Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at a press conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on February 9, 2026.
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There are few things that obviously cannot be implemented as a trading strategy. There are “TACO” trades, Fed put trades, artificial intelligence trades, and what is currently attracting traders’ attention is the “high market” trade, boosted by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in Sunday’s election.
High market trade is supported by expectations that the prime minister’s economic policies will push up stock prices while also causing them to fall. circle Because she wants easy monetary policy and increased government spending.
In fact, Japanese stocks hit a record high on Monday and rose even further on Tuesday. “The Liberal Democratic Party’s strong victory is warming investors’ hearts,” said Frederick Newman, chief Asia economist at HSBC.
The US market also closed higher last night. Big Tech stocks mostly rallied; oracle Soared 9.6%, microsoft It rose by 3.1%. it helped S&P500 Up 0.47%, tech-heavy Nasdaq general Increased by 0.9%. of Dow Jones Industrial Average It rose 0.04%, but still set another record.
However, concerns about large capital expenditures and financing still swirl in the Big Tech industry. alphabet warned in its annual financial report last week that less-than-ideal scenarios could leave it with “excess capacity” in its data centres.
That said, Google’s parent company still plans to raise $20 billion through the sale of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds (each bond will mature over 100 years and be denominated in pounds), said the people, who requested anonymity because the details are confidential.
In other tech news, ChatGPT is “back to more than 10% monthly growth,” according to a memo from CEO Sam Altman to employees. If the industry as a whole can enjoy such expansion over the long term, Alphabet is unlikely to face the problem of “overcapacity.”
—CNBC’s Lim Hui Jie and Jennifer Elias contributed to this report.
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Gold and silver price fluctuations are impacting algo traders and machine learning funds
As gold and silver prices remain volatile, some in the hedge fund industry are looking for opportunities in the precious metals’ wild swings.
A commodity trading advisor, also known as a trend-following fund or managed futures fund, is a computer-driven investment strategy that trades investment trends across a variety of futures markets, including stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.
— Hugh Leask
