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Markets enter a shortened trading week on edge following last Friday’s geopolitical shock: Israeli strikes on Iran rattled risk sentiment and drove crude oil prices up 7%, their biggest jump since March 2022. The S&P 500 ended the week down 0.4%, as investors weighed rising tensions in the Middle East, soft inflation data, and growing […]

Markets are entering June under pressure as global trade tensions escalate anew, threatening the momentum that drove the S&P 500 to a remarkable 5.6% gain in May—its strongest monthly showing since November 2024 and best May performance since 1997. The month’s impressive rally, largely fueled by the U.S.-UK trade deal announcement, is now being tested

Markets are heading into a shortened Memorial Day week facing renewed headwinds after the S&P 500 fell 2.6% last week, pushing the benchmark index back into negative territory for the year. The decline came as investors grappled with multiple concerns: Moody’s downgrade of U.S. debt, fresh tariff threats against the European Union, and growing worries

Catalysts can create explosive moves, and our recent $HIMS trade perfectly illustrates how having positions in place before major news breaks can lead to exceptional returns. When entering positions based on technical setups, we never know exactly when news might emerge—or whether that news will be positive or negative. In this case, we were positioned

The S&P 500 gained 0.8% this week as markets digested Wednesday’s Fed decision to hold rates steady at 4.25-4.50% and Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report. Major indices traded in a tight range through most of the week, with the VIX continuing its downward trend to close at 19.5—still elevated but approaching more normal levels. Chairman Powell’s

The upcoming week is shaping up to be a critical one for markets, as a packed earnings calendar, key economic data releases, and a parade of Fed speakers collide with growing investor unease over policy uncertainty and macroeconomic stagnation. With the S&P 500 down 14% from its February highs and economic risks piling up, traders

Not every trade goes in our favor—and that’s okay. What matters most is how we manage risk when the market moves against us. On this $AMD put trade, the setup looked solid, the plan was clear, but the price action didn’t cooperate. In this post, we’ll break down the trade step-by-step and focus on the

The S&P 500 just logged its worst weekly performance since March 2020, dropping 9.1% and wiping out trillions in market cap. While the market’s steep sell-off may seem like a sudden reaction to tariff headlines, the stage had been set long before. For weeks, we’ve seen signs of growing institutional risk aversion, and last week’s

U.S. stocks closed broadly lower on Friday, capping off a tough week for equities as tariff headlines and rising inflation expectations took center stage. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% for the week, wiping out the prior week’s gains and putting traders back into risk-off mode. Let’s break down what happened, what we were watching going

On March 28, 2025, $AMZN delivered a textbook trade setup that played out beautifully—thanks to a well-defined plan, disciplined execution, and a market that respected the levels we mapped out. Here’s a full breakdown of the trade, which was shared in real time via live alerts in the TW Elite community. The Setup At 10:05