US Market Snapshot

Geopolitical Relief Sparks Futures Rally

• 🔥 Trump Defers Iran Attack: President Trump announced deferring a U.S. attack on Iran for two weeks,...

Trump's de-escalation Tuesday evening deferred US attack on Iran for 2 weeks to negotiate Hormuz Strait shipping, halting offensive ops and crushing...

S&P 500 earnings season starts with a subdued 5.3% average surprise, well below the 5-year average of 7.7%. This points to modest beats, not blowouts, testing if it's a 'beat or reset' for market expectations.

Nasdaq Composite extended Q1's +4.5% gain—outpacing S&P 500's +3.4% and Dow's +3.0%—on tech strength, with 94% of major IT components above 5-day...

Index Performance

• 🔥 Major Indices Close Higher: The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 6,611.83, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4% to 46,669.88,...

Timeline of Monday's action amid Mideast tensions:

• Intraday caution: Nasdaq up 0.11% to 21,901, Dow down 0.14% at 46,439, S&P flat on ceasefire...

• Pre-market lift: Futures up with Dow E-minis +0.16%, S&P 500 E-minis +0.37%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis +0.66% as investors eye Mideast ceasefire...

Major downgrade: KKR slashes S&P 500 year-end target to 7,300 from 7,600, with EPS growth now at 8% vs. prior 11%. Energy volatility offsets AI...

Key recovery signal: S&P 500 dropped below 6,290 end-March after Feb peak near 7,000, now trading over 6,560 pre-Easter.

Tactical OTM play: Buy...

Post-Q1 correction, QQQ ETF eyes massive upside via these signals:

• Technicals strong: Rebound from support, elevated volume, oversold...

• Indexes steady post-rally: Nasdaq +0.3%, Dow -0.1%, S&P flat after 3%+ gains last week; futures point modestly higher.
• Iran wildcard: Trump...

Index Performance

• Thursday Closes: Dow fell 0.13% to 46,504.67, S&P 500 rose 0.11% to 6,582.69, Nasdaq Composite up 0.18% to 21,879.18; weekly...

Premarket weakness signals downside risks:

• S&P 500 futures down ~0.7%, Dow ~270 points, Nasdaq ~0.9% amid post-holiday selling.
• Middle East...

S&P 500 fell 4.6% in Q1 2026 amid geopolitical tensions and oil price spikes, unlike 2022's earnings crash. But 12% EPS growth projected for 2026 signals a strong counterbalance to volatility.

Weekly Index Gains

• 🔥 S&P 500: S&P 500 surged 3.4% for the week, snapping a 5-week losing streak and rebounding into resistance near 20-day and...

Diverse takes on wild swings amid geopolitical oil chaos:

• Optimistic rebound: S&P 500 up 3.4% into key resistance at 20/200-day averages; VIX drops...

S&P 500 correction risks build from multiple angles:

• Technical resistance at 50% retracement, 6638/6645 pivots tests bounce
• Election history:...

Tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged +4.4% this week, outpacing S&P 500 at +3.3% and Dow at +2.9%. Strong close to the trading week.

April 4 Recap: Major indices closed lower amid Tesla turbulence.

• S&P 500 slipped 0.5% to 4960
• Dow down 0.2% to 38,210
• Nasdaq dropped over 1% to 15,680
• Tesla earnings miss, inventory surge; deliveries ~358k vehicles

SpaceX confidentially filed for a historic IPO, eyeing a $1.75T valuation and up to $75B raise – more than double Saudi Aramco's $29B record. Now a space-AI-communications powerhouse post xAI/X mergers, it targets Nasdaq in June 2026.