The 27 most recent market catalysts affecting $QQQ, each scored for sentiment and estimated stock impact. Sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and financial news, analysed automatically as they are published.
Sep 24, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 65
Fed's Paulson Says Best You Can Say About Inflation Is That It Has Not Gotten Worse; Inflation Balance Of Risks Shifted Ahead Of September Policy Meeting; AI Buildout Helping Drive Inflation Pressures; Underlying Inflation Remains Stubbornly High; Economy Resilient And Showing Signs Of Increased Momentum; Labor Market Is Stable
This 8-K filing points to a speech by Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker (misidentified as Paulson in the prompt), where he states that inflation remains 'stubbornly high' a…
Sep 23, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 65
AI Boom Will Dwarf the Industrial Revolution, Push Real GDP Growth to 7%: Cathie Wood Says, 'Get on the Right Side of Change'
Cathie Wood's investor letter outlines a highly optimistic view on the future economic impact of AI and other innovation platforms. She forecasts a 'deflationary boom' driven by fa…
Sep 22, 2026
Market Technicals
Bullish
Impact 65
QUICK SPARK: Nasdaq 100 on Track for Best 4-Year Rally Since 1999
The filing highlights the Nasdaq 100's exceptional performance over the past four years, marking its best run since 1999. This rally is largely attributed to the robust growth of m…
Sep 22, 2026
Market Technicals
Bearish
Impact 65
Nasdaq 100 Flirts with Records, Oil Sinks for Fifth Day: Stock Market Today
The filing highlights a bifurcated market on Tuesday. The Nasdaq 100, heavily weighted towards technology and AI, hit an intraday record, indicating strong investor confidence in t…
Sep 17, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 65
Ten-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5%: Why QQQ Could Face More Pressure Than Value ETFs
The 10-year Treasury yield briefly crossing 5% is a significant macro event. This matters because higher yields increase the discount rate applied to future earnings, making growth…
Sep 17, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 75
Nasdaq 100 Rallies as Oil Slides, Yields Retreat: Stock Market Today
The market experienced a sharp rebound after two sessions of losses, primarily due to a retreat in crude oil prices and a decline in Treasury yields below 5% following the Federal …
Sep 16, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 95
FOMC: Fed Projections Show 12 Of 18 Officials See One More 25-Basis-Point Rate Hike This Year; Four See Two Hikes; Two See No More Hikes; Fed Policymakers See 4.1% Unemployment Rate At End Of 2026 Versus 4.3% In June Projections; Fed Policymakers See End-2026 PCE Inflation At 3.7% Versus 3.6% In June; Core Seen At 3.4% Versus 3.3%; Fed Policymakers See 2.3% GDP Growth In 2026 Versus 2.2% In June, See Longer-run Growth At 2.0% Vs 2.0% In June
The hawkish shift in Fed projections, with a majority seeing at least one more rate hike, suggests a prolonged period of higher interest rates. This will likely weigh on equity val…
Sep 11, 2026
Market Technicals
Bearish
Impact 75
Leveraged Funds Turn Bearish on Nasdaq-100 as Short Bets Hit $75 Billion
Leveraged funds have dramatically shifted their positioning in Nasdaq-100 futures, with short bets more than doubling since February to $75 billion and long positions falling to a …
Sep 10, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 85
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq 100 Tumbles as Oil Spikes 6%, Yields Hit 19-Year High
The market's negative reaction stems from a potent combination of inflationary pressures and rising interest rate expectations. A 6% jump in crude oil prices, coupled with long-dat…
Sep 3, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 75
Fed's Waller Says Maybe Should Push Aside Nonmarket Prices; If Increasing Potential Capacity, Inceased Output Is Not Inflationary; Could See Disinflation From AI, Potential Is Rising; AI Is An Amazing Technology; AI Hasn't Shown Up Yet In Data
Fed Governor Waller's comments suggest a potential shift in how the Federal Reserve views inflation, particularly in the context of technological advancements like AI. His assertio…
Sep 3, 2026
Market Technicals
Bullish
Impact 65
QUICK SPARK: QQQ, VOO Lead ETF Inflows as Investors Rotate Into Gold and Treasurys
This filing highlights a nuanced shift in investor sentiment and asset allocation. While large-cap US equity ETFs like QQQ and VOO continue to attract capital, indicating sustained…
Sep 1, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 85
Oil Surges, Treasury Yields Climb a Fifth Day, Software Retreats: Stock Market Today
The market experienced a significant downturn as Treasury yields climbed for a fifth consecutive day, reaching levels not seen since January 2025, and crude oil prices surged due t…
Aug 18, 2026
Market Technicals
Bearish
Impact 85
Nasdaq Drops, Chip Stocks Crater As Bond Yields Bite: Stock Market Today
The market saw a significant downturn, with the Nasdaq 100 and chip stocks leading the decline, primarily due to long-end Treasury yields hitting multi-decade highs. This indicates…
Aug 10, 2026
Market Technicals
Bullish
Impact 65
QUICK SPARK: Nasdaq 100 Breadth Hits Its Strongest Level in Over a Year
The filing highlights a significant strengthening in Nasdaq 100 market breadth, with over 70% of QQQ components now above their 200-day moving average, a bullish technical signal. …
Aug 7, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 95
The Economy Lost Jobs, Wall Street Threw a Party: What Moved Markets This Week
The July jobs report, which showed a loss of 23,000 nonfarm payrolls and significant downward revisions to prior months, was much weaker than expected. This data immediately shifte…
Aug 7, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 65
Fed's Barkin Says Still Unclear How Much A.I. Is Affecting Broad Productivity Levels
The filing provides a link to a speech by Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin, where he expresses uncertainty about AI's impact on productivity. This matters because central banke…
Aug 7, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 95
Employers Unexpectedly Cut 23,000 Jobs In July — Markets See September Fed Hike as Less Likely (UPDATED)
The U.S. labor market saw an unexpected contraction of 23,000 nonfarm payrolls in July, largely due to government layoffs, significantly underperforming consensus estimates. This d…
Aug 5, 2026
Market Technicals
Bullish
Impact 65
QUICK SPARK: QQQ Pulls In Nearly $5 Billion in a Day as Investors Pile Into Big Tech
The filing highlights a substantial shift in investor sentiment, with a massive $4.95 billion inflow into QQQ, an ETF tracking the Nasdaq-100, which is heavily weighted towards meg…
Jul 30, 2026
Market Technicals
Neutral
Impact 85
Nasdaq 100's Best Day Since May 2025: 10 Stocks Driving the Move
The Nasdaq-100 experienced its best day in over a year, surging 3.5%, primarily fueled by strong earnings reports from Microsoft and Lam Research. These reports alleviated investor…
Jul 27, 2026
Market Technicals
Bullish
Impact 55
BlackRock’s Nasdaq ETF Challenger Is Growing — But QQQ Still Pulls 300× More Inflows
BlackRock launched IQQ with a lower expense ratio to compete with Invesco's QQQ, but early data shows QQQ continues to attract significantly more inflows and trading volume. This m…
Jul 22, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 65
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq 100 Falls as Crude Rallies to $88
The market experienced a split performance, primarily driven by rising crude oil prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and an uptick in Treasury yields. This energ…
Jul 15, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 75
Memory-Chip Selloff Drags Nasdaq 100 Lower, SanDisk Sinks 13%: Stock Market Today
The filing describes a market day characterized by conflicting forces: positive macroeconomic news (cooling inflation, strong bank earnings) and negative sector-specific performanc…
Jul 15, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Neutral
Impact 65
Fed Chair Warsh Says I Don't View A One-Time Change In Prices From AI As Necessarily Being Inflationary; Whether AI Will Be Inflationary Or Not Is Up To The Fed
The filing is a YouTube video of former Fed Chair Kevin Warsh discussing AI's potential inflationary impact. Warsh's comments are significant because they offer a nuanced perspecti…
Jul 14, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 75
Fed Chair Warsh, On AI, Says This Is A Supply Shock, Happening Faster Than Would Have Projected 18 Months Or 2 Years Ago
Former Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments, as referenced by the House Financial Services Committee, highlight AI as a rapidly accelerating supply shock. This perspective is significa…
Jul 14, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bullish
Impact 75
Fed Chair Warsh Says High Inflation Has Been An Undue Burden On American Households And Businesses; If We Get Policy Right—And We Will—The Inflation Surge Of The Last Five Years Will Be A Thing Of The Past; Productivity Growth Has Been Strong, Predating Gains From Ai Adoption; America's Labor Market Appears Broadly Stable
This 8-K filing points to a speech by former Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. While Warsh is no longer a sitting Fed official, his comments, particularly on inflation being an 'u…
Jul 14, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 95
USA CPI (MoM) For June -0.4% Vs -0.1% Est.
The -0.4% MoM CPI reading, significantly below the -0.1% estimate, indicates a stronger disinflationary trend than anticipated. This bolsters the argument for the Federal Reserve t…
Jul 14, 2026
Macro/Central Bank
Bearish
Impact 95
USA CPI (YoY) For June 3.5% Vs 3.8% Est.
The significantly lower-than-expected CPI reading of 3.5% against an estimated 3.8% is a major catalyst, signaling that inflationary pressures are easing more rapidly than the mark…
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