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TL;DR: Markets are muted ahead of the December jobs report as Alphabet officially overtakes Apple for the #2 market cap spot, signaling a massive shift in the AI leadership hierarchy.
Pre-market data as of: January 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM EST
—Charlie F.
🟢 Top Gainers
Intel Corporation (INTC) - $42.08 | +2.36%
Price Action: 1.4x Avg
RSI Momentum: 58 🐂
Insight: Sentiment surged after Intel unveiled its next-gen AI-integrated processors at CES 2026, signaling a comeback in the silicon race.
Micron Technology (MU) - $332.11 | +1.56%
Price Action: 1.1x Avg
RSI Momentum: 62 🐂
Insight: Memory demand remains resilient as data centers scramble for HBM4 (High Bandwidth Memory) capacity ahead of Q1 earnings.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) - $328.58 | +0.96%
Price Action: 1.3x Avg
RSI Momentum: 69 🐂
Insight: Shares continue to climb as the market rewards Gemini 3’s mass-adoption metrics, propelling the firm past AAPL in total valuation.
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) - $335.46 | +0.90%
Price Action: 0.9x Avg
RSI Momentum: 54 ⚖️
Insight: Ongoing networking infrastructure upgrades for AI clusters are providing a steady floor for the stock.
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) - $186.08 | +0.58%
Price Action: 1.0x Avg
RSI Momentum: 66 🐂
Insight: The chip giant remains the market anchor despite slight profit-taking, as analysts raise price targets to $250 on 2026 data center outlooks.
🔴 Top Losers
Western Digital (WDC) - $N/A | -8.9%
Price Action: 2.1x Avg
RSI Momentum: 38 🐻
Insight: Shares tumbled following a downbeat outlook on storage pricing and a general cool-off in the semiconductor rally.
Qualcomm (QCOM) - $179.20 | -1.47%
Price Action: 1.2x Avg
RSI Momentum: 42 🐻
Insight: Investors are rotating out of mobile-centric chips into server-side AI as handset recovery remains uneven.
Zscaler Inc. (ZS) - $N/A | -1.2%
Price Action: 1.0x Avg
RSI Momentum: 49 ⚖️
Insight: Software names are seeing early-session pressure as yields exert pressure on high-valuation SaaS multiples.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) - $476.18 | -0.40%
Price Action: 0.8x Avg
RSI Momentum: 51 ⚖️
Insight: Minimal drift as the market digests Copilot monetization rates ahead of the next tech earnings wave.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) - $259.69 | -0.21%
Price Action: 1.2x Avg
RSI Momentum: 32 ⚠️
Insight: Apple is hovering near 2-month lows as the market questions its AI roadmap relative to the aggressive gains seen at Google.
Quick Guide
Price Action:
Today’s trading activity is X.X times higher than the stock’s average daily activity over the past 30 trading days.
Relative Strength Index (RSI):
🐻 Bearish (0-44) = Weak momentum; Sellers in control
⚖️ Neutral (45-64) = No clear momentum; Rallies tend to fade
🐂 Bullish (55-69) = Buyers in control; Healthy uptrend
⚠️ Overbrought (70+) = Strong momentum but higher pullback risk
Alphabet has officially overtaken Apple as the world's second most valuable public company... as investors responded positively to accelerating adoption of its Gemini 3 AI models.
