Big Tech Weekly

Big tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Google's parent Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft, hold immense significance in the stock market. Their size, market influence, and role in technological innovation make them bellwethers for investor sentiment and key drivers of market performance. This topic will keep following the key events and trend of big tech!

BIG TECH WEEKLY | No one but Nvidia? How's semiconductor cycle?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThere was no more macro guidance for the market this week, with two major events influencing market action: 1. BTC made new highs and hit the $100,000 high, and 2. NVIDIA earnings.Risk sentiment was relatively high, but at the same time, U.S. stocks continued to trade in a divergent manner as the U.S. dollar continued to strengthen and concerns about Trump's policies persisted.Through the close of trading on November 21, Big Tech was mixed over the past week with $Apple(AAPL)$ +0.13%, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ -0.06%, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ -3.28%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ -6.19%,
BIG TECH WEEKLY | No one but Nvidia? How's semiconductor cycle?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | All Eyes On NVDA Earnings' Surprise?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThis week, the U.S. stock market saw-sawed against the "Trump 2.0" era, with digital currency concepts in particular, fluctuating wildly up and down.Technology companies also began to experience a lot of early expectations, including Tesla once surged to $340, once again among the U.S. stock "Top 6", and Nvidia is also hovering in the former high.At the same time, the U.S. dollar $Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund(UUP)$ again extreme strength, non-U.S. currencies fell across the board, but also responded to the rise of risk aversion, the current market on the re-emergence of inflation, the suspension of interest rate cuts, the growing concern.By the close of trading on November 15, the big tech companies were mixed over
BIG TECH WEEKLY | All Eyes On NVDA Earnings' Surprise?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | What does Trump 2.0 means to Big-Techs?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceWith the dust settling from the election and Trump's strong return, coupled with the Republican sweep of the House and Senate, the next 4 years of policy can be implemented with great clarity.U.S. stocks did not "Sell the news", but rather the $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ fell because of the uncertainty, the leading stocks in each sector are at new highs, and risky assets (e.g., digital currencies) surged because of policy expectations.and risk assets (e.g., digital currency-related) are surging on policy expectations.Among the big tech companies, Tesla gained a lot because of Musk's All-In style, breaking above the previous high, while Nvidia also defied the election volatility and made new highs to reach the top of the marke
BIG TECH WEEKLY | What does Trump 2.0 means to Big-Techs?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Big-Techs' CapEx War, winner is Nvidia?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceWith the election approaching, and important events such as the jobs report and the interest rate meeting, the big tech-led market has also been at high levels and is not immune to more pullback pressure.Next week's election will determine the trend of some concept companies, the entire broad market volatility will not be small.By the close of November 1, Big Tech as a whole retreated over the past week with $Apple(AAPL)$ -2.02%, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ -5.45%, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ -4.33%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ +0.01%, $Alphabet(GOOG)$
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Big-Techs' CapEx War, winner is Nvidia?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | How NFLX Earnings reflects Goolge/Meta?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceMarket styles have been changing rapidly in recent weeks, with the election sentiment moving quickly from a "Harris trade" to a "Trump trade", and macroeconomic data further lowering expectations for interest rate cuts and rekindling the view that "the economy is far from a recession!The view that "the economy is far from entering a recession" has been rekindled. The U.S. dollar regained its strength, U.S. bond rates picked up again, and the market's risk-on returned.Right now it's earnings season again, with bank stock earnings widely exceeding expectations, also helping the Dow hit new highs.Tech companies are also performing strongly, with TSMC's earnings beating expectations, AI demand being further confirmed, solid fundamentals, and strong buybacks.The next two w
BIG TECH WEEKLY | How NFLX Earnings reflects Goolge/Meta?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Time to bet on META? | Tesla's 260 puzzle

Big-Tech’s PerformanceRate cuts continue to heat up and the broader market continues to hit new highs.U.S. final Q2 GDP maintained its preliminary 3% growth, which was slightly ahead of expectations, and the jobless claims data came in slightly below expectations, so the short-term probability of a soft landing looks higher.Risk assets other than big tech started to rally this week, including stock markets in Japan, India, Singapore, and even China that are counting on the benefits of the Fed's rate cut. $iShares China Large-Cap ETF(FXI)$Big Tech also continued its upward momentum amidst the shocks due to solid fundamentals, strong buybacks, and the catalyst of events like the Robotaxi Event.Through the close of trading on September 26, Big Tech ha
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Time to bet on META? | Tesla's 260 puzzle
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BIG TECH WEEKLY | ETF Drama: Nvidia flips with Apple

Big-Tech’s PerformanceInterest rate cuts officially occurred, and to the surprise of investors. 50 basis points seems to be more than expected, in fact, also contains the July did not cut interest rates "compensation", but also indicates that it will focus on the shift from controlling inflation to promote full employment.Although the rate cut is regarded as the market's "cardiac needle", the market also opened the early "carnival mode", but Powell mentioned that the neutral interest rate may be higher than the pre-pandemic level, meaning that the future speed of interest rate cuts may be slower than the market expected.But can not be ignored is that the interest rate inversion is still with the recession between the existence of a positive correlation.Historical data show that since 1954,
BIG TECH WEEKLY | ETF Drama: Nvidia flips with Apple

BIG TECH WEEKLY | How's Techs In Non-Recessionary Rate Cuts Cycle?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThis week's market was, in four words, a "comeback".After last week's jobs report, the entire market began to expect the first rate cut and priced in a different "recession or no recession".Risky and safe-haven assets took turns in the flow of funds, and as a result, volatility rose in the market.But this week's strength in tech stocks, such as Tesla's FSD expectation boost, Apple's launch superstar, and NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang reiterating the market's strong demand for AI in his talk, have all rekindled investor sentiment towards tech companies.The market is now implying that the Fed, by December, will cut rates by 100 basis points, and by June next year by more than 200 basis points to around the 3% level.By the close of trading on September 12, big tech companies w
BIG TECH WEEKLY | How's Techs In Non-Recessionary Rate Cuts Cycle?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Will Apple Events Surprise Market?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThe U.S. stock market was divided this week, with the $DJIA(.DJI)$ Dow Jones reaching record highs in a row while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ slowly retraced its steps.Obviously, the interest rate cut market is more favorable to growth stocks, why growth companies instead of performance is weaker?In fact, the main thing that caused the Nasdaq to pull back was the highs and lows of the big tech companies that are heavyweights.Nvidia's earnings this week attracted the attention of the whole market, but in the almost impeccable financial results after there are still 6 points of decline, nothing more than to prove that the current market on its performance statement is expected to be full of s
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Will Apple Events Surprise Market?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Who's the biggest buyer of AAPL after Buffett?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceTech stocks remained steady for the first four days of the week, rallying continuously following last week's panic sell-off.The market has not given up on further rate cut expectations, despite the scenario that Fed officials are less dovish than the market expects, and rate cut expectations have receded.In addition, cash-flow rich companies still have a large amount of buybacks to support the stock price after the earnings reportThrough the close of trading on August 23rd, the big tech companies have had mixed performances over the past week, but all have fluctuated without hitting. $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ +1.55% and $NVIDIA Corp(NV
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Who's the biggest buyer of AAPL after Buffett?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | How Institutions Take Big-tech Positions In Q2?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceSince last week's feared sell-off, the broader U.S. stock market has rallied strongly in back-to-back weeks, and NASDAQ has regained the ground it has lost since August, with some tech stocks once again nearing new highs. the CPI data fell as expected, paving the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.The quant-led market is once again in a building rhythm, with the fear index at record lows.Typically, if the market enters a buying streak, that stacking effect causes the market to accelerate its recovery.Through the close of trading on August 16th, the big tech companies factor rallied over the past week. $Tesla (TSLA)$ +6.34%, followed by $Amazon (AM
BIG TECH WEEKLY | How Institutions Take Big-tech Positions In Q2?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Big-Tech's Valuation After Q2 Earnings

Big-Tech’s PerformanceMarkets were volatile this week, with panic reaching a set point on Monday, recessionary trading taking over with poor nonfarm payrolls data, overlaid with a strengthening yen, exit from the arbitrage trade, and potential geopolitical events, leading to sharp pullbacks in global collared indices, and then a rebound after excessive panic, and Thursday's "looks OK!The broader market took a breather with Thursday's "looking good" jobless claims data.Through the close of trading on August 8, big tech companies have also been volatile over the past week.The best performer was $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ +2.39% which gave investors confidence after earnings, while the rest closed lower, $Appl
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Big-Tech's Valuation After Q2 Earnings

BIG TECH WEEKLY | What Makes Amazon Plunge?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceBig Tech earnings week was accompanied by a much more volatile market with the Fed's FOMC meeting.Several of the giants had their own poor earnings performances, but while the AI-enhanced results still exceeded expectations, it was the different other businesses that diverged a bit with the inter-industry trends.By the close of trading on August 1, all of the big techs closed lower this past week.The best performer was earnings-added $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ +9.78%, then $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ +2.08%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ +2.35% however plunged back down after earnings,
BIG TECH WEEKLY | What Makes Amazon Plunge?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Game Of Expectations

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThe big tech earnings season has officially begun, but this July is clearly a month of heightened volatility, superimposed on a variety of scenarios such as the "Trump trade" and the "interest rate cut trade", and it seems that investors have begun to worry about the risks associated with the over-concentration of big tech.As Tesla and Google's earnings this week did not ease market sentiment, on the contrary, it is more likely to force out the "risk aversion", on the contrary, the yen previously caught in the Carry Trade was released.That the next few other big technologies to leave the space is very small.Through the close of trading on July 25th, all of the big techs closed lower over the past week.The top performers were
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Game Of Expectations

BIG TECH WEEKLY | AI-Driven Trade On Earthquake, How To Find A Shelter?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThe rotation of U.S. stocks continues, and led by technology stocks, a vote for this year's large gains in the company's pullback, so that the Nasdaq index recently fell consecutively.Despite the increased likelihood of a rate cut on the macro front, the market's "bullish sentiment" has clearly been broken, and the increased divergence among investors has led to increased volatility.With the approach of the earnings season, the expectations of the full of the company may be subject to a greater test. Netflix this week's earnings report is relatively good, but a number of misunderstandings, still to the market scared out of a cold sweat.By the close of trading on July 18, the best performer over the past week was $Tesla Motors(TSL
BIG TECH WEEKLY | AI-Driven Trade On Earthquake, How To Find A Shelter?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | How to Survive In The High Concertration Era?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceOn July 11th, the Nasdaq gave back a week's worth of gains after hitting two straight new highs.In the past week, the technology giants took turns to hit new highs, but in the unexpected cold CPI index came out, the market pricing rate cuts are expected to be more, but the funds flow back to small-cap stocks, but also to a certain extent balanced the head of the individual equity weighting "over-concentration" of the problem.Will this be the second half of the overall trend? Or is it a blip? The key is still to see how the rate cut is expected and lands.The best performers over the past week through the July 11 close were $Apple(AAPL)$ +2.72%, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ +0.54%,
BIG TECH WEEKLY | How to Survive In The High Concertration Era?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Tesla's Next Squeeze is coming

Big-Tech’s PerformanceJuly 3 was the highest positive return day for the S&P since 1928 (72.41%), and the broader market continues to trade back and forth to new highs.The first half of July was also the best two-week trading period of the year for the S&P 500 in terms of median returns.The S&P 500 has had nine consecutive years of positive July returns, averaging 3.66%.And Tesla's majestic week has pulled the overall Big Tech Index return to new highs once again, with the Magnificent 7's return differential relative to the rest of the S&P 500 coming in at a new high.By the close of trading on July 3, the best performers over the past week were $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ +25.47%, $Apple(AAPL)$ +
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Tesla's Next Squeeze is coming

BIG TECH WEEKLY | One Nvidia falls, All others rise?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThis week was the last week of the first half of the year, and the broader market hovered near new highs with no surprises. NVIDIA's push to new highs came to an end and gave more inflows to other tech stocks. In addition to AI-related software growth stocks, MSFT, AMZN, and GOOGL among the big tech companies are making new highs, while META is also near a new high. As for TSLA, there is also a line breaking out of the uptrend that has been consolidating for more than 2 months.The best performers over the past week through the close of trading on June 27 were $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ +8.73%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ +6.31%, $Alphabet(GOOGL)$
BIG TECH WEEKLY | One Nvidia falls, All others rise?

BIG TECH WEEKLY | Who is the back-up of Nvidia?

Big-Tech’s PerformanceThis week, tech companies led the index to new highs, but also caused concern among some investors. The amount of money pooled in Nvidia in the short term is very large, amid important events such as index shifts, while Apple should pull back for a potential $10 billion outflow.Through the close of trading on June 21, the best performers over the past week were $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ +4.46%, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ +2.41%, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ +1.05%, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ -0.42%, $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ -0.84%,
BIG TECH WEEKLY | Who is the back-up of Nvidia?