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Holiday Drift, Lower Oil, and the Tariff Clock
Friday did not add a U.S. cash-equity signal because markets were closed, but the late-day read stayed constructive rather than euphoric: WTI held near $68.77 and the US500 CFD was essentially unchanged. I am keeping the pulse at YELLOW because the oil shock keeps fading, while Iran's route-control warning, chip weakness from Thursday's close, Warsh's inflation stance, and the now-confirmed July 7-9 Section 301 hearings still block GREEN.
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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