Trading Strategies 16 February 2026 - 3 March 2026

AMD stock slides nearly 4% as oil surge rattles chip shares — what traders watch next

AMD stock slides nearly 4% as oil surge rattles chip shares — what traders watch next

AMD shares fell 3.9% to $190.95 Tuesday and slipped another 0.15% after hours, tracking a broader semiconductor selloff as oil surged 4.7% on Middle East tensions. CEO Lisa Su said enterprise demand remains strong and AMD is seeking China licenses for its MI325 chips. Insider filings showed CFO Jean Hu and CCO Philip Guido disposed of shares for tax withholding. Investors weighed AMD’s $60 billion AI chip deal with Meta.
March 3, 2026
Coherent (COHR) stock slips after Nvidia’s $2 billion buy-in — what traders are watching now

Coherent (COHR) stock slips after Nvidia’s $2 billion buy-in — what traders are watching now

Coherent Corp. shares dropped 3.5% to $288.44 midday Tuesday, reversing part of Monday’s 15.4% surge after Nvidia’s $2 billion investment and optics deal. Coherent sold nearly 7.8 million shares to Nvidia at $256.80 each in a private placement. The agreement includes a multibillion-dollar purchase commitment for advanced photonics products. Coherent will present at a Morgan Stanley conference later Tuesday.
March 3, 2026
Walmart stock slips after the close — here’s what traders watch next

Walmart stock slips after the close — here’s what traders watch next

Walmart shares closed down 0.7% at $127.10 and were little changed after hours Monday. The company said it plans to roll out electronic shelf price tags to all U.S. stores within a year, expanding from about 2,300 locations. Investors are watching Walmart’s remarks at a Morgan Stanley conference and upcoming U.S. jobs data. Retail stocks broadly lagged, with the SPDR S&P Retail ETF down 0.9%.
March 3, 2026
Nebius stock slides 13% — what traders watch before Monday’s open for NBIS

Nebius stock slides 13% — what traders watch before Monday’s open for NBIS

Nebius Group shares fell 13.1% to $91.19 Friday, with after-hours trading at $90.82 and 22.8 million shares traded. The drop followed CoreWeave’s plan to boost 2026 capex to up to $35 billion, sparking concerns about funding among smaller cloud firms. Nebius reported $2.1 billion in capital spending last quarter. CEO Arkady Volozh is set to speak at a Morgan Stanley event March 4.
March 1, 2026
Chime (CHYM) stock slips premarket after big jump on 2026 outlook — what traders watch next

Chime (CHYM) stock slips premarket after big jump on 2026 outlook — what traders watch next

Chime Financial shares fell 2.9% in premarket trading Friday after jumping 13.6% Thursday, following a forecast for its first full GAAP profit in 2026 and revenue above estimates. UBS raised its price target to $27 but kept a neutral rating. Chime reported Q4 revenue of $596 million and 9.5 million active members, but posted a $1 billion net loss for 2025, mainly from IPO-related stock compensation.
February 27, 2026
Natural gas price slides to $2.81 as UNG drops; traders eye March 5 EIA report

Natural gas price slides to $2.81 as UNG drops; traders eye March 5 EIA report

U.S. natural gas futures fell 2% to $2.81 per mmBtu Thursday, pressured by mild March weather forecasts and steady output. The United States Natural Gas Fund dropped 2.4% to $11.32. Lower 48 production averaged 108.7 bcfd in February, while LNG export flows neared 18.7 bcfd. Gas in storage stood at 2,018 Bcf for the week ended Feb. 20, down 52 Bcf from the previous week.
February 26, 2026
XRP price today jumps near $1.47 as short liquidations build and traders eye the next macro cue

XRP price today jumps near $1.47 as short liquidations build and traders eye the next macro cue

XRP jumped about 8% to $1.47 in the past 24 hours, with futures trading volume reaching $5.27 billion and spot volume at $1.29 billion, CoinGlass reported. Around $7.1 million in XRP futures positions were liquidated. The move came as bitcoin climbed 8% to $69,470 and ether rose 12% to $2,074. No single XRP-specific headline drove the rally.
February 25, 2026
Fortuna Mining stock dips premarket after a 52-week high run — what traders are watching

Fortuna Mining stock dips premarket after a 52-week high run — what traders are watching

Fortuna Mining shares fell 2.5% to $13.01 in premarket trading Tuesday, after jumping 8.7% the previous session. Spot gold dropped over 1% as the dollar strengthened, reversing Monday’s safe-haven rally. Fortuna last week reported record free cash flow and a 73% increase in indicated gold resources at its Diamba Sud project in Senegal. Investors remain focused on cash generation and project approvals.
February 24, 2026
Ondas (ONDS) stock slips in premarket after two-day surge — what traders are watching next

Ondas (ONDS) stock slips in premarket after two-day surge — what traders are watching next

Ondas Inc shares slipped 0.6% to $11.32 in premarket trading Friday after a 13% two-day rally on heavy volume. Options activity surged, with over 177,000 calls traded and implied volatility near 128%. The company plans to debut its portable “Scout” counter-drone system at Enforce Tac in Germany next week, following a recent deployment with German state police.
February 20, 2026
Copart stock steadies premarket after earnings miss — here’s what CPRT traders are watching

Copart stock steadies premarket after earnings miss — here’s what CPRT traders are watching

Copart shares fell 0.2% premarket after reporting a 9.5% drop in quarterly net income to $350.7 million and a 3.6% decline in revenue to $1.12 billion. Vehicle sales and service volumes dropped, with global insurance units down 9%. Shares had plunged over 10% after hours Thursday. Investors are watching for signs of stabilization in insurance-related vehicle flows.
February 20, 2026
Sandisk stock slips in premarket — what traders are watching after the holiday

Sandisk stock slips in premarket — what traders are watching after the holiday

Sandisk shares fell about 0.5% in premarket trading Tuesday, tracking declines across chip stocks after the U.S. market reopened from Presidents Day. Investors await Wednesday’s Federal Reserve minutes and key inflation data later in the week. Sandisk last reported earnings on Jan. 29, posting $3.03 billion in revenue and a third-quarter forecast of up to $4.8 billion.
February 17, 2026
Spotify stock price pauses today — what could move SPOT when U.S. trading returns

Spotify stock price pauses today — what could move SPOT when U.S. trading returns

Spotify shares paused at $458.34 with U.S. markets closed Monday for Washington’s Birthday, after rising 2.8% Friday. The company reported record Q4 user growth to 751 million monthly active users and 290 million premium subscribers. Spotify forecast Q1 revenue of 4.5 billion euros and 293 million premium subscribers. Analysts flagged AI risks and new price hikes as key issues for Tuesday’s reopening.
February 16, 2026
Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) stock jumps 5% — what traders are watching before Feb 19 results

Zip Co (ASX:ZIP) stock jumps 5% — what traders are watching before Feb 19 results

Zip Co Ltd shares climbed 5.46% to A$2.51 Monday, partially recovering from Friday’s 8.46% drop, with 23.3 million shares traded. The company will report half-year results on Feb. 19, drawing focus to credit trends and U.S. performance after recent volatility. Broader tech stocks rebounded, lifting the ASX 200 by 0.22%. Investors await Zip’s update for signs of late payments, bad debts, and spending trends.
February 16, 2026