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title: "🔥 Friday Market Flash: CPI Day Arrives as Amazon Joins the Bear Club | Feb 13, 2026"
description: "⚠️ CPI Day: Market on edge. AMZN bear, storage rally, metals bounce, AI war escalates. Full breakdown inside. Comment to earn rewards!"
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# 🔥 Friday Market Flash: CPI Day Arrives as Amazon Joins the Bear Club | Feb 13, 2026

All eyes are on tonight’s US inflation print, but the pre-game action is already serving up clear winners and losers. Here’s your essential Friday briefing:

## 📊 MACRO FOCUS: CPI – The Final Hurdle Before the Fed?

**US CPI data drops Friday morning (ET)** – that’s **tonight, 9:30pm SGT**. Markets are on edge. A hot number could crush lingering rate‑cut hopes; a cool print might spark a relief rally. Buckle up.

## 📉 BEAR MARKET EXPANDS: Amazon Joins Microsoft

$Amazon(AMZN.US) has officially entered bear territory, falling **\>20% from its recent high**. It’s now the **second “Magnificent 7” stock** to do so, after $Microsoft(MSFT.US). The message? Even mega‑cap leaders aren’t immune to valuation reset and spending fatigue.

## 💾 STORAGE STOCKS KEEP RUNNING

$Micron Tech(MU.US)**,** $Western Digital(WDC.US)**,** $Sandisk(SNDK.US) extended their overnight rallies. Volume is strong, momentum is real. But with such steep gains, **watch for volatility expansion or a potential retracement**. The AI‑storage narrative still has legs – but is the price already ahead of itself?

## 📉 SOFTWARE STOCKS STILL UNDER WATER

$Oracle(ORCL.US)**,** $Palantir Tech(PLTR.US)**,** $AppLovin(APP.US) remain under heavy pressure. Sentiment is fragile, and overnight action shows no clear reversal yet. The rotation out of high‑multiple software names continues.

## 🪙 PRECIOUS METALS BOUNCE BACK

**Gold +1%, Silver +2.1%** – a firm rebound after recent selling. With CPI looming and real yields choppy, metals are back on traders’ radars as a hedge.

## 🤖 AI TENSIONS GO PUBLIC

**Bloomberg reports OpenAI has accused DeepSeek of “distilling” US AI models** to gain a competitive edge. This isn’t just a PR war – it could signal **regulatory scrutiny, export control implications, and a new front in the US‑China tech rivalry**.

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> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.