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AI & Work — Weekly Observatory · 4–11 September 2026
The week the announcements met the evidence: independent evaluators measure GPT-6 Astra and cut its real-work value down to size, while Anthropic's report shows cybercrime now within anyone's reach. And Stanford's data land hardest on the young.
Technical analysis: the ECB hikes, semiconductor stocks pay for higher yields and Oracle stock jumps after hours
The ECB hikes and the market prices a Fed hike after hot producer prices. CoreWeave falls 6.13% and Nvidia 2.37% as yields climb, then Oracle stock jumps 7% after hours on record results. In Milan Lottomatica rises 5.44% and Intesa backs its MPS offer.
Risk Management in Trading: Position Sizing, Stop-Loss and the Math of Survival
Risk management in trading, explained simply: the 1% rule, how to size a position from your stop-loss, the risk/reward ratio and R-multiples, expectancy, and why a -50% drawdown needs +100% to recover — with concrete, hypothetical examples.
Technical analysis: why the stock market is down today, one green sector out of twenty, Eni stock rises as defence collapses
The Strait of Hormuz pushes Brent above 101 dollars: one green sector out of eleven on Wall Street. Cloudflare stock up 10.51%, Meta stocks up 6.55%, Vertiv down 9.61% and Apple flat on its own event day. On the Milan market Eni gained 1.91% while Leonardo lost 4.00%.
Technical analysis: the FTSE MIB turns to sell after 21 weeks, energy leads, US healthcare collapses
The US 10-year towards 4.8% flips the rate outlook: a hike is now priced for 16 September. Energy first, healthcare last, with Amgen stock down 10.08% and Baidu down 6.96% on 96.6% buy-side volume. And the FTSE MIB has turned to sell, closing at 12.20% after twenty-one weeks.
Technical analysis: Wall Street reopens after Labor Day with oil at six-week highs, and Infineon stock jumps 6.91%
Wall Street shut for Labor Day and the stage passed to Europe. Infineon stock jumped 6.91% on its C2i acquisition, Eni and Tenaris rose with crude at six-week highs on Hormuz, and the Milan market ran to the Poste-TIM deadline. On the FTSE MIB our model opens a sell signal.
Technical analysis: US jobs data flips 28 weekly signals to sell, Volkswagen stock jumps on restructuring plan
US jobs data flips 28 weekly signals to sell and 21 to buy. Volkswagen stock jumps 6.47% on its restructuring plan, Sandisk stock gains 11.90% on the memory cycle, Tesla stock drops 5.92% on a flat event and a fresh probe. Thirteen Brazilian names turn to buy in a single week.
Technical analysis: Snowflake stock jumps 16.55% on strong guidance while Broadcom slips despite beating estimates
A second session of gains with Europe on board: daily buy signals jump from thirteen to forty-eight. Snowflake stock climbs 16.55% on strong guidance while Broadcom slips 2.74% despite beating estimates. Strategy and Robinhood stocks both add more than sixteen percent as financials lead.
The Most Popular Trading Indicators (and How to Actually Use Them)
The most popular trading indicators, grouped into four families: trend, momentum, volume and money flow, and the levels price reacts to. What each of the best trading indicators actually measures, where it deceives, and how to combine them on a trading chart.
Technical analysis: Broadcom's beat falls short, Dell stock jumps 15.81% while Credo drops 20%
Wall Street snaps three losing sessions on a truce in the bond selloff, Europe does not follow. Dell stock jumps 15.81% on earnings, Credo Technology stock loses 20.04%, and Broadcom is punished after the bell despite 86% revenue growth. In Milan, STMicroelectronics leads.
Technical analysis: a three-continent bond selloff sinks tech stocks while oil lifts BP and Shell stock
A bond selloff takes the US thirty-year to its highest since 2007 and drags equities down: Dell stock minus 6.80%, CrowdStrike minus 6.90%, Oracle minus 5.23%, Interactive Brokers minus 7.09%. Oil past 92 dollars lifts BP stock 3.73% and Shell 2.63%, the only sector up.
Technical analysis: oil shock lifts energy stocks while Edison International stock loses 23% in a single session
The strike on the Strait of Hormuz lifts crude 2.8% and makes energy the only US sector in the green: Schlumberger stock up 4.83%, Exxon Mobil up 2.71%, Chevron up 2.12%. A California wildfire bill takes 23.07% off Edison International stock and 20.06% off PG&E.
Technical analysis: Marvell stock drops 10.28% as Wall Street sells the guidance, while Frankfurt closes a whisker from its record
The US central bank takes rate cuts off the table and Wall Street sells the guidance: Marvell stock loses 10.28%, PayPal 12.71%, Autodesk 3.67%. German carmakers lead Europe with BMW up 4.50% and Volkswagen 3.23%, Frankfurt closes a whisker from its record and Leonardo turns to sell.
The Boom Is Real. Can We Defend It?
Nvidia's quarter settles the bubble debate: $96.2bn in revenue and demand Jensen Huang calls 'parabolic.' But the week carries a second, more uncomfortable signal—116 companies and institutions warn the window to defend against AI-enabled cyberattacks is measured in months.