Selective Buying Returns as Markets Navigate Earnings

Bargain hunters appear to be stepping in as Super Bowl weekend and the start of the Olympics approach. US index futures are higher by 0.5% to 0.7% this morning, while in Europe the DAX is up 0.5% and the FTSE is up 0.1%.

Bitcoin successfully tested $60,000 technical support and has rallied back above $65,000, posting a 5.2% gain. Defensive currencies, including the US Dollar, Yen, and Swiss Franc, are losing ground of roughly 0.2% to 0.4% against the Euro, Pound, and Loonie.

There remain selected pockets of weakness in equities as earnings season continues. Amazon.com ($1.95 vs Street $1.97) is down 8.0% in premarket trading after missing on earnings and announcing plans to increase AI-related capital spending this year to approximately $200B, up from $125B in 2025. Automaker Stellantis is down 23.5% premarket after announcing a $26B charge related to weaker-than-anticipated demand for its electric vehicles and preannouncing that it expects to report a loss for 2025.

US Nonfarm Payrolls were delayed by the latest government shutdown. Canadian employment data were disappointing, with jobs declining by 24.8K in January, well below the 7.0K increase the Street had expected.

Metals and energy markets are mixed. Gold is up 1.0%, while Silver is down 1.8% and Copper is steady. Natural Gas is higher by 2.2% heading into a potentially cold weekend, while Crude Oil is down 0.2%.

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