Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas examine Monday's mixed market performance as investors prepare for a massive earnings week ahead. Gold prices soared to new all-time highs as markets brace for the next FOMC rate decision and a slew of Mag 7 earnings reports on the horizon.

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“The IPO market is off to a really good start” in 2026, says Troy Hooper. “There’s many more in the pipeline.” He thinks we are building off 2025 momentum, a more friendly regulatory regime, and investor capital looking for places to go. IPOs are coming across sectors, from healthcare to technology, with some names like SpaceX and Anthropic highly anticipated. However, the “Sell America” trade is a potential danger, he says. While the international market is heating up, he thinks the U.S. remains the “gold standard.”

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Revolution Medicines (RVMD) reversed a lot of its recent rally on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Merck (MRK) is no longer looking to buy the biotech firm. However, as George Tsilis explains, there may be more pressure pinning the stock beyond its potential missed acquisition story.

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With four of the Mag 7 companies reporting earnings this week, Ben Bajarin says the key aspect uniting all of them is "shape of demand." With AI infrastructure expected to go "up and to the right," Ben poses the question as to how much of AI's buildout is already priced in to Meta Platforms (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) shares. However, he believes Apple (AAPL) can still benefit from its current positioning. One of Ben's biggest question marks on the future of AI is the electricity needed to power it.

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General Motors (GM) hit a historic 25-year high stock price earlier in January, setting the stage for a higher bar in the company's earnings Tuesday. Alex Coffey turns to the short and long-term price action in General Motors to highlight key levels investors need to watch. He later highlights an uptick in options activity into earnings.

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Marta Norton says earnings are the “main stage” and geopolitics has been the “sideshow” distracting traders. She’s looking for the A.I. trade to prove itself this season; she has “mixed feelings” on the market broadening narrative. Marta covers the outlook for the Fed and rate cuts in 2026, and how it could impact markets.

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William Lee and Brian Jacobsen preview the Fed meeting this week. William compares the current scenario to Greenspan’s Fed Chair tenure, with productivity creating a buffer to inflation. He wants the Fed not to “fight last year’s war” and discusses the political pressure on their decision-making. Brian thinks the Fed should focus more on labor, as productivity gains often translate to profit margins rather than higher wages. They cover the potential nominees for Fed Chair and what their tenure might be like.

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Lucas Downey with @MoneyFlowsCom points to what he calls a "monumental rotation" into the Russell 2000 as a crucial one. One aspect he sees driving investors to the index: value, with Lucas pointing to small and mid-caps having a lower PE compared to SPX peers. On the memory chip trade, Lucas expects stocks like Micron (MU) and Western Digital (WDC) to continue their rallies so long as earnings back the move.

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Didi Caldwell explains how the severe winter weather has impacted the supply and price of natural gas, which is used to heat homes. She covers the massive spike in prices as deliveries become limited, with natural gas operating on a just-in-time system that can be easily disrupted. Didi also covers the health of the grid overall.

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Tim Quast defines market structure as the behavior of money behind price and volume. “Thankfully, it’s a mathematical event, and you can measure it,” he explains. Demand is taut now, “meaning we’re at the top of a cycle,” he says, though that doesn’t mean the market will “fall apart.” He explains average change and cycle length, and what catalysts to watch. Tim likes Sandisk (SNDK).

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