Falcon’s View – Week ending 9 january 2026
Performance
• S&P 500: +1,57 %
• Nasdaq 100: +2.22 %
• My portfolio: +1,48 % (USD) / +1,29 % (SEK)
Market pulse
U.S. equities pushed higher in the week, with the tone set primarily by continued leadership in AI-linked semiconductors and mega-cap tech, which kept a bid under the major indexes. At the same time, investors spent the week repricing the Fed/rates path as a dense run of U.S. data (including labor-market and services indicators) nudged Treasury yields and rate-cut expectations back and forth. Adding a separate impulse, a Venezuela-driven geopolitical shock lifted crude and helped energy and defense stocks outperform, yet risk appetite broadly held up – the market was able to absorb the headline and still finish the week on a constructive footing.
Crowd vs. price
The market’s rise was matched with an increase relative investor interest in many of the names on my list.
Holdings & Watchlist Notes