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US stocks declined this week driven by AI disruption fears. Weekly market recap, trading week 07/2026

Summary of the trading week using the most popular posts from the X platform

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February 15, 2026

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In this series, you can find financial markets posts with the highest number of interactions from my X platform feed over the most recent week. I am aware that not everybody uses X regularly, so I thought it could provide some value to your analysis, and investment process. These posts are surrounded by extra charts, commentary and explanations of complicated topics.

US stocks declined this week, driven by AI disruption fears.

As a result, the S&P 500 recorded its worst week since November 2025.

Mega-Cap Tech has fallen for 4 days straight, to the lowest since September 2025.

Amazon extended its losing streak to 9 days, the longest since 2006.

Overall, the market is collapsing under the surface.

Meanwhile, Treasury yields dropped, with 2-year yields hitting their lowest since August 2022 as markets price in a higher chance of 3 Fed rate cuts this year.

Gold and silver volatility remained subdued.

In case you missed it, other posts from this week are listed below.

⚠️CHART OF THE WEEK: The US stock market is completely destroyed under the surface

This has rarely occurred outside of the bear market

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/chart-of-the-week-the-us-stock-market-is-completely-destroyed-under-the-surface

⚠️US stock market is falling on renewed AI fears

Every day, a new sector falls victim to AI disruption concerns

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-stock-market-is-falling-on-renewed-ai-fears

⚠️2025 was the weakest job market in 22 years outside of recessions

Don’t be fooled by the headline numbers, the real story is much weaker.

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/2025-was-the-weakest-job-market-in-22-years-outside-of-recessions

US bankruptcies are rising

Recession-like levels of bankruptcies are here

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-bankruptcies-are-rising

US consumer is running out of steam

US retail sales are falling in real terms

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-consumer-is-running-out-of-steam

Is the US Dollar gradually losing its safe haven status?

China is telling its banks to sell US Treasuries

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/is-the-us-dollar-gradually-losing-its-safe-haven-statushttps://globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-consumer-is-running-out-of-steam

1) Weekly performance. In the first post attached, you can see last week’s performance of the major US indexes, the VIX volatility index, 10-year Treasury yield, the US Dollar, gold, silver, WTI Crude oil and Bitcoin.

- S&P 500 -1.5%
- Nasdaq -2.2%
- Russell 2000 (small caps) -0.9%
- Dow Jones -1.3%
- US 10-year Treasury yield -15 basis points
- Bank Index -5.7%
- VIX +17%, front month contract VIX futures +11%
- US Dollar index -0.7%
- Gold +1.4%
- Silver -0.1
- WTI Crude Oil -1.2%

2025 was the year of precious metals and non-US markets

Time to review how major asset classes and stocks performed in 2025 and what might be lying ahead

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/2025-was-the-year-of-precious-metals-and-non-us-markets

⚠️CHART OF THE WEEK: Will the gold outperformance of the S&P 500 continue for years?

Food for thought regarding gold and the S&P 500 relative performance

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/chart-of-the-week-will-the-gold-outperformance-of-the-s-p-500-continue-for-years

- Bitcoin -0.8%

Is Bitcoin going to $1,000,000?

What to expect from the world's largest cryptocurrency in the coming months and years

globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/is-bitcoin-going-to-1000000

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For the trading week ending February 19, key events are:

- US stock and bond markets will be shut on Monday for Presidents' Day.

- US Industrial Production for January on Wednesday

- US Housing Starts and Building Permits for November and December on Wednesday

- FOMC Minutes on Wednesday

- US Q4 2025 GDP Growth Rate on Friday

- US Consumer Sentiment Final Reading for February on Friday

- At least 10 Fed Speakers

- ~3% of S&P 500 companies report earnings

Pretty muted week ahead with AI disruption fears in focus.

2) There is barely any cash on the sidelines. Retail investors broke another buying record.

3) Google, $GOOGL ( ▼ 0.12% ), issued a 100-year bond, the first such bond issued by a tech company since Motorola in 1997.

4) The delinquency rate on US commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) for offices is skyrocketing.

5) Some additional posts that include interesting economic and financial markets data about US equity valuations, gold, silver and foreign stocks.

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