| Ticker | Company | Price | Day Chg | RSI | MACD | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple | $327.30 CONFIRMED | ▲4.0% | ~68 | ↑ Record high | $310 | $335 | BUY | $327.30 confirmed close Wed 15 July — RECORD HIGH, ▲4.0% after a report it won approval to launch its generative-AI features in China. RSI ~68 BUY (nearing overbought). China-AI unlock is a fresh structural catalyst. $310 now support; $335 next. Verify at brokerage. |
| MSFT | Microsoft | $395.34 CONFIRMED | ▲2.7% | ~64 | ↑ Toward $400 | $380 | $400 | BUY | $395.34 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▲2.7%, pushing to the $400 line. RSI ~64 BUY. Azure/Copilot AI thesis intact. $380 support; $400 the level to clear. BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| NVDA | Nvidia | $212.41 CONFIRMED | ▲0.3% | ~57 | → ▼1.61% premarket (Asia rout) | $200 | $220 | BUY | $212.41 confirmed close Wed 15 July (▲0.3%) — lagged the tape and is now ▼~1.61% in Thursday premarket on the overnight Asian memory-chip rout. RSI ~57 BUY. ATH $236.54 (May 14). $200 remains pivotal support; watch for a gap-down open. 62 analysts Strong Buy, $298 target. Verify at brokerage. |
| AMZN | Amazon | $254.85 CONFIRMED | ▲3.0% | ~63 | ↑ Above $250 | $235 | $258 | BUY | $254.85 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▲3.0%, cleared $250. AWS thesis intact; AI cloud demand is the safest Mag 7 AI story. RSI ~63 BUY. $235 support; $258 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | $370.09 CONFIRMED | ▲3.6% | ~63 | ↑ Cleared $370 | $350 | $378 | BUY | $370.09 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▲3.6%, cleared $370. RSI ~63 BUY. Dow-inclusion structural demand floor at $350. GCP/Gemini AI thesis intact. $350 support; $378 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| META | Meta Platforms | $681.27 CONFIRMED | ▲3.1% | ~72 | ↑ Extended | $650 | $695 | CAUTION | $681.27 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▲3.1% to fresh highs. RSI ~72 CAUTION (overbought after a strong run). The cloud business (selling excess compute) is a genuine third revenue leg. $650 now support; ~$695 resistance. Momentum strong but stretched — don't chase. Verify at brokerage. |
| TSLA | Tesla | $394.28 CONFIRMED | ▼0.5% | ~55 | → Slipped below $400 | $385 | $420 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA $394.28 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▼0.5%, the lone Mag 7 laggard, slipping back below $400. RSI ~55 BUY. JPMorgan $475 target. $385 support to hold; $400/$420 resistance to reclaim. Record Q2 (480,126 deliveries, +25%) fundamentals intact. HIGH-BETA — the whippy ±2–7% swings demand strict sizing. Verify at brokerage. |
| Ticker | Company | Price | Day Chg | RSI | MACD | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Citigroup | ~$134 est. | ~▲1.0% est. | ~58 | ↑ Bank beats hold | $122 | $140 | BUY | Citi beat Q2 estimates Tue 14 July alongside JPM, GS, WFC, BofA; banks held firm Wed as MS/BlackRock also topped. Positive UK read-through (BARC/HSBA). RSI ~58 BUY zone. $122 support; $140 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy | ~$252 est. | ~▲0.8% est. | ~58 | ↑ Oil firm | $234 | $262 | BUY | ~$252 est. — tailwind as continued Iran strikes kept crude firm (Brent ~$85.77 ▲1.2%). EU/Asia LNG diversification thesis intact. RSI ~58 BUY zone. $234 support; $262 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| GLW | Corning | ~$207 est. | ~▲1.0% est. | ~61 | → Chip-rout watch | $188 | $214 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA RSI ~61 BUY zone. Firmed Wed but AI-supply-chain adjacent — watch the overnight Asian memory rout. NVDA + META + AMZN fiber deals intact; AI data-center buildout = multi-year GLW fiber demand. $188 support; $214 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| CAT | Caterpillar | ~$962 est. | ~▲0.5% est. | ~61 | ↑ Cyclical bid | $890 | $975 | BUY | Industrials firmed with the rally and the oil bid. Infrastructure/reshoring cycle intact. RSI ~61 BUY zone. $890 support; $975 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| AAPL | Apple | $327.30 CONFIRMED | ▲4.0% | ~68 | ↑ Record high | $310 | $335 | BUY | $327.30 confirmed close Wed 15 July — RECORD HIGH on China GenAI approval. $310 support; $335 next. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| MSFT | Microsoft | $395.34 CONFIRMED | ▲2.7% | ~64 | ↑ Toward $400 | $380 | $400 | BUY | $395.34 confirmed close Wed 15 July — pushed toward $400. Azure/Copilot AI thesis intact. $380 support. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| NVDA | Nvidia | $212.41 CONFIRMED | ▲0.3% | ~57 | → ▼1.61% premarket | $200 | $220 | BUY | $212.41 confirmed close Wed 15 July; ▼~1.61% Thursday premarket on the Asian memory rout. RSI ~57 BUY. $200 pivotal support. 62 analysts Strong Buy, $298 target. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | ~$575 est. | ▼~1.5% est. premkt | ~60 | → Chip-rout drag | $510 | $595 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA ~$575 est. Wed 15 July close; likely softer Thursday on the overnight Asian memory rout (SK Hynix ▼11.5%). Goldman Sachs target $640 (Buy). RSI ~60 BUY zone. MI300X AI-GPU demand thesis intact. $510 support; ~$595 resistance. High-beta — sizing discipline. Verify at brokerage. |
| TXN | Texas Instruments | ~$330 est. | ~▲0.8% est. | ~58 | → Chip-rout watch | $300 | $340 | BUY | Analogue chip — more defensive than AI-GPU/memory names but watch the sector rout. RSI ~58 BUY zone. $300 support; $340 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| SPOT | Spotify | ~$540 est. | ~▲0.9% est. | ~61 | ↑ Resilient | $498 | $555 | BUY | RSI ~61 BUY zone. Subscription model decoupled from the hardware cycle — insulated from the chip rout. $498 support; $555 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| V | Visa | ~$354 est. | ~▲0.4% est. | ~60 | → Holding | $324 | $364 | BUY | Payments network — zero AI-memory exposure; a relative safe harbour into the chip wobble. RSI ~60 BUY zone. $324 support; $364 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab | ~$106 est. | ~▬ est. | ~57 | → SpaceX-sentiment watch | $98 | $112 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA 🚀 ~$106 est. — holding above $100. ⚠ SpaceX reportedly dipped below its IPO price (Wed 15 July) — monitor for space-sector sympathy pressure. RSI ~57 BUY zone. Needham BUY; Seeking Alpha Strong Buy. $98 support, $112 resistance. Collar: $67.50–$112.50 (Iridium exchange-ratio band). BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology | ~$307 est. | ▼~1.0% est. premkt | ~56 | → Chip-rout drag | $266 | $314 | BUY | ~$307 est. Wed 15 July; AI-networking/memory-adjacent — exposed to the overnight rout. RSI ~56 BUY zone. Photonic chips (Teralynx T100), B. Riley $345 target. $266 support; $314 resistance. AI networking demand structural. Verify at brokerage. |
| TSLA | Tesla | $394.28 CONFIRMED | ▼0.5% | ~55 | → Slipped below $400 | $385 | $420 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA $394.28 confirmed close Wed 15 July — ▼0.5%, slipped below $400. RSI ~55 BUY. $385 support; $420 resistance. JPMorgan $475 target. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| AMZN | Amazon | $254.85 CONFIRMED | ▲3.0% | ~63 | ↑ Above $250 | $235 | $258 | BUY | $254.85 confirmed close Wed 15 July. AWS thesis intact. RSI ~63 BUY. $235 support; $258 resistance. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | $370.09 CONFIRMED | ▲3.6% | ~63 | ↑ Cleared $370 | $350 | $378 | BUY | $370.09 confirmed close Wed 15 July. Dow-inclusion floor $350 intact. RSI ~63 BUY. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| META | Meta Platforms | $681.27 CONFIRMED | ▲3.1% | ~72 | ↑ Extended | $650 | $695 | CAUTION | $681.27 confirmed close Wed 15 July — fresh highs. RSI ~72 CAUTION (overbought). $650 support; ~$695 resistance. Don't chase. See Mag 7 tab. Verify at brokerage. |
| NOW | ServiceNow | ~$106 est. | ~▲0.8% est. | ~56 | ↑ Software firm | $93 | $113 | BUY | ~$106 est. Wed 15 July — firm with software. RSI ~56 BUY zone. Enterprise AI workflow independent of the chip cycle. $93 support; $113 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike | ~$184 est. (split-adj.) | ~▲0.8% est. | ~57 | → Post-split trading | ~$158 adj. | ~$196 adj. | BUY | 🔀 ~$184 est. Wed 15 July (split-adjusted) — 4-for-1 split effective; shares trade near ~$184 (not ~$700). If your brokerage still shows the old ~$700 price, the split hasn't processed — call them. RSI ~57 BUY zone. Q1 FY2027: revenue +26%, ARR +32%, FCF record. Cybersecurity relatively defensive. ~$158 split-adjusted = critical support; ~$196 split-adjusted ATH. BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies | ~$22.3 est. | ~▲1.2% est. | ~54 | ↑ Disinflation relief | $18 | $24 | NEUTRAL | ⚠ HIGH-BETA Fintech firmed on the soft PPI + bank-earnings sweep; watch rate sensitivity as oil re-spikes. RSI ~54 NEUTRAL. Fundamentals improving (revenue +41% YoY, 10th straight profitable quarter). $18 support; $24 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| HIMS | Hims & Hers Health | ~$35.5 est. | ~▲1.5% est. | ~59 | ↑ Risk-on bid | $28 | $38 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA ~$35.5 est. Wed 15 July. RSI ~59 BUY zone. GLP-1 compounding thesis intact; Barclays PT $39. $28 support; $38 resistance. High-beta — tight sizing. Verify at brokerage. |
| COIN | Coinbase | ~$148 est. | ~▲2.5% est. | ~53 | ↑ BTC reclaimed $65K | $128 | $158 | NEUTRAL | ~$148 est. — firmed as BTC reclaimed $65K. RSI ~53 NEUTRAL. $128 support; $158 resistance. F&G ~58 (Neutral). If BTC loses $60K the setup weakens. Tight stop; no leverage. Verify at brokerage. |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies | ~$126 est. | ~▲1.0% est. | ~63 | ↑ Firm | $114 | $132 | BUY | 📊 ~$126 est. Wed 15 July — firm; government AI names steady, and the ongoing geopolitical escalation is a mild tailwind. RSI ~63 BUY zone. Q1 2026 revenue +85% remains the anchor. Government AI contracts rate-insensitive. $132+ momentum on a clean break; $114 support. BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| OUST | Ouster | N/A | est. flat | ~50 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics & industrial. RSI ~50 NEUTRAL. Verify price, levels & signal at brokerage before trading. |
| CRML | Critical Metals Corp | ~$11.9 est. | ~▲1.5% est. | ~63 | ↑ Geopolitical bid | $8.50 | $12.50 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA SPECULATIVE Wolfsberg Lithium + Tanbreez rare earth. Up ~150%+ YTD 2026 est.; the ongoing Iran escalation keeps the critical-materials bid alive. Production targeted late 2028. RSI ~63 BUY zone. Sizing discipline essential. Verify at brokerage. |
| Ticker | Company | Price | Day Chg | RSI | MACD | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | Oklo | ~$75 est. | ~▲1.0% est. | ~57 | ↑ Nuclear/AI-power bid | $62 | $80 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA Nuclear/AI data-centre power thesis intact. DOD Eielson AFB contract + Centrus fuel deal. Insulated from the memory rout. RSI ~57 BUY zone. $62 support; $80 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| LWLG | Lightwave Logic | N/A | est. flat | ~50 | → Neutral | $14 | $17 | NEUTRAL | Pre-revenue photonic IP. RSI ~50 NEUTRAL. Photonic-interconnect AI thesis long-term positive. Verify price at brokerage. |
| ACMR | ACM Research | ~$93 est. | ▼~2.0% est. premkt | ~54 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $80 | $98 | BUY | ⚠ Directly exposed to the overnight Asian memory rout (SK Hynix ▼11.5%). MU AI-wafer demand structural longer-term. RSI ~54 BUY zone. $80 support; $98 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| CAMT | Camtek | N/A | est. lower | ~54 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $115 | $165 | BUY | ⚠ HBM/memory-inspection name — directly in the crosshairs of the overnight Asian memory rout. Structural MU pipeline ($260M HBM inspection) intact longer-term. RSI ~54 BUY zone. $115 support; $165 resistance. Verify price at brokerage. |
| NVMI | Nova Measurement Instruments | N/A | est. lower | ~54 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $490 | $560 | BUY | AI/memory wafer-inspection demand structural longer-term, but exposed to the overnight rout. RSI ~54 BUY zone. Verify price at brokerage. |
| ONTO | Onto Innovation | N/A | est. lower | ~53 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $248 | $292 | BUY | Q1 record $292M revenue; raised 30%+ FY growth. RSI ~53 BUY zone. ⚠ Memory-rout exposure today. Verify price at brokerage. |
| UCTT | Ultra Clean Holdings | N/A | est. lower | ~53 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $75 | $90 | BUY | Q1 EPS beat; raised 2026 outlook; AI chip supply chain. RSI ~53 BUY zone. ⚠ Memory-rout exposure today. Verify price at brokerage. |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | N/A | est. lower | ~55 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $85 | $110 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA RSI ~55 BUY zone. SiC burn-in demand structurally intact. Up 400%+ YTD (Growth Research). ⚠ High-beta — exposed to the overnight memory rout. Verify price at brokerage. |
| CEVA | CEVA Inc. | N/A | est. flat | ~52 | → Neutral | $34 | $43 | NEUTRAL | DSP IP licensing; Stifel target $42. RSI ~52 NEUTRAL. Verify price at brokerage. |
| AMBA | Ambarella | N/A | est. flat | ~50 | → Neutral | $50 | $64 | NEUTRAL | RSI ~50 NEUTRAL. Verify at brokerage before entering. |
| ASYS | Amtech Systems | N/A | est. flat | ~53 | → Neutral | $18 | $24 | NEUTRAL | Diffusion furnace demand rising. RSI ~53 NEUTRAL. Verify price at brokerage. |
| ICHR | Ichor Holdings | N/A | est. lower | ~50 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $63 | $78 | NEUTRAL | RSI ~50 NEUTRAL. Gas delivery systems; up 400%+ YTD (Growth Research). ⚠ Memory-rout exposure today. Verify price at brokerage. |
| MRAM | Everspin Technologies | N/A | est. lower | ~55 | ↓ Memory-rout drag | $36 | $48 | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA Pentagon deal driven. RSI ~55 BUY zone. ⚠ Memory name — directly exposed to the overnight Asian memory rout (SK Hynix ▼11.5%). High-beta sizing. Verify price at brokerage. |
| AVGO | Broadcom | ~$410 est. | ~▬ est. premkt | ~58 | → Above $400 | $365 | $418 | BUY | ~$410 est. Wed 15 July — holding above $400. RSI ~58 BUY. AVGO Q3 AI guidance $16B; custom AI XPU chips (Meta, Apple, Google) contractually driven — more insulated than commodity memory. ~$365 support; $418 resistance. The XPU order book is contracted. BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor | ~$462 est. | ~▬ est. premkt | ~57 | → Into earnings | $425 | $472 | BUY | ~$462 est. Wed 15 July. RSI ~57 BUY zone. ⚠ TSM & ASML report this week — the key AI-capex tell amid the memory wobble. HBM wafer demand structural. $425 support; $472 resistance. Core long-term BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| MU | Micron Technology | ~$1,240 est. | ▼~2.5% est. premkt | ~60 | ↓ Memory-rout epicentre | $1,130 | $1,320 | BUY | ⚠ ~$1,240 est. Wed 15 July close — DIRECT exposure to the overnight memory rout: SK Hynix ▼11.5% in Seoul signals memory-pricing jitters; MU likely gaps down at the US open. RSI ~60 BUY zone. Q3 FY2026: EPS $25.11 vs $20.20 (+24% beat), rev $41.46B, Q4 guidance $50B, data center 7× YoY, gross margin 84.9%. Deutsche Bank PT $1,550. $1,130 pivotal support; $1,320 resistance. Long-term AI-memory supercycle intact but expect volatility. BUY. Verify at brokerage. |
| ALAB | Astera Labs | N/A | est. lower | ~54 | ↓ Chip-rout drag | — | — | BUY | AI networking silicon — MU hyperscaler demand is a direct positive longer-term, but exposed to the sector rout today. RSI ~54 BUY zone. Verify price and levels at brokerage. |
| TER | Teradyne | ~$387 est. | ▼~1.5% est. premkt | ~55 | ↓ Chip-rout drag | $350 | $400 | BUY | Semi test equipment. RSI ~55 BUY zone. ⚠ Exposed to the overnight memory rout; MU AI chip volume ramp = positive for long-term TER demand. $350 support; $400 resistance. Verify at brokerage. |
| IONQ | IonQ | ~$66 est. | ~▲1.0% est. | ~54 | ↑ Risk-on bid | $56 | $70 | NEUTRAL | ~$66 est. — quantum names decoupled from the memory rout. RSI ~54 NEUTRAL. Trapped-ion quantum; cloud access via hyperscalers. $225–245M 2026 guidance. Only clearly-positive-YTD quantum name (~16%). 10–15% single-day moves routine. Verify at brokerage. |
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing | N/A | est. firm | ~51 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Superconducting qubits; NVIDIA NVQLink partnership + $100M CHIPS Act grant. RSI ~51 NEUTRAL. Still negative YTD (Growth Research). Highly speculative — 50%+ drawdowns historical. Verify price at brokerage. |
| QBTS | D-Wave Quantum | N/A | est. flat | ~50 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Quantum annealing; optimisation for logistics/finance. RSI ~50 NEUTRAL. ~+15% YTD but whippy. Dilution risk. Verify price at brokerage. |
| QUBT | Quantum Computing Inc. | N/A | est. flat | ~49 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Most experimental quantum name; significant dilution risk. RSI ~49 NEUTRAL. Speculative sizing only. Verify price at brokerage. |
| ONDS | Ondas Holdings | N/A | est. firm | ~53 | ↑ Iran-escalation bid | — | — | NEUTRAL | Defence robotics/drone autonomy — firm on the continued Iran-strike escalation. RSI ~53 NEUTRAL. Verify price at brokerage. |
| KRKNF | Kraken Robotics | N/A | est. firm | ~54 | ↑ Defence bid | — | — | BUY | ⚠ HIGH-BETA Autonomous marine systems — defence bid holds with the Hormuz escalation. RSI ~54 BUY zone. Verify price at brokerage. |
| KTOS | Kratos Defense | N/A | est. firm | ~60 | ↑ Defence bid | — | — | BUY | Drone/autonomy defence — firm on the continued Iran escalation. RSI ~60 BUY zone. ~$895bn US FY26 defence budget backdrop. Autonomous systems demand structural. Verify price at brokerage. |
| CCJ | Cameco | N/A | est. firm | ~58 | ↑ Nuclear/AI-power bid | — | — | BUY | Uranium/nuclear fuel — held firm on the AI-power nexus; insulated from the memory rout. RSI ~58 BUY zone. Global X Uranium ETF +121% trailing year; CCJ revenue +11% FY25, EBITDA +26%. Structural uranium demand. Verify price at brokerage. |
| SYM | Symbotic | ~$44 est. | ~▲1.5% est. | ~53 | ↑ Risk-on bid | $35 | $47 | NEUTRAL | ⚠ HIGH-BETA AI-powered warehouse robotics. RSI ~53 NEUTRAL. Verify price at brokerage. |
| PATH | UiPath | N/A | est. higher | ~52 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Enterprise automation/RPA. RSI ~52 NEUTRAL. Firm with software. Verify price at brokerage. |
| EQIX | Equinix | ~$1,132 est. | ~▲0.4% est. | ~52 | → Rate-sensitive | $1,055 | $1,160 | NEUTRAL | ~$1,132 est. — the soft PPI eased rate pressure, but the oil spike is a fresh headwind for yields (10Y ~4.5%). RSI ~52 NEUTRAL. $1,055 support; $1,160 resistance. Long-term AI-infra thesis intact but watch rates. Verify at brokerage. |
| AI | C3.ai | N/A | est. higher | ~52 | → Neutral | — | — | NEUTRAL | Enterprise AI software. RSI ~52 NEUTRAL. Enterprise AI business independent of the chip cycle. Verify price at brokerage. |
| NBIS | Nebius Group | N/A | est. lower | ~54 | ↓ Chip-rout drag | — | — | BUY | AI cloud/infrastructure. RSI ~54 BUY zone. Exposed to the AI-chip sector wobble today. Verify price at brokerage. |
| Ticker | Company | Price (p) | Day Chg | RSI | MACD | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARC.L | Barclays | ~530p est. | ~▲0.5% est. Wed 15 July | ~59 | ↑ Banks track US beats | 498p | 550p | BUY | ~530p est. Wed 15 July — banks firmed as US Q2 earnings (JPM, GS, C, MS, BlackRock) beat. RSI ~59 BUY zone. Barclays FY profit +12% (£9.1bn PBT). 498p support; 550p resistance. Verify at LSE. |
| HSBA.L | HSBC Holdings | ~1,472p est. | ~▲0.5% est. Wed 15 July | ~55 | ↑ Banks firm | 1,400p | 1,520p | BUY | ~1,472p est. Wed 15 July — extended the banking bid on the US read-across. RSI ~55 BUY zone. EM/Asia exposure intact. 1,400p support; 1,520p resistance. Verify at LSE. |
| BP.L | BP | ~492p est. | ~▲0.3% est. Wed 15 July | ~59 | ↑ Oil bid | 458p | 502p | NEUTRAL | ~492p est. — energy shares up ~0.3% as crude climbed ~2% on the continued Iran strikes. BUYBACK REMAINS HALTED (confirmed Jun 24). RSI ~59 NEUTRAL retained on the buyback overhang. 458p support; 502p resistance. Structural buyback cash-flow pressure persists. Verify at LSE. |
| RIO.L | Rio Tinto | ~4,050p est. | ~▼0.8% est. Wed 15 July | ~49 | ↓ Miners weak | 3,900p | 4,250p | NEUTRAL | ~4,050p est. Wed 15 July — miners weighed on the FTSE, offsetting energy gains. RSI ~49 NEUTRAL. 3,900p critical support; 4,250p resistance. AI-infra copper demand = long-term positive; near-term commodity/China sentiment soft. Verify at LSE. |
| AZN.L | AstraZeneca | ~10,750p est. | ~▼2.5% est. Wed 15 July | ~38 | ↓ HSBC downgrade | 10,500p | 12,600p | NEUTRAL | ⚠ ~10,750p est. Wed 15 July — FRESH LEG LOWER: HSBC cut AZN to "Hold" from "Buy" and lowered its PT to £137.50 from £165 after the Wainua heart-drug trial missed its primary endpoint. RSI ~38 oversold. ⚠ This is a FUNDAMENTAL miss compounded by a broker downgrade — do NOT read the low RSI as an automatic BUY. Long-term oncology franchise (Tagrisso/Imfinzi) intact; full data at the Aug ESC Congress. 10,500p support; wait for confirmed stabilisation before acting. Verify at LSE. |
| Asset | Price | Day Chg | Streak | RSI | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | ~$64,900 | ▲~3.7% | F&G: 58 (Neutral) | Reclaimed $65,000 Wed 15 July; ~49% below Oct-2025 ATH $126,198 | ~54 est. | $62,000 | $67,000 | BUY | BTC ~$64,900 (▲~3.7% Wed 15 July — crossed and held $65,000). F&G index 58 (Neutral); sentiment improved with the reclaim. $62,000 now near-term support; $60,000 the critical floor — a break opens downside; $67,000 the next resistance. RSI ~54. ⚠ No leverage; partial sizing only. Verify at brokerage. |
| ETH | ~$1,880 | ▲~5% (outpaced BTC) | Up ~5% Wed 15 July; structure firming | ~55 est. | $1,750 | $1,950 | BUY | ETH ~$1,880 (▲~5% Wed 15 July — outpaced BTC). RSI ~55. F&G 58 (Neutral). $1,750 support; $1,950 resistance. If BTC loses $60K the setup weakens. Keep sizing tight. Verify at brokerage. |
| Ticker | Fund | Price | Day Chg | RSI | MACD | Support | Resistance | Signal | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 754.72 CONFIRMED | ▲0.40% (S&P close) | ~57 | ↑ Soft-PPI rally | $740 | $768 | NEUTRAL | $754.72 confirmed close Wed 15 July — S&P 500 closed ▲0.40% (7,572.43) on soft PPI + Apple record. RSI ~57 NEUTRAL. JPMorgan S&P target 7,800 still = upside. $740 support; $768 resistance. ⚠ Watch the overnight Asian chip rout + oil. Verify at brokerage. |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | ~724 est. | ▲~0.6% (NASDAQ) | ~56 | ↑ Apple record | $708 | $745 | BUY | ~724 est. Wed 15 July (NASDAQ ▲0.62% to 26,269.23) — led by AAPL's record high. Prior ATH $745.34 (June 2, 2026). RSI ~56 BUY. $708 support; $745 (prior ATH) resistance. ⚠ Futures softer Thursday on the chip rout. Verify at brokerage. |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 691.10 CONFIRMED | ▲0.38% | ~57 | ↑ Soft-PPI rally | $672 | $708 | NEUTRAL | $691.10 confirmed close Wed 15 July. Mirrors SPY; best-value core S&P hold (0.03% ER). RSI ~57 NEUTRAL. JPMorgan S&P target 7,800 = medium-term upside. $672 support. Verify at brokerage. |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | ~$371 est. | ▼ pulling back | ~56 | → Consolidating | $360 | $395 | BUY | ~$371 est. Wed 15 July — pulling back as risk sentiment held despite the Iran strikes. RSI ~56 BUY zone. Structural support: central-bank buying, weak dollar; J.P. Morgan sees $6,000/oz by year-end. $360 support; $395 resistance. Long-term bull case intact. Verify at brokerage. |
💾 THE DOMINANT PRE-OPEN STORY: AN OVERNIGHT MEMORY-CHIP ROUT IN ASIA — SK HYNIX CRATERED ~11.5% IN SEOUL, THE KOSPI TUMBLED ~7%, AND STMICRO FELL ~3.43%; NVDA IS DOWN ~1.61% IN US PREMARKET. US futures turned lower into the Thursday open (Nasdaq-100 ▼0.52%, S&P ▼0.17%, Dow ▼0.02%). The memory complex (MU, MRAM) and semi-equipment names (CAMT, ONTO, ACMR, AEHR, TER) are directly exposed. This whipsaw follows Wednesday's record-high rally — the tape is now caught between disinflation optimism and chip-cycle jitters. Verify at brokerage.
🍎 APPLE NOTCHED A RECORD HIGH WEDNESDAY (CONFIRMED) — AAPL ▲4.0% TO $327.30 AFTER A REPORT IT GAINED APPROVAL TO LAUNCH ITS GENERATIVE-AI FEATURES IN CHINA. Megacap leadership drove the Nasdaq ▲0.62% (26,269.23) and lifted the broad tape: S&P 500 ▲0.40% (7,572.43), Dow ▲0.29% (52,659.18). The China-AI unlock is a fresh structural catalyst for the largest weight in the index. ~$310 now support, ~$335 next. Verify at brokerage.
📊 SOFT JUNE PPI CONFIRMED THE DISINFLATION SIGNAL — HEADLINE PPI FELL 0.3% M/M IN JUNE, AND CORE (EX FOOD & ENERGY) ROSE JUST 0.2% VS THE 0.3% CONSENSUS. Coming a day after Tuesday's soft CPI (3.5% headline), it gave the disinflation narrative a second confirming print and reinforced scaled-back Fed-hike bets. The counterweight is oil: crude is re-spiking on the Iran strikes, keeping a renewed inflation impulse in play. Verify at brokerage.
🛢 OIL STAYED FIRM AS US FORCES CONTINUED STRIKES ON IRAN — WTI (AUG) ▲1.0% TO ~$80.14, BRENT (SEP) ▲1.2% TO ~$85.77. The Strait of Hormuz remains the swing variable. Energy and critical-materials names (BP.L, LNG, CAT, CRML) get a fresh tailwind. The risk is that a sustained oil spike reverses the CPI/PPI disinflation relief. Watch whether crude holds. Verify at brokerage.
🏦 Q2 FINANCIALS EXTENDED THEIR WINNING STREAK — AFTER TUESDAY'S MEGABANK SWEEP (JPM, BofA, C, WFC, GS), MORGAN STANLEY AND BLACKROCK TOPPED ESTIMATES WEDNESDAY. A constructive read-across for watchlist name C (Citi) and the UK banks (BARC.L, HSBA.L), which firmed in sympathy. The earnings tone into the second week of the season stays supportive. Verify at brokerage.
💊 ASTRAZENECA TOOK A FRESH LEG LOWER (AZN.L ~10,750p est., ▼~2.5% est.) AFTER HSBC DOWNGRADED IT TO "HOLD" FROM "BUY" AND CUT ITS PRICE TARGET TO £137.50 FROM £165. The downgrade followed the Wainua heart-drug trial (with Ionis) missing its primary cardiovascular endpoint in ATTR cardiomyopathy — compounding last week's CARDIO-TTRansform slump. ⚠ AZN.L's RSI is deeply oversold (~38) — but this is a fundamental trial miss now reinforced by a broker downgrade. Do not treat the low reading as an automatic BUY. The long-term oncology franchise (Tagrisso/Imfinzi) is intact; full data comes at the Aug ESC Congress. Wait for confirmed stabilisation. Verify at LSE.
🚀 SPACEX REPORTEDLY DIPPED BELOW ITS IPO PRICE FOR THE FIRST TIME (WED 15 JULY) — A SENTIMENT WATCH FOR THE SPACE COMPLEX. Not a watchlist name, but a potential read-through risk for RKLB if space-sector sentiment softens. RKLB (~$106 est.) still holds its $100 breakout — monitor for any sympathy pressure. Verify at brokerage.
📊 MACRO SETUP: JUNE CPI (3.5%) AND JUNE PPI (▼0.3% M/M) BOTH CAME IN SOFT — DISINFLATION HAS TWO CONFIRMING PRINTS. FED FUNDS 3.50–3.75%. With the inflation relief banked but oil re-spiking on the Hormuz escalation, the tug-of-war between cooling core inflation and rising energy costs defines the tape. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has described the internal tighten-or-hold debate as a "family fight." The 10Y sits ~4.5% est. and could climb if the oil impulse feeds through. The overnight chip rout and the oil path are the near-term catalysts. Verify at brokerage.
🍎 MEGACAPS LED WEDNESDAY'S RECORD RALLY. AAPL ▲4.0% ($327.30, RECORD) ON CHINA-AI APPROVAL; GOOGL ▲3.6% ($370.09), META ▲3.1% ($681.27, RSI ~72 CAUTION), AMZN ▲3.0% ($254.85), MSFT ▲2.7% ($395.34). NVDA lagged at ▲0.3% ($212.41) and is now ▼~1.61% in Thursday premarket on the chip rout; TSLA was the lone decliner (▼0.5%, $394.28, slipping below $400). Meta remains overbought — don't chase. Watch NVDA's $200 support at the open. Verify at brokerage.
📈 TSLA $394.28 CONFIRMED (▼0.5%) SLIPPED BELOW $400. The high-beta name was the lone Mag 7 laggard Wednesday. The record Q2 (480,126 deliveries, +25% YoY) fundamentals remain the anchor. ⚠ HIGH-BETA — $385 is the support to hold; $400/$420 the levels to reclaim. RSI ~55 (BUY). The ±2–7% daily swings demand strict sizing discipline. JPMorgan $475 target.
₿ CRYPTO RALLIED — BTC RECLAIMED $65,000, TRADING ~$64,900 (▲~3.7%), ETH ~$1,880 (▲~5%, OUTPACING BTC). FEAR & GREED 58 (NEUTRAL). Sentiment improved with the reclaim of the $65K level. $62,000 now near-term support; $60,000 the critical floor — a break opens downside; $67,000 the next resistance. ⚠ No leverage; partial sizing only.
🇬🇧 FTSE 100 SLIPPED ~0.13% (~10,516 EST.) WEDNESDAY — MINING WEAKNESS (RIO) OFFSET ENERGY GAINS (BP.L), WHILE BANKS TRACKED THE STRONG US EARNINGS. AZN.L took a fresh leg lower on the HSBC downgrade. ⚠ The AZN.L story remains the dominant UK negative — manage the position carefully; it is fundamental. GBP steady ~1.340. UK banks trade in sympathy with the supportive US financials (MS, BlackRock).
🚀 RKLB ~$106 est. — HOLDING ABOVE $100. Rocket Lab kept the breakout in the risk-on tape after the two-session +20% Iridium-driven surge (June 29–30). Needham maintains BUY; Seeking Alpha rates Strong Buy. ⚠ Monitor for space-sector sympathy pressure after SpaceX reportedly dipped below its IPO price. $98 support, $112 resistance. Collar mechanism ($67.50–$112.50) defines the exchange-ratio band. Deal closing targeted mid-2027 — timeline/dilution risk applies. BUY — HIGH-BETA sizing discipline.
🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD: Wednesday's soft-PPI + Apple-record rally set a constructive tone, but the overnight Asian memory-chip rout injects fresh caution and the oil spike lingers. Today (Thu 16 July) watch the chip open closely (SK Hynix ▼11.5% read-through) alongside continued financial earnings. TSMC (TSM, watchlist) and ASML report this week — watched for the AI-capex tell amid the memory wobble (SOX +~70% YTD). Watch: (1) how hard does the memory rout hit US chips at the open? (2) does BTC hold $62K/$60K? (3) does AZN.L find a floor after the downgrade? (4) does the oil spike hold and threaten the disinflation relief? (5) does Apple's China-AI momentum extend?
TODAY'S SESSION FOCUS (Thu 16 July 2026): (1) 💾 CHIPS — how deep is the memory-rout drag at the US open? MU $1,130 support, NVDA $200, AMD $510; watch for gap-downs. (2) 🍎 APPLE — does the record-high China-AI momentum extend, or fade with the chip tape? (3) 🛢 OIL/IRAN — does Brent hold above $85 and threaten the disinflation relief? Energy names (BP.L, LNG) track it. (4) ₿ BTC — does $62K/$60K hold after the $65K reclaim? (5) Levels — can the S&P defend 7,572 and the JPMorgan 7,800 target? (6) 📊 continued financials + any Fed commentary.