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The Risk Wire

Daily deployment intelligence for systematic traders. One question, every day: Is it safe to deploy?

YELLOW

Chips Reopen Strong, but Tariff Week Blocks Green

Monday's reopen is constructive: Nasdaq is leading, tech is recovering, oil is still near the high-60s/low-70s, and VIX is below the stress zone. I am keeping the pulse at YELLOW because the Section 301 tariff window starts today, Fed minutes land Wednesday, and consumer inflation expectations remain too high for a clean GREEN.

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I'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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