US Stocks - Market Snapshot - 26 July 2026

 

 2 Following Tables - 

For trading week ended 25 July 2026 only (Highest & lowest in colour)

Key buzz from last 7 days:

1. Brent crude briefly punched past $100 per barrel - first time in 2 months.

2. Big tech AI spending & "cash burn" anxieties - Google announced massive hike to its CAPEX guidance. 

3. President Trump administration's new global tariffs -> created underlying cross-border trade friction impacting multinational earnings outlooks. 

Bonus: Samsung Electronics breakthrough - secured $200 billion foundry and supply order from Broadcom to manufacture next-generation AI chips -> intensifying global competition for AI infrastructure. 

US Market - Top movement by Sector/Industry - July 2026

Per 16 July 2026 - a little late posting this. Don't wanna waste the info retrieved. For say month of July 2026. 

Criteria (Source: FINVIZ) - 

1. Return-on-equity: >15%

2. Current Ratio: >1.5

All are selected stocks. 

Sector: Communication Services 

YTD more than 20%:  APP, GOOGL

Sector: Consumer Cyclical 

YTD more than 30%: TPR, RL, ROST

Sector: Consumer Defense  (>$90bn in market cap)

YTD Positive: MNST (Monster Beverage)

Sector: Financial  (>$10bn in market cap)

YTD more than 10%: AXP (>200bn mkt cap), EVR, AIZ

Sector: Technology  (>$200bn in market cap)

YTD more than 30%: AMAT, ANET, AVGO, LRCX, MU, SNDK, TSM, TXN, KLAC

Interesting to glean through these stock charts. I've made a point to look through all and their candlesticks seem "stable-ish" enough to look out for some potential short-term trades, be it for daily or weekly charting pattern. 

US Top Stocks - Market Snapshot - 18 July 2026

 2 Following Tables - 

For trading week ended 17 July 2026 only (Highest & lowest in colour)

Top buzz from last week:

1. CPI surprise: inflation dropped sharper than expected. US June CPI came in at 3.5% y-o-y (consensus was 3.8%), from 4.2% in May. Core inflation softens to 2.6%. 

2. Escalating middle east tensions - renewed operations & strikes on both sides (US and Iran).

3. Chinese AI model developments - China's "moonshot" and other open-weight AI models intensify competition, part leading to global tech sell-off over concerns of tightening US competitive advantages. 

Bonus: Market sectors rebound - seeming "rotation" of funds into other sectors e.g. regional banks, consumer-facing equities, following the mega-cap tech sell-off. 

US Stocks - Market Snapshot - 11 July 2026

 2 Following Tables - 

For week ended 11 July 2026 only (Highest & lowest in colour)

Top buzz from last 7 days:

1. US-Iran escalation - renewed fighting collapsed a recent ceasefire and led to geopolitical friction and renewed Strait of Hormuz shipping concerns. 

2. Federal Reserve monetary policy report to Congress - citing US inflation stepped up this spring due to tariffs, war-related energy costs, and ongoing A.I. intelligence infrastructure developments. 

3. Apple filed lawsuit against OpenAI alleging trade secret theft.

Bonus: US debut of South Korea chipmaker SK Hynix - "largest foreign US listing ever on Nasdaq". 

US Stocks Update + Tops News - 5 July 2026

2 Following Tables - 

For week ended 5 July 2026 only (Highest & lowest in colour)

Top news from the last 7 days:

1. Weaker-than-expected US jobs report - 57,000 new payrolls added.

2. Progress in US-Iran diplomatic talks - de-escalation of military tensions.

3. China-EU trade tensions continued to escalate over green technology and manufacturing, introducing uncertainty in multinational supply chains. 

Bonus: Historic rise and volatility of the Japanese Yen, 40-year low against the US dollar. 

 

Bitcoin (BTC) Chart Analysis - 2 July 2026

 

Bitcoin (BTC) Stock Chart: 

Do keep in mind the chart displays weekly candlesticks. 

Source: Finviz

Gaze upon, some signs are appearing in the BTC chart. 

4 dips are depicted - based on accumulated trading experience (which I'll try to put up somewhere for credibility or maybe with the results of past postings). The accumulated dips, say 65% of the time, during a long/'great'/controversial decline, meant a substantial upward movement, should be seen soon. I've experienced losses, despite some good formations, that I should wait the for the fourth dip, for charts showing a long/'great' decline. 

Plus, I like the way the last few candles are formed - a tiny dip below the rest that just came before. 

Do of course conduct your own due diligence. The amount of upside could also be limited, given the array of external factors Bitcoin is now facing eg legislations and quantum technology, to name 2, tho bearing in mind that sometimes, there are silver linings. 

Verdict: 65% chance only + it is an 'optimistic' chart, to me. 

US Stock Market Update & Stock Chart (MSFT) Analysis - 27 June 2026

 

 2 Following Tables - 

For week ended 26 June 2026 only (Highest & lowest in red)

Top News from the last 7 days:

1. Global AI and Tech Sector steep sell-off 

2. Escalation in Strait of Hormuz between US and Iran

3. US ban on import of certain electronic equipment from Chinese manufacturers, raising tensions in ongoing trade disputes between the 2 nations. 

Bonus: 

US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) report showed inflation hitting its highest level in roughly 3 years, mainly driven by 6.5% monthly surge in energy costs linked to recent Middle East conflict. 

Stock Chart Analysis

1. Do keep in mind these are weekly candlestick chart(s).

2. Blue line: 50 moving avg (popular line, imo); Green line: 20 moving avg.

MSFT:

Chart Analysis: 

In my last post on MSFT (14 June), "verdict" is 60% chance it'll decline and it did; tho I recall market might have been bouyant in the first couple of hours and to refrain if so. Nevertheless, it did decline and I'm happy to see some developments for the stock to be worth mentioning again. 

Firstly, to note that candles (see chart above) hit the ceiling of the blue 50 MA, dropped rapidly and reached the bottom of the last bounce. The last candle looks somewhat borderline bullish imo, and it actually 'took out' the last bottom (as if to take out some stop losses (SL) placed by traders). However, there is another slightly lower "bottom" seen at the left side of the chart, which is important to keep in mind. 

Verdict: 

It'll likely do a slight short bounce, regardless whether or not it'll continue upwards or back down, given the highly consistent string of red candles. I did take a look at the daily candles for some additional sensing, even though the weekly candles already contain ample clues (kinda bullish pin + takeout SL pattern). Overall candles look neat too. 

So - small trade for a quick bounce profit and take it and run, thinking of the left side lower bottom that it may be itching to reach. For long term investing, it is a good time to add some shares, given it hit the 200 MA (line not in chart). If the circumstances are not favorable, it might go sideways for awhile or continue the downtrend, despite hitting the famous 200MA. Do note 200 MAs are "super strong" in weekly charts (for certain huge, prominent & successful stocks), so I'll give it a 55-65% chance that it'll go back up in whatever fashion. 

Have a good week ahead :)