USA100 Weekly Special Report based on 1.00 Lot Calculation:
USA100 INDEX:
- WHAT IS A STOCK INDEX: According to Investopedia.com, a stock index measures the price performance of a basket (group) of stocks using a standardized methodology. The NASDAQ 100 Index is one of the world's best-known indexes and one of the most commonly used benchmarks for the stock market.
- COMPONENTS: USA100 includes 100 companies, many of them dealing with tech and A.I., such as Apple, Google, ARM, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.
STARGATE: THE LARGEST A.I. INVESTMENT IN U.S. HISTORY
- US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PRESENTED “STARGATE,” A $500 BILLION A.I. INVESTMENT. The project aims to establish a nationwide network of next-generation data centers and computing power for artificial intelligence.
- COMPANIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT: Oracle, Microsoft, ARM, Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, Palantir, Taiwan Semiconductor, and others, most of which are already included in USA100.
BIG TECH’S MASSIVE A.I. SPENDING IN 2025 AND BEYOND
- Meta (Facebook), Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, and Amazon plan to invest over $250 billion in capital expenditures this year, with a strong focus on A.I. and cloud infrastructure.
- Meta (Facebook): ~$65 billion
- Alphabet (Google): ~$80 billion
- Microsoft: ~$85 billion
- Amazon: ~$120 billion
- These investments will further strengthen A.I. development, benefiting semiconductor and cloud-based service providers.
- BREAKING (FEBRUARY 24): APPLE ANNOUNCED $500 BILLION INVESTMENT IN USA. Apple announced that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas (Source: APNEWS)
US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS IMPACT ON THE US STOCK MARKET:
- (JANUARY 20, 2025) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS INAUGURATED AS THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE USA. Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2025, after which he started implementing all his promises regarding the economic policy under his rule, including lowering corporate taxes to 15% from the current 21%.
- STATISTICS (US STOCKS DURING TRUMP’S FIRST TERM (2017 – 2021)): USA100 INDEX ROSE 37.05% WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING DONALD TRUMP'S INAUGURATION AS 45TH U.S. PRESIDENT (January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2018). In addition, the USA100 index rose 163.32% during the entire first term of Donald Trump’s service as 45th President of the USA.
Data Source: MetaTrader 4 Platform
Please note that past performance does not guarantee future results
US FEDERAL RESERVE HAS BEGUN YET ANOTHER INTEREST RATE CUT CYCLE:
- BREAKING (JANUARY 29): FEDERAL RESERVE KEPT RATES UNCHANGED AT 4.5%. The US Federal Reserve decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.50% points in September, 0.25% points in November and 0.25% in December. The bank expects to cut rates two more times in 2025 to slash its benchmark rate to 4% by the end of 2025. The bank expects rates to fall to 3.40% in 2026 and further down to 3.10% in 2027.
- NEXT FED INTEREST RATE DECISION: March 19, 2025.
EVENTS:
- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 at 13:30 GMT: PCE (PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE) PRICE INDEX (JANUARY). This is an indicator of the average increases in prices for all domestic personal consumption and it is Fed’s preferred inflation indicator.
- MONDAY, MARCH 3, AT 15:00 GMT: US ISM MANUFACTURING PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX (PMI) (FEBRUARY): A number above 50 indicates an expansion, while a number below 50 indicates a contraction in the sector. Data for January came in at 50.9, up from December’s 49.2.
- FRIDAY, MARCH 7, AT 13:30 GMT: US NONFARM PAYROLLS (NFP) AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (FEBRUARY): Data for January missed estimates for 169,000 as actual number came in lower, at 143,000. Unemployment rate, however, beat expectations in January (4% vs. 4.1% expected).
USA100, February 28, 2025
Current Price: 20,660
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USA100 |
Weekly |
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Trend direction |
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22,700 |
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21,750 |
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21,200 |
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20,150 |
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19,950 |
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19,850 |
Example of calculation based on weekly trend direction for 1.00 Lot1
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USA100 |
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Profit or loss in $ |
20,400 |
10,900 |
5,400 |
-5,100 |
-7,100 |
-8,100 |
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Profit or loss in €² |
19,612 |
10,479 |
5,191 |
-4,904 |
-6,826 |
-7,787 |
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Profit or loss in £² |
16,192 |
8,651 |
4,286 |
-4,048 |
-5,635 |
-6,429 |
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Profit or loss in C² |
29,457 |
15,739 |
7,797 |
-7,361 |
-10,252 |
-11,696 |
1. 1.00 lot is equivalent of 10 units
2. Calculations for exchange rate used as of 08:35 (GMT) 28/02/2025
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