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DeepCap Weekly Wrap
The Week at a Glance
| 🎯 | Theme: Tech sector struggles as labor market concerns weigh on investor sentiment |
| 📊 | Risk Mood: Cautious (VIX 20.37) |
| 💡 | Key Takeaway: Market volatility indicates ongoing uncertainty, particularly in tech and labor dynamics. |
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Top 5 Headlines That Shaped the Week
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Fed’s Jefferson cautiously optimistic about economy, sees job market stabilizing, inflation falling
This statement influenced market sentiment, suggesting potential for future rate cuts. -
Dow surges 1,200 points for first close above 50,000 in sharp rebound from tech rout: Live updates
The Dow’s significant gain marked a recovery from recent losses, impacting overall market confidence. -
This week provided more evidence that a softening labor market is the economy’s biggest threat
Concerns over the labor market weighed on investor sentiment, affecting multiple sectors. -
Oil markets are on edge over elevated risks of a U.S. military strike against Iran this weekend
Geopolitical tensions influenced energy markets, impacting broader market stability. -
How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets
This shift in the EV sector has implications for global trade dynamics and market positioning.
The Week in Review
The Big Picture
This week’s dominant theme was a cross‑market rotation away from growth tech and into cyclical and value names as macro signals softened. Tech weakness pushed the Nasdaq down 2.38% while the Dow outperformed, reflecting a shift into industrials, energy and financials after a string of headline shocks — layoffs, a softer labor market and renewed scrutiny of private‑market AI claims — that tightened risk appetites for high‑multiple stocks.
Rates and volatility told a muted but important story: the VIX eased to 20.37 (-6.4%) yet stays elevated, U.S. 10‑year yields sat at 4.22%, and Germany’s 10‑year was 2.84%. Treasury yields were roughly rangebound, mortgage rates climbed (30‑year cited at 6.26%), and EUR/USD held near 1.18. That mix trimmed valuation premiums in growth names, supported cyclical sectors and kept FX and short‑term European rates subdued.
US Markets
The S&P 500 fell 0.63%, the Nasdaq dropped 2.38% and the Dow rose 1.43%. Sector rotation defined the week: mega‑cap and consumer tech names suffered sharp losses (Amazon -13.43%, AMD -15.36%, Snap -21.62%), while airlines, parts of industrials and legacy financials outperformed (American Airlines +11.32%, select Dow components led the rally). Movers reflected earnings, sticky mortgage rates and a labor‑market narrative that tilted investor focus from momentum to cash flow resilience and cyclicals.
EU Markets
European benchmarks were essentially flat: STOXX 600 -0.03%, DAX -0.31% and FTSE 100 +0.27%. That stability contrasted with the U.S. split; Europe’s market moves were more idiosyncratic — outsized corporate misses and sector moves (Stellantis -26.46%, IREN -21.19%) offset modest strength in energy and exporters as the pound gained. ECB‑area short rates remain lower in recent readings (EURIBOR 3M at 2.02), damping immediate monetary‑policy pressure and keeping European yields subdued relative to U.S. peers.
5-Day Market Performance
🇺🇸 US Markets
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S&P 500
-0.63% -
Nasdaq
-2.38% -
Dow Jones
+1.43%
🇪🇺 EU Markets
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STOXX 600
-0.03% -
DAX
-0.31% -
FTSE 100
+0.27%
Weekly Market Movers
📈 Week’s Top Gainers
- NIO Inc. — +11.5%
- American Airlines Group, Inc. — +11.32%
- Kenvue Inc. — +4.32%
- Intel Corporation — +3.65%
- Archer Aviation Inc. — +3.55%
- Apple Inc. — +3.0%
- Pfizer, Inc. — +2.1%
📉 Week’s Top Losers
- Stellantis N.V. — -26.46%
- Snap Inc. — -21.62%
- IREN LIMITED — -21.19%
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. — -15.36%
- Amazon.com, Inc. — -13.43%
- BitMine Immersion Technologies, — -10.22%
- MARA Holdings, Inc. — -9.65%
- Ondas Inc — -8.93%
Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | Δ d/d | Δ w/w | 52W Range | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIX | 20.37 | -6.43% | +16.8% | 15.64–21.77 | ⚠️ Elevated |
| EUR/USD | 1.18 | 0.0% | — | — | Neutral |
| EURIBOR 3M | 2.02% | -0.98% | 0.0% | 2.02–2.04 | 📉 Easing |
| US 10Y | 4.22% | +0.96% | -0.47% | 4.18–4.3 | Neutral |
| DE 10Y | 2.84% | -0.35% | -0.35% | 2.84–2.91 | 📉 Offered |
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⚠️ Weekend Watch
Key developments to monitor before markets reopen:
- Monitor tensions in Eastern Europe as leaders meet over security issues, which could impact market sentiment.
- Watch for key Chinese economic data releases that may influence global market trends ahead of Monday’s trading.
- Pay attention to pre-announcements from major tech firms, as any warnings could sway investor confidence.
- Central bank officials are scheduled to speak this weekend; their comments may signal future monetary policy directions.
- Options expiry on Friday could lead to increased volatility; watch for positioning changes in major indices.
📰 This Week’s Headlines (6 themes)
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
Headlines on interest-rate moves and mortgage/yield dynamics that directly affect borrowing costs and fixed-income markets.
- Mortgage Rates Today, February 6, 2026: 30-Year Rates Climb to 6.26% — The Wall Street Journal
- Treasury yields are little changed as investors weigh the state of the U.S. economy — CNBC
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
Central-bank commentary and policy decisions shaping rate expectations and the economic restructuring outlook.
- Exclusive: Fed’s Daly sees labor market vulnerabilities, room to cut interest rates — Reuters
- Fed’s Jefferson cautiously optimistic about economy, sees job market stabilizing, inflation falling — Reuters
- India’s central bank holds rates as trade deals ease pressure — Reuters
- Bank of Canada says restructuring of economy will take years — Reuters
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
India’s central bank held its policy rate steady, a policy/rates decision tied to growth dynamics eased by US/EU trade deals.
- India’s central bank keeps policy rates steady at 5.25% as U.S., EU trade deals ease growth concerns — CNBC
AI/Tech Valuation Jitters
Stories highlighting AI-driven valuation stress and strains in large-cap tech/related private markets.
- Private Markets’ AI Panic: When ‘Recurring Revenue’ Isn’t — The Wall Street Journal
- Markets are fading some of the Mag 7 leadership: Citi’s Stuart Kaiser — CNBC
AI/Tech Valuation Jitters
Firm- and product-level AI breakthroughs and market reactions that are reshaping tech valuations and flows.
- Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude won business and shook markets — Financial Times
Other Market News
Additional headlines across various market themes.
- Oil markets are on edge over elevated risks of a U.S. military strike against Iran this weekend — MarketWatch
- Trump says tariffs led to economic growth. The facts tell another story — Associated Press
- This week provided more evidence that a softening labor market is the economy’s biggest threat — CNBC
- The ‘low-hire, low-fire’ economy may be starting to shift with more layoffs—but not more hiring — CNBC
- Can emerging markets’ stellar run continue? — The Economist
- The Global Economy’s Warning Signals Are Broken — The New York Times
- Growth Scare Hits Markets Edgy From Tech Selloff — The Wall Street Journal
- How America’s EV retreat is increasing China’s control of global markets — CNBC
- Stock Market News, Feb 6, 2026: Dow Closes Above 50000 as Stocks Rebound From Tech Selloff — The Wall Street Journal
- FTSE 100 Rises as Stocks Rebound, Pound Gains – Live — bloomberg.com
Social Week-in-Review
What the community was discussing this week:
- Team USA, Vance Booed in Frosty Reception at Italy’s Winter Olympics — reddit.com/r/europe
- Daily Discussion Thread for February 06, 2026 — reddit.com/r/WallStreetBets
- 3M to 1.4M this week — reddit.com/r/WallStreetBets
- Russian general shot several times in Moscow — reddit.com/r/europe
- Tesla (TSLA) can’t find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline — reddit.com/r/Europe
- Welcome to EBT buddy. — reddit.com/r/WallStreetBets
- ‘I brought down Belgian Government in 2018,’ Bannon tells Epstein in leaked files — reddit.com/r/europe
- Orbán has launched a new smear campaign against Ukraine and the EU, sending this message by mail to every Hungarian household and displaying it on billboards — costing millions of euros. — reddit.com/r/Europe