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•  20 Jan 2026
 

The tech-heavy index slid more than 2% as Wall Street reopened old fears around trade wars and geopolitical escalation. Fresh tariff threats from President Trump toward Europe, tied to the Greenland dispute, collided with a global bond selloff that started in Japan and pushed yields sharply higher. For traders, the message was clear: risk appetite evaporated fast, and high-duration assets paid the price.

$SNDK Sandisk jumped about 9%, standing out sharply against the red screens. The move reflected selective buying in specific semiconductor names, even as the broader tech complex was being sold. For investors, it was a reminder that stock-specific catalysts can still matter, even on heavy macro-driven days.

$MSTR Strategy dropped roughly 8%, highlighting how aggressively investors are cutting exposure to volatile, risk-linked equities. As money rotated out of technology and speculative assets toward safer havens, stocks with higher beta and sentiment sensitivity were among the first to be hit.

$NVDA Nvidia slid around 3% as the selloff in mega-cap tech accelerated. The retreat was less about company fundamentals and more about a broad de-risking from AI and growth narratives, showing how quickly market darlings can turn into liquidity sources when fear takes over.

$AAPL Apple fell about 3%, reinforcing that no corner of big tech was immune. Even defensive mega-caps were sold as investors raised cash, signaling that this move was driven by macro uncertainty rather than company-level concerns.

$COIN Coinbase dropped around 5% alongside a pullback in Bitcoin, reflecting the classic risk-off playbook. When investors flee volatile assets, crypto-linked equities tend to amplify the move, making them key sentiment gauges during stress.

$NEM Newmont climbed more than 3% as gold surged to new highs. With yields spiking and geopolitical tension rising, capital rotated toward traditional safe havens, underscoring gold role when confidence in risk assets cracks.

With attention now turning to Davos headlines, Trump remarks, and upcoming earnings led by Netflix, markets remain highly sensitive to policy signals and macro surprises. Whether fear trade deepens or stabilizes may depend on what investors hear next—and how credible the path forward appears.

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