Strategy Stock Surges 33% as Bitcoin Flips Green in Dramatic Rebound

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Strategy experienced a significant rally, reaching +33 percent. Bitcoin “flipped green” and experienced a sharp recovery, rising as much as ~$70,188 intraday and bouncing ~10 percent in a single day from lows of l$60,000.

Bitcoin is experiencing severe selling pressure right now. — Some analysts maintained their bullish outlook and set high price targets, arguing against the forced sale of Bitcoin ($440 for MSTR) and stating that the company is “better positioned than ever” for recovery through its treasury strategy, capital raises, and instruments like STRC (a preferred stock instrument).

US stock markets experienced a robust recovery following recent heavy selling, fueled in part by a recovery in technology stocks and a stabilization/rebound in Bitcoin (often referred to as “turning green” when charts display gains or positive/upward movement).

Recently, strategy has been under a lot of pressure. It reported a massive Q4 net loss of about $12.4 billion, mostly due to unrealized Bitcoin declines under fair-value accounting. Additionally, its stock has dropped significantly from its 2025 peaks overall, trading near $100 to $110 levels after drops of more than 70% from highs.

The February 6 rally was not a reversal of the overall downward trend, but rather a bounce amidst Bitcoin’s ongoing volatility. Bitcoin had dropped in recent days and weeks, falling toward $60,000 (its lowest since late 2024).

However, on February 6, it recovered sharply, rising back above $70,000 at points (up about 10% intraday in some reports, recovering from lows near $60k–$63k)

Associated stocks rose because of Bitcoin’s recovery. Strategy (MSTR) because of its substantial holdings (roughly 713,502 BTC as of early February, purchased at an average of about $76,000 per coin), which functions as a leveraged proxy for Bitcoin, saw a notable increase during the session.

Amazon Stock Plunges Toward $200 as $200B 2026 Capex Guidance Shocks Investors

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported capital expenditures of approximately $200 billion for 2026, which was significantly higher than anticipated, despite surpassing quarterly top-line estimates on Thursday. The company’s stock fell more than 9% at the start of Friday.

Wall Street is witnessing a significant shift away from technology stocks and toward other industries at the moment of Amazon’s results. Investors no longer believe that artificial intelligence will benefit the entire technology sector; instead, they now believe that AI will create certain winners and losers.

Chipmakers and the larger industry have been affected by the decline in the software subsector, which has been identified as a loser. Additionally, high valuations and ambitious spending plans worry traders. Amazon’s $200 billion forecast exceeded the $146.11 billion consensus estimate.

“Retail is delivering with increasing efficiency, and AWS is accelerating with even faster growth ahead.” In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley equity analyst Brian Nowak stated, “Yes, AMZN is investing (AWS, Retail, LEO), but it has a history of demonstrating ROIC, which leaves us bullish on this underappreciated GenAI winner across.”

The announcement was made just one day after Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), the parent company of Google, shocked the market with plans to spend up to $185 billion on capital projects in 2026.

Amazon earned $1.95 per share in its Q4 2025 revenue of $213.39 billion (up 13.6% year over year), missing profit projections by a cent. The consensus on the top line was $211 billion.

Silver Market in Turmoil: Nearly 10% Drop Erased Amid Liquidity Crunch

Posted on February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Silver lurched between gains and losses caused by weak liquidity, falling almost 10% before rising again.

Spot silver had risen 4% to nearly $74 an ounce after plunging toward $64. All of the metal’s gains from a spectacular rally last month were erased by a 20 percent drop in the previous session. Following an earlier retreat, gold also made progress.

Its price swings have historically been more severe because silver has a smaller market and less liquidity than gold.

However, recent movements—the most erratic since 1980—have been notable for their magnitude and velocity, exacerbated by speculative momentum and a decline in over-the-counter trading. Since reaching its highest point ever on January 29, white metal has dropped by more than a third.

Last month, a multiyear bull run for precious metals picked up speed, supported by increased geopolitical risks, worries about the independence of the Federal Reserve, and speculative purchasing in China.

Investors piled into call options and leveraged exchange-traded products, building up sizable positions in precious metals. With gold plunging the most since 2013 and silver experiencing its largest-ever daily decline on January 30, that rally came to an abrupt end at the end of last week. Since then, markets have been incredibly erratic.

Silver has had difficulty finding support due to a significant decline in Chinese purchases during the last week.

Violent market movements have deterred buyers, and prices in the nation have dropped to a discount compared to global standards. Positions are being closed as open interest on the Shanghai Futures Exchange dropped to its lowest level in over four years.

Brent, WTI Fall as Iran Signals Progress in US Nuclear Dialogue

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Oil prices eased in a tumultuous session following Iran’s announcement that nuclear talks with the US in Oman were going well and that both parties had decided to continue.

Brent fell below $67 a barrel, reversing an earlier rise after wildly fluctuating on news reports related to the meeting. The next meeting’s time and location have not yet been determined, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the talks were off to a good start.

An oversupply outlook has been overshadowed by a risk premium added to benchmark oil prices due to the escalation in the Middle East, which supplies roughly one-third of the world’s crude. Nevertheless, the discussions helped ease fears of a conflict in the area, and London’s futures are on course for their first weekly retreat since mid-December.

Ukraine and Russia agreed to swap prisoners for the first time in five months as part of trilateral talks with the United States to put an end to their four-year conflict. Trump’s special envoy stated that the talks were progressing and that outcomes were anticipated “in the coming weeks.”

Saudi Arabia lowered prices for Asian buyers by less than anticipated, indicating that the kingdom believes there will be a market for its barrels, even though prices have already dropped to their lowest level since late 2020.

Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 4.6: Supercharged for Complex Financial Research

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Anthropic announced a new version of its most potent AI model intended to conduct financial research.

The company introduced Claude Opus 4.6, which it claims can examine market data, company data, and regulatory filings to produce in-depth financial analyses that would typically take a person days to finish.

Additionally, Opus 4.6 is designed to be more proficient in several other work-related tasks, such as software development and creating spreadsheets and presentations. After the announcement, the stock of financial services firms fell, with FactSet Research Systems Inc. dropping as much as 10%, and the Nasdaq, Moody’s Corp, and SandP Global all saw significant declines.

Anthropic and competitor OpenAI have devoted a significant portion of the last year to creating artificial intelligence tools to expedite a broader range of professional tasks, from financial services to health care. OpenAI is in fundraising talks at a valuation of up to $830 billion, while Anthropic is currently negotiating a new round of funding at a $350 billion valuation.

Additionally, OpenAI released an update on Thursday for Codex, its AI coding agent, which can create complex games and applications and is designed to simplify the process of writing and debugging code.

The creator of ChatGPT emphasized that the product’s capabilities go beyond writing software to include a variety of other related documentation and presentation tasks, like assisting with slide decks and user data analysis. For its part, Anthropic has over 300,000 business clients who use its models to make their jobs easier.

Bitcoin Bounces Back: Traders Pile In After 50% Crash From All-Time High

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Bitcoin whipsawed during a volatile trading session amid a huge selloff that saw it drop more than 50% from its October peak.

The original cryptocurrency fell as much as 4.8 percent to a new low of $60,033 on Friday morning. After that, it recovered to $66,721, up about 5.8% for the session.

Other tokens experienced a steep decline before rising again. Solana experienced a 14 percent decline at one point, but a few hours later, those losses were completely erased.

Cryptocurrencies have been in a precarious position ever since a harsh round of liquidations in October undermined market confidence.

The selling gained momentum this week because of the winding down of leveraged bets and general market volatility. Thursday saw the biggest one-day decline in Bitcoin since November, falling more than 13%. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX failed in 2022.

“Bitcoin volatility has doubled from last week,” said Pratik Kala, head of research at Apollo Crypto, a digital-assets hedge fund. The Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index, which is based on real-time cryptocurrency options prices and is intended to reflect the market’s expected 30-day volatility of Bitcoin, jumped to over 97 percent on Thursday from 57 percent. “

Chinese Trader’s Epic Pivot: $3 Billion Gold Haul Followed by Massive Silver Short Position

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

A billionaire Chinese trader who made his fortune riding the record-breaking gold rally has turned his attention to silver’s explosive rise with a wager on the metal’s collapse valued at nearly $300 million.

Bian Ximing, who stays out of the spotlight and spends most of his time in Gibraltar, has profited from bullish wagers on gold contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange to about $3 billion

Bian has been forced to liquidate some positions at a loss due to the high risk associated with his big short.

However, he currently has a short position worth roughly 450 tons of silver, or 30,000 contracts; since last week, the metal has dropped sharply, resulting in a paper gain of roughly 2 billion yuan ($288 million).

Bian, via Zhongcai Futures, his brokerage. started increasing silver shorts in the last week of January, according to data from the exchange. Most of SHFE’s precious metals holdings, according to the people, are made up of Bian’s personal wagers and products he oversees for a select group of clients.

SHFE does not reveal the identities of individual investors behind brokerage accounts. Zhongcai’s silver short position increased to roughly 18,000 lots in January, according to exchange data. 28. In January, it increased even more to roughly 28,000 lots. 30 when Shanghai’s metal hit its highest point ever.

Bian’s wager coincides with weeks of sharp price fluctuations that make market observers reconsider their one-size-fits-all strategy for precious metals.

While many institutional investors still see gold as a hedge against changes in interest rates, central bank purchases, and worldwide unpredictability, silver’s recent surge is increasingly perceived as an industrial rally driven primarily by speculative positioning.

Bitcoin’s Week From Hell: Drops to $70,000 Mark Amid Ongoing Bloodbath

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Bitcoin dropped to $70,000, continuing its sharp decline for the third consecutive day this week. BTC fell as low as $70K, losing over 5% of its value that day. It was down 5% on the day it last traded at $72,958.38. Currently, Bitcoin has fallen more than 43% from its October peak of around $126,000.

According to a Citi note sent to clients on Tuesday, analysts say $70,000 is a critical level to watch as the decline in the digital asset intensifies. Among other factors, the token’s value is decreasing due to several geopolitical and economic issues.

A selloff led by Bitcoin has wiped out nearly half a trillion dollars from the crypto market in less than a week. The total value of the entire cryptocurrency market has fallen by $468 billion since January 29, according to CoinGecko data. Tuesday saw Bitcoin reach its lowest point since U.S. President Donald Trump was re-elected in early November 2024 and a more pro-crypto administration took office.

Bitcoin is in decline after Trump threatens Europe with tariffs.

The cryptocurrency recovered slightly on Wednesday, trading at about $76,600 at 6:50 a.m. after hitting a 15-month low of $72,877 earlier in the day in London. Bitcoin has declined roughly 40% since reaching a record high in early October, despite a pro-crypto White House and increasing institutional adoption.

The decline follows a devastating series of liquidations on October 10 that wiped out leveraged token wagers worth $19 billion, from which the larger crypto market has not yet recovered. These drops come after a turbulent week for international markets, which also posted significant fluctuations in gold and silver.

Cryptocurrencies couldn’t find support on Wednesday. Rising tensions between the US and Iran prompted investors to seek safe investments, leading to declines in both Bitcoin and US stocks. The fall in Bitcoin raises questions about its role as a “digital gold,” as it has not served as a safe haven during times of increased geopolitical uncertainty.

This week, investor Michael Burry warned that Bitcoin has not proven to be a hedge like precious metals and instead is a purely speculative asset. Over $700 million in bullish and bearish crypto bets have been liquidated in the perpetual futures market in the past day, bringing the total loss since January to over $6.67 billion, according to CoinGlass data.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds with US listings continue to experience volatile flows, with net inflows of roughly $562 million.

Ripple’s XRP Burn’s to $1.44 – Lowest Since Trump’s November 2024 Win

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

XRP hit its lowest point since November 2024 to $1.44, the same month that US President Donald Trump was elected.

The upward trend soon slowed above $3.50 and peaked last July at $3.65 despite the bullish initial response to Trump’s election victory. Since then, XRP has been declining, and in recent weeks, this trend has accelerated. Bulls are concerned because the price is currently trading well below $1.50, where buyers stopped the decline during the April sell-off.

The break below this so-called support level, which served as the primary demand zone, signifies that sellers are now in charge.

XRP has seen steady outflows over the last four days, according to Coinglass data. The total outflows during this time have reached $57 million, suggesting that sellers may be running out of tokens as they start to leave exchanges. As some traders profit from the recent price drop, a spike in spot outflows also indicates accumulation. At the time of writing, XRP was trading at $1.04, below $2, according to CoinMarketCap. Over the last three weeks, its price has decreased by 27%.

Additionally, traders seem to be getting ready for a more significant sell-off. Over the past 24 hours, block flows on the top cryptocurrency options platform Deribit have indicated demand for both strangles, a wager on an increase in volatility, and sell spreads, a bearish strategy.

Derivative contracts known as options grant the buyer the right, but not to purchase or sell the underlying asset at a fixed price at a later time. A call option denotes a long bet on the market, whereas a put option grants the right to sell and represents a short position.

XRP at $1.44 today presents an alluring entry point with community-discussed estimates between $10-$27 since 2024 and backed by past bull markets. A 576 percent increase would be implied by such a target, which is similar to the 580 percent increase observed following the November 2024 election.

China Trader Who Made $3 Billion on Gold Bets Big Against Silver

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Olumide Adesina

Bian Ximing, who stays out of the spotlight and spends most of his time in Gibraltar, has profited from bullish wagers on gold contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange to about $3 billion

Bian has been forced to liquidate some positions at a loss due to the high risk associated with his big short.

Bian, via Zhongcai Futures, his brokerage. started increasing silver shorts in the last week of January, according to data from the exchange. The majority of SHFE’s precious metals holdings, according to the people, are made up of Bian’s personal wagers and products he directly oversees for a select group of clients.

Bian’s wager coincides with weeks of sharp price fluctuations that make market observers reconsider their one-size-fits-all strategy for precious metals.