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Amazon announces multi-billion investment in Anthropic, but stock pulls back

Amazon has announced a $25 billion investment in Anthropic to reinforce its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Concurrently, Anthropic has committed to spending $100 billion on Amazon Web Services (AWS) over the next decade. Despite this aggressive growth strategy, Amazon shares dipped slightly as investors weigh capital expenditure risks.

By Daniel Mejía

Amazon announced a $25 billion investment in Anthropic, complemented by Anthropic’s commitment to spend $100 billion on AWS over the next 10 years, solidifying a massive, long-term AI infrastructure partnership.
Shares fell 0.91% to $248.28 as investors scrutinise potential AI overspending and high valuations, despite the deal’s potential for significant long-term growth.
The underlying trend for Amazon (AMZN) remains bullish, with the price trading above key Simple Moving Averages (SMAs), although MACD and RSI indicators hint at overbought conditions.

Amazon announces $25 billion investment in Anthropic to strengthen AI infrastructure

According to reports from CNBC, Amazon has agreed to invest $25 billion in Anthropic to bolster its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure—an allocation that builds upon a prior investment commitment of $8 billion. Simultaneously, Anthropic has committed to spending around $100 billion on Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies over the ensuing decade, seeking to enhance Anthropic’s capacity for training and deploying its Claude AI models.

While the announcement underscores a significant commitment to capital expenditure—primarily focused on AI infrastructure—it arrives amidst rising uncertainty regarding potential overspending and the implications of overvaluation that have affected sector-leading companies over the past year. In addition to the Anthropic partnership, Amazon has disclosed multi-billion-dollar investments in other entities developing AI services and infrastructure.

Consequently, although the investment suggests robust growth opportunities, Amazon’s share price dropped by 0.91% to $248.28, remaining very close to the company’s all-time record high.

Technical analysis of Amazon’s shares

Regarding the technical outlook, Amazon’s share price maintains its primary long-term bullish trajectory. Key observations include:

Trend Context: Over the long term, Amazon preserves a market structure defined by a sequence of ‘higher highs’ and ‘higher lows’. The price is currently trading above its 50, 100, and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs), reinforcing the prevailing bullish momentum as it hovers near record levels.
Resistance Levels: Should price action breach the immediate resistance at $254 (the current record high), the next significant technical level is identified at $270, representing the resistance ceiling of a bullish channel pattern. A decisive close above this level would likely initiate a new expansionary phase into uncharted valuation zones.
Support Levels: If the immediate support at $245 is invalidated, the next critical floor is located at $226, where the 100 and 200-day SMAs converge. A failure to defend the $226 level would substantially increase the probability of a more pronounced market correction.
Momentum and Volume: Both the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) are currently trading near overbought territory, suggesting the possibility of a price contraction or a consolidation phase.