The daily tech stock newsletter for busy investors.
Good morning Investors!
TL;DR: NASDAQ futures are under pressure as a DOJ investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell triggers a "flight to safety," overshadowing bullish AI infrastructure sentiment.
Pre-market data as of: January 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM EST
—Charlie F.
🟢 Top Gainers
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) - $93.13 | +5.69%
Price Action: 1.8x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 62 🐂
Insight: Morgan Stanley issued a double upgrade to Overweight, citing accelerating cloud security growth and an attractive valuation floor.
Walmart Inc. (WMT) - $118.30 | +3.29%
Price Action: 2.1x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 58 🐂
Insight: Momentum follows the announcement of a "Universal Commerce Protocol" AI tie-up with Google to standardize retail AI agents.
Revvity Inc. (RVTY) - $106.64 | +2.12%
Price Action: 0.9x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 51 ⚖️
Insight: Health-tech instrumentation seeing defensive inflows as investors rotate out of high-beta software during macro uncertainty.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) - $178.65 | +0.65%
Price Action: 1.2x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 68 ⚠️
Insight: Shares remain resilient despite broader tech weakness, supported by continued government contract expansion and AI boot camp conversion rates.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) - $479.53 | +0.30%
Price Action: 0.7x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 55 🐂
Insight: Stability in the Cloud segment provides a hedge as investors prioritize companies with established AI monetization over pure-play speculation.
🔴 Top Losers
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) - $458.61 | -2.55%
Price Action: 1.4x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 41 🐻
Insight: Profit-taking hits the cybersecurity leader as yields edge higher following Powell's subpoena news.
Keysight Technologies (KEYS) - $202.81 | -2.17%
Price Action: 1.1x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 38 🐻
Insight: Hardware and design validation demand faces scrutiny as the market weighs the sustainability of record AI infrastructure capex.
Intel Corp. (INTC) - $44.69 | -1.89%
Price Action: 1.5x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 49 ⚖️
Insight: Gains from last week's "great meeting" with the administration are cooling as geopolitical trade concerns re-emerge.
Micron Technology (MU) - $340.07 | -1.45%
Price Action: 1.3x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 64 🐂
Insight: Testing trendline resistance as investors question if memory chip price hikes have peaked for the current cycle.
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) - $183.32 | -0.83%
Price Action: 1.1x Avg (vs 30-day)
RSI Momentum: 53 ⚖️
Insight: Marginal pullback as the "king of AI infrastructure" faces a breather after hitting a $4.5 trillion market cap milestone.
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
The AI-driven supercycle is fueling record capex and rapid earnings expansion. This momentum is spreading... creating winners and losers in the process.
