Big Tech just served three very different reactions after the bell, and the market picked favorites fast. One move looks like a classic overreaction, one is a “good news, but…” situation, and one is a reminder that moonshots still come with a monthly bill. The key is knowing which one you can actually buy and which one you wait on.
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Futures at a Glance📈
Futures are basically treading water as traders digest a big batch of mega-cap earnings after the Fed kept rates steady. Meanwhile, gold keeps ripping past $5,500 as the dollar softens, and the next check is the next wave of big earnings plus weekly jobless claims and other key economic reads.
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What to Watch
Earnings (Premarket):
Mastercard Incorporated [MA]
Caterpillar Inc. [CAT]
SAP SE [SAP]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. [TMO]
Honeywell International Inc. [HON]
Lockheed Martin Corporation [LMT]
Earnings (Aftermarket):
Apple Inc. [AAPL]
Visa Inc. [V]
KLA Corporation [KLAC]
Stryker Corporation [SYK]
Economic Reports:
Initial jobless claims (Jan 24): 8:30 am
U.S. trade deficit (Nov, delayed): 8:30 am
U.S. productivity, revised (Q3): 8:30 am
Wholesale inventories (Nov, delayed): 10:00 am
Factory orders (Nov, delayed): 10:00 am
Software & Cloud
Microsoft’s Cloud Hit A Puddle And The Stock Hydroplaned
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) posted a solid quarter, but the market did that thing where it hears “slowing” and immediately forgets the word “still growing.” Azure cooled a bit, and guidance hinted margins may not be as comfy while the company keeps pouring money into AI capacity.
The real story is that expectations were wearing a tuxedo. When you’re priced like perfection, even a tiny smudge looks like a stain. Add in big capex headlines, and traders start acting like Microsoft just bought a yacht instead of more servers.
Keep it simple. This is not a broken business; it’s a premium stock reacting to a premium mood swing. Let the after-hours drama settle, then look for a calmer entry instead of buying the first bounce.
My Take For You: If you’re new, wait for a few sessions of price action and start small on weakness. If you’re long, consider trimming a slice on rebounds so one more guidance headline doesn’t clip you.
My Verdict: High-quality name, jumpy setup. Buy in bites, not in a hurry.
Electric Vehicles & Autonomy
Tesla Beat The Test, But The Report Card Still Has A Note Home
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) cleared the bar on the quarter, and the stock popped, but the bigger headline is that the year ended with a first-ever annual revenue drop. That’s not a death sentence, but it does remind everyone this is no longer a straight-line growth story.
Meanwhile, the company keeps steering attention toward robotaxis and robots, which is exciting in theory and chaotic in the short term. Investors love the future, but they also hate when the “future” comes with bigger spending and fuzzier timelines.
So treat this like what it is: a headline-powered roller coaster with a strong fan club. If you chase the first rip, you risk buying the confetti.
My Take For You: If you’re not in, wait for a pullback and start small. If you’re in, take some profits on spikes and keep the position sized like a trade.
My Verdict: Fun but volatile. Worth playing, not sure it’s worth the stress for a long-term hold.
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Internet & Consumer Tech
Meta’s Metaverse Tab Is Still Open, and Somebody Keeps Ordering
Meta Platforms Inc’s (NASDAQ: META) Reality Labs is still lighting money on fire like it’s trying to keep the metaverse warm through winter. Losses came in big again, and that is why this story keeps resurfacing even when the core ad machine is doing fine.
The good news is Meta is clearly shifting energy toward AI and wearables, which investors actually want to hear. The bad news is that Reality Labs remains the expensive side quest that can spook people whenever the bill shows up.
The play here is pretty straightforward. You don’t need to predict when the metaverse pays off. You just need to avoid buying the stock on days when the market is in a mood about it.
My Take For You: If you want it, wait for dip days and start small. If you already own it, let it run, but trim into strength when hype gets loud.
My Verdict: Strong core, pricey experiments. A hold or buy-on-dips, not a chase.
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Movers and Shakers
IBM [IBM]: Premarket Move: +8%
IBM just pulled a classic glow-up. Profits nearly doubled, revenue popped, and suddenly the company everyone’s dad owns is running like it just discovered pre-workout. The market’s basically saying, wait, Big Blue still has hands.
The fun part is the outlook: steady growth talk plus more cash flow, which is investor catnip when everyone’s tired of hype and wants receipts.
My Take: If you missed it, don’t chase the first sugar-rush. Let it open, see if it holds, then nibble. If you already own it, this is the kind of pop where trimming a little is not a sin.
Viavi Solutions [VIAV]: Premarket Move: +9%
VIAV is ripping because it did the thing Wall Street loves most: it guided higher. Not a dramatic story, just a clean “we think next quarter is better than you think” and traders immediately hit the buy button like it’s a limited-time coupon.
They’re talking strength in data centers plus aerospace and defense, which is a nice combo of tech appetite and “government budgets don’t care about your vibes.”
My Take: Treat it like a breakout attempt. If it holds the early pop, you can start small. If it fades fast, let it come back to you instead of paying the premarket tax.
Las Vegas Sands [LVS]: Premarket Move: −10%
LVS just got hit with the old “revenue’s up, but the profit’s not” slap. The top line improved, but income dipped, and the stock is acting like it found a parking ticket on the windshield.
This is what happens when the market wants clean wins, not mixed messages. Even if management sounds calm, traders see any margin wobble and immediately reach for the eject button.
My Take: Don’t try to catch this falling roulette chip at the open. Let it settle, then look for stabilization. If you’re already in, decide your line in the sand now and stick to it.
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Everything Else
The U.K. is bringing a big business crew on Starmer’s China visit, trying to keep trade doors open while politics stays messy.
AI memory is still the main character, and SK Hynix just flexed past Samsung on 2025 profit thanks to the HBM boom.
Deutsche Bank’s Q4 results showed profits improved, but everyone’s still watching whether momentum sticks into 2026.
Tesla managed a revenue beat even with softer deliveries, which is basically the market’s favorite kind of plot twist.
Alibaba is reportedly jumping deeper into autonomy with a robovan merger play, aiming to turn deliveries into a robotics story.
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