Market Research & Options Analysis

Mon Nov 9 — S&P jumps 2.4% in its best day since April as oil slides and chips rebound without Nvidia, which falls 4.3% on the CEO probe; October CPI lands Tuesday at 8:30 AM ET.

Mon Nov 9 — Futures firm after the S&P's worst week since April, but Nvidia falls about 5% premarket as its board opens a probe into CEO Jensen Huang; October CPI lands Tuesday at 8:30 AM ET.

Fri Nov 6 — chips lead a partial rebound after Thursday's rout as the S&P gains 0.6% and the SOX jumps 6.4%, but a hot jobs report (+165K) lifts December hike odds toward 80% and caps the bounce; the S&P ends the week down 2.4% with CPI Tuesday the next hinge.

Fri Nov 6 — The Nasdaq enters correction after Thursday's 5.5% rout, the worst day since April 2025; futures split as chips bounce into the 8:30 AM jobs report (consensus +65K), with CPI Tuesday and the December 9 Fed decision next. [Updated 8:40 AM ET with the October jobs report]

Thu Nov 5 — the AI trade unwinds violently: the S&P falls 4.3% in its worst day since April 2025 as the semiconductor index plunges 12.3% and the Nasdaq enters correction; the VIX surges 70% to 28.18 while bonds rally and crude rebounds, with Friday's payrolls the next hinge.

Thu Nov 5 — The post-midterm rally cools into a rotation: Dow futures hold +0.7% while Nasdaq futures slide ~0.6% as chips sell their prints; gold pushes past $4,120 and oil steadies after Wednesday's 8% crash, with jobless claims and productivity at 8:30 ahead of Friday's payrolls. [Updated 8:45 AM ET with claims and productivity]

Wed Nov 4 — the midterm sweep brings a +1.6% S&P relief rally with the Dow up 3.0%; crude crashes ~8% on Iran-war-end pricing while gold gains ~3.7%, ISM services cools to 54.5 with prices still hot, and semiconductors are sold into the rally.

Wed Nov 4 — Democrats' sweep of Congress sets up divided government as overnight futures whipsaw into a 1%-plus rally; SPX futures ~7,680 and the VIX back near 18 into ADP, the Treasury refunding, and ISM services. [Updated 8:45 AM ET with ADP and trade]

Tue Nov 3 — Tech leads the Election Day rebound as semis bounce into AMD's and Super Micro's after-close beats; S&P 500 +0.4% and Nasdaq +0.8% while the Dow slips 0.4% on Apple; hot September JOLTS (7.52M vs 7.15M expected) keeps December hike odds near 76%.