US Brent Oil Fund Call Options Reach New Record
Call option volume on the United States Brent Oil Fund hit another record today https://t.co/ZbSaQoQDkl
Energy Price Surge Could Add up to 2% Inflation
Goldman: "Higher energy prices will boost global headline inflation sharply in the next 1-2 months.... our country-specific rules of thumb imply that the shock will add 0.8pp to global headline inflation over the next year under our baseline and 2pp...
Domestic Business & First-Class Seats Up 27% Since 2020
Since January 2020, the number of scheduled business and first-class seats on domestic flights has grown 27% https://t.co/g866xPI6oL https://t.co/X2H9UafA9k
High‑Yield Spreads Hit 9‑Month High, Massive Fund
"High-yield spreads rose to a 9-month high this week, and we’ve seen the largest weekly withdrawals from high-yield mutual funds since Liberation Day" --JPM
Struggling Sellers Turn to Renting, Listings Surge
Homeowners who are having trouble selling their homes are becoming landlords at a near record pace About 2.2% of rental listings on Zillow in November had previously been listed for sale—highest level since late 2022 when mortgage rates surged...
AI Personal Agents Now Communicating Between Employees and CEOs
“Employees have started using personal agent tools such as My Claw that have access to their chat logs and work files and can go talk to colleagues—or their colleagues’ own personal agents—on their behalf, the people said” Mark Zuckerberg is building...
Gold Plummets 9.5%—Largest Weekly Drop Since 2011
Gold prices down 9.5% this week, the largest one-week decline since **September 2011** --Dow Jones Market Data
Foreign Investors' Treasury Buying Slows to 4Q19 Low
"Foreign investors added $28bn of Treasuries in 4Q25, the softest quarterly pace of demand since 4Q19" --JPM
Stocks, Bonds, Gold Slip; Yields Edge Higher
Stocks, bonds and gold all down for the week S&P 500: -1.2% 10-year Treasury yield up to 4.380% Gold prices back below $5000
Two‑Year Treasury Yields Hit 3.73%, Near 3‑Month High
Two-year Treasury yields up to 3.731% for the session and at some of the highest levels of the past three months https://t.co/yjJZJiv8JX
Powell Predicts Inflation Progress, Anticipates 2024 Rate Cut
"The forecast is that we will be making progress on inflation...we should be seeing that" --Powell, on why there's a rate cut projected for this year
Oil Options Implied Volatility Surpasses 2022 War Peak
"Implied vol in oil options is above 100% (1m, ATM), climbing above levels seen at the peak during the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 and comparable to those during the pandemic lockdown panic" --DB
Skydance CEO Misspells
" Paramount Skydance Chief David Ellison addressed Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav as “Daivd” over text last year while trying to strike a deal" https://t.co/MuseqOSmYe https://t.co/v8pi9V4wvQ
U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Since Summer 2024
The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has climbed to its highest level since the summer of 2024 @WSJmarkets https://t.co/6mDhre9ozD https://t.co/UVDG3Mq2Rd
Stock Futures Plunge: Nasdaq Down 2.3%, S&P Near 2%
Losses for stock futures accelerating Nasdaq futures now down 2.3% S&P 500 futures down almost 2%
WTI Cracks $140, Near 2008 Record
After adding more than $40 a barrel in a little more than five trading sessions, the nominal record for West Texas Intermediate futures—$145.29, set on July 3, 2008—no longer seems out of reach @WSJmarkets https://t.co/rlxj1lnh5N
Strait of Hormuz Never Closed, Closure Deemed Unthinkable
“In the whole written history of the strait, it has never been closed, ever,” said JPMorgan Chase analyst Natasha Kaneva,” of the Strait of Hormuz. “To me, it was not just the worst-case scenario. It was an unthinkable scenario.” https://t.co/x0YxXLfMu6
Oil Spikes 13% to $100, Nudging Inflation Up
Oil prices surge another 13% to $100 a barrel, after the biggest weekly gain since 1993
U.S. Gas Prices Jump 46¢, Diesel 83¢ in Week
The turmoil is already hitting Americans’ wallets. Regular gasoline across the U.S. costs 46 cents a gallon more than it did a week ago, according to AAA, while diesel has become 83 cents more expensive @WSJmarkets @DavidUberti https://t.co/QZd9ArOPkx
Oil Price Spike Adds 10bp Inflation, Cuts Growth
JPM: "If the oil supply shock is sustained, we think each 10% increase in oil prices should translate to a ~10bp gain in headline PCE inflation and a 15-20bp drag on GDP growth."
Cboe Crude Oil Volatility Spikes to 2020 High
A Cboe measure of crude oil volatility has surged to its highest level since 2020 https://t.co/4FBZMvXK9Y
Robinhood Launches Independent Prediction Markets Beyond Kalshi
Robinhood paved the way recently to launch its own prediction markets, outside of Kalshi https://t.co/AbYwhSNbqm
DraftKings Eyes Prediction Markets for 10‑30% Higher Margins
Draftkings is getting into prediction markets "Because prediction markets aren’t subject to state taxes, they are expected to have margins that are 10 to 30 percentage points higher than traditional sports betting" https://t.co/NZkaOy523j https://t.co/jXiPNCN8da
Citi Flags Extreme SPX Bearishness, Skew Near 3‑year Highs
Citi: Options investor positioning in the SPX index is extremely bearish, with skew close to 3-year highs https://t.co/8bOEw1FFfS
AI Firms, Data Centers to Issue $220B Debt, Outpace Banks
AI cos and data centers are expected to issue $220 billion of debt this year, making up 15% of JPM's high-grade bond index (and making them bigger issuers than banks) https://t.co/LPkxfJGhNK
Young Investors' Account Transfers Triple in a Decade
The share of people 25 to 39 years old making annual transfers to investment accounts more than **tripled** between 2013 and 2023 to 14.4 percent, outpacing increases for those 40 and over -- JPMorgan Chase Institute https://t.co/gcJCu02dAu @WSJmarkets
Biggest Stocks Push S&P 500 Margin to Record 12.6%
"The exceptional profitability of the largest stocks boosted the aggregate S&P 500 profit margin to a new record high of 12.6% in 4Q" - Goldman https://t.co/5fnYCaoDhm
Equal‑Weight S&P Leads S&P 500, Biggest Gap Since 1992
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is outperforming the S&P 500 this year by the largest margin since **1992** (YTD) --Dow Jones Market Data https://t.co/6EV9smAqNP
Earnings Season Sparks 5.2% Avg Move, Largest Since 2012
The average stock reporting so far this earnings season has moved 5.2% up or down, the biggest post-earnings move since at least 2012--Citi https://t.co/Avh8yKzn1V
US Equity Mutual Funds Hold Record Low Cash
Mutual funds are all in on the stock market At the start of 2026, US equity mutual funds held just 1.1% of asset in cash, the lowest level in 20 years of data history --Goldman https://t.co/BWZ5dGYfjM
Tech Trades Hit 30% of Retail Volume, Highest Since 2018
Trading in the tech sector makes up 30% of retail trading volumes--one of the highest shares since 2018 --Citi https://t.co/6pvw7muvfj
Retail Inflows Hit Six-Year High on Furlough, Tax Refunds
JPM: "Similar to the risk-on trend seen among institutional investors, retail investor flows have been the strongest in the last six years, likely due to furlough payments and anticipated larger tax refunds of ~$600/household this year"
S&P 500 New 52‑Week Highs Reach Year‑
The percentage of stocks in the S&P 500 making new 52-week highs has been expanding and just hit its highest level in the last year to end last week--@bespokeinvest https://t.co/BcNw0xKEmG