Posts Tagged ‘VIX’
AI Stocks and Tech Just Got Wrecked. Here’s What I’m Watching.
AI leadership cracked as QQQ fell roughly 5.5%, even while rotation lifted other sectors. Evan examines why CoreWeave credit concerns matter and why…
Read MoreThis Market Is a Pressure Cooker. Don’t Get Complacent.
Markets absorbed a hawkish Fed rate hike and rising Treasury yields with resilience, but the strength remains uneven. Major indexes held up while 52-week…
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 MoreNothing Is Working Anymore. The Indexes Are Hiding The Lack of Momentum.
Major indexes remain close to their highs, but traders face a far tougher market underneath. Hawkish rate expectations strengthened the dollar, pressured…
Read MoreCRDO Fell 14%. This Is Where Swing Traders Break
Volatility returned sharply as the S&P 500 lost short-term support and the Nasdaq 100 broke lower on heavier volume. The key question is whether this remains a routine pullback or develops into a deeper test of the recent breakout. The Rockets portfolio turned nearly blood red, led by CRDO’s 13.8% d
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 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.
Read MoreStrong Earnings Aren’t Enough. The Market Is Sending a Message.
This week’s Stock Market Weekly breaks down a market flashing more warning signs beneath resilient headline indexes. Strong earnings are being sold, Treasury yields and inflation expectations are rising, and weakness in Tesla, Alphabet, and the Nasdaq points to a tougher swing-trading backdrop.
Read MoreThe Stock Market Rally Is Working, but Nobody Feels Good
The rally kept working this week, with major indexes pushing to new highs and momentum still favoring the bulls. But beneath the surface, this market is testing patience as leadership stays concentrated, volatility falls, and many traders feel pressure to chase or second-guess their process.
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