Trade Reviews

Professional and technical analysis on products and past trades

Micron’s rally may still have room to run

Micron’s recent surge looks less like a short-term spike and more like the early stages of a longer move. The company’s fundamentals are lining up at the right time, and the broader memory market is working strongly in its favor. In fiscal Q1 2026, Micron delivered record results.

MICRON_2

S&P 500 slides as US-EU tensions and Fed independence concerns grow

The S&P 500 index has retreated by more than 2%, driven by mounting anxieties regarding the Federal Reserve’s institutional autonomy and intensifying geopolitical friction between the United States and European nations.

SP500_ART_January20

Alphabet cloud growth and financial strength

Alphabet recently reached a new all-time high of $342, signaling strong market confidence in the company’s earnings trajectory and long-term strategy. Margins are also moving in the right direction. Net margin improved 16% year over year, while gross profit climbed 16% annually and 4.2% quarter over quarter.

GOOGL

DAX retreats on escalating US–European trade and geopolitical risks

The German DAX-40 index has declined following a surge in US–European trade tensions sparked by the Greenland dispute. Potential US tariff impositions have prompted the European Union to consider robust commercial retaliatory measures.

DAX_ART_January19

Micron analysis: expanding opportunities in memory and storage

Micron’s share price rose by 7.76% to reach $362.75, attaining a new historical peak amidst growing optimism surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that require vast quantities of memory. As a global leader in memory and storage solutions, Micron is strategically positioning itself to capitalise on this demand to bolster its revenue growth and profit margins.

Micron_ART_January16

EU industrial production and German GDP exhibit strength, but Euro declines

Year-on-year industrial production in the European Union (EU) surpassed analysts’ forecasts, while Germany’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) returned to growth in 2025.

ART_EURO_January15

Oil market structural shifts, geopolitics, and technical outlook

The global oil market entering 2026 is shaped by long-term structural changes in production shares, evolving geopolitical risks, and increasingly technical-driven price behavior. OPEC’s declining production share and its implications for price-setting power, the constrained impact of Iranian and Venezuelan oil on global balances due to quality and logistical limitations.

WTI

Bank earnings and technical barriers cap Dow Jones gains

Mixed quarterly results from major US banking institutions fail to sustain market momentum as the Dow Jones encounters significant technical resistance amidst heightened global uncertainty.

DOW JONES_ART_January14

Brent crude recovers to $65 as geopolitical risk premium rises

The Brent futures contract closed with an appreciation of 2.5%, accumulating an increase of approximately 9% over the past week. This recovery is primarily attributed to the escalation of global geopolitical tensions.

OIL_ART_January13

Gold tops $4,500 as Fed independence concerns rise

Gold futures again closed at record highs as a relevant combination of geopolitical risk and questions over the Federal Reserve’s independence drove safe-haven demand.

Gold_ART_January_12