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Oil Cools, Hormuz Traffic Slows
Friday's tape looks calmer on the surface: crude is off Thursday's spike, the S&P 500 is still tracking a winning week, and VIX is near 16 rather than stress territory. I am keeping the pulse at RED because the operating channel is not repaired: Reuters reports tanker traffic slowing again through Hormuz, global oil supply remains well below pre-war levels, and the Fed is still inflation-constrained.
Read full analysisI've been trading systematic strategies on US equities and futures since 2011. Every day, I assess volatility regimes, credit conditions, breadth, momentum, and macro catalysts to decide whether it's safe to be fully deployed or whether to pull back.
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