A tighter tape heads into mega-cap earnings and Friday’s CPI with 10-year near 4% and volatility cooling. Markets kick off the week with the same tug-of-war: noisy policy headlines and a temporary data blackout on one side, solid earnings power—especially from banks and the AI supply chain—on the other. Stocks have held up without help […]

RoboStreet – October 16, 2025 Tariffs and a data blackout jolt risk; JPM and TSM set the tone as VIX nears 25. Gold sits near records, oil slips, and the 10-year dips below 4%—can earnings keep the rally alive? The week began with a clean reset. After Friday’s tariff scare, Monday opened to softer rhetoric […]

From Friday’s tone-driven grind to Monday’s relief rally—and how we’re sizing into bank earnings. Markets followed through on the “buy-the-dip” instinct: tariff jitters faded, tech leadership reasserted, and the bounce broadened. By Monday’s close, the Dow added about 588 points (~1.3%), the S&P 500 rose ~1.6%, and the Nasdaq gained ~2.2%. The VIX, which finally […]

RoboStreet – October 9, 2025 Early beats (DAL, PEP), cautious Fed, tariffs in focus, gold near records, dollar softer—can the rally keep climbing without official data? The market finally exhaled. After notching fresh highs early in the week, stocks eased as the VIX hovered near 17 and indexes retested their peaks, a pause that felt […]

From Friday’s soft-landing setup to Monday’s follow-through—and how we’re positioning into Jobs Week Markets ended last week with a familiar tailwind—rate-cut momentum plus AI enthusiasm—and kicked off this week with something the rally has needed: broader participation. The Fed’s September 17th 25 bp cut, framed as risk management rather than a rush back to zero, […]

RoboStreet – September 25, 2025 Market Update: Fed Cuts, AI Booms, Dollar Bites — Can the Rally Hold? Indexes hit records on easing and AI capex, then cooled as GDP was revised to 3.8%, the dollar surged, and narrow breadth exposed the rally’s weak spots. U.S. equities began the week by shrugging off last Friday’s […]

Indexes spent last week grinding back toward all-time highs with the VIX anchored near 15—an outwardly calm setup that still carries embedded risk. The tone was shaped by policy more than anything else. Across the September 17–18 FOMC, the Federal Reserve delivered a 25 bp cut and framed it as risk management rather than a […]

Stocks continue to ride an uneasy wave of optimism, balancing AI-fueled strength in megacap tech against mounting signs of economic strain. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both set fresh record highs on Monday, extending last week’s momentum, while the Dow remained more subdued under the weight of staples and health care weakness. Beneath the surface, […]

RoboStreet – September 12, 2025 Market Update: Records Clash with Recession Risks AI gains drove indexes to new highs, but weak jobs, sticky inflation, and looming Fed cuts reveal a fragile foundation The first full week of September highlighted just how divided the market remains. On one hand, the Nasdaq pushed into uncharted territory, setting […]

The first week of September underscored the market’s tug-of-war between exuberant tech strength and a slowing economic backdrop. Early gains pushed the Nasdaq to new record highs, powered by AI-linked giants and investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will soon begin easing policy. But momentum proved fragile, as weak labor data and recessionary undertones reminded […]