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Wall Street is "stunned": Will the U.S. stock market face a $40 billion CTA sell-off in the coming week?
① The S&P 500 Index fell significantly by more than 1.5% on Thursday. After experiencing a hot start to the year, this benchmark stock index in the USA has actually declined by 0.3% so far in 2025. ② According to Morgan Stanley, a potential danger signal behind the sharp drop of the S&P 500 Index on Thursday is that it has fallen below a critical threshold that triggers a mid-term liquidation by CTAs (Commodity Trading Advisors): 5887 points.
The US stock market has crashed, is there fear of this thunder next week?
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U.S. stocks closed: Trump's chaotic remarks weighed on market sentiment but did not prevent Chinese concept stocks from surging.
1. Trump's chaotic tariff remarks impacted market sentiment, with the Nasdaq and S&P narrowly closing higher after fluctuations; 2. Chinese concept stocks returned to a strong upward trend, with the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index soaring by 3.66%; 3. NVIDIA released solid Earnings Reports, and the market reaction was moderate; 4. Short-selling Institutions attempted to join forces to launch a surprise attack on the AI application leader AppLovin.
Tariff shocks hit the market, US Treasury yields reach new highs this year, S&P almost sees five consecutive declines, NVIDIA rises sharply after earnings reports, Chinese companies make a strong push, Alibaba is up nearly 4%, and Bitcoin continues to plu
Super Micro Computer rose by 12%, leading the S&P; Apple fell nearly 3%, leading the Dow; AppLovin dropped 12%. The pan-European stock index reached a historical high. After Trump mentioned tariffs, the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, and euro turned to rise briefly, setting a new daily high. Bitcoin fell by over $7,000 during the session, dropping below the 0.083 million threshold. Crude Oil Product continuously hit new lows for the year. Gold turned to rise after approaching a one-week low.
It's all Trump's fault for not taking a break on the weekend! Deutsche Bank: The US stock market now has a "Black Monday" and "Deadly Friday."
Deutsche Bank analysis pointed out that in 2025, the performance of the US stock market on Fridays was 0.4 percentage points below the average level, while in the past nearly a hundred years, Friday's market performance was nearly 0.1 percentage points above the average level. This is because the market is worried about the "headline news risk" of Trump over the weekend, leading investors to reduce risk exposure before the weekend. The poor performance on Mondays indicates that these threats have not been completely eliminated.
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The leaders of the U.S. stock market are showing weakness, and Analysts warn that market sentiment is becoming poor.
① Last week, the US stock market experienced a sell-off, with the Nasdaq Composite Index, S&P 500 Index, and Dow Jones Industrial Average all recording declines; ② The market faces pressures from the threat of a government shutdown, high tariffs, and the Federal Reserve delaying interest rate cuts, leading to low investor sentiment; ③ Analysts also pointed out that leading companies in the US stock market have shown weak performance recently, and if they cannot continue to lead the market upward, the US stock indices may continue to be impacted.
Are "Trump's tariffs" raising concerns about stagflation? A well-known investment bank warns that U.S. stocks could fall about 10% this year!
①Stifel's chief stock strategist predicts that the S&P 500 Index will fall to 5,500 points by the end of 2025, which is a decrease of about 10% from the current level. ②He expects that the USA economy may enter a mild stagflation period in the second half of this year, with economic growth slowing and inflation remaining high.
The most accurate Analyst on Wall Street: the USA government is plunging into recession and will drag the USA into recession.
Michael Hartnett, the chief strategist at Bank of America, believes that the current fiscal situation of the USA government and the job market are deteriorating, with real estate and Consumer spending slowing simultaneously. The tailwinds from wealth effects and job growth are diminishing, and inflation is eroding Consumer confidence, all of which convey signs of recession.
The "animal spirits" of the U.S. stock market are going global! European and Asian stocks are strongly rising, with experts predicting that the celebration has just begun.
The "animal spirit" that has driven the US stock market to soar over the past two years is now spreading globally.
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Just a month after Trump took office, traders have already abandoned bets on America First.
Media reports indicate that a month has passed since Trump's second presidential term began, and investors had previously flocked to many Trades after his victory in November, but this excitement is now waning. From US stocks to the dollar and to Bitcoin, various Assets that investors previously bet on are now underperforming expectations.