USA500 Weekly Special Report based on 1.00 Lot Calculation:
USA500 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 S&P 500 Index is one of the world's best-known indexes and one of the most commonly used benchmarks for the stock market.
- COMPONENTS: USA500 includes 500 companies, including Tesla, Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Goldman Sachs.
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
- 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 (US STOCKS DURING TRUMP’S FIRST TERM (2017 – 2021)): USA500 INDEX ROSE 25.27% WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING DONALD TRUMP'S INAUGURATION AS 45TH U.S. PRESIDENT (January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2018). In addition, the USA500 index rose 70.04% 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:
- 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 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. Headline Inflation is expected to come in at 2.9%, down from the previous 3%. Core Inflation is expected to come in at 3.2%, down from the previous 3.3%.
PRICE ACTION:
- USA500 INDEX HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 6,165.82 (FEBRUARY 19, 2025). The index has traded around 5,630 and if a full recovery takes place, USA500 could rise around 9.5%. Although, the index could decline in price as well.
- USA500 HAS TESTED ITS LOWEST PRICE IN SIX MONTHS (5,557.74). The index has recently retreated from its all-time high of 6,165.82, hitting its lowest rate in 6 months on March 11, 2025 (5,557.74).
USA500, March 11, 2025
Current Price: 5,630
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USA500 |
Weekly |
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Trend direction |
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6,160 |
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6,050 |
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5,900 |
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5,400 |
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5,300 |
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5,200 |
Example of calculation based on weekly trend direction for 1.00 Lot1
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USA500 |
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Profit or loss in $ |
5,300 |
4,200 |
2,700 |
-2,300 |
-3,300 |
-4,300 |
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Profit or loss in €² |
4,865 |
3,856 |
2,479 |
-2,111 |
-3,029 |
-3,947 |
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Profit or loss in £² |
4,098 |
3,248 |
2,088 |
-1,779 |
-2,552 |
-3,325 |
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Profit or loss in C² |
7,638 |
6,053 |
3,891 |
-3,315 |
-4,756 |
-6,197 |
1. 1.00 lot is equivalent of 10 units
2. Calculations for exchange rate used as of 10:00 (GMT) 11/03/2025
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