Marco Zarantonello @ZaraBullish: "𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 U.S. stocks..."

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𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 U.S. stocks finished mixed as investors rotated into value, healthcare, and consumer staples ahead of a busy week of big tech earnings. The S&P 500 gained 0.2%, while the Dow Jones surged more than 500 points. ▪️ 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗘 Apple briefly surpassed a $5 trillion market capitalization during intraday trading before closing near $340/share. Investors are now focused on the company’s quarterly earnings report due Thursday. ▪️ 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 Chip stocks came under heavy pressure, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index falling 4.5% amid concerns over China’s progress in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and continued scrutiny of AI capital spending. ▪️ 𝗙𝗘𝗗 The Federal Reserve began its two-day FOMC meeting, with markets assigning a 71% probability to unchanged interest rates and a 29% chance of a rate hike. ▪️ 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬 Core capital goods orders rose 0.9% month-over-month and 12.5% year-over-year, signaling resilient business investment despite higher borrowing costs. ▪️ 𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗔-𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗔 Coca-Cola climbed 5% after raising its full-year revenue and profit outlook, supported by strong global beverage demand. ▪️ 𝗕𝗢𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 Boeing gained nearly 5% as improving operations generated positive quarterly free cash flow, reinforcing optimism around its ongoing turnaround. ▪️ 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡 & 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡 Johnson & Johnson agreed to a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits related to its talc products, reducing a major long-standing legal overhang. ▪️ 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 German chemicals giant BASF approved a €1 billion share buyback program, scheduled to begin in August, signaling confidence in its long-term outlook. ▪️ 𝗢𝗜𝗟 Brent crude fell 4.8% to around $84.09/barrel after diplomatic talks in Washington eased immediate concerns over a broader escalation in the Middle East. ▪️ 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗦 * S&P 500: ~7,428 (+0.2%) * Dow Jones: ~52,747 (+1.0%) * Nasdaq: ~24,876 (-0.2%) * Brent crude: ~$84.09/barrel —————— 𝑴𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚 • 𝘊𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺: 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 • 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬-𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭: $200 (𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸) 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. $SPX500 $NSDQ100 $OIL $BTC

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