We appreciate our readers’ patience as we defer our oil analysis by one more day and we are committed to publishing it tomorrow morning. That said, the situation is fairly clear at this stage: one of the most critical regions in the world for energy production — including natural gas, which should not be overlooked […]
Nasdaq Briefly Turns Negative for the Year as Tech Weigh
At one point yesterday, the Nasdaq (US100) was down as much as 2.3%, pushing the tech-heavy index into negative territory for the year. The intraday low was 25,112, compared with the 31 December 2025 close of 25,249, implying a year-to-date decline of 0.54%. The index later rebounded to 25,338 before closing the session down 1.55%. […]
Nasdaq Remains Below Its Late-October Peak
It is quite striking to see how Nasdaq valuations have managed to remain so elevated, standing just 3.27% below all-time highs after yesterday’s strong rebound to 25,326 (+1.36%). We highlight this in light of the less-than-stellar recent performance of its major constituents, namely the large-cap tech stocks. Yesterday we discussed Apple, the second-largest component of […]
Nasdaq Extends Its Consolidation Phase
With each passing day, the focus for the coming months appears to be increasingly shifting toward companies within the industrial and defense complex—names that investors will likely need to become familiar with in the near future. As recently as Wednesday, January 7, Trump proposed a 2027 federal budget of USD 1.5 trillion, implying an increase […]
