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DAX Rallies Back Toward 25,000 as Nvidia Looms Large

Frank Sohlleder
May 21, 2026

Madness on the Trading Floor: DAX Rollercoaster Sets Its Sights on the 25,000-Point Mark!


Anyone currently trading on the stock market needs nerves of absolute steel! The German leading index currently resembles a completely unpredictable plaything of global geopolitical chaos. As soon as the bears try to mercilessly push the DAX into the abyss, the bulls strike back with unrestrained force. No sooner does the market see the saving light at the end of the tunnel than the next crash promptly follows. But on Wednesday, the turbo suddenly ignited: A sensational U-turn catapulted the index with an aggressive march back to the magic 25,000-point mark! The explosive fuel for this rally: a brutal oil price crash! Brent crude oil plummeted by a massive 5% and is now tumbling unstoppably toward the $100 mark. The trigger is surprising diplomatic progress in the U.S.-Iran negotiations. But the utmost caution is advised: Donald Trump is continuing to play his hardball poker with carrot and stick—a single provocative post could rigorously pulverize this fragile euphoria as early as today!

MTU Ignites the Afterburner: Is the Massive Trend Reversal Beginning Now?


At the individual stock level, investors experienced a real sensation on Wednesday. The engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines outclassed the entire DAX competition and undisputed secured pole position with a brilliant price premium of 4.1%! The stock, which was recently mercilessly punished in a brutal downward trend, sets a massive exclamation mark on the trading floor with this huge price jump. Whether this explosive show of strength is actually the final foundation for a technical charting bottom and the long-awaited trend reversal must still prove itself in the coming days. In any case, the bulls have impressively taken command!

Hour of Truth: Will AI Giant Nvidia Cause the Markets to Quake?


For today, Thursday, an absolute state of emergency prevails on the global financial markets! All eyes are turned almost panickily to Wall Street, where the undisputed top dog of the AI boom, Nvidia, is presenting its highly anticipated quarterly figures. Investors' expectations are so astronomical that even outstanding top results could be mercilessly punished if they miss the crazy forecasts by even a hair's breadth! This highly explosive tech tremor will have immediate and brutal effects on European trading. From a charting perspective, however, the lights for the DAX are on green on Thursday morning. If the index is not torpedoed by the U.S. stock exchanges, another massive attack on the fiercely contested bastion of 25,000 points is imminent!

 

 

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