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Wed, Apr 16th, 2025
Stocks Plummet on Semiconductor Weakness and Powell Comments

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -2.24%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.73%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -3.04%. June E-mini...

AMAT : 138.19 (-4.99%)
GOOGL : 153.33 (-1.91%)
MPC : 124.07 (+1.51%)
AAPL : 194.27 (-3.89%)
AVGO : 174.61 (-2.43%)
SLB : 34.15 (+1.16%)
TXN : 146.55 (-3.06%)
ALV : 86.81 (+5.56%)
AGCO : 80.28 (-4.76%)
$IUXX : 18,257.64 (-3.04%)
ASML : 634.93 (-7.06%)
ZNM25 : 111-150 (+0.04%)
Tariff Angst Hammers the Dollar and Boosts Gold to a Record High

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.92%. The dollar was under pressure Wednesday as the tit-for-tat trade war with China erodes confidence in the dollar after the US government barred Nvidia...

DXY00 : 99.380s (-0.83%)
GCM25 : 3,366.7 (+0.61%)
SIK25 : 32.920 (-0.18%)
^USDJPY : 141.832 (-0.03%)
^EURUSD : 1.13995 (+0.01%)
Dave Ramsey’s 2008 Playbook for Surviving a Market Crash Resurfaces: Invest ‘Because of Spiritual Guidance and Intellect, Not Because of Fear’

Dave Ramsey warns investors against panic-selling during market volatility, emphasizing historical recoveries and urging decisions based on faith and reason — not fear — amid recent tariff-driven market...

$SPX : 5,275.70 (-2.24%)
Are Trump’s Tariff’s Working? Nvidia Announces New $500 Billion Investment and ‘First Time’ Ever ‘American-Made AI Supercomputers.’

In a major win for U.S. reshoring efforts, Nvidia announced it will manufacture its AI supercomputers domestically for the first time in company history.

NVDA : 104.49 (-6.87%)
AAPL : 194.27 (-3.89%)
AMKR : 16.15 (-5.44%)
TSM : 151.67 (-3.60%)
Large Unusual Activity in GOOG Puts - Funds Hedging Alphabet Stock Bets

A Barchart report shows how large funds hedge their Alphabet stock bets from a large trade of deep out-of-the-money GOOG put options. Sellers made easy cash, while buyers bought crash insurance.

GOOG : 155.50 (-2.00%)
Ray Dalio Warns ‘Something Worse Than a Recession’ Looms, Saying America ‘Has a Debt Issue’ and Is ‘In a Period Very Much Like the 1930s’

Ray Dalio warns the U.S. is entering a dangerously unstable era reminiscent of the 1930s, citing ballooning debt, Trump’s disruptive tariffs, and a fractured global order as signs that something worse...

Stocks Extend Losses on Cautious Powell Remarks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -2.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -1.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -3.29%. June E-mini S&P futures...

AMAT : 138.19 (-4.99%)
GOOGL : 153.33 (-1.91%)
MPC : 124.07 (+1.51%)
UAL : 66.99 (-0.01%)
AAPL : 194.27 (-3.89%)
AVGO : 174.61 (-2.43%)
CVX : 135.36 (+0.61%)
SLB : 34.15 (+1.16%)
ALV : 86.81 (+5.56%)
AGCO : 80.28 (-4.76%)
$IUXX : 18,257.64 (-3.04%)
ASML : 634.93 (-7.06%)
Dollar Falls and Gold Soars to a Record as US-China Trade War Escalates

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.70%. The dollar is under pressure today as the tit-for-tat trade war with China erodes confidence in the dollar after the US government barred Nvidia from...

DXY00 : 99.380s (-0.83%)
GCM25 : 3,366.7 (+0.61%)
SIK25 : 32.920 (-0.18%)
^USDJPY : 141.832 (-0.03%)
^EURUSD : 1.13995 (+0.01%)
Too Quiet? AI Chip Curbs Ignite Selling—Can Bulls Bounce Back?

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Stocks Retreat on Weakness in Chip Makers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.98%. June E-mini S&P futures...

AMAT : 138.19 (-4.99%)
GOOGL : 153.33 (-1.91%)
MPC : 124.07 (+1.51%)
AAPL : 194.27 (-3.89%)
AVGO : 174.61 (-2.43%)
SLB : 34.15 (+1.16%)
ALV : 86.81 (+5.56%)
AGCO : 80.28 (-4.76%)
$IUXX : 18,257.64 (-3.04%)
ASML : 634.93 (-7.06%)
ZNM25 : 111-150 (+0.04%)
OXY : 38.45 (+1.72%)

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Nike $NKE looking interesting here. Daily action appears to be stabilizing despite broad market weakness. Price has fallen below the lower Bollinger Band on the weekly chart. If it breaks $60, could get a mean reversion spike to $71, possibly up into the 80s. https://t.co/Zqw9mxIb7f
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Top 10 S&P 500 stocks now account for 37.7% of the $SPX, the highest concentration in more than 60 years 🚨 Probably Fine? https://t.co/iHxfoOhm8Q
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U.S. Economic Policy Uncertainty Index soars to highest level in history 🚨 Congrats everyone, we did it 🥳🍾🫡 https://t.co/ej3UmjGk1q
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WARNING 🚨: S&P 500 could plunge another 26% to 4,000 in a "worst-case scenario" warns JP Morgan 👀 https://t.co/QJddXvQ4zs
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U.S. Dollar Index $DXY getting pounded again 🚨📉 https://t.co/LbvfmY9mEY
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JUST IN 🚨: Gold soars past $3,300 for the first time in history 📈 https://t.co/sFPAZbcSoB
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Market Breadth taking a beating 🚨📉 https://t.co/zyWJVoUpv1
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