Luca Moschini is the founder of SharperTrades and a trading and investing educator focused on market structure, price action, and options. A US swing trader with Nasdaq and NYSE recognition, he also co-created the DarkOption Flow fintech platform.
Macro
Oil prices fell sharply as easing U.S.–Iran tensions, unchanged OPEC+ output, and a U.S.–India trade agreement tied to oil purchases reshaped expectations around global supply and geopolitical risk.
Earnings
Disney exceeded first-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, driven by strong streaming profitability and solid parks performance, but shares fell as investors weighed leadership succession uncertainty and near-term pressures across key businesses.
Innovation & Tech
A small group of AI-linked companies now drives most U.S. market returns, according to a JPMorgan outlook, raising questions about capital concentration, power constraints, and geopolitical dependencies shaping today’s market context.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin fell below widely watched support levels as dollar strength, macro uncertainty, and risk-off behavior pressured the broader crypto market, pushing sentiment indicators into extreme fear territory.
Price Action
This week’s market action revealed a consistent pattern: investors rewarded near-term clarity, credibility, and visible payoff, while reacting cautiously to uncertainty around costs, capital intensity, and policy direction across earnings and macro events.
Macro
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve prompted measured market reactions, as investors weighed expectations for interest rates, balance sheet policy, and central bank credibility.
Earnings
Apple reported a strong fiscal first quarter, led by record iPhone revenue, broad geographic growth, and better-than-expected earnings, while margin guidance and supply constraints shaped the market’s reaction.
Earnings
Deckers shares jumped after the footwear maker delivered record fiscal Q3 earnings, driven by strong HOKA and UGG demand, raised full-year guidance, and outlined plans to exceed $1 billion in share repurchases in fiscal 2026.
Earnings
Verizon shares climbed after the carrier beat fourth-quarter estimates, posted a major postpaid subscriber gain, and announced a new $25 billion share repurchase authorization alongside 2026 EPS guidance.
Earnings
Southwest Airlines reported solid fourth-quarter results and issued 2026 earnings guidance well above expectations, as its shift to assigned seating and new fees reshapes the airline’s revenue model.
Macro
Gold prices fell sharply after hitting record highs as investors locked in gains, triggering broad declines across precious metals even as prices remained strong for the month amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
Earnings
Royal Caribbean shares jumped after the cruise operator issued 2026 earnings guidance above expectations, supported by record booking momentum despite fourth-quarter results coming in line.