Week Ahead
The Flat Index Lied Today: Energy +4.7% While Chips Funded the Exit
The index closed almost exactly where it opened, and that flat line told the day’s biggest lie. Underneath it, Monday delivered the sharpest single-sector rotation…
Short 317,000 Contracts at Record Highs: Wednesday’s CPI Decides
Short 317,000 Contracts at Record Highs: Wednesday’s CPI Decides Week Ahead · Monday 10 – Friday 14 August 2026 · The Titan Protect desk Here…
Oil-Driven Inflation Puts a Fed Hike Back on the Table
Wednesday’s Fed decision lands with markets pricing real, if minority, odds of a hike rather than a cut, as war-driven crude keeps price growth stubbornly…