A.M. Update
S&P futures are down -1.3% as oil prices surge, up +8% at $87.50/bbl. The Financial Times reported that Qatar has warned...
WTI Rockets 10% on Hormuz Chaos – Stocks Lower, Tech Shows Relative Strength
Stocks closed mostly lower, weighed down by a sharp surge in oil prices that pressured the broader market. After yesterday’s...
Afternoon Update
In response to the news in the last post (oil), stocks have responded, coming off session lows. Most moves were...
Oil Headlines
Treasury to announce measure as soon as Thursday to combat rising energy prices That includes using oil futures market: Senior...
Market Update
Time i’ve analyzed the market and put together a post I usually have to go back and update price percent...
S&P futures are down 0.45% and Russell 2000 futures -1.1%. WTI Crude is up +3.4% to $77.20/bbl. with Reuters reporting this morning...
Mega Caps & Bitcoin Lead Rebound
In many ways today’s equity market action was the mirror opposite of yesterday, whether the direction, the major averages’ performance,...
Afternoon Update
Not much has changed since midday, with just the Energy (-0.6%) and Consumer Staples (-0.4%) sectors red. Today’s equity market...
Market Update
Tuesday had 2 of 3 conditions necessary for a 1-day oversold. Today’s price action reflects that, like 1-day oversold-lite. A...
A.M. Update
S&P futures are up +0.35%, a modest bounce as The New York Times reported Iranian backchannel outreach to the CIA...
Equity Investors Get the Memo: Interesting Change in Character and Another ABI Signal
Monday equity investors brushed off the weekend war with Iran: Stocks Shrug; Why This “Tempest in a Teapot” Could Turn...
Quick Afternoon Update
There’s a whole lot of craziness out there today. A good deal of it was probably due yesterday in terms...
Trump to Provide Insurance/Naval Escorts
This was just posted on Truth Social as the administration tries to find a way to get oil flowing through...
From Complacency to Panic: Probably Short-Term Oversold
The market is starting to come to terms with the idea that Iran might be more than a short-term skirmish...
A.M. Update
Things are pretty ugly this morning. Index futures are making a lower low in the decline from the middle of...
Stocks Shrug; Why This “Tempest in a Teapot” Could Turn Ugly for Credit & Stocks
March kicked off on an eventful note. In truth, 2026 feels increasingly chaotic. I know that’s somewhat subjective. I’m aware...
IRGC Said To Close Strait of Hormuz
I can see the developments in price before I can find them in open source intelligence. Crude oil (+8.5% @...
Market Update
I’ve long held the view that most geopolitical flare-ups prove to be tempests in a teapot for markets in the...
A.M. Update
S&P futures are down -1.15% and Nasdaq-100 are down -1.5%. following this weekend’s developments. The conflict has now entered its...
Afternoon Update, Things About to Get Spicy: Software & Mega Caps
It’s easy to buy into fear when the market is dropping. The bigger the drop, the more believable the scary...