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July 202610 posts
Market PrepSoft PPI Supports Breadth While Nasdaq Fades the High and Oil Holds Near $80 — Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 15, 2026Jul 15, 2026Market PrepCooler CPI Tries To Offset $80 Crude as Bank Earnings Hit the Tape - Market Pulse for Tuesday, July 14, 2026Jul 14, 2026Market PrepOil Jumps Back Into the Weekly Reset as CPI Week Opens - Market Pulse for Monday, July 13, 2026Jul 13, 2026Market PrepThursday's Rebound Meets a Calmer Oil Tape - Market Pulse for Friday, July 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026Market PrepOil Cools Off the Extreme While Nasdaq Tries To Hold Leadership - Market Pulse for Thursday, July 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026Market PrepOil Shock Tests Tech Leadership as FOMC Minutes Loom - Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Market PrepNasdaq Cools While Breadth Holds and the Trade Deficit Widens - Market Pulse for Tuesday, July 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026Market PrepTech Leadership, Oil Relief, and the Weekly Map Reset - Market Pulse for Monday, July 6, 2026Jul 6, 2026Market PrepSoft Payrolls Meet a Firmer Tape as Oil and Volatility Break Lower - Market Pulse for Thursday, July 2, 2026Jul 2, 2026Market PrepWarsh, Jobs Week, and a Fresh Monthly Map - Market Pulse for Wednesday, July 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026
June 202620 posts
Market PrepQuarter-End Rotation Tests Nasdaq Repair as Oil Relief Keeps ES Steady - Market Pulse for Tuesday, June 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026Market PrepOil Relief Gives Bulls a Chance, but Fresh Weekly Levels Still Need Acceptance - Market Pulse for Monday, June 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026Market PrepTech Pressure Returns as PCE Stays Hot and Oil Cools - Market Pulse for Friday, June 26, 2026Jun 26, 2026Market PrepMicron Reignites AI While PCE Stays Firm and Oil Cools - Market Pulse for Thursday, June 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Tries to Repair as Micron and Oil Relief Set the TestJun 24, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Rout Tests the Tape as Volatility RepricesJun 23, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Buyers Test Calm as Oil Eases and Fed Risk Stays in FocusJun 22, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Ceasefire Relief Tests Hawkish-Fed Damage Before JuneteenthJun 18, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Fed Day Puts Buyers Back on Defense After Tech WashoutJun 17, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Extend Rebound as Oil Slides and Fed Week BeginsJun 16, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Jump as Oil Slides on Peace-Deal ReliefJun 15, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Buyers Test the Rebound After Tech’s WashoutJun 12, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Futures Firm as Oil, Rates, and Volatility Define the Risk MapJun 11, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: CPI, Crude, and Tech Risk Set the ToneJun 10, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse — June 9, 2026: Futures Stabilize as Yields, Oil, and CPI Setup Drive the TapeJun 9, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: Tech Rebounds While Oil Keeps Macro Risk in PlayJun 8, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse: A Split Tape Meets Softer Yields and Fresh Labor DataJun 5, 2026Market PrepOil Risk Tests the Opening Range as AI Earnings Line Up - Market Pulse for Wednesday, June 3, 2026Jun 3, 2026Market PrepJOLTS Takes the Mic as Nasdaq Leadership Faces the Levels - Market Pulse for Tuesday, June 2, 2026Jun 2, 2026Market PrepAI PCs Kick Off June as Oil Jumps Into Jobs Week - Market Pulse for Monday, June 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026
May 202620 posts
Market PrepRecord Highs, Oil Relief, and Month-End Acceptance - Market Pulse for Friday, May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Market PrepMacro Reality Check Hits a Stretched Tape - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Market PrepNasdaq Stretch, Oil Flush, and Thursday Macro Risk Define the Breakout Test - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 27, 2026May 27, 2026Market PrepRecord-High Futures Face the Real Cash-Session Test as Oil Relief Gets Complicated - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 26, 2026May 26, 2026Market PrepRecord-High Futures Meet Holiday Liquidity as Oil Breaks Lower - Market Pulse for Monday, May 25, 2026May 25, 2026Market PrepFutures Grind Higher Into Memorial Day Weekend, But Oil Headlines Still Own the Wheel - Market Pulse for Friday, May 22, 2026May 22, 2026Market PrepNvidia Delivered, but Oil and Yields Are Still Testing the Tape - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 21, 2026May 21, 2026Market PrepNvidia After the Close Is the Market's Real Test as Oil Cools and Futures Rebound - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 20, 2026May 20, 2026Market PrepChips Slip Before Nvidia Earnings as Oil Cools and ES/NQ Test the Stretch - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 19, 2026May 19, 2026Market PrepOil Cools as Equities Find a Bid, but Volatility Still Frames the Tape - Market Pulse for Monday, May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Market PrepYield Shock Hits the Open as ES and NQ Test Stretched Q2 Levels - Market Pulse for Friday, May 15, 2026May 15, 2026Market PrepPPI Shock Hits a Stretched Tape as Inflation Risk Moves Back to Center Screen - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 13, 2026May 13, 2026Market PrepHot CPI Hits a Stretched Tape as Oil Sits on the Volatility Switch - Market Pulse for Tuesday, May 12, 2026May 12, 2026Market PrepRecord-High Pressure Meets Oil Shock Risk as ES, NQ, and RTY Stretch the Q2 Map - Market Pulse for Monday, May 11, 2026May 11, 2026Market PrepJobs Beat Meets Record-High Pressure as NQ Stretches the Weekly Map - Market Pulse for Friday, May 8, 2026May 8, 2026Market PrepRecord Highs Meet Oil Breakdown as Expected-Move Stretch Builds - Market Pulse for Thursday, May 7, 2026May 7, 2026Market PrepCrude Tests Extreme Support as AI Bulls Keep the Tape Bid - Market Pulse for Wednesday, May 6, 2026May 6, 2026Market PrepRisk Bounces as Oil Cools, But NQ Still Lives Above Quarterly StretchMay 5, 2026Market PrepOil Risk Keeps Pressure on Risk Appetite as NQ Tests Quarterly StretchMay 4, 2026Market PrepApple Keeps the Rally Alive as NQ Pushes Into Quarterly StretchMay 1, 2026
April 202611 posts
Market PrepAI Earnings Split the Tape as GDP Strength Keeps the Fed Boxed InApr 30, 2026Market PrepFed Day and Four-Mag-7 Earnings Put NQ Leadership on TrialApr 29, 2026Market PrepNQ Holds the Leadership Baton as Consumer Confidence and Visa Earnings Test the TapeApr 28, 2026Market PrepNQ Leads Into Big Tech Earnings Week as Hormuz Headlines Keep Oil BidApr 27, 2026Market PrepNQ +1.13% Ahead of UoM Sentiment: Key Levels for Risk-On/OffApr 24, 2026Market PrepVIX 19.4: Unemployment Claims 211K in focus. ES, NQ slide.Apr 23, 2026Market PrepFutures Rise 1% Ahead of Key Earnings and DataApr 22, 2026Market PrepFutures Rise 0.4% as Trump Extends Iran Truce — Market PulseApr 21, 2026Market PrepSoaring jet fuel prices threaten to drive up summer trave... — Market PulseApr 20, 2026Market PrepOil Crashes 13% as Iran Peace Talks Shake Global Markets — Equities Rip to New HighsApr 17, 2026Market PrepMarket Pulse — Monday, April 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026