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Money Market Review (03/16/2026-03/20/2026)
Geopolitics and AI data demand were all the talks this week.
Happy New Year! (That's right: we celebrate New Year's in March—something that's been backed by history.) How's your start to the new year...in spring? It seems this whole month has been nothing but stress, from flight delays to higher oil prices. While there are methods to this madness, the question is when and what is really going on? There only so much that can be said via the markets, but for now, since it's New Year's Day, let's see how this week fared out.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +1.01% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +1.13% |
| Dow Jones | +0.83% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.94% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Monday |
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| National Energy Services Reunited Corp | +7.68% |
| Circle Internet Group | +9.06% |
| Coupang, Inc. | +10.84% |
| Nebius Group N.V. | +14.96% |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | +30.03% |
| Qualys, Inc. | -4.73% |
| The Mosaic Company | -5.60% |
| Fastly, Inc. | -7.28% |
| VNET Group, Inc. | -9.32% |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | -11.18% |
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang stated on this day that chip demand will peak to $1 trillion by 2027. Makes sense, especially since they've also launched chips for data centers in space. On the other hand, with regards to geopolitical tensions, Americans are spending $300 million dollars more on gas than a month ago, according to Yahoo! Finance. Despite all that, stocks did well to start the week.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.25% |
| NASDAQ-100 | +0.47% |
| Dow Jones | +0.10% |
| Russell 2000 | +0.67% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Tuesday |
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| BlackLine, Inc. | +7.34% |
| The Chemours Company | +7.65% |
| Lemonade, Inc. | +15.81% |
| Elbit Systems, Ltd. | +15.99% |
| Telesat Corporation | +19.27% |
| The Vita Coco Company, Inc. | -4.06% |
| IREN Limited | -4.41% |
| HNI Corporation | -5.97% |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | -11.70% |
| Tencent Music Entertainment Group | -24.65% |
For the first time in a while, Bitcoin is slowly outshining gold and silver, showing signs of optimism. Software stocks in AI drones jumped over 500% in its debut. Rest of the reports dealt with geopolitics, as President Trump looks to meet with President Xi Jingping in the next month, plus not appealing for help with the Iran War. Not too much going on this day.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -1.36% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -1.43% |
| Dow Jones | -1.64% |
| Russell 2000 | -1.64% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Wednesday |
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| Cloudflare, Inc. | +6.60% |
| NextNav, Inc. | +8.36% |
| AXT, Inc. | +9.92% |
| Traeger, Inc. | +11.38% |
| Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited | +14.85% |
| New Gold, Inc. | -8.41% |
| Weibo Corporation | -10.65% |
| Seabridge Gold, Inc. | -12.45% |
| Boyd Group Services, Inc. | -13.21% |
| Sailpoint, Inc. | -15.23% |
This was the day, so far, where stocks ended on a lower note. A lot of that was the Fed's decision with regards to rates, staying the same. Because of that, having been hot for weeks, Gold has decreased on this day due to the Fed's report. As for the geopolitical "drama" if you will, company called Blackwater's founder approves Ukranian drone sales to the US.
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -0.28% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -0.29% |
| Dow Jones | -0.44% |
| Russell 2000 | -0.20% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Thursday |
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| Ciena Corporation | +7.09% |
| Sportradar Group AG | +7.34% |
| Five Below, Inc. | +10.68% |
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | +16.99% |
| AXT, Inc. | +19.13% |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. | -6.66% |
| Royal Gold, Inc. | -7.20% |
| Alcoa Corporation | -8.69% |
| Century Aluminum Company | -10.28% |
| Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation | -12.36% |
Oil continues sliding in response to the on-going conflict. Speaking of conflicting, plenty of flight delays continue amid staff shortages and extreme weather causing such. Jeff Bezos looking to raise $100 billion to buy and revamp manufacturing firms with AI. This may be the start of implementing human-like robots into the sector...will it?
Market on Close[1] |
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|---|---|
| S&P 500 | -1.51% |
| NASDAQ-100 | -2.01% |
| Dow Jones | -0.96% |
| Russell 2000 | -2.58% |
Stock(s) That Stood Out on Friday |
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| Box, Inc. | +3.29% |
| CVR Energy, Inc. | +5.29% |
| SM Energy Company | +8.29% |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC | +20.14% |
| Planet Labs PBC | +25.59% |
| Uranium Energy Corp. | -9.04% |
| The Mosaic Company | -9.92% |
| Vistra Corp. | -12.32% |
| Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | -14.11% |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | -33.21% |
Happy New Year! Stocks end on a lower note to start Spring. Plenty of it continues with higher oil prices as geopolitical tensions are still rising. The partial government shutdown also continues to affect travel, causing long lines at airports. Patience is running thin among the populace, and we're not sure when things will calm over. Speaking of impatience, AI data's chip demand will cause more shortages in the future. Can we all stop for just one second and take a deep breath over all this?
Geopolitics are still at play this week. Oil prices continue to climb, along with long lines at airports despite partial government shutdown, and AI data eating up chips like snacks. While we hoped to start the New Year's—in Spring—off correctly, it's a rough start. Markets overall were okay this week, starting off high especially with Bitcoin reigning supreme for once over Gold. However, as oversea conflict goes on, that trickles onto the global economy to we're all being affected by. Oddly enough, from those I keep up to date with on YouTube, less than 1% of them know about geopolitics; while we're at it, literacy in America is at an all-time low. What more can I say?
Anything good that happened to your trade(s) this week? Have you, too, been affected by high gas prices and long lines at airports affecting your travel this Spring? You think Bitcoin will continue to improve? Let's talk all about it in the comments section below!
SOURCES:
3. Source by Wall Street Journal
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