🕐 Market Recap | Monday, Feb 23, 2026
Risk-off pulse: VIX spike + broad tech selloff while silver and gold stay strong.
🇺🇸 Index & Volatility
• SPX $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 6,827 (-1.18%) → Breakdown below 6,850
• VIX $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ 21.89 (+14.67%) → Sharp volatility expansion
👉 VIX back above 21 = hedging and defensive positioning accelerating.
This is not noise. This is risk being repriced.
🔥 Magnificent 7
AAPL $Apple (AAPL.US)$ +0.47%...

Key Takeaways:
• AppLovin Leads AI-Driven Tech Selloff as Investors Reprice Profit Risk From Rapidly Emerging AI Tools
• Malaysia Targets Rehabilitation of Over 6,800ha of Abandoned Rubber Estates by 2027
• Engineering Contractor Kee Ming Closes at RM283m Valuation After Overwhelmed ACE Market
• Stocks to watch: KEEMING, Solarvest Holdings Bhd, etc.
🇺🇸 Wall Street Summary
$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ 6,832.76...

$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ Let me know how many people are on the rooftop tonight,

$XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$ wish asian market operates 24/7. gold prices up up and away we go!

$XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$ It became unstable again at 5020 zzzzz

$XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$ Sure enough, it's Thursday again, and another day of significant losses

Key Takeaways:
• Nvidia Nears $20 Billion Investment in Microsoft-Backed OpenAI
• House Passes Funding Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown
• Texas Instruments in $7 Billion Advanced Talks to Buy Silicon Laboratories
• Key Earnings: GOOG, LLY, etc.
🔔Before the Bell
Stock market futures inched higher on Wednesday, while $XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$ reclaimed the $5,000 level.
$E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures (MAR6) (NQmain.US)$ went up by...

$XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$ It's Thursday today, will history repeat itself

Key Takeaways:
• Trump Says US Will Cut India Tariffs from 25% to 18% in $500+ Billion Trade Deal
• Partial US Government Shutdown Delays January Jobs Report
• SpaceX Acquires xAI in Corporate Merger with 0.143 Share Exchange Ratio
• Key Earnings: AMD, PYPL, etc.
🔔Before the Bell
Stock futures rose on Tuesday, while precious metals rebounded after a two-day rout.
$E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures (MAR6) (NQmain.US)$ went ...