{"id":16883,"date":"2025-02-24T09:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=16883"},"modified":"2025-02-24T09:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:14:03","slug":"nasdaq-slides-amid-tech-sell-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/analysis\/nasdaq-slides-amid-tech-sell-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasdaq Slides Amid Tech Sell-off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nasdaq index falls significantly, hitting a low of 21,594.2 points amid tech sell-off.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders are cautious ahead of crucial Nvidia results and upcoming U.S. core inflation data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nasdaq took a sharp hit on Monday, extending last week\u2019s losses as traders grew uneasy ahead of <strong>Nvidia\u2019s earnings report<\/strong> and fresh <strong>U.S. inflation data<\/strong>. The tech-heavy index dropped from an intraday high of <strong>22,186.25<\/strong> to a low of <strong>21,594.2<\/strong>, reflecting growing anxiety over stretched tech valuations and the uncertain interest rate outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After closing last week <strong>down 2.5%<\/strong>\u2014its worst performance in three months\u2014the Nasdaq continues to face <strong>downward pressure<\/strong> as markets nervously anticipate <strong>Nvidia\u2019s fourth-quarter results<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/morning-bid-relief-german-vote-053502077.html\">Analysts expect<\/a> the AI chipmaker to report revenues of <strong>$38.5 billion<\/strong>, with <strong>first-quarter guidance of around $42.5 billion<\/strong>. Given Nvidia\u2019s dominance in the AI-driven tech sector, its earnings could trigger <strong>significant market volatility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nvidia earnings aren\u2019t make-or-break for the whole market anymore: Morning Brief <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KrDgE8OUOC\">https:\/\/t.co\/KrDgE8OUOC<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juleshyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@juleshyman<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1892893826362049001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond corporate earnings, <strong>inflation concerns remain front and centre<\/strong>. Recent data has cast <strong>doubt on market hopes for <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwv1PaI59x\">imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts<\/a><\/strong>. Weaker-than-expected U.S. services activity and rising inflation expectations last week raised concerns that the Fed could <strong>delay easing monetary policy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traders will be watching <strong>Friday\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/data\/personal-consumption-expenditures-price-index\">core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) report<\/a><\/strong>\u2014the Fed\u2019s preferred inflation gauge\u2014which is forecast to <strong>cool slightly to 2.6% from 2.8%<\/strong>. However, any upside surprise in inflation could further <strong>dampen rate-cut expectations<\/strong>, putting additional strain on tech stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A look at the <strong>Nasdaq\u2019s technical chart<\/strong> shows the index in a <strong>clear downward trend<\/strong>, breaking below key moving averages before stabilising. This decline was <strong>mirrored across Wall Street<\/strong>, where concerns over hotter-than-expected inflation numbers have slowed the pace of anticipated rate cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/a3fffa6e-722a-45af-9e47-961c8479a2ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16886\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: Nasdaq 100 drops 1.78% to 21,676.85 after peaking at 22,186.25, as tech stocks retreat ahead of key data, as seen on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\" title=\"\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the market\u2019s uncertainty, <strong>cross-border tensions are escalating<\/strong>. President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwB7eevFNQ\">Donald Trump\u2019s latest tariff threats<\/a><\/strong>\u2014targeting key sectors like <strong>automobiles, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals<\/strong>\u2014could disrupt global supply chains, drive up costs, and put further pressure on tech companies that depend on international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>market volatility likely to remain elevated<\/strong>, all eyes are on <strong>Nvidia\u2019s earnings and Friday\u2019s inflation data<\/strong> for clearer direction. Traders should be prepared for <strong>sharp market swings<\/strong> as traders react to these pivotal developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasdaq drops sharply amid tech uncertainty and inflation worries ahead of key Nvidia earnings and U.S. inflation data. &#8211; vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-16883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-indices"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}