP
Consumer Staples are hitting new 6-week lows today relative to the S&P500. That's not something I'd expect to see if the stock market was about to collapse.
Mid‑week market commentary highlighted heightened uncertainty as both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq‑100 briefly breached key support levels. Traders are urged to exercise patience amid volatile price action and unclear directional cues. The brief breakdowns suggest potential short‑term weakness, though broader...
Adobe Stock Hits 7-Year Low After It's Branded AI Loser https://t.co/CDZou0lrKO $ADBE $DOCU $HUBS $MSFT $ORCL
$VIX: 27.85 on March 13. 21.51 now. A 6+ point collapse in one week while oil trades near $100, the Fed just held, and private credit is cracking. Complacency doesn't announce itself. It just shows up in the $VIX. https://t.co/QOUSwv6YZ0
U.S. major stock indices closed sharply lower after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s mildly hawkish press conference, despite the Fed holding rates steady. The Dow dropped 768 points, its biggest single‑day decline in weeks, while the Russell 2000 led losses at...
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If $SPX gets back above 6640 (and the 200 day MA), we would have a short-term failure on our hands. Not sure if that kick starts anything substantial, but it wouldn't be a terrible look...
U.S. equities fell sharply on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve kept its policy rate unchanged but highlighted persistent inflation, sending the Dow Jones down 1.6% to 46,224. Elevated producer‑price index numbers—0.7% month‑over‑month and 3.4% year‑over‑year—exceeded expectations, reinforcing concerns about price...
Will look closer later, but this might be the first time in a while the S&P 500 gapped under its 200-day MA without having previously breached it even intraday in the prior months. Interesting.
Week isn't over, but weekly momentum for the S&P 500 is at a pretty low level..... https://t.co/4q8LlgwKjX
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 706 points, or about 1.5%, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell concluded his press conference, sending the index to session lows. The broader market followed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each slipping roughly...
>40% spread between the best and worst performing sectors so far this year... -Energy $XLE: +31% -Financials $XLF: -11% Video: https://t.co/kTI1Olplo7
SP - test previous swing low....6631.50. (Will be main reference point for rest of day) but easy to see the initial short covering come in. https://t.co/UBAbLSkevS
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investing Club highlighted a market pull‑back driven by hotter‑than‑expected wholesale inflation data and rising oil prices amid Middle‑East tensions. Amazon stock slipped nearly 2% after a Reuters report warned that AI‑driven cloud spending could surge, prompting concerns...
$SPY -0.3% $VGK Europe -0.9% (don't compare S&P 500 futures to the European indexes this morning... US stocks plunged after the European close yesterday... timing difference) @finviz_com https://t.co/KJVqqbxvMc
Tactically $spy $661ish is the battle ground for today. Does it stay under or reclaim. https://t.co/NCX9lIi8IW
The S&P 500 fell 1.4% today, its 7th daily decline so far this year with a loss above 1%. Expect to see many more of these days in the coming weeks/months - the average year since 1928 has 29...
In the US equity market, the energy sector is the only one gaining ground while everything else corrects. Consumer discretionary stocks are at the bottom, and while it’s tempting to conclude that this is because the dystopian “Citrini” scenario...
$660 is the MVC on $SPY and is/has been a very significant level recently. Worth keeping an eye on as price approaches 👇
The S&P 500 has now lost over $1.5 TRILLION in market cap within the past month, down 2.72% 😳 So far in 2026, the S&P 500 is down over 3%, while the volatility index has jumped more than 50% 📉 The story...
#SP500 Down Candle and parked on 200 day MA Line. Support 6521, 6443, 6360. Resistance 6710, 6845, 6901. RSI 39 not low. 13/21 day EMAs Bearish. Top Bollinger Band 6860. Midpoint Line 6727. Bottom Band 6590.
Growth stocks declined over the past few months and are now very oversold. Interesting to note that they are now showing relative strength versus $NDX $SPX The generals of the army always get shot in the end.
President Trump claiming the stock market is doing down because of Fed Chair Powell. The stock market has declined because of the conflict in the Middle East, higher oil price and risk of rising inflation. So, the President himself is responsible...
The S&P 500 is close to giving back all the gains of the last two days and reach another post-Thanksgiving closing low.
Powell reiterates that the Fed "worries a lot" about inflation expectations becoming unanchored due to the multiple shocks over the last 5 years.
would love to see VIX make new highs in afternoon. So far SP and DOW only ones to take out PDL, though. https://t.co/uw5945fvVN
$XLF down 9% from January while $XLE is up 23%. Banks hate rising oil and flattening yield curves. Energy loves it. Intermarket analysis tells you exactly where the stress is. https://t.co/bOfy6Vuy07
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JUST IN: Stocks drop as Wholesale Inflation (PPI) comes in higher than expected (+0.7% MoM vs +0.3% forecast)
$MU Daily. Up over 100 points in a little over a week, headed into earnings tonight. Micron is definition of optimistic. On a tear since Sept. 2025. https://t.co/D2r1prShVZ
