USA100

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.

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 are expected to further strengthen A.I. development, benefiting semiconductor and cloud-based service providers.
• BREAKING (FEBRUARY 24): APPLE ANNOUNCED A $500 BILLION INVESTMENT IN THE 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:

• STATISTICS (USA 100 INDEX 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 45^th 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:

• FEDERAL RESERVE INTEREST RATE 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. Markets have recently raised their expectations for three interest rate cuts in 2025, which could eventually bring rates down to 3.75% from the current 4.5% (Source: CMEGROUP.COM).

EVENTS:

• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, AT 13:15 GMT: ADP NONFARM EMPLOYMENT CHANGE (FEBRUARY): A lower-than-expected result are expected to be supportive for gold because it could increase the odds of a FED interest rate cut. This report is a measure of the monthly change in non-farm, private employment.
• FRIDAY, MARCH 7, AT 13:30 GMT: US NONFARM PAYROLLS (NFP) AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (FEBRUARY): Data for January missed estimates for 169,000 as the actual number came in lower, at 143,000. The unemployment rate, however, beat expectations in January (4% vs. 4.1% expected).
• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, at 12:30 GMT: U.S INFLATION (CPI) (FEBRUARY): The U.S is scheduled to report its CPI figure for the month of February. The CPI inflation for January came out at 3%, up from the 2.9% in December.

USA100, March 5, 2025
Current Price: 20,500

Example of calculation based on weekly trend direction for 1.00 Lot¹

1. 1.00 lot is equivalent of 10 units

2. Calculations for exchange rate used as of 10:00 (GMT) 05/03/2025

There is a possibility to use Stop-Loss and Take-Profit.

• You may wish to consider closing your position in profit, even if it is lower than suggested one.
• Trailing stop technique could protect the profit.