🚨US Dollar Surges while Broadcom Triggers a tech Sell_Off🚨👇

An interesting 24 hours for the financial markets, with strong new US economic data, a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire, and Broadcom earnings. The US Dollar saw a significant rise on Wednesday and is now trading close to a two-month high. The latest US economic data, higher oil prices, and the lack of progress with Iran support the US Dollar.

In addition to the US Dollar and oil rising, stock fell 1% as traders took a slightly more risk-off approach. This is due to weaker Broadcom earnings and interest rate expectations.

Broadcom Earnings Fail to Meet Analysts’ Extreme Predictions

Broadcom is the sixth most influential stock for the NASDAQ and holds a weight of almost 5%. The stock is declining more than 12%, with the price falling from $481 to $413. The reason for the decline was the latest earnings report, which was made public after the market closed.

Even though the quarterly earnings report did not meet analysts’ expectations, most analysts are advising that the predictions may have been slightly overoptimistic and the official figures remain positive. Nonetheless, the stock continues to come under pressure from selling pressure as do NVIDIA, Micron Technology, and AMD stocks.

Broadcom reported strong Q2 FY2026 results, with revenue up 48% YoY to $22.19 billion, adjusted EPS of $2.44, and adjusted EBITDA of $15.24 billion. The main driver was AI, with AI semiconductor revenue rising 143% YoY to $10.8 billion. For the next quarter, Broadcom guided revenue of around $29.4 billion and AI semiconductor revenue of $16.0 billion. This was the main sticking point for investors, who had been expecting greater guidance for the next quarter.