Posts Tagged ‘HPE’
The Bear Case Is Obvious. That’s Why Pullbacks Don’t Last.
Stocks kept climbing a wall of worry this week, even as rate pressure, narrow participation and AI concerns dominated investor conversations. Evan explains…
Read MoreRecord Highs. Terrible Breadth. I’m still 98% Invested in 11 Stocks
The Nasdaq 100 reached new highs, but weak breadth, pressured bonds, and lagging small caps left the market split in two. Evan explains why semiconductor…
Read MoreTick Tock: Oil and Rates Are Forcing the Fed’s Hand
Oil surged roughly 9% and the 10-year yield accelerated toward 5%, tightening conditions as breadth deteriorated beneath resilient large-cap indexes. With…
Read MoreThe Quiet Market Is Fueling Up for Fireworks. Watch these charts
Hot payrolls, rising Treasury yields, and a roughly 10% weekly oil surge revived inflation and rate-hike risk, yet the major indexes held their ranges. The…
Read MoreBitcoin Awakens as AI Momentum Unravels. Can NVIDIA Save Us?
Markets lost energy this week as the Nasdaq failed to break out, average stocks weakened, and momentum names absorbed another round of selling. Yet the…
Read MoreThe VIX Just Hit a 2026 Low. Doesn’t Mean Get Comfortable.
The major indexes spent the week grinding higher on light summer volume, while the VIX closed at a fresh 2026 low. Beneath that calm surface, sharp stock-level moves and widening dispersion kept both opportunity and risk alive.
Read MoreMomentum Is Back. The Era of V-Shaped Rallies Continues
This week marked a decisive shift from defense back to risk-taking, as the S&P 500 broke out of its range and a rare momentum breadth thrust signaled renewed participation. Coordinated yen support, resilient AI spending and softer jobs data helped ease key market pressures.
Read MoreThe Market Got Its Rescue Rally. We’re Not Out of the Woods Yet
Markets absorbed a Fed pause, rising Treasury yields, and huge earnings-driven swings, yet the S&P 500 remains trapped in its summer range. Microsoft and Amazon powered an AI rebound, but continued semiconductor damage suggests the all-clear has not arrived.
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