Analysis

On the day before a crucial Senate procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest trimmed its exposure amid a broad rally in crypto stocks, offloading approximately $65 million in crypto-related positions in a single day. The reductions were almost across the board, ranging from its own ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) to Coinbase (COIN), Circle (CRCL), BitMine (BMNR), and Bullish (BLSH).

TradingKey - BAC closed at $59.47 after a 5.14% selloff as Q3 investment-banking guidance weakened. Can $58.92 support trigger a rebound?

TradingKey - On September 12 ET, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published "We Must Pace the Frontier," calling for a slowdown in the pace of capability advancements for frontier AI models. Meanwhile, the company continues to expand its long-term investments in computing infrastructure.

TradingKey - On September 15, Salesforce (CRM) announced multiple artificial intelligence partnerships, expanding its technology integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Nvidia (NVDA), respectively.

TradingKey - CRWD closed at $235.38 after a 13.85% surge as AI-security spending comes into focus. Can $239.46 unlock $244.58-$249.16?

TradingKey — Anthropic has called for controlling the pace of growth in model capabilities, OpenAI is slowing down certain frontier AI projects, and Elon Musk also supports similar initiatives. Meanwhile, Oracle (ORCL) launched a new round of layoffs during the same period but continues to boost its investment in AI data centers. However, judging by Anthropic’s long-term computing power agreements and the capital expenditure plans of Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Meta (META), AI infrastructure investments by major tech companies continue to expand. While R&D pacing and safety demands are tightening on one hand, investments in compute power and data centers are being ramped up on the other. Is the AI spending boom about to cool down?

TradingKey - On September 15 ET, shares of healthcare software company Waystar (WAY) rose more than 16% at one point in pre-market trading.

TradingKey - On Tuesday (September 15) Eastern Time, futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board in pre-market trading. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield breached 5%, reaching its highest level since 2007. Rising oil prices, expanding government debt, and financing demand for AI infrastructure combined to shock global bond markets, noticeably dampening investor risk appetite.

TradingKey - NVDA closed near $210.96 after a 3.36% selloff as AI-safety fears and 5% yields hit sentiment. Can $207.01 support trigger a rebound?

TradingKey - At 2:00 p.m. ET on September 16, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision. According to The Wall Street Journal, the rate-hike probability implied by interest rate futures rose to 95% on September 14, up from 87% on the previous trading day.

TradingKey - On September 15, US crypto-related stocks generally moved lower in pre-market trading. Coinbase (COIN) and MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropped over 4%; Bit Digital (BTBT), Riot Platforms (RIOT), and MARA Holdings (MARA) fell more than 2%; and Hut 8 (HUT) and CleanSpark (CLSK) slid over 1%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin dropped about 1.67% over the past 24 hours, falling below $76,700, as the market awaits a procedural vote in the US Senate on the CLARITY Act.

TradingKey - As of the close on September 14, Eastern Time, against the backdrop of a 0.48% drop in the S&P 500 Index and a 0.56% decline in the Nasdaq, Google's parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) bucked the market trend to rise 3.06%, closing at $345.71 after hitting an intraday high of $349.89. This marked its third consecutive trading day of gains, signaling a clear strengthening in the stock's recent performance. Trading volume surged to approximately 35.9 million shares, significantly above recent levels.

TradingKey - On September 14, Eastern Time, Apple (AAPL) released iOS 27, with the English beta version of Siri AI beginning a rolling rollout on the same day. Apple plans to add French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish in October.

Nokia plunged more than 13%, falling back below the key $10 mark. Has this round of rally come to an end?

TradingKey - Oracle (ORCL) has seen its stock price weaken noticeably in recent trading. Following the release of its latest financial results, ORCL initially surged in after-hours trading on rapid OCI growth and robust AI orders. However, after opening above $164 on September 11, the stock quickly retreated and fell a further 3.65% on September 14, breaking below the $150 mark to close at $144.79 after touching an intraday low of $141.01. Compared to its recent high of $170.70 on September 8, the stock has essentially erased its short-term gains.

Ahead of the vote on the Clarity Act, Cathie Wood heavily offloaded crypto stocks, cashing out over $60 million.

TradingKey - On September 14, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indices closed lower across the board. AI industry executives collectively called for a slowdown in the development of advanced models, prompting the market to reassess the outlook for AI capital expenditures and chip demand. Mea

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in the pace of artificial intelligence capability development, sending AI-related stocks lower across the board. Meanwhile, surging US Treasury yields and crude oil prices also weighed on the market. US equities edged lower, with memory and optical communications stocks leading the declines, while software and cybersecurity stocks bucked the trend to gain. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.29% to 52,421.20; the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.56% to 26,186.41; and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.48% to 7,619.98.

U.S. President Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday, pushing back against growing calls for AI regulation and directly targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. He wrote: "The only control or 'guardrails' AI needs is a strong and smart (high IQ!) president, and the United States has just that, and much more."

On September 14, Eastern Time, cybersecurity stocks broadly advanced as investor concerns mounted over artificial intelligence potentially harming humanity and several industry leaders publicly called to slow the pace of model development. As of press time, CrowdStrike (CRWD) gained 15.25%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) rose 13.98%, Okta (OKTA) advanced 12.82%, Fortinet (FTNT) climbed 8.87%, and Cloudflare (NET) added 7.79%.