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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7th
GOOD MORNING
U.S. stocks ripped higher Friday as the Dow surged about 1,200 points to top the 50,000 mark, led by heavy volume names. NVIDIA was among the most actively traded stocks and posted a strong gain, while Amazon lagged. Crypto-linked names also saw action, with the iShares Bitcoin Trust showing heavy volume and gains.
Precious metals remained a focal point after a volatile stretch. Gold has retraced from record highs but is still up sharply year over year, and front-month futures rose roughly $90 on Friday, keeping miners and leveraged gold plays in focus for investors reassessing inflation and policy risks following recent Fed chair news.
Bitcoin has corrected to near $62,000, yet parts of the digital-asset sector are decoupling: several Bitcoin miners are pivoting toward AI infrastructure to diversify revenue. Commodity markets were mixed otherwise, with oil and base metals showing only modest moves as traders weigh macro and geopolitical developments.
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TECHNOLOGY
Microchip Technology Says the Slump Is Ending—The Stock Is Starting to Agree
Microchip Technology’s (NASDAQ: MCHP) Q3 fiscal year 2026 (FY2026) earnings report was no blowout, but everything about it is bullish. In the words of the CEO, Steve Sanghi, the company is amid a broad-based recovery in end semiconductor markets, compounded by improving operational excellence. T…READ THE FULL STORY
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Two AI Stocks Getting Quiet Attention
Market volatility hasn’t disappeared — but investor behavior has changed.
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Across earnings calls and corporate spending plans, AI investment is no longer theoretical. It’s being deployed, measured, and expanded — even as other sectors lose momentum.
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MEDICAL
Eli Lilly Booms, Then Busts: Stellar Guidance vs Hims Undercut
In its latest earnings report, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) once again showed why it has become by far one of the world’s most valuable healthcare stocks. Year-to-date, Eli Lilly’s market capitalization exceeds $900 billion. This makes Lilly worth over $300 billion more than the n…READ THE FULL STORY
RETAIL/WHOLESALE
McDonald’s Earnings Could Cement Its Defensive Appeal
It’s worth noting that in a week when many stocks are getting slaughtered, shares of McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) are up 2.7% in the five trading sessions ending Feb. 5. That has MCD stock near a 52-week high. It’s a confirmation of two things: The rotation out of technology s…READ THE FULL STORY
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TECHNOLOGY
Affirm Earnings Beat Highlights Growth and Credit Concerns
Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM) delivered a solid earnings report after the market closed on Feb. 5. However, the stock fell about 4% in after-hours trading. As investors have seen this earnings season, this is a time when good enough hasn’t been good enough, particularly when investor…READ THE FULL STORY
BUSINESS SERVICES
Symbotic’s Earnings Beat Reignites Upside Talk
In what analysts have referred to as a show-me year for artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are increasingly viewed as two significant growth catalysts for the practical application of AI. Still, those industries have not been without their own inherent volatility. Over the past yea…READ THE FULL STORY
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The day the gold market broke
On September 14th, 2023, something big happened that didn’t make the news. The price gap between London gold and Shanghai gold blew out to $120 an ounce. For years, that gap was a few dollars, maybe $5 or $10. A 20x jump in seconds isn’t a glitch, it’s the system breaking. Traders tried to buy gold in London to sell in Shanghai, but hit a wall. The London vaults were empty. Since that day, gold has hit 53 all-time highs. One stock is positioned to capture the bulk of this wealth transfer.SEE THE FULL STORY ON THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW.
RETAIL/WHOLESALE
Amazon’s Earnings Miss Was Small, But the Market’s Message Wasn’t
An 11% drop in Thursday, Jan. 5’s after-hours session tells you most of what you need to know about how the market received Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest earnings report. In an already fragile week for equities, and tech stocks in particular, Amazon’s results gave inv…READ THE FULL STORY
FINANCE
IREN Earnings Were Ugly—Is a Beautiful Future Already Funded?
Shares of IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) experienced a turbulent trading session on Feb. 5, 2026, closing down more than 11% after the company released its second-quarter financial results. The sell-off deepened in after-hours trading, driven by a revenue miss and a widened net loss that caught inves…READ THE FULL STORY
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY
Nintendo Stock Falls 20%—But the Rebound Case Is Growing
In the first half of 2025, Nintendo (OTCMKTS: NTDOY) was not only one of the best-performing consumer discretionary stocks but a market standout as well. It surged 76% in anticipation of the company’s long-awaited Switch2 release. But it seems traders weren’t looking to stay long, as t…READ THE FULL STORY
MEDICAL
3 High-Risk Stocks That Soared in 2025 But Can Still Fly Higher
There is a growing sentiment that high-risk stocks—particularly some high-growth tech stocks—will be out of favor in 2026. It’s helpful to look at a statement like this on two levels. Broadly speaking, the statement is largely true. Investors can already see evidence of sector r…READ THE FULL STORY
TECHNOLOGY
Strategy Earnings Reveal the Real Risk Behind MSTR Stock
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock is down a little over 2% after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings following market close on Feb. 5. The report underscored a familiar theme for MSTR investors: quarterly results are now driven far more by Bitcoin accounting than by the company’s un…READ THE FULL STORY
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