market_pulse — Monday Zurich pre-US-cash open: equity/index/^TNX/^VIX still Friday 2026-07-17 Yahoo closes; EURUSD and commodity/crypto futures show Monday 2026-07-20 session prints (CL=F live 83.63, GC=F live 4026.5, BTC/ETH CoinGecko).
us_equity_ideas — Fundamentals waterfall circuits open/empty (FMP 403 / sec_edgar CIK). Prices from AlphaVantage/Stooq history. Aggregator /news thin or off-ticker — theses cite web sources (CNBC oil, FinanceFeeds TSM, Motley Fool GOOGL).
eu_equity_ideas — eu_fundamentals_gap: fundamentals waterfall unavailable for ASML.AS/TTE.PA. Stooq Friday closes; web catalysts for Monday oil/Hormuz and July 23 TotalEnergies print.
penny_plays — OTLK Stooq Friday $1.39; /sentiment empty (Social_Momentum=0). Insider BUY prints available via OpenInsider (Institutional_Signal=1). AlphaVantage news rate-limited.
commodities_outlook — Futures via Yahoo history (?assetClass=commodity) through Fri settlement plus Monday live prints for GC/CL/HG; ETF proxies AlphaVantage. DBA Friday-only.
forex_rebalancing — FX Yahoo Monday prints; FRED macros OK (ECBDFR 2.25; DFEDTARU 3.75; FEDFUNDS 3.63 June). Prediction-market query results poorly matched — used CME FedWatch web odds for USD path. Japan Marine Day thins USDJPY liquidity.
risk_top5 — VIX Fri 18.77; HY OAS 2.71 / IG OAS 0.78 (FRED Jul 16); T10Y2Y 0.37. Clean equity put/call unavailable. Manifold Hormuz traffic-normalization odds ~4.4% used as corroboration.
crypto_landscape — BTC/ETH CoinGecko+Yahoo Monday prints; spot ETF flow figures from week-ended Jul 17 SoSoValue/CryptoPotato coverage (no fresh Monday US creation tape yet).
portfolio_reality_check — Step 0 reset guard (portfolio_reset_date=2026-07-19): reviewing only picks with artifact date >= reset. Post-reset marks still ~entry (PM marks flat) → on_track. Sharpe null on fresh books recorded as 0.0.
GeneralMarket Pulse 2 minHormuz is the dominant Monday theme: WTI is live near $83.63 after Friday's $82.49 (+4.5%) settlement and Brent has pushed above $90 as Centcom confirmed a ninth night of Iran strikes — ene…
MARKET PULSE
Hormuz is the dominant Monday theme: WTI is live near $83.63 after Friday's $82.49 (+4.5%) settlement and Brent has pushed above $90 as Centcom confirmed a ninth night of Iran strikes — energy risk premium is rewriting the week before US cash opens. Inter-market: equity indices still sit on Friday's risk-off tape (S&P 7457.69 −1.01%, Nasdaq 25520 −1.40%, VIX 18.77 +12.2%) even as the 10-year eased to 4.541% (−0.6%), so softer yields are not yet buying the dip in semis. Watch Tuesday API crude inventories and Wednesday's Alphabet/Tesla prints (plus Thursday Intel) for whether the oil shock or AI-earnings quality sets the next leg; Conference Board Leading Index is also on Monday's US calendar.
• Trim high-beta semis/AI (TSM/ASML/GOOGL) by ~1/3
• Add crash hedges: SH and/or VIXY; barbell with GLD/TLT
• Raise cash toward 15% across strategy books
AIRegime stays risk-on with 0/4 crash triggers: VIX 18.77 < 25, T10Y2Y +0.37 > −0.20, HY OAS 2.71% still tight vs a 5% stress threshold, and Friday's S&P −1.01% is not an 8% drawdown. That said, today's #1/#2 risks (Hormuz oil shock and Fed hike-odds repricing) argue for keeping the Anti-Fragile checklist ready — if VIX closes >25 or HY OAS gaps toward 5% on an oil-spike day, execute the hedge list same session.
Over the next 1–2 weeks into megacap AI earnings, expect TSM to stabilize only if it reclaims ~$410 — Friday's $398.37 (−2.8%) still prices the Jul 16 capex raise ($60–64B) and $100B Arizona add as margin risk even…
July 19: FinanceFeeds post-earnings analysis — stock sold off on $60–64B capex raise despite record NT$706.56B net incomeJuly 20 week-ahead: AI-trade stress test via GOOGL/TSLA Wed and INTC ThuJuly 16: TSMC Q2 revenue $40.2B (+36% YoY); Q3 guide $44.6–45.8B
Conviction 70%
TradingView's price for TSM. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into this week's AI earnings cluster, expect ASML ADR volatility to stay elevated around China-export and capex-ROI headlines even after the Q2 beat (€9.3B sales) and FY raise to €43–45B — Friday $1,747.58 (−2.1%) still…
July 20 week-ahead: Live Trading News — megacap AI earnings week is the stress test for EUV demand narrativeJuly 15: ASML raised 2026 sales to €43–45B; Q3 sales guide €11–12BJuly 17: ASML ADR −2.1% with SOX/AI derate
Conviction 70%
TradingView's price for ASML. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next 1–2 weeks into the Jul 31 print, expect XOM to remain the cleanest liquid long for Hormuz risk as long as WTI holds above ~$80 — Monday tape shows majors jumping with Brent >$90 after Centcom's ninth…
July 20: CNBC — Brent >$90 / WTI higher on US–Iran escalation; Centcom confirms continued Hormuz-related strikesJuly 20: Quiver/GuruFocus — XOM climbing with crude spike (intraday record prints reported in secondary coverage)July 31: XOM Q2 earnings — prior 8-K flagged large liquids-price uplift vs volume disruption offsets
Conviction 85%
TradingView's price for XOM. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into Wednesday's after-close Q2 print, expect GOOGL to be the cleanest near-term read on whether AI monetization can re-validate megacap multiples after the SOX washout — Friday $346.77 (−2.17%) leaves room for a…
July 22 AMC: Alphabet Q2 2026 earnings — key AI-capex/Cloud monetization print this weekJuly 19: Motley Fool — 'Should you buy Alphabet stock before the huge investor…' pre-earnings framingJuly 20 week-ahead calendars flag GOOGL/TSLA as the AI-trade stress test
Conviction 70%
TradingView's price for GOOGL. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next sessions, expect the Amsterdam line to stay the higher-beta twin of the ADR thesis into this week's AI earnings cluster — Friday €1,537 (−3.84%) washed out after the €43–45B FY raise. Conviction 7.0 = one…
July 20 week-ahead: AI-earnings stress test for EUV demand (GOOGL/TSLA/INTC)July 15: ASML raised 2026 total net sales to €43–45B; Q3 sales guide €11–12BJuly 17: ASML.AS −3.84% to €1,537 on the AI/semi derate
Conviction 70%
TradingView's price for ASML.AS. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into Thursday's July 23 print, expect TTE.PA to track the Hormuz oil premium in EUR cash — Friday €70.51 (+1.32%) after Jul 16 indicators flagged higher upstream profits from the war-related price spike (LNG trading…
July 20: Brent >$90 / WTI higher on US–Iran escalation (CNBC) — direct read-through to EUR energy majorsJuly 16: TotalEnergies Q2 indicators — upstream earnings seen +~$1B QoQ; full results July 23July 17: TTE.PA +1.32% to €70.51 with WTI +4.5%
Conviction 80%
TradingView's price for TTE.PA. It is not the last print in this letter.
Desk research framework — not a recommendation to buy or sell.
StocksPenny Plays 1 minOTLK BUY
PENNY PLAYS
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
OTLK=
Outlook Therapeutics, Inc.
7
-4.79%
OTLKPENNYBUY🔥 5-issue streak=
Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. • Health Care
7/10Conviction
$1.39
▼ -4.79%
Over the next ~7 trading days into the July 29 PDUFA, expect OTLK to trade as a binary option on FDA Class-1 approval of ONS-5010/Lytenava for wet AMD — at $1.39 (−4.8% Friday) it is a proxy on the first FDA-approved…
Narrative
2/2
Catalyst
2/2
Balance sheet
1/2
Price suppression
1/2
Institutional
1/1
Social
0/1
PDUFA goal date July 29, 2026 for ONS-5010/LYTENAVA Class 1 BLA resubmissionJune 16: FDA accepted Class 1 resubmission (SEC exhibit / company PR)OpenInsider: director BUY 29,000 @ $0.83 filed Jun 3 — weak but non-zero institutional_signal
Target
$2.50
OTLK between stop and target1.39
0.72.5
Stop on the left, target on the right. Red and green mark those ends only. The tick is the last price.
TradingView's price for OTLK. It is not the last print in this letter.
CryptoCryptocurrency Landscape 2 minInstitutional crypto tape is still an ETF-flow story: week-ended Jul 17 saw ~$181M combined BTC+ETH spot ETF net inflows with Ether leading (~$105.5M vs BTC ~$75.5M), while Monday spot prin…
CRYPTOCURRENCY LANDSCAPE
Institutional crypto tape is still an ETF-flow story: week-ended Jul 17 saw ~$181M combined BTC+ETH spot ETF net inflows with Ether leading (~$105.5M vs BTC ~$75.5M), while Monday spot prints sit near $64.5k BTC / $1,869 ETH. BlackRock products dominated creations; the recovery remains fragile after the prior eight-week outflow streak.
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
BTC
Bitcoin
7
-0.44%
ETH
Ethereum
6.5
+0.39%
BTCBUY🔥 10-issue streak
Bitcoin
7/10Conviction
$64512.00
▼ -0.44%
Into the next ETF-flow week and Jul 28–29 FOMC, expect BTC to treat $63.5–65.5k as an accumulation range while the two-week inflow streak holds — Monday ~$64.5k follows Sunday/weekend consolidation after the Jul 17…
Week ended Jul 17: US spot BTC ETFs ~+$75.5M net (second consecutive green week)BlackRock IBIT dominated weekly BTC creations (~$204.1M)Monday spot ~$64.5k on CoinGecko/Yahoo
Conviction 70%
TradingView's price for BTC. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next 1–2 weeks, expect ETH to outperform BTC on the margin if ETF flow leadership persists — week-ended Jul 17 ETH products took ~$105.5M (58% of combined inflows) while spot sits near $1,869. Conviction 6.5 =…
Week ended Jul 17: US spot ETH ETFs ~+$105.5M net, leading BTCBlackRock ETHA ~+$135.3M weekly while competing ETH products saw outflowsMonday spot ~$1,869
Conviction 65%
TradingView's price for ETH. It is not the last print in this letter.
Desk research framework — not a recommendation to buy or sell.
General
GeneralCommodities Outlook 4 minMonday's tape is oil-led: WTI live ~$83.63 after Friday's $82.49 settle while Brent prints above $90 on a ninth night of US–Iran strikes — gold holds ~$4,026 as hike-odds rise, copper firms…
COMMODITIES OUTLOOK
Monday's tape is oil-led: WTI live ~$83.63 after Friday's $82.49 settle while Brent prints above $90 on a ninth night of US–Iran strikes — gold holds ~$4,026 as hike-odds rise, copper firms on Chile supply stress, grains stay weather-bid.
Oil and gold both firm while the Fed upper bound (DFEDTARU 3.75) and 5Y breakevens (T5YIE 2.27 on Jul 17) keep a higher-for-longer backdrop is a…
Ticker
Name
Conviction
1d
GC=F
Gold
6
+0.34%
CL=F
WTI Crude Oil
8.5
+1.38%
HG=F
Copper
5.5
+1.20%
DBA
Agriculture (DBA)
5
+0.91%
GoldPRECIOUS METALHOLD🔥 10-issue streak
GC=F
6/10Conviction
$4026.50
▲ +0.34%
Over the next few sessions into the July 28–29 FOMC, expect gold to chop around $4,000–4,050 — Monday's live print near $4,026.50 (+0.34% vs Friday settle) holds a geopolitical floor even as oil-driven hike odds raise…
July 20: Reuters/MarketScreener — gold dips as Brent tops $90 and Fed hike voices growJuly 20: ninth consecutive night of US strikes on Iran keeps a geopolitical bid under bullionGLD ETF proxy Friday close $368.41 confirms liquid paper exposure
Conviction 60%
TradingView's price for GC=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into Tuesday's API inventories and the rest of Hormuz week, expect WTI to defend the low-$80s and probe higher while Centcom confirms continued strikes and Brent holds >$90 — Monday aggregator live $83.63 (+1.38% vs…
July 20: CNBC — Brent +2.5% above $90; WTI +~2.3% as US completes ninth night of Iran strikesJuly 20: CENTCOM — strikes continue to degrade Iranian capabilities used against Hormuz shippingUSO ETF proxy Friday $123.96 (+3.9%) — paper vehicle for the same thesis
Conviction 85%
TradingView's price for CL=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Over the next week, expect copper to trade the Chile supply-disruption premium rather than a clean China-demand rebound — Monday live $6.2945 (+1.20% vs Friday $6.22) after winter-storm mine/port curtailments and an IEA…
July 2026: Chile winter storm curtails Andina/El Teniente/Los Pelambres operations and port loadingsIEA Critical Minerals Outlook — sulphuric acid shock threatens leaching output in Chile/DRC after Hormuz disruptionCPER ETF Friday $37.92 (−0.37%) — paper lagging the futures rebound
Conviction 55%
TradingView's price for HG=F. It is not the last print in this letter.
Into late-July weather and the next WASDE update path, expect grains proxies to stay bid-but-choppy after USDA's July stocks cuts and Northern Plains heat — DBA Friday $27.84 (+0.91%) is a weather/inventory story, not a…
July WASDE: USDA cut US corn ending stocks ~170mb; global corn stocks tightenedMid-July Northern Plains/Corn Belt heat wave threatening pollination/grain fillDBA Friday close $27.84 (+0.91%)
Conviction 50%
TradingView's price for DBA. It is not the last print in this letter.
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
TSM
0.4269
dispatched
Buy
ASML
0.0973
dispatched
Buy
XOM
11.55
dispatched
Buy
GOOGL
4.91
dispatched
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
TSM ×10.08
$4014.81
+0.0%
ASML ×2.25
$3938.00
+0.0%
XOM ×36.6
$5393.89
+0.0%
UNH ×8.49
$3618.61
+0.0%
GOOGL ×4.91
$1701.60
+0.0%
Track Record
4 On Track
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
TSM (2026-07-19)
7/10
+0.0%
On Track
ASML (2026-07-19)
7/10
+0.0%
On Track
XOM (2026-07-19)
8/10
+0.0%
On Track
UNH (2026-07-19)
6.5/10
+0.0%
On Track
Euro Only
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
ASML.AS
1.2
dispatched
Buy
TTE.PA
26.16
dispatched
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
ASML.AS ×3.75
$5765.44
+0.0%
TTE.PA ×80.66
$5687.07
+0.0%
Track Record
2 On Track
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
ASML.AS (2026-07-19)
7/10
+0.0%
On Track
TTE.PA (2026-07-19)
7.5/10
+0.0%
On Track
Penny Plays
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
OTLK
1382
dispatched
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
OTLK ×4231
$5880.80
+0.0%
Track Record
1 On Track
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
OTLK (2026-07-19)
7/10
+0.0%
On Track
Anti-Fragile
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Trend Follow
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
No new activity today — no open thesis needed adjusting.
Commodities
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
USO
15.5
dispatched
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
USO ×47.44
$5880.76
+0.0%
Track Record
1 On Track
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
USO (2026-07-19)
8/10
+0.0%
On Track
Crypto
Performance
Path statistics are hidden. The quotes are estimated, or the time-weighted return disagrees with dollar P&L.
Today's Moves
Action
Ticker
Qty
Status
Buy
BTC-USD
0.0298
dispatched
Buy
ETH-USD
1.03
dispatched
Current Holdings
Position
Value
Unrealized P&L
BTC-USD ×0.0913
$5878.94
+0.0%
ETH-USD ×1.03
$1920.39
+0.0%
Track Record
1 On Track
Position
Conviction Then
Return Since
Verdict
BTC-USD (2026-07-19)
7/10
+0.0%
On Track
30-day hit rate across all portfolios : +100.00%
Glossary
backwardation
A term structure where nearer maturities cost more than later ones, often a stress signal for VIX.
basis point
One hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%).
yield curve
Yields of government bonds across maturities; an inverted curve (short above long) has often preceded slowdowns.
conviction
The desk’s 0-10 score for how strongly the evidence supports an idea; not a probability.
contango
A term structure where later maturities cost more than nearer ones.
drawdown
Peak-to-trough decline of a price or portfolio.
breadth
How many stocks participate in a market move (for example % above their 200-day average).
Sharpe
Excess return per unit of volatility; higher is better.
2s10s
The 10-year yield minus the 2-year yield, a common curve-shape gauge.
beta
Sensitivity of a stock to market moves; 1.0 moves with the market.
VIX
CBOE Volatility Index: the options market’s price for 30-day S&P 500 volatility; higher means more expected turbulence.
RSI
Relative Strength Index: a 0-100 momentum gauge; above 70 is often read as overbought, below 30 as oversold.
P/E
Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share.
OAS
Option-adjusted spread: the extra yield of a bond over a risk-free benchmark, adjusted for embedded options.
RRG
Relative Rotation Graph: plots relative strength and its momentum to show leaders and laggards.
ATH
All-time high.
TWR
Time-weighted return: performance that removes the effect of cash flows in and out.
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