Did the Market Glitch?! Tech Stocks Go Full Matrix!

Wake Up Neo. The Market Has You.

I can only show you the door you're the one that has to walk through it. And this week that door led to a Nasdaq Composite that jumped a mind bending 7%! It's like the Oracle predicted but with more binary code and less cookies. Tariff uncertainty? More like tariff insanity! One moment the market's down the rabbit hole the next it's soaring higher than Zion's defenses. It makes you wonder are we still in the real world or have the machines upgraded the Matrix again?

Megacap Mayhem: There Is No Spoon (Unless It's Full of Profits)

Nvidia the chipmaking behemoth led the charge surging more than 17%. It was a week of dodging bullets and bending reality. Amazon Alphabet Microsoft Meta – all jumped nearly 8%. Even Tesla the electric chariot of the future had its best session since 2013 adding more than 5%. Are they seeing code now or just dollar signs?

The Trump Card: A Glitch in the Matrix?

Ah Trump. The man the myth the tariff master. His 90 day pause on some tariffs sent the market into a frenzy. The S&P 500 posted its third largest one day gain since World War II while the Nasdaq had its second best session ever. It was like the machines threw a party and everyone forgot they were living in a simulation. But remember hope is the quintessential human delusion.

The Rollercoaster: What Is Real? How Do You Define Real?

Then faster than you can say 'agent Smith,' the market reversed course. Gains vanished like sand through Morpheus's fingers. New tariff rates targeting China brought everyone crashing back to earth. The new year has been rocky even for the 'Magnificent Seven,' each losing market value. Tesla's leading the plunge shedding more than a third of its worth. It's enough to make you question everything you thought you knew.

The Underdogs: The Key Is Control.

But not all is lost! Palantir skyrocketed nearly 20% while AppLovin jumped about 14%. Oracle and Salesforce joined the party adding about 3% and 6% respectively. Even semiconductor stocks got in on the action with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF rising 11% and having its best day ever. Broadcom led the chipmaking gains soaring 24%. It's like the machines are fighting amongst themselves and the humans are just trying to survive the crossfire.

Follow the White Rabbit... Or the Stock Ticker.

Applied Materials KLA Corporation Lam Research Taiwan Semiconductor Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm—all rising. It’s a digital ballet of gains and losses. But remember there is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. Keep your eyes open your mind clear and maybe just maybe you'll make it out of this week with your portfolio intact. Now what if I told you... there's no such thing as a 'safe' investment?