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CPI Prints 4.2%. The Dow Drops 950. SpaceX Opens the IPO Era.

May CPI came in at 4.2% year over year, the hottest in three years, and the Dow fell 950 points Wednesday as U.S. and Iran strikes resumed. Friday SpaceX priced the largest IPO in history at $135, raised about $75 billion, and closed its first session at $160.95, up 19%, near a $2.1 trillion valuation.

The Streak Dies at Nine. Nasdaq Sheds 4.7%. Supply Shows Up.

Monday opened June with records: S&P 7,599.96, Nasdaq 27,086.81, Dow 51,078.88, with Nvidia up 6% on a new PC chip. Then the AI trade unwound. The Nasdaq fell 4.68% for the week, the S&P posted its first weekly loss since March, and a strong May payrolls report pushed yields higher Friday.

Nine Straight. Records Shrug a Hot PCE. Dell Goes Vertical.

A holiday-shortened week produced record closes on four straight days. The S&P 500 gained 1.4% for a ninth consecutive weekly advance, the first nine-week streak since December 2023. Dell jumped about 30% Friday on AI server demand. Crude fell to $87.93 and the Russell 2000 touched an all-time high.

Yields Bite. Nvidia Delivers. The Russell Takes the Week.

The 10-year hit a one-year high Monday and the S&P 500 fell a third straight session. Nvidia beat Wednesday as SpaceX filed its S-1. The Russell 2000 jumped 2.56% Thursday and finished the week up 2.7%. The S&P gained 0.9% for an eighth consecutive weekly advance.

Records Thursday. Yields Break 5%. Russell 2000 Sells Friday.

The S&P 500 hit a fresh all-time high of 7,501.24 on Thursday, the Dow reclaimed 50,000 for the first time since February 11, and the Nasdaq Composite closed at a new record of 26,635. Cisco drove the Thursday tape with.

Intel-Apple Chip Deal. Tech +7%. Energy Capitulates.

The S&P 500 added 2.3% to a fresh all-time closing high at 7,398.93, marking a sixth consecutive week of gains and lifting year-to-date returns to 8.1%. The advance came on deal news and earnings. Intel and Apple.

S&P Hits Records. Nasdaq Crosses 25,000. Breadth Stays Narrow.

The S&P 500 finished up roughly 1% and notched fresh all-time closing highs, capping one of the strongest Aprils since 2020. The Nasdaq pushed above 25,000 for the first time while the Dow lagged. The Russell 2000 added.

Semiconductor Leadership. Breadth Narrows. Intel Breaks Records.

The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to fresh highs, but the rally lost breadth after three weeks of broad gains. The Nasdaq gained 1.5% while the Dow slipped 0.4%. Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Intel, and Micron drove nearly all of the S&P.

Hormuz Reopens. Risk-On Rally. Defense Sells the Relief.

The week opened with Trump's naval blockade announcement against Iranian ports and a risk-off tone as markets priced supply disruption risk in the Strait of Hormuz. It closed with Iran's foreign minister declaring the.

Ceasefire Rally. S&P Best Week of 2026. Oil Crashes 15%.

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire announcement opened the Strait of Hormuz corridor and triggered the sharpest weekly unwind of the geopolitical premium this year. Brent dropped from above $110 to the mid-90s in three sessions.

Softer PPI Meets Elevated Crude. Dispersion Widens.

Core PPI came in below consensus, offering modest relief on the rate-hike side of the stagflation debate. Brent held well above pre-war levels despite consolidation from the weekly highs. The tape traded as a.

Hormuz Closure. Oil +70% From Pre-War. Dispersion Explodes.

Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure and force majeure declarations on foreign-owned oilfields sent Brent to its highest weekly close since the war began. Markets started pricing a possible Fed hike instead of cuts. S&P 500.

Third Straight Down Week. 2026 Lows. Oracle AI Cloud Bucks the Tape.

Equities logged a third straight down week as rapidly rising oil, Middle East headlines, and weak risk sentiment overshadowed mixed economic data. S&P 500 and Dow hit their lowest closes of 2026. Oracle reported an.

Stagflation Skew. Weak Payrolls Meet $120 Brent.

U.S. payrolls missed badly, with non-farm payrolls coming in at 78,000 versus 195,000 expected. Brent pushed above $120 following the Strait of Hormuz closure. The combination gave the tape a stagflation skew that.

Two Biotech Readouts in One Week. Very Different Outcomes.

Two Phase II readouts in the biotech space this week, with outcomes that illustrated exactly why position sizing in pre-revenue biotech is the most important decision you make before you make any other decision. One.

Bitcoin Decouples from Nasdaq. ETF Inflows Tell the Story.

Bitcoin surged 12 percent while the Nasdaq composite declined 1.8 percent. The correlation that made Bitcoin behave like a leveraged Nasdaq proxy for three years appears to be breaking down, at least temporarily, as.

Kazakhstan Uranium Export Restriction Changes the Supply Math.

Kazakhstan announced export restrictions on uranium oxide that immediately tightened the spot market. Kazakhstan supplies approximately 45 percent of global uranium. Any supply restriction from this geography is.

Bank Earnings Beat. NIM Compression Ahead.

The big bank earnings season opened with beats across the board on Q4 2025 results. JPMorgan posted record net income. Goldman Sachs reported investment banking revenue recovery. But the forward guidance told a.

Defense Budget Finalized. Which Micro-Caps Benefit Specifically.

The FY2026 defense budget was finalized at 895 billion dollars. The AI-enabled surveillance and medical technology procurement lines are the most relevant to the current micro-cap universe. MDAI and RVSN both saw.

New Year Rotation: Small Caps Open 2026 With a Statement.

The first full trading week of 2026 saw small caps outperform large caps by 340 basis points. Tax-loss selling pressure from December reverses, institutional managers deploy fresh capital into the overlooked corners of.

2025 Year in Review: What Micro-Cap Taught Us.

A year-end look at what actually worked and why. The theme of 2025 in micro-cap investing was straightforward in retrospect: profitability mattered, clean balance sheets mattered, domestic revenue mattered. Pre-revenue.

Holiday Week Moves: What Light Volume Tells You (And Does Not).

Holiday-week trading is a trap. Volume is 40 to 60 percent of normal. Moves in any direction should be treated with skepticism proportional to the volume discount. Three quality micro-caps moved significantly this week.