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Markets look chill on the surface, but if you know what to watch, the pressure’s building. Consumer vibes are shaky, gold just took a dive, and recession fears? Barclays already U-turned. Meanwhile, our traders are catching clean moves in this chop, and some of you are still trading headlines like it’s 2022.

We’ve got the latest on Applied Materials, Ethereum’s breakout, and why gold’s giving up gains. Oh… and if you haven’t grabbed your free $100 from our new Weex deal yet, what are you even doing?

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🌡 TradingLab’s Headline Roundup

Stock Markets

• $DJI ( ▲ 0.16% ) Dow Jones Ticks Up Despite Slowdown in Consumer Spending, Walmart Warning

• $AMAT ( ▼ 2.38% ) Applied Materials Logs Higher 2Q Profit, Revenue as Customer Demand Remains Unchanged

• $BABA ( ▲ 9.98% ) Alibaba Revenue Grows Despite Competition, Boosting Profit

Crypto

• $ETH.X ( ▼ 4.54% ) Ethereum Shoots Above $2,700, Flexing 50% Gain in Just a Week. What’s Happening?

• $COIN ( ▼ 1.68% ) Coinbase drops 7% on customer breach, SEC probe into user numbers

• Brazil fintech gets approval to become a Bitcoin treasury company

• JP Morgan Sees Bitcoin Outpacing Gold as Crypto Derivatives Market Expands

• DOJ Charges 12 With $263M Crypto Theft Linked to Genesis Creditor

Forex/Commodities

• $USDJPY ( ▼ 0.18% ) Yen Gains Against Dollar as Japan’s Economy Shrinks for First Time in a Year

• $GBPUSD ( ▼ 0.07% ) Sterling Seesaws Near $1.33 as UK Economy Expands 1.3%, Topping Consensus Calls

• $XAUUSD ( 0.0% ) Gold Prices Dive Under $3,150 in Sharp Drop from Record as Trade Tensions Ease

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📈 What’s Moving Markets Today?

🔥 Futures Flatline: Market Catches Its Breath

Markets are in snooze mode this morning. Dow futures are inching up 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are dead flat. After a week packed with trade headlines, earnings noise, and economic jitters, Wall Street’s just catching its breath.

But don’t get too comfortable, this kind of quiet usually doesn’t last.

📌 Quick Take:

• Dow Futures: +59 points

• S&P/Nasdaq Futures: Barely moving

• Backdrop: Trade optimism fading, data softening, nerves building

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📈 Barclays Rewinds Recession Call

Barclays is suddenly feeling a little more bullish. Thanks to the U.S.-China deal, they just scrapped their U.S. recession forecast for 2025 and raised their growth outlook.

Nice sentiment shift, but sentiment flips fast these days. We’re still watching closely for cracks.

📌 What’s Changed:

• U.S. GDP revised up to 0.5%

• Eurozone still shaky, but slightly better

• Risk-on appetite creeping back, for now

🧠 Consumer Vibes on Watch

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment report drops today. Tariff worries and inflation have already dragged it down for months. A surprise move could spark some action, especially with traders on edge.

📌 Why It Matters:

• Sentiment = future spending power

• Inflation expectations climbing

• “Soft data” moves markets more than people think

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🧪 Applied Materials Misses, Shares Dip

Applied Materials disappointed. Its key chipmaking unit missed expectations, and revenue from China, its biggest overseas market, took a hit.

📌 Earnings Snapshot:

• Q2 Revenue: $7.10B vs. $7.13B expected

• China sales drop: 25% of revenue vs. 43% last year

• Stock reaction: Lower in after-hours

🪙 Gold Loses Some Shine

Gold’s pulling back after its record run, dragged down by a stronger dollar and rising yields. Still, it’s holding up relatively well, a bounce could be in the cards soon.

📌 Gold Check:

• Spot Gold: Down 1%

• Weekly Loss: ~3.2%, worst since Nov 2024

• Safe-haven trade unwinding, for now

🎢 The Takeaway: Don’t Sleep on This Market

This market looks calm, but there’s tension underneath. Between revised growth forecasts, shaky earnings, and sentiment swings, next week could get spicy fast.

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