US Market
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Post-FOMC: Sidelined Capital Returns
Fed’s Clarity Triggers a Relief Squeeze Patient, observant capital would have found an excellent entry window this week. Early in the week, the market remains very cautious ahead of Wednesday’s (16 September) FOMC meeting. Indices initially dropped on the rate hike and hawkish dots plot released post-FOMC meeting. However, policy clarity motivated sidelined capital to step… Continue reading
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Little Opportunities Amid a Lack of Continuity
The market this week was defined by choppiness and an absence of trend continuity. Recent market-leading groups, particularly memory names, experienced sharp intraday dispersion. While SK Hynix (SKHY) notched a 15% mid-week spike on aggressive Wall Street initiations, peers like SanDisk (SNDK +3%) and Micron (MU, +0.4%) faded into the close on Thursday and Friday.… Continue reading
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Beyond the Noise: Who Stole my Tape?
This week turned noticeably more constructive after Wednesday. Early-week sentiment was rattled by escalating geopolitical headlines surrounding U.S. conflicts, triggering broad de-risking across asset classes. Adding to continuous tension, Friday’s hotter-than-expected August non-farm payrolls print sparked pre-market selling pressure. With the Fed increasingly reluctant to show its hand ahead of key data points, the upcoming… Continue reading
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Jackson Hole Reality Check
Market breadth continues to narrow, with only a limited number of segments managing to outperform. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s address at Jackson Hole intensified market anxiety around a potential rate hike at the upcoming September FOMC meeting. Following his hawkish tone on persistent inflation pressures, the CME FedWatch tool saw rate-hike probabilities surge toward… Continue reading
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Shifting Tides: Biotech Pivots and the Bit-Gold breakouts
Investors hunting for the best opportunities this week had to look well beyond crowded AI names. Sudden surges in Moderna, precious metals, and crypto required swift action to capture. Biotech in particular stood out as a leading segment while broader indices chopped, supported by breakthrough clinical readouts and accelerating M&A appetite that continue to drive… Continue reading
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Beyond Megacap: The Risk-On Rotation Is Here
Thematic momentum is clearly back on the tape, signaling a prime environment for increasing exposure. Investor appetite has rotated away from July’s defensive megacap safe havens toward high-beta AI hardware, software, and neocloud infrastructure. As capital redistribution beneath the surface, major benchmark indices remained relatively flat over the past week. S&P drivers last week S&P… Continue reading
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Entering a Better Part of Summer
The market experienced a healthy recovery in August, showing signs of a more favorable market environment. While it remains too early to draw definitive conclusions, we are seeing constructive price action and solid base formations across several sectors. S&P: Already broken out to new all-time highs. SOX (Semiconductor Index): Has successfully recovered and is holding… Continue reading
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Monetization Drives Big Tech’s Next Phase
Following the latest round of Big Tech earnings, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon stand out with strong results that exceeded market expectations. We view Big Tech’s sustained capital intensity as a key positive for the tech sector, with street consensus forecasting 2026 CapEx to reach USD 730–780 billion (+77% YoY). What sets these three hyperscalers apart… Continue reading
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Capitulation Rally or True Recovery?
From Relief Bounce to Reality Check The US market staged a sharp rebound on Thursday (July 30), only to follow up with a lukewarm performance on Friday. While several market commentaries were quick to hint a full-fledged recovery from recent lows, the price action points to merely a tactical bounce off extreme oversold levels, particularly following the… Continue reading
