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Oil Closes Below $85 and SpaceX Soars, but Deal Risk Keeps RED
Friday's relief broadened into the close: WTI settled below $85, Brent settled near $87, the S&P 500 and Dow finished higher, and SpaceX's record IPO closed up about 19%. I am keeping the pulse RED because the U.S.-Iran deal still is not signed, conflicting deal texts are circulating, late-day VIX evidence remains around the high-18s rather than below 17, and May PPI plus still-elevated inflation expectations keep the Fed boxed in.
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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