Hardika Singh

Stocks Push Through September Effect to Start The Month Higher

“I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost.” — Eileen Gu Good evening, Stocks started off September in the green to many investors’ surprise. The S&P 500 has edged up 0.4% this month, with seven of the 11 sectors up. The broad-based index is off…

Investors Haven’t Been This Evenly Divided On Fed Bets in Over a Decade

Chart of the Day Good morning! Investors have rarely been this evenly divided about the Federal Reserve’s rate decision this close to a meeting, so the big question now becomes: Can the jobs report help investors reach consensus? Odds of a quarter-percentage point hike are at 52.6% for the Sept.…

The Prediction Market Bubble Is About to Lose Its Edge

Chart of the Day Good morning! Gen Z is hooked on betting markets. My take is that it can’t last much longer. A lousy job market has hurt younger workers more than older ones and inflation has outpaced wage growth for far too long, so naturally Gen Z has been…

hello John Apple

Chart of the Day Good morning! John Ternus had his first day as chief executive officer of Apple on Tuesday. He has a tough task ahead of him, expected to strike a delicate balance between making AI a focus without spending too much on it. He is expected to hone…

Can Stocks Defy The September Slump?

Chart of the Day Good morning! Stocks have miraculously held onto their gains this year. September’s historical reputation threatens to undo that resilience. The S&P 500 has climbed 12% in 2026, with eight out of the 11 sectors in the green. Despite the recent stumble, the broad-based index is off…

Is This Debasement Trade Here to Stay?

Chart of the Day Good morning! The debasement trade is once again making the rounds on Wall Street, but signs suggest that it won’t last long. The most actively traded gold futures have risen 14% this month, on pace for the best month since September 1999. Meanwhile, bitcoin prices have…

A Case for Why U.S. Sanctions on Iran Could Backfire on Global Oil Prices

Chart of the Day Good morning! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to launch “Operation Economic Outcast” could stoke already high oil prices even higher. In a press conference Monday, Bessent said that the U.S. government could place sanctions on companies and countries that are conducting business with Iran—whether that be…

Rising Bond Yields Unravel the Stock Market’s Diversified Rally

Chart of the Day Good morning! A historic surge in government bond yields has stalled out the stock market’s diversified rally, which has seen shares of everything from staples to financials to real estate rise. Investors are now growing weary of a deficit that seems like it will never be…

Bond-Yield Chaos Drives Down Stocks

“Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” ― Rumi Choppy moves in global government bond yields dragged down stocks from records this week. The S&P 500 slipped 1.4% to 7,674.37 points, posting its worst week since July 17. The losses…

Stocks Rise As Bitcoin Surges