Rising volatility, declining Treasury yields, and fading equity rebound signal trouble ahead for Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow. Overview The Volatility Index (VIX), commonly known as the market’s “fear gauge,” has reached a critical juncture, testing the pivotal 2-year support/resistance level at 18-80. Following a dramatic 40% decline from its recent high of 29-20 to
Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s stock market has demonstrated impressive resilience and growth in recent years, with promising projections for the coming years. As per the latest report by Statista, the market capitalisation this year is expected to reach an estimated $173.67bn (QR633.55bn), reflecting the country’s solid economic recovery and continued efforts to diversify its economy. The
Tesla, NVIDIA, and Apple under pressure as volatility rises Stock market recap: Volatility dominates Wall Street for the third consecutive week The US stock market has suffered another brutal week, marking three consecutive weeks of declines across all major indices. The Russell 2000 March Futures (RTYH25) led the losses, plunging more than 16% from its
S&P 500 again respected my supports, and even the premium given first one of 6,135 put up some fight premarket. Those that had to be respected – 6,115 and 6,125 – held with ease, and the late session S&P 500 ascent had been no surprise to clients. Even on Grok 3 release hitting META, or
Saudi Arabia’s integrated utility ACWA Power has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) with the regional subsidiary of French utility developer ENGIE, to acquire assets worth $693 million, and marking its entry in Kuwait. The acquisition encompasses operating capacities of 4.61GW of gas-fired power generation and 1.11 million cubic meters per day (m3/day) of water desalination facilities,
The Chinese markets opened for the first time after a long Lunar New Year holiday, and they opened down on a set of weaker-than-expected PMI figures, on the news of 10% tariff on its exports toward Trump’s USA, and a further escalation of the trade war with the tit-for-tat measures announced yesterday from Beijing, including
Stocks opened significantly lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 dipping below last Monday’s local low after the open. However, it rebounded and closed just 0.76% lower, retracing much of its initial decline. The index closed slightly below the 6,000 level. Today, the S&P 500 is expected to open virtually flat, likely extending its consolidation.
MRK stock sold off more than 10% during Tuesday’s session. Merck reported Q4 sales and profit that beat Wall Street consensus. 2025 guidance was at least ~$2 billion below consensus. Shipments of Gardasil to China and a milestone payment on LM-299 are culprits. Merck (MRK) stock sank like a stone on Tuesday after the
The US stock market has taken a few knocks so far in 2025. After riding high in 2024, US blue chip stock indices underperformed European indices in January, DeepSeek weighed heavily on US chip stocks last week, and now President Trump’s trade wars are also weighing on market sentiment. The great tech rotation of 2025
S&P 500 continued its recovery off my low 5,970s support shared with clients, and the drivers were further breadth and sectoral leadership overpowering daily rise in (short-term) yields. It‘s the Trump – Xi call optimism helping China-exposed stocks beyond tech, and decent housing data Friday, outlook right as called in Friday‘s premarket video. I spoke