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.
Earnings
Intuitive Surgical shares fell after the company raised fourth-quarter revenue guidance but signaled slowing procedure growth, prompting investors to reassess growth momentum despite strong system placements.
Macro
Oil prices moved higher as geopolitical tensions added a risk premium to global supply, lifting energy stocks and reshaping market sentiment. Shares of Exxon Mobil and Chevron diverged as investors weighed oil prices, politics, and capital discipline.
Macro
Markets are recalibrating as a wider U.S. budget deficit, easing tariff revenues, persistent inflation pressures, and renewed political scrutiny of the Federal Reserve reshape investor sentiment and drive volatility across stocks and bonds.
Earnings
JPMorgan shares fell after fourth-quarter profit declined year over year, as investors weighed the impact of the Apple Card deal, weaker investment banking fees, and higher expense expectations despite adjusted earnings topping forecasts.
Earnings
Delta Air Lines shares fell after the airline beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations but issued full-year 2026 guidance below Wall Street estimates, shifting market focus to forward profit growth and industry headwinds.
Business Trends
Walmart shares climbed after the retailer was added to the Nasdaq 100 and unveiled deeper AI-powered shopping integrations with Google’s Gemini, highlighting its shift toward e-commerce and technology-driven retail.
Macro
Gold and silver jumped as investors reacted to news that the Justice Department subpoenaed the Federal Reserve, raising concerns about central bank independence and pressuring U.S. stocks and the dollar.
Innovation & Tech
Alphabet crossed a $4 trillion market valuation as investors responded to accelerating AI adoption, expanding commercial partnerships, and growing confidence in Google’s role across cloud, devices, and next-generation digital commerce.
Sector
Intel shares surged after President Trump praised the chipmaker’s progress following a White House meeting with CEO Lip-Bu Tan, highlighting government backing, U.S. manufacturing efforts, and momentum behind Intel’s next-generation processors.
Innovation & Tech
Meta is securing long-term nuclear energy to power its AI data centers, partnering with multiple nuclear providers to support its Prometheus supercluster. The deals highlight how AI’s power demands are reshaping energy strategy across the tech sector.
Sector
Applied Digital shares surged after the company reported a sharp revenue increase, beat earnings expectations, and disclosed advanced talks with a hyperscaler for large-scale data center capacity, reinforcing investor focus on AI-driven infrastructure demand.
Macro
The Supreme Court declined to issue a ruling today on President Trump’s tariff authority under the IEEPA. While no decision came, the eventual outcome remains a key risk factor for companies, the bond market, and the broader economy.