Stock Brews Five Market Insights To Savor With Your Morning Coffee Today

Good morning, traders!
Grab your first cup of coffee and let’s digest today’s market moves. While your morning brew was heating up, futures markets were already simmering with news of Trump’s steel tariffs, sending metal stocks soaring and gold breaking records. Here’s what you need to know before your second cup.

1. Market Overview 

US futures edge higher with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures up 0.3% as Trump prepares to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs. The dollar strengthens against major currencies as trade tensions rise. Gold hits a new record above $2,900 on haven buying.

2. Today’s Rising and Falling Stars 

The steel sector dominates today’s winners, with Cleveland-Cliffs leading at +8.3% on domestic protection hopes, followed by Nucor gaining 8% on planned 25% tariffs. Steel Dynamics joins the rally with 6.4% on trade protection measures, while BP surges 6.5% as Elliott Management builds its stake. Alcoa rides the aluminum tariff expectations up 5.6%, as US Steel advances 4% on potential Nippon Steel investment news. Super Micro Computer gains 3.8% ahead of their business update, while Meta extends its impressive 15-day streak with 0.8% on strong Q4 results showing $48.4B revenue and $20.8B net income.

On the downside, Pliant Therapeutics leads the decliners with a devastating 58% drop after pausing their Phase 2b trial, while Semtech plunges 27% on CopperEdge sales warnings. Charles Schwab falls 3.3% as TD Bank completely exits its 10.1% stake through a registered offering of 184.7M shares. ON Semiconductor declined 5.6% on weak Q4 and disappointing guidance, while Tesla continues sliding 1.3% after Chinese sales dropped 11.5% year-over-year in January. McDonald’s manages a 2% gain despite Q4 missing estimates with $2.83 EPS versus $2.85 expected and US same-store sales falling 1.4% on lower average checks.

3. Hot Stock Alert: Steel Sector Surge! 

Steel and aluminum stocks dominate as Trump prepares tariffs:

• Steel tariff: 25% on all imports
• Aluminum tariff: 10% across board
• Key targets: Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, Vietnam
• Impact: Steel futures hit 10-month highs
• Sector momentum drives S&P Metals & Mining ETF higher

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Market Catalysts Today

Markets await Trump’s 25% steel and aluminum tariffs announcement while monitoring China’s retaliatory measures already in effect. Reciprocal tariff announcements are expected Tuesday or Wednesday, alongside Nippon Steel’s potential US Steel investment revision. 

Key earnings reports come from McDonald’s, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Rockwell Automation, Astera Labs, and Tempus AI.

Remember Jim Simons’ wisdom: “Patterns of price movement are not random. However, they’re close enough to random so that getting some edge out of it is not easy and not so obvious.” 🎢