The Risk Wire
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Records Are Pricing a Hormuz Deal That Does Not Exist Yet
The S&P 500 slipped just 0.1% from Friday's record and VIX stayed near 15, but Brent closed at $87.50 after a 4.7% jump as U.S.-Iran demands moved further apart. The equity tape remains calm, yet rising oil, a 4.70% 10-year yield, and negative July payrolls leave Wednesday's CPI carrying unusually high deployment risk.
Read full analysisI've been trading systematic strategies on US equities and futures since 2011. Every day, I assess volatility regimes, credit conditions, breadth, momentum, and macro catalysts to decide whether it's safe to be fully deployed or whether to pull back.
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