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Trading Strategies News 30 January 2026 - 31 January 2026

Walmart stock price today: WMT closes higher after new SEC filing; what traders watch next

Walmart stock price today: WMT closes higher after new SEC filing; what traders watch next

Walmart shares rose 1.47% to $119.14 Friday, bucking a broader market decline ahead of a CEO transition set for Feb. 1. The company filed an 8-K/A detailing exit terms for departing International head Kathryn McLay, including $2.82 million in payments and a two-year non-compete. Major indexes fell after Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair. Walmart’s next earnings report is due Feb. 19.
31 January 2026
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Meta stock drops ahead of New Mexico child-safety trial — what traders watch next week

Meta stock drops ahead of New Mexico child-safety trial — what traders watch next week

Meta shares fell 2.9% to $716.50 Friday, reversing some post-earnings gains. A New Mexico jury trial over child-exploitation claims against Meta leadership begins Monday, the first such case to reach this stage. Investors are watching upcoming Big Tech earnings and a U.S. jobs report due Feb. 6. Meta projects 2026 capital expenditures of $115–135 billion, with total expenses up to $169 billion.
31 January 2026
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Phoenix Asia stock (PHOE) jumps nearly 1,000% then slides after-hours — what traders watch Monday

Phoenix Asia stock (PHOE) jumps nearly 1,000% then slides after-hours — what traders watch Monday

Phoenix Asia Holdings shares closed at $133.12 Friday, up 997%, before plunging to $49.00 after hours. Nasdaq halted trading for five minutes during the morning surge. About 124,000 shares traded, pushing the company’s market cap near $2.9 billion. No company news explained the spike.
31 January 2026
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OCBC share price slips — what traders watch before the Feb 25 earnings test

OCBC share price slips — what traders watch before the Feb 25 earnings test

OCBC shares closed at S$21.23 on Friday, down 0.6% after touching S$21.44 intraday. Analysts raised target prices as Singapore’s banks drove the Straits Times Index to new highs. MAS left policy unchanged but flagged upside risks for rates. OCBC launched a securities lending program and used 1,672 treasury shares for staff schemes.
31 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock stumbles late Friday — what traders watch before Feb. 5 earnings

Bloom Energy stock stumbles late Friday — what traders watch before Feb. 5 earnings

Bloom Energy shares fell 3.3% to $151.37 in after-hours trading Friday after a volatile session, with fuel-cell stocks broadly underperforming the market. The stock swung between $146.60 and $161.59 on heavy volume. Investors await Bloom’s fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 5 for updates on deliveries, margins, and production plans. Plug Power, FuelCell Energy, and Ballard Power Systems also posted steep losses.
31 January 2026
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Applied Materials stock slides nearly 6% as chip-tool selloff deepens; what AMAT traders watch next

Applied Materials stock slides nearly 6% as chip-tool selloff deepens; what AMAT traders watch next

Applied Materials dropped 5.6% to $322.32 Friday, leading declines in chip equipment stocks after KLA plunged over 15%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 3.87% as investors reacted to Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination and higher inflation data. Applied’s next earnings report is due February 12. The company warned U.S. export controls could impact China-related sales in 2026.
31 January 2026
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Seagate stock price drops nearly 9% after-hours as STX cools off — what traders watch next

Seagate stock price drops nearly 9% after-hours as STX cools off — what traders watch next

Seagate shares dropped $38.87, or 8.7%, to $407.69 in after-hours trading Friday after the company filed its quarterly report with the SEC. The stock had ranged from $397.34 to $462.98 during the session. Seagate posted fiscal Q2 revenue of $2.83 billion and adjusted earnings of $3.11 per share earlier in the week. Sandisk surged 14.7% after forecasting higher profit and revenue and extending a supply deal with Kioxia.
31 January 2026
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UnitedHealth stock slips again after Barclays trims target — here’s what traders are watching next

UnitedHealth stock slips again after Barclays trims target — here’s what traders are watching next

UnitedHealth shares fell 1.8% to $286.93 in after-hours trading Friday after Barclays cut its price target. The stock has dropped about 18% since Monday, triggered by a 20% plunge Tuesday. UnitedHealth forecast 2026 revenue just over $439 billion, down 2% from last year, and signaled a medical care ratio of 88.8%. Several banks trimmed price targets this week, citing Medicare-related uncertainty.
31 January 2026
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Procter & Gamble stock rises as Wall Street turns defensive — what traders watch next

Procter & Gamble stock rises as Wall Street turns defensive — what traders watch next

Procter & Gamble shares rose 1.1% to $151.58 Friday afternoon as investors moved into consumer-staples stocks amid inflation concerns and policy uncertainty. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% while the XLP staples ETF gained 1.2%. Senate obstacles raised the risk of a partial U.S. government shutdown before the midnight funding deadline. Investors await the Feb. 6 jobs report and further policy signals.
30 January 2026
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RTX stock price holds near $200 after $1B Army radar contract — what traders are watching next

RTX stock price holds near $200 after $1B Army radar contract — what traders are watching next

RTX shares rose 0.3% to $200.50 after the U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $1.025 billion LTAMDS contract modification, with work set in Andover through March 2030. Raytheon also landed a $197 million U.S. Air Force order for reconnaissance pods for Poland. Defense stocks traded mixed; Lockheed Martin gained 1.6%, while Northrop Grumman fell 0.8%. RTX’s earnings report is expected in late April.
30 January 2026
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Shopify stock slides 7% as rate jitters return; here’s what traders watch next

Shopify stock slides 7% as rate jitters return; here’s what traders watch next

Shopify shares fell about 7% to $133.40 Friday afternoon on Nasdaq, with Toronto shares down 6.5%, after the Fed left rates unchanged and U.S. inflation data came in higher than expected. The drop followed Donald Trump’s announcement of Kevin Warsh as his Fed chair pick. Investors are watching for Shopify’s mid-February earnings and updates on its payments expansion.
30 January 2026
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Rocket Lab stock rebounds 9% into the weekend as RKLB volatility stays high ahead of earnings

Rocket Lab stock rebounds 9% into the weekend as RKLB volatility stays high ahead of earnings

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 6, 2026, 9:04 PM ET — Market closed. Rocket Lab shares jumped 9.0% on Friday to close at $72.31, recouping some ground after sliding 9.3% a day earlier. The stock is still about 27% below a mid-January peak near $99.58, according to pricing data. (Investing.com) The two-day whipsaw leaves Rocket Lab heading into Monday with traders asking a simple question: is the selling in high-priced growth names done for now, or just pausing. Friday’s rebound came as Wall Street ripped higher, with the Nasdaq up 2.18% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time. “When
Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

Cisco stock jumps 3% near $85 as UBS sticks with Buy ahead of Feb. 11 earnings

7 February 2026
Cisco shares rose 3% to $84.82 Friday, nearing $85 ahead of fiscal Q2 results due Feb. 11. UBS maintained a Buy rating and $90 target, citing strong product order growth and data-center demand. Investors are watching AI-related spending and U.S. economic data that could affect rates. Peers Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks also gained.
Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

Coherent stock whiplash: COHR jumps after earnings drop — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Coherent Corp shares jumped 8.8% to $227.68 Friday, rebounding after a two-day slide following its quarterly results. The company reported December-quarter revenue of $1.69 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.29 a share, with datacenter and communications driving 72% of sales. Barclays, Stifel, and JPMorgan raised price targets to $235–$245. FMR LLC disclosed a 15% stake as of Dec. 31.
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