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$Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ All parties were on high alert, yet the negotiations concluded smoothly. The previously anticipated sharp drop to 640 or even 600 didn't materialize. Does that mean no decline is coming? Not necessarily. The anticipation artificially inflated the market beforehand, effectively creating room for a pullback. As the saying goes, if there's no pullback room, create it.A block trade bought the $VIX 20251217 33.0 CALL$  with volume of 123.2k contracts, amounting to $10.96 million. Expect SPY to potentially experience another 3% pullback.However, the tech stock gains over the past two weeks weren't entirely driven by negotiation expectations; AI-specific deman

Overall Market Flow and Sentiment OverviewFund outflows have become the dominant trend. According to GS trading desk statistics, both long-only (LO) and hedge fund (HF) investors were net sellers last week: LO saw net outflows of $3.5 billion, while HF recorded net outflows of $1.6 billion. The communications services sector faced the heaviest selling pressure, primarily driven by $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$'s earnings report. Heightened investor concerns over its cash flow situation triggered concentrated selling led by LO funds. Meta's soaring capital expenditures mirror the broader AI arms race, prompting investors to question whether the returns justify such massive investments.Consumer sentiment took a sharp turn for the worse. As more companie

Last Week's Recap1. U.S. Market - Strong Week Caps a Solid OctoberIndexes: U.S. stocks extended their rally for a third consecutive week, with all major indexes notching new highs amid upbeat corporate results.October Recap: Wall Street logged a sixth straight monthly gain, with the $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ posted its longest winning streak since 2018, while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ surged ~4.7%, marking seven consecutive monthly advances — its best run since 2018 — powered by Big Tech earnings. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ also rose about 2.3% for the month.FOMC: The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 bps and announced plans to end quantitative tightening by restarting balance-she

$Apple (AAPL) $Last week announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, which ended September 27, 2025. Revenue for the quarter was $102.5 billion (up 8% year-over-year), product revenue was $73.7 billion and service revenue was $28.8 billion. Earnings per share reached $1.85. This data is slightly better than market expectations for revenue of about 102.2 billion US dollars and EPS of about 1.77 US dollars. Gross margin was 47.2%, net income was $27.5 billion, and operating cash flow was $29.7 billion.iPhone revenue was $49 billion, up 6% year-over-year. Mac revenue was $8.7 billion, up 13%. iPad revenue of $7 billion. Wearables, Home and Accessories revenue was $9 billion. Service revenue reached approximately US $2.88 billi