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 performance of -0.54%. The index later managed to rebound to 25,338 before closing the session […]
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 […]
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 […]
