U.S. stock futures fell Sunday, after a weekend slide by bitcoin and Friday’s massive sell-off in precious metals capped a tumultuous first month of 2026.

Major U.S. stock averages sold off during the previous session as investors gravitated out of riskier growth names and toward cyclical stocks like Walmart. The S&P 500 lost about 0.8%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 1.4%. The 30-stock Dow shed nearly 167 points, or 0.3%, after hitting a fresh record earlier in the day.

Silver squeeze intensifies as inventory coverage falls to 14%. Futures surge past $117 amid record physical demand.

U.S. stock futures were retreating on Monday on concerns over artificial intelligence while the slide in precious metals continued. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.75%, to 48640. S&P 500 futures dropped 1% to 6896.

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Futures fell before Monday's open with the major indexes testing key levels amid a risk-off shift. Disney, Palantir, Oracle and Tesla are early movers.

Wall Street is on edge after Friday's sharp reversal ahead of a week defined by Trump's Fed pick, jobs data and more Big Tech earnings.