🛢️ Oil Above $100: Who Wins — and Who Loses? Oil above $100 a barrel changes the market equation. Brent is now around the $107 level, while WTI is above $100, and investors are starting to price in a bigger inflation risk.  So I’m asking myself: who actually benefits from this — and who gets squeezed? 🟢 Potential winners: Energy Oil producers and some oil-service companies could benefit from higher commodity prices. If they can sell oil at $100+ while keeping production costs relatively controlled, higher prices can translate into stronger cash flow and earnings. But there’s a catch: if the oil spike is caused by a major geopolitical disruption, the market may already be pricing in a lot of the good news. 🔴 Potential losers: Tech & growth stocks This is where things get interesting. H

🌟🌟🌟As global crude oil crashes through the USD 100 per barrel milestone, a raw energetic current is tearing through the Singapore stock market.  For months, the Straits Times Index or STI tried to maintain its cool, insulated by its stable, defensive banks.  But with the Middle East supply stretching thin, triple digit oil has ceased to be an abstract metric.  It is affecting Singapore companies' balance sheets in real time. Some local blue chips are surfing a wave of pure windfall profit while others are holding their breath as massive operational expenses begin to threaten their bottom lines. 2 Winners Riding the Crude Oil Wave: $Sembcorp Ind(U96.SI)$  - The Strategic Play  Sembcorp acts as th

The rapid ascent of crude oil to $108 per barrel—occurring alongside a synchronized surge in benchmark sovereign bond yields—presents a complex structural crossroads for global asset allocation. Traditional financial playbooks suggest that elevated energy prices function as an arbitrary tax on global consumption, while rising interest rates compress stock valuations by inflating discount rates. However, contemporary cross-asset dynamics reveal a far more bifurcated and nuanced reality. In this article, we would like to look at other than the Energy (Undisputed Leader), could Technology which present bifurcated opportunity could produce winners, we would be looking at losers to weigh the opportunity in more balanced way, lastly, we would look at Consumer Staples on Pricing Power vs. Input C

Oil matters to inflation more than almost any other single commodity because it touches everything. Transport costs more, manufacturing costs more, even your electricity bill costs more, because an oil price move flows through to nearly every other price in the economy. BNO is also the top performer on this entire list, which tells you how large this year’s Middle East supply shock has actually been. The risk cuts both ways. The same headline risk that took this up 104% can reverse just as fast if there is real de-escalation, and futures funds bleed a little to the roll from month to month even when the price goes nowhere. Commodities usedlike oil  to mean opening a separate futures account. Futures are leveraged, and they come with quirks like contango and backwardation, where near-t

# The Index Is Not the Whole Market My main takeaway from the latest session is that the headline index is not telling the whole story. The S&P's decline looked relatively contained, but the weakness beneath it was much broader. I want to pay attention to that gap before looking for another reason to buy a dip. For the next session, these are review priorities and possible actions, not orders I have placed or trades I have completed. I am watching the equal-weight S&P alongside the large-cap index. When the average stock is struggling more than the headline suggests, I cannot assume that a few resilient heavyweights mean the wider market is healthy. The loss of the equal-weight index's intermediate trend support, together with weakness in smaller companies, makes me more selective

Disclaimer: Nothing I say or post should be considered financial advice. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decisions. Whos going to win in this oil conflict? How about nobody? US is definitely not benefiting from this mess that they created for themselves, driving oil prices up to July highs. And Iran trading relations with its partners are negativelynimpacted by this prolonged conflict.  This conflict has strained on inter-relation ties between different countries too, causing a divide and for individual countries to think about their own interests before others.  So the longer this conflict drag on, its just going to increase the burden on a macro perspective. And nobody is going to emerge as a winner.  @PawsAndProfits - Specialist in combining

For week ending Fri, 21 Aug 2026, US stock market rally bent but didn't break - a disaster week, if I could say so. All the key indexes fell below their 21-day moving averages on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 with the Nasdaq also closing below its 04 Aug 2026’s follow-through day low — a highly bearish signal that the market rally will ultimately fail. The indexes rose modestly on Friday, with all except Nasdaq regaining their 21-day lines. For the week: (see above) DJIA : -0.75% (-386.10 to 53,277.01). The Dow is posting back-to-back weekly losses. S&P 500 : -1.49% (-116.31 to 7,674.37). Nasdaq : -2.26% (-604.20 to 26,180.46). In the wake of the latest market drawdown, Verdence Capital Advisors, founder & CEO, Leo Kelly thinks US equities could see even more losses, a slide toward correction t

Last night, in a futures livestream on the Tiger platform, I shared my latest views on the movements of gold, equity indices, and the U.S. dollar following the U.S. Treasury’s announcement on Treasury bond purchases. The core of this session was how to assess, through correlations across different asset classes, whether the market has shifted from a range-bound environment into a new trend phase. Those who were unable to attend may watch the replay of our video course here: >>> Could the U.S. Treasury’s Aggressive Market Support Backfire? Three Ways to Track the Current Market Next, I will summarize the key information and

August ended with the major indices looking strong, but I do not see that as an all-clear signal for September. Under the surface, the picture is less comfortable. Market participation has narrowed, small caps have lost momentum, and industrials and transports are beginning to weaken. At the same time, long-term bond yields remain elevated, creating pressure for rate-sensitive areas such as real estate, utilities and regional banks. My conclusion is simple: September is not the month to carry weak positions out of hope or force trades because cash feels unproductive. ## September seasonality is a filter, not a prediction September has a reputation for being difficult, particularly in the second half of the month. I am not treating that historical pattern as an automatic sell signal. Season

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$   $Micron Technology(MU)$   $SK hynix(SKHY)$   August 2026 was not a month. It was a stress test. In the span of four weeks, the market experienced its sharpest single-day crash of the year, a record high close, a Warsh hawkish shock, an NVDA blowout, a China memory threat, and a SanDisk Investor Day that rewrote the NAND story permanently. If your positions survived all five of those in sequence and you still have conviction, you have earned it. If you did not, August just taught you something worth learning before September. Here is the honest review, and the September pla

The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ S&P 500 index recently pulled back toward the 5,675 mark (noting that references to levels near 7,675 reflect speculative forward projections rather than actual market milestones). This movement comes after reaching historic all-time highs, prompting investors to evaluate whether the recent dip represents an ideal entry point or a tactical trap. 1. Deconstructing the Pullback: Market Context & AI Catalysts When an index like the S&P 500 reaches record territories and subsequently retrenches to key reference levels — such as major moving averages or previous breakout zones—it tests structural market sentiment. The transition from momentum-driven buying to valuation-driven consolidation is a healthy feature of bul

🌟🌟🌟The S&P 500 has blasted through the stratosphere to reach new spectacular all time highs.  With global bond yields hovering new multi decade highs, investors face a defining choice: Are we looking at a permanent mainline offensive breakout, or is a violent correction lurking around the corner? How High Can the S&P500 Go?  Target 8000, 8500 or a Pullback? The bullish analysts on Wall Street argues that treating the current breakout as a standard, overextended bubble is a mistake.  Their reasons are: The AI Productivity Moat:  Premier research desks at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan indicate that if corporate investments in AI infrastructure successfully trigger an efficiency wave across non tech sectors, the S&P 500 index commands an uninterrupted runway towar

$NEW GONOW RV(00805)$   DO NOT BUY, SELL NOW, before it's too late ! NEW GONOW RV (00805.HK) — Recent News Roundup Conclusion: The news flow is predominantly negative , with today's mid-term results confirming a sharp profit contraction. The sole bright spot is revenue growth driven by higher RV sales volume. Negative News 1. H1 2026 Profit Plunged ~78% Today (Aug 31), the company released its interim results: revenue of RMB 473 million, +14.9% YoY , but shareholders' profit was just RMB 6.609 million, down 78.47% YoY (from ~RMB 31 million in H1 2025) This was within the range flagged in the Aug 14 profit warning. 2. No Interim Dividend The board does not recommend any interim dividend for H1 2026 This follows a pattern — no dividends

For week ending Fri, 14 Aug 2026, US market performance could at best be described as “mixed”. Overall, the week reflected a classic “good news is good news” dynamic: cooling inflation & steady earnings supported valuations. Soft activity data capped upside and prompted a modest Friday pullback from record highs. By the time market called it a week: DJIA: -0.36% (-340.25 to 53,732.41). S&P 500: +0.44% (+34.02 to 7,785.76). Crossed the 7,800 mark for the 1st time on Thu, 13 Aug 2026. Nasdaq: +0.18% ( +48.72 to 26,729.16). Eked out its 3rd weekly gain in a row, ending the week higher marginally. Weekly Catalysts. Catalysts that have either lifted / dampened market sentiments include: Cooling inflation. July 2026 - Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) reports rele

Look Back, Trade Forward | Reflect on August, Plan for September August was a month worth looking back on, not just because of the numbers, but because of the lessons, discipline, and small wins along the way. I’m grateful for the opportunity to earn a few thousand dollars through my trades last month. These wins are more than just P&L on a screen, they’re slowly becoming future vacation funds, a reminder that consistent execution can create something meaningful beyond the market. One of the things I enjoyed most last month was taking the time to share the Iron Condor as a playbook, breaking down the idea of defined risk, positioning, probability, and patience. Writing about the strategy also made me reflect on my own process. Sometimes, teaching what you trade helps you understand you

The rise in global bond yields and geopolitical tensions underscore a shifting macroeconomic landscape. With the U.S. national debt expanding, higher yields increase sovereign borrowing costs, highlighting fiscal sustainability challenges. Managing risk during this transition involves evaluating how inflation and debt pressures impact market stability. $iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF(SHV)$   $SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF(BIL)$   A neutral approach focuses on capital preservation and diversification. Shorter-duration assets offer liquidity without long-term interest rate risk, while selective commodity or value exposure hedges against inflation. This maintains flexibility as fiscal pol

I think both choices miss the more interesting trade. When an index hits a record, I do not automatically ask, “Is the market too expensive?” I ask: What has NOT returned to its high, even though its fundamental story has improved? Right now, two names stand out to me: Micron and SanDisk. That gap between price recovery and fundamental recovery is my Pick Level. 🧭 First, Why Is the S&P 500 at a Record? The Aug 13 record was not simply FOMO. July PPI was flat month on month versus the 0.2% rise economists expected, helping calm fears of another near-term Fed hike. Treasury yields eased and technology shares helped push the S&P 500 to a record 7,798.99. Meanwhile, the AI investment cycle remains alive. That combination matters: Cooling inflation → less rate pressure → lower discount-