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SPX500 is riding fresh AI euphoria following Intel’s results, but the its next leg depends on this week’s Big Tech earnings - set against a daunting macroeconomic backdrop.

Intel delivered strong earnings and guidance thanks to AI demand and strategic partnerships, showing turnaround momentum, but pitfalls still loom.

Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple report amid newly found AI optimism, but risks from uncertain macros and the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict loom.

SPX500 breaking above 7,000 shows a powerful but narrow, momentum-driven rally, where overbought conditions and concentrated gains leave the market vulnerable to a pullback if oil, earnings, or AI sentiment shifts.

A rise in Q1 EV deliveries may help struggling financials, but auto challenges are set to persist as markets focus on the AI shift and robotaxi rollout.

Markets are entering a critical earnings test where Big Tech must prove massive AI spending is translating into real, sustainable returns, not just hype.

This week’s setups lean more risk-on, shifting from recent defensive positioning as market sentiment improves. However, the outlook remains fragile, and any escalation in geopolitical tensions could quickly reverse this stance and push us back toward a more cautious approach.

Markets are cautiously rising on technical recovery and earnings optimism, but remain driven by geopolitical risk and oil-led inflation uncertainty.

Delta’s earnings arrive at a period of fresh risks for the air travel industry, as the spike in oil prices adds to an already uncertain macro environment, threatening its growth momentum.

Elevated fear (high VIX) is signalling a potential contrarian bounce in equities, but persistent geopolitical risk and volatility mean caution remains.

Against a highly uncertain macro environment and an AI narrative that is not that straightforward anymore, we examine five companies tied to the AI boom and its buildout. Alphabet, Micron, Apple, Caterpillar, Newmont.