Yulia Zeng

TradingKey - Intel (INTC) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on October 29 Eastern Time, as its stock price pulls back to near a three-month low.

TradingKey - Amazon (AMZN) will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the U.S. market close on October 29, Eastern Time, and hold an earnings conference call at 17:00 on the same day.

TradingKey - Microsoft (MSFT) will report its first-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results after the US market close on October 28, Eastern Time. As cloud computing demand remains strong and enterprises accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence applications, the market is awaiting Microsoft's growth performance for the new quarter.

TradingKey - As Claude developer Anthropic officially files its Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, its compute supply chain, long hidden behind cloud service contracts, has been systematically disclosed for the first time. Anthropic is not only a major AI model company, but has also become one of the world's most important buyers of AI chips.

TradingKey - Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) will report its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on October 28, Eastern Time, but its stock price remains under pressure ahead of the release. GOOGL last closed at $320.21, falling to a near three-month low, not only breaching the $330 level but also breaking below both its 20-day and 60-day moving averages.

TradingKey - Meta Platforms (META) rose over 2% in US pre-market trading, after falling more than 4% earlier, as the market digests the company's newly announced large-scale financing plan.

TradingKey - Alphabet (GOOGL) will report its third-quarter 2026 earnings after the U.S. market close on October 28. As demand for AI infrastructure continues to grow, Google Cloud is becoming a new growth engine for the company, but capital expenditures driven by data centers, servers, and custom chips are also climbing rapidly.

TradingKey - Tesla (TSLA) rose over 2% in US pre-market trading to $380.45. Barclays (BCS) upgraded Tesla from "Neutral" to "Overweight" and raised its price target from $370 to $450, representing an upside of about 21% over the current share price.

TradingKey - SK Hynix (SKHY) will report its third-quarter FY2026 financial results on October 28. Against the backdrop of sustained growth in demand for AI memory and rising DRAM and NAND prices, the company's profitability remains a key focus for the market. However, with its stock price pulling back significantly recently, investors are beginning to worry whether the strong momentum in the memory industry can be sustained.

TradingKey - During Monday's Asian trading session, international oil prices pulled back significantly from near six-month highs. Brent crude (UKOIL) futures fell 2.02% to $109.45 per barrel, while U.S. WTI crude (USOIL) futures dropped 2.32% to $101.05 per barrel.

TradingKey - Despite generally solid third-quarter results from major U.S. banks, bank stocks have continued to face sell-offs. The KBW Nasdaq Bank Index previously logged six consecutive weeks of decline, marking its longest weekly losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis. Although the index rebounded this week, it remains down about 11% from its August record high.

TradingKey - Robotaxis are transitioning from technology testing to scaled operations, with Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOGL), and Tesla (TSLA) becoming the two most closely watched companies in the Robotaxi market.

TradingKey - On October 23, international oil prices extended their gains as Brent crude (UKOIL) futures rose to $115 per barrel in intraday trading, hitting a five-month high. The ongoing deterioration of the security situation in the Middle East has led the market to reassess potential disruptions to crude oil production, transportation, and exports, driving up the supply risk premium.

TradingKey - On Friday (October 23) Eastern Time, SpaceX (SPCX) rose over 2% in pre-market trading to near $148. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the company is seeking access to at least 80,000 cellular sites in the U.S., aiming to integrate Starlink satellites, wireless spectrum, and ground base stations into a nationwide mobile communications network.

TradingKey - On Friday (October 23) US Eastern Time, US memory stocks collectively rebounded after suffering a sharp decline in the previous trading session. SK Hynix (SKHY) rose over 6% in pre-market trading, SanDisk (SNDK) and Silicon Motion (SIMO) gained over 3%, and Micron Technology (MU) climbed over 2%.

TradingKey - Micron Technology's stock was hit by a sell-off in the semiconductor sector, and its short-term trend has clearly weakened.

TradingKey - Western Digital (WDC) reported strong first-quarter fiscal 2027 results and issued next-quarter guidance significantly above Wall Street expectations, but still failed to reverse the decline in its stock price.

TradingKey - Amid the ongoing expansion of AI infrastructure investment, the market has begun to scrutinize funding sources and returns on investment more rigorously. A combination of signals—including Tesla lowering its full-year capital expenditure guidance, Lam Research issuing a weak outlook, and Meta potentially expanding external financing—has jointly sparked market concerns over the sustainability of AI spending, weighing on the entire semiconductor sector.

TradingKey - Western Digital (WDC) will report its first-quarter fiscal 2027 financial results after the U.S. market close on October 22, Eastern Time. Driven by growing storage demand in cloud computing and AI data centers, the market expects the company's revenue and earnings to continue rising significantly.

TradingKey - On October 22, Japanese and South Korean stock markets faced another sell-off. South Korea's KOSPI Index closed down 3.52% at 5,533.78, while Japan's Nikkei 225 Index fell 2.65% to close at 62,907.84, dropping below the 63,000-point level for the first time since September 14.