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2026-07-13 · as of 23:04Z

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Markets Fall

Tech megacapsAIEarnings season

Movers

Winners

  1. MSFT390.99+1.53%
  2. AMZN247.31+0.80%
  3. AAPL317.31+0.63%

Losers

  1. NVDA203.53-3.52%
  2. TSLA394.76-3.19%
  3. QQQ711.74-1.90%
  4. META656.73-1.86%
  5. GOOGL352.51-1.31%

Market Overview

The TSX and U.S. markets fell after Middle East fighting sent oil prices soaring [2]. Despite this, markets remain optimistic ahead of Wall Street's Q2 results. Chip stocks fell, but some investors are looking to AI and cloud computing for growth opportunities [12].

Earnings Preview

Alphabet Inc. is set to release its Q2 earnings, with a focus on its AI stack and $462B cloud backlog [1]. AvePoint will announce its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 6 [4].

Investor Sentiment

Retail traders are behaving differently this year, picking winners and losers among tech favorites and showing more willingness to sell their holdings [6]. Some investors are looking to high-growth wide-moat stocks for potential gains [12].

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Sources

  1. [1]Alphabet Q2 Preview: Full-Stack Diversified AI Fortified From Downfall (NASDAQ:GOOGL)seekingalpha.com · 2026-07-13T21:57Z
  2. [2]TSX, U.S. markets fall after Middle East fighting sends oil prices soaringinvestmentexecutive.com · 2026-07-13T21:40Z
  3. [3]The Hidden Price Of A High YieldYahoo · 2026-07-13T21:10Z
  4. [4]AvePoint to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 6manilatimes.net · 2026-07-13T20:26Z
  5. [5]A toxic stew drags stocks lower as we look at what can get the AI trade back on trackcnbc.com · 2026-07-13T19:08Z
  6. [6]Retail traders are 'a different beast' in 2026 as they flee tech winners and rush to take profitsbusinessinsider.com · 2026-07-13T18:20Z
  7. [7]Right Tail Capital Q2 2026 Letterseekingalpha.com · 2026-07-13T18:20Z
  8. [8]SpaceX stock slides toward $135 IPO price after Nasdaq debutfinance.yahoo.com · 2026-07-13T17:39Z
  9. [9]A Generational Transfer Is Happening: Amazon, Google, Microsoft Are the Losers. NVIDIA and Micron the Winners.finance.yahoo.com · 2026-07-13T17:38Z
  10. [10]The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Is Magnificent. These Investments Could Be Even Better.finance.yahoo.com · 2026-07-13T17:20Z
  11. [11]Wall Street Lunch: Trump Demands 20% Hormuz Protection Feeseekingalpha.com · 2026-07-13T17:12Z
  12. [12]10 High-Growth Wide-Moat Stocks to Buyinsidermonkey.com · 2026-07-13T16:56Z

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