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Market Open, July 13: War Over the Weekend, Asia Crashed, and US Futures Barely Care
US and Iran traded strikes all weekend, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and the KOSPI crashed 9%. US futures opened Monday down less than 1%. Today's premarket movers and what to expect this week.
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2026-07-13
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The KOSPI Just Crashed 9% and Took Every Memory Stock With It
South Korea's KOSPI fell 8.95% on July 13, triggering a circuit breaker as SK Hynix dropped 15.4% in its worst day ever. Why the Korean market crashed and what it means for MU, SNDK and US memory stocks.
2026-07-13
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Six Prints in Three Weeks Decide Everything. Here's the Full Gauntlet
CPI July 14, PPI July 15, retail sales July 16, PCE late July, the FOMC July 28-29, and the jobs report August 7. The complete macro calendar, what each print decides, and how to position through all of it.
2026-07-13
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Memory Stocks Are Dumping Again. The Math Says the Flush Is Almost Done
MU, SNDK and WDC opened 4% lower Monday after Korea's memory crash. Kioxia is down 32% from its high, MU 22%, SNDK 18%. Whether the memory-stock selloff continues, and the exact levels to trade.
2026-07-13
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SKHY's First Official Day Starts With a 15% Crash Back Home
SK Hynix trades under its permanent ticker SKHY for the first time today, hours after its Seoul shares fell 15.4% in their worst session ever. The $149 IPO price is now the level that decides everything.
2026-07-13
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The Warsh Fed Faces Its First Real Test on July 29
Kevin Warsh replaced Jerome Powell as Fed chair in May after the narrowest confirmation in history. The July 28-29 FOMC is his first meeting with a war, a weak jobs report, and a hike debate on the table.
2026-07-12
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Semiconductor Stocks Just Lost $1 Trillion in a Week. Bubble, or Reset?
Intel, Micron, AMD, and Nvidia all got hit as semiconductor stocks shed over $1 trillion in value this week. The bull case, the bear case, and the trade for the AI selloff.
2026-07-12
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Why Is Bitcoin Down? BTC at $62K After the Worst ETF Month Ever
Bitcoin fell from $93,000 to a 21-month low near $60,000, with $4.5 billion pulled from ETFs in June alone. Why BTC is crashing, what the Fed has to do with it, and the trade from here.
2026-07-12
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Defense Stocks Barely Moved When the Iran War Restarted. That's the Whole Story
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman rose barely 1% when the Iran ceasefire collapsed, versus 3-6% pops in March. Why the war trade in defense stocks is dead, and what to do about LMT, NOC, and RTX.
2026-07-12
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Dow Jones Closed Above 53,000 for the First Time Ever. Nobody Clapped
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 53,000 for the first time this week, wobbled on Iran war headlines, and recovered. Why the Dow lags the Nasdaq, and why its options are the cheapest bet on the board.
2026-07-12
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Five Megabanks, a CPI Print, and Netflix Walk Into One Week
JPMorgan, Goldman, BofA, Wells Fargo and Citi all report July 14, June CPI hits July 14 the same morning, and Netflix and TSMC land July 16. Why this is the most important week of Q2 earnings season and how to trade it.
2026-07-12
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Waiting for a Fed Rate Cut in 2026? The Dot Plot Says You're Getting a Hike
Markets price just 21% odds of any Fed rate cut in 2026, and nine FOMC members want a hike. What the July 28-29 Fed meeting means for stocks, bonds, and your portfolio.
2026-07-12
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Gold Is Down 26% From Its Record and the Reason Isn't Peace
Gold hit $5,589 in January and trades at $4,119 now, down 26%. Why gold is falling despite an active war, what Fed hike odds have to do with it, and where the price goes next.
2026-07-12
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Mortgage Rates Are Stuck at 6.5% and Nobody Is Coming to Save You
30-year mortgage rates sit at 6.49% and Fannie Mae sees 6.4% through the end of 2026. Why rates won't drop, what the July CPI and Fed meeting mean for them, and how investors trade a frozen housing market.
2026-07-12
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MU Crashed 22% After Record Earnings. Here's Who's Actually Selling
Micron (MU) beat earnings by 18.6%, raised guidance, and then dropped 22% from its highs. Here's why MU stock is down, what SK Hynix's IPO has to do with it, and the trade from here.
2026-07-12
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Nasdaq 100 Rides Chip Stocks Higher While a War Restarts in the Background
The Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) jumped over 1.5% on SK Hynix's blockbuster Nasdaq debut in the same week the Iran war reignited. What's driving QQQ, the concentration risk, and the trade.
2026-07-12
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Netflix Reports July 16. Here's the Bar and How to Trade the Print
Netflix reports Q2 2026 earnings on Thursday July 16, with Wall Street expecting roughly $12.6 billion in revenue. What matters in the print, the ad-tier question, and the options setup.
2026-07-12
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Nvidia Is Flat in 2026. Goldman Says That Makes It Cheap. Who's Right?
NVDA is up just 5% in 2026, stuck near $197, while Goldman calls its 21.7x forward P/E compelling. DeepSeek is building its own chip. The bull case, the bear case, and the LEAPS trade.
2026-07-12
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Oil Rose Just 5% When the Iran War Restarted. $100 Crude Isn't Coming
Brent jumped 5.4% and WTI 4.4% when the Iran ceasefire collapsed and tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Why oil didn't spike toward $100, and how to trade the range.
2026-07-12
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The 2026 Retail Playbook: Memory ETFs, Mega-IPOs, and the Occasional Wendy's
Retail traders in 2026 are piling into memory-chip ETFs, flipping mega-IPOs like SK Hynix, and still squeezing the occasional meme stock. How the WallStreetBets playbook evolved and where the crowd is going next.
2026-07-12
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SK Hynix (SKHY) Just Pulled Off the Biggest Foreign IPO in US History
SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its Nasdaq debut, popping 13% on day one under ticker SKHY. What the biggest foreign IPO in US history means for MU, SNDK, and how to trade the new listing.
2026-07-12
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SNDK: Inside SanDisk's $1,900 NAND-Shortage Rollercoaster
SanDisk (SNDK) swung from $1,727 to $1,947 in one week. Here's what's driving the NAND flash shortage, why SanDisk keeps hiking prices, and how to trade SNDK from here.
2026-07-12
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S&P 500 Shrugs Off Iran War, Closes 0.6% From All-Time Highs
The S&P 500 dropped just 0.28% the day the Iran ceasefire ended, then closed the week 0.6% off its all-time high at 7,575. Why the index ignored the war, and the trade from here.
2026-07-12
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Tesla Beat Deliveries by 18% and Dropped 7%. July 22 Settles It
Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in Q2, smashing estimates by 18%, and the stock had its worst day in a year anyway. Why TSLA fell on great news and what the July 22 earnings report decides.
2026-07-12
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The VIX Spiked 15% on Iran War 2.0, Then Went Back to Sleep
The VIX jumped 14.7% in a session when the Iran ceasefire collapsed, touched 18, and settled back near 15 by Friday. How to read the fade, and why cheap vol is the trade of the month.
2026-07-12
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"We Need to Save Wendy's": WEN Is a Meme Stock Now and It Ripped 25%
Wendy's stock surged more than 25% in a day as WallStreetBets rallied to save the brand. How the 2026 meme squeeze differs from GameStop, and how to play WEN without being exit liquidity.
2026-02-18
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FTSE 100 vs S&P 500: Why The UK Is Beating The US (YTD + Last Year)
The UK boomer index is dunking on the S&P. Here are the actual numbers for 2025 and 2026 YTD, plus the boring reasons that somehow make you money.
2026-02-18
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GOOG: Alphabet Got Punched (Week -4.4%, Month -7.7%)
GOOG has been sliding while the market argues about AI, ads, and regulators. Oversold-ish setup with a real bear case if the bounce fails.
2026-02-18
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HOOD: Earnings Giveth, Earnings Taketh (Week -10.5%, Month -29.6%)
HOOD got smoked after earnings and the chart looks like it slipped on a banana peel. Here’s what moved it, the key levels, and what bulls need to see to get control back.
2026-02-18
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MU: Memory Bulls Back From the Dead (Week +14.5%, Month +17.8%)
Micron ripped this week and the chart is flirting with a fresh breakout. Quick read on what moved it, what the market is pricing, and where the next fight is.
2026-02-18
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NFLX: Streaming War Discount (Week -5.4%, Month -11.6%)
NFLX is sliding and RSI is in the basement. Quick read on the last week/month, what the market is worried about, and what would flip the trend back up.
2026-02-18
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PLTR: Post-Hype Hangover (Week -0.5%, Month -18.8%)
PLTR went from AI darling to bagholder factory in a month. Here’s the tape read, the chart damage, and what would have to happen for a real rebound.
2026-02-18
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RDDT: Post-Earnings Faceplant (Week -2.9%, Month -36.9%)
RDDT went from hot new ticker to pain in a month. Here’s what likely drove the dump, what the chart says, and what a real recovery would look like.
2026-02-18
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SNDK: SanDisk Spinoff Mania (Week +12.8%, Month +47.8%)
SNDK is doing the fresh-spinoff thing where gravity stops working. Here’s what drove the move, what the chart says, and how this could unwind.
2026-02-18
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SaaS Gets Smoked: CRM, ADBE, NOW Red Because AI (And AI Capex Too)
Software stocks are catching hands from AI disruption fears, while the market also side-eyes the giant AI capex bill. Here’s the paradox, the tape read, and what to watch.
2026-02-18
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TSLA: Still The King of Chaos (Week -2.4%, Month -5.1%)
TSLA is pulling back but not collapsing. Quick breakdown of the last week and month, the key levels, and what the market is betting on next.
2026-02-18
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WMT: The Rotation Shelter (Week +0.5%, Month +6.4%)
Tech chops and WMT just keeps grinding near highs. Here’s why the market hides in Walmart, what the chart looks like, and what earnings could do next.
2026-02-12
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Jobs report 11th Feb 2026
A violent rotation out of software and semiconductors hammered the S&P 500 today, while energy and defensives caught a bid.
2026-02-11
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Robinhood earnings: Why $HOOD is down almost 50%
A violent rotation out of software and semiconductors hammered the S&P 500 today, while energy and defensives caught a bid.
2026-02-03
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Why MSTR (Strategy Inc) rose 34% today
A violent rotation out of software and semiconductors hammered the S&P 500 today, while energy and defensives caught a bid.
2026-02-03
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The Great Tech Shakeout: Why the INTC is down Today
A violent rotation out of software and semiconductors hammered the S&P 500 today, while energy and defensives caught a bid.