Mar 22, 2026
FOMC hawkish shock! Inflation forecast raised to 2.7%, Powell refuses to rule out rate hikes. SPY -2.96% to $648, 5th straight down week at 4-month low. Only Energy XLE +2.68% positive. AMD +3.26% surges on Samsung HBM deal. MU blowout earnings but sell-the-news. SEC/CFTC classifies 16 tokens as digital commodities.
Mar 14, 2026
U.S.-Iran conflict pushes oil past $100. MU surges +17% on HBM supercycle. BTC rallies +7.56% as digital gold war hedge. SPY posts 4th straight weekly loss at $662.29. FOMC (3/17-18) is next week's critical event.
Mar 7, 2026
NFP collapsed -92K jobs, 15% global tariffs took effect, oil surged past $90. Only mega-cap tech (AMZN +4.23%, MSFT +4.10%) served as safe havens in a Quality Flight pattern. SPY -0.93%, IWM -2.68%, VIX surged to 28. Crypto decoupled with BTC +3.58%. CPI 3/11 and FOMC 3/17-18 loom large.