Morgan Stanley (MS) — Technical state

Long reads

• Situational Awareness — Crushed While CorrectReport · 2 Aug 2026The Morgan Stanley Momentum TMT Index falls 53.5%.

Dailies

• ASML — record €11.7 billion quarter and sold out into 2028; inflation at 12:30 UTCMorning 10 · 14 Oct 2026Two more tests come before New York closes: September consumer prices at 12:30 UTC, expected at 3.6% on the year, and Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock before the open, after Citigroup fell 5.6% on Tuesday despite a beat.
• Chips — SOXX −3.7%, now 20% below its June high; software −2.4% as hot inflation and BlackRock weighMidday 10 · 14 Oct 2026Bank of America is −5.7% after a $1.2 billion penalty; Morgan Stanley −2.9% despite a beat.
• Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day lineMidday 10 · 13 Oct 2026Wells Fargo, short on revenue, −1.8%; Bank of America −1.1% and Morgan Stanley −1.3% a day before their own reports; the financials fund XLF −0.2%.
• AI comeback — Accenture +18%, Synopsys +8%, optics +9% while all three US indices slipMidday 10 · 1 Oct 2026Three in four S&P 500 stocks fell during the month, CNBC reported, and Morgan Stanley counts only 49% of index members above their 200-day average, down from about 75% earlier this year.