Technology Morning Brief: Funding, AI Deals - Feb 4

$MSOS — $MSOS — Cannabis Policy Momentum - Feb 5

$MSOS — $MSOS — Cannabis Sector: Culture Up, Policy Friction - Feb 4

$AMD $SMCI $UBER $MSOS — A split earnings tape — Supermicro and Eli Lilly rally while AMD and Uber cool — met a sector rotation out of tech and into defensive and rate-sensitive areas. Parallel regulatory noise around cannabis rescheduling and a flurry of 8‑K disclosures created a market where stock‑specific news, not macro uniformity, set near‑term direction.

$NVDA $CVX — Chevron hit a fresh 52-week high while Nvidia and leveraged ETFs sold off amid heavy volume. Pfizer shares fell after safety questions around its weight-loss drug, and industrial buyers are doubling down on AI metrology — an inflection of retail interest and institutional M&A shaping today's flow.

$QQQ $SPY $IWM $BTC — A tech-led selloff pulled markets lower on Feb. 4, with the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) pacing losses while the S&P 500 (SPY) and Russell 2000 (IWM) also finished in the red. Investor focus shifted to mixed earnings, crypto headwinds and the Fed’s rate path as sector rotation favored defensive and commodity-linked names.

$BTC — A cross‑sector rotation picked up speed Feb. 4: utilities and real‑estate headlines—from a $1.5B storage facility to major industrial leases—dovetailed with heavy AI funding, while crypto volatility and materials earnings pressure tempered risk appetite. Investors should lean into durable cash flows (utilities, industrial real estate, data centers) and selective AI exposure, while hedging against regulatory and commodity shocks.

$MSOS — $MSOS — Executive Order Signals Major Shift in Federal Cannabis Policy — Schedule III Rescheduling Accelerates

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