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591 posts, newest first · page 13 of 15

  1. Iran Strikes Priced, Gold Holds $4,500, and PCE Thursday Keeps Equity Sizing Tight

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  2. Iran Strikes Repriced Crude $3 in a Session -- Markets Read It as Resolved and Bought the Dip

    US airstrikes on Iranian missile sites overnight sent crude from $96.60 to $93.70.

  3. Crude Drops $4.32 in a Single Session, S&P Gaps Up 0.9% -- Now Consumer Confidence Decides Which Story Wins

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  4. Iran Strikes Flip the Script: S&P Futures Up 0.9% but Crude Is Climbing Back as London Opens into a New War Development

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  5. Crude Breaks $90, Iran Talks Shift, and Eight Weeks of Equity Gains Meet Tuesday's Consumer Test

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  6. Holiday Weekend, New Fed Chair, Record-Low Confidence: Three Days of Gap Risk Start Now

    Alpha Insights • Pre-Asia Brief • Friday 22 May 2026

  7. New Fed Chair, Record-Low Sentiment, and a Market That Shrugged at Both

    Kevin Warsh took the oath. Consumer confidence hit the lowest reading since 1952.

  8. Sell the News, Watch the VIX: Why Friday's Open Deserves Respect

    Alpha Insights  |  Pre-NY Brief  |  Friday 22 May 2026

  9. Sell-the-News, VIX Complacency, and What Friday Usually Brings

    Pre-London Brief — Friday 22 May 2026 — Titan Protect Research

  11. NVDA Beat Every Metric and Fell Three Percent -- What NY Needs to Decide

    Cautiously bullish with elevated volatility risk — the Dow above 50K and small-cap squeeze extend the bull case, but NVDA’s post-earnings rejection and a live WMT/DE print make the first 90 minutes...

  12. NVDA Met Expectations but the Market Wanted More — London Opens With a Question

    Thursday 21 May 2026  |  London open window 07:00–08:30 BST  |  Risk: ~65% (elevated, see factors below)

  13. Nvidia Answers the Question: Can Tech Hold After the Fed Sided With Bonds?

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  14. The Fed Just Sided With the Bond Market: FOMC Minutes Were the Verdict

    The day is done. Here is what happened, what we got right, what we missed, and what Thursday looks like.

  15. FOMC Minutes in Two Hours: The Bond Market Already Knows the Answer

    Late brief — 17:50 GMT / 12:50 NY: NY session is already underway.

  16. Bonds vs Equities: The FOMC Minutes Will Decide Today's Winner

    Wednesday 20 May 2026  |  06:10 GMT  /  01:10 NY  /  15:10 Tokyo

  17. VIX Was Right, Greed Was Wrong — The 0.67% Sell-Off Nobody Expected After Iran

    Tuesday 19 May 2026  |  Published 21:00 London  /  16:00 New York  /  06:00 Tokyo (Wed)  |  Post-Close Edition

  19. Iran Attack Called Off, FTSE Gaps to 10,324, Cable Clears 1.34 — London Opens Into a Full Risk Reset

    Iran Attack Called Off, FTSE Gaps to 10,324, Cable Clears 1.34 — London Opens Into a Full Risk Reset

  21. VIX Dropped 3.3% While Everyone Waited for Tuesday's War Room

    Monday was the range day we predicted and the market delivered it without drama.

  22. London Confirmed the Fear, Now New York Decides If It Was Overdone

    London opened into the gap-down we flagged and never filled it.

  23. Iran Tension, Bond Yields, and a $500M Bitcoin Liquidation Walk Into Monday

    Tokyo opened under pressure and never recovered.

  24. Retail Sales Lit the Fuse but the Close Held the Line: VIX Faded, Metals Stayed Broken, and the Contradiction Deepened

    Retail Sales Lit the Fuse but the Close Held the Line: VIX Faded, Metals Stayed Broken, and the Contradiction Deepened

  25. CPI Week Ends in Ruins: Asia Wakes to a Completely Different Market

    Published 9:30pm GMT Friday  |  4:30pm NY  |  6:30am Tokyo (Saturday)

  26. The Week That Ended Dirty: CPI Gave It All Back on Friday

    Published 9:00pm GMT  |  4:00pm NY  |  6:00am Tokyo (Saturday)

  27. The Cleanest Week Just Got Messy: Retail Sales Fires, VIX Spikes, and the Rate Path Gets Repriced

    The Cleanest Week Just Got Messy: Retail Sales Fires, VIX Spikes, and the Rate Path Gets Repriced

  28. Retail Sales or Reality Check: London Opens the Day CPI Gets Confirmed or Questioned

    Retail Sales or Reality Check: London Opens the Day CPI Gets Confirmed or Questioned

  29. CPI Confirmed the Institutional Long. Asia Decides if It Holds.

    CPI Confirmed the Institutional Long. Asia Decides if It Holds.

  30. CPI Day Delivered. Everything Called. Now We Count It.

    Markets resolved the inflation overhang. Broad participation.

  31. One Number Changes Everything: CPI Hits at 08:30 NY

    One Number Changes Everything: CPI Hits at 08:30 NY

  32. CPI Day: London Opens Into the Waiting Game

    Thursday 14 May 2026  |  Published 06:00 London / 01:00 NY / 15:00 Tokyo

  33. Tech Widened the Rally While Crude Gave Back the Hormuz Bid. Three Briefs. Three Scores.

    Post-Close Brief · Tuesday 13 May 2026 Post-Close Brief · Published 21:00 UTC · Data as of US close 13 May 2026 New York 16:00 EST London 21:00 GMT Tokyo 06:00 JST $743.48 SPY (+0.72%)

  34. Mega-Cap Tech Ripped While Crude Cracked. Asia Inherits a Split Tape.

    Pre-Asia Brief · Tuesday 13 May 2026 Published 21:00 GMT · the framework locked 19:42 UTC · Data as of NY close 13 May 2026 🇺🇸 NY 16:00 Tue 🇬🇧 London 21:00 Tue 🇯🇵 Tokyo 06:00 Wed $743.48 SPY Close...

  36. Before the Bell: Stagflation Confirmed, the Long Book Is Exposed, and Real Assets Are the Only Clean Trade

    Before the Bell: The Wednesday Verdict — Stagflation Confirmed, Long Book at Risk, Real Assets Are the Only Clear Trade

  37. Europe Opens Into a Rate Shock. What London Faces at the Bell.

    Europe Opens Into a Rate Shock. What London Faces at the Bell on Wednesday 13 May.

  38. 3.8% CPI Just Changed the Game. Here Is What Asia Wakes Up To.

    3.8% CPI Just Changed the Game. Here Is What Asia Wakes Up To.

  39. ATH Held, Then Faded. The Framework Told You Both.

    ATH Held, Then Faded. The Framework Told You Both.

  40. ATH Holds London's Test. Now NY Has to Prove It.

    ATH Holds London’s Test. Now NY Has to Prove It.

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