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Oil Cools, But the Chip Cushion Cracks
The morning finally brought real relief on the oil rail: Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a U.S.-mediated ceasefire, the House passed an Iran war-powers rebuke, Brent fell back below $95, and VIX sat near 16. But the equity cushion is less clean than the oil tape: Broadcom's AI forecast disappointment hit the chip complex hard, jobless claims rose to 225,000, and the Strait/Hormuz operating facts are still not fully resolved. Risk stays RED, not CRITICAL.
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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