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📉 TL;DR – Last Week in 60 Seconds
Stocks took a breather for a second straight week as rate jitters and tariff headlines kept buyers cautious. The S&P 500 slipped while the Nasdaq 100 managed a small gain, helped by a late-week rebound in mega-cap tech. Metals keep stealing the spotlight, with Gold and Silver pushing to fresh record highs above $5,000/oz and $109/oz, while the dollar softens.
Bitcoin didn’t join the party—it sank as traders de-risked; small caps took a hit too. Earnings were mixed, and traders kept one eye on Washington and the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, Winter Storm Fern slammed the U.S., knocking out power and grounding flights; energy and shipping costs may briefly pop.
Quick Levels → Last week’s change
S&P 500: 6,915.62 | ↓0.35% Nasdaq 100: 25,605.47 | ↑0.30% Dow: 49,098.72 | ↓0.53% Russell 2000: 2,669.16 | ↓0.32% | Gold/oz: $5,082 | ↑8.51% Silver/oz: $109.25 | ↑14.72% Bitcoin (BTC): $87,900 | ↓7.53% DXY (US Dollar Index): 97.46 | ↓1.93% |
🚀 Top Movers Last Week
IAMGOLD (IAG) ↑22.02% — Preliminary 2025 results and 2026 guidance impressed, as gold and silver ripped to records and kept miners hot.
Moderna (MRNA) ↑16.45% — Cancer-vaccine trial optimism with Merck lifted hopes for a post-COVID growth engine.
Albemarle (ALB) ↑16.24% — Wall Street upgrades piled in as lithium prices rebounded on grid-battery demand.
SanDisk (SNDK) ↑14.56% — Citi hiked price target as hyperscaler demand for NAND flash kept the momentum trade alive (stock ↑99% in January).
Meta Platforms (META) ↑6.21% — Threads ads global expansion and ad-demand optimism pushed the “Magnificent Seven” leader higher.
Intel (INTC) ↓4.02% — Soft Q1 outlook and supply constraints triggered profit-taking after Intel’s sharp early-January run.