<![CDATA[Data Driven Stocks - Macro, companies, Politics, Inflation ]]>https://www.dds.financehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!laWR!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F388660f5-c689-4039-a60f-dbc044bee20f_155x155.pngData Driven Stocks - Macro, companies, Politics, Inflation https://www.dds.financeSubstackWed, 17 Jun 2026 15:31:55 GMT<![CDATA[Short U.S. Market Update - June 17, 2026]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-17-2026https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-17-2026Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:55:45 GMT
Short U.S. Market Update - June 17, 2026.

Today is the big one - FOMC day, Chair Kevin Warsh’s first - and the setup going in is worth laying out plainly.

Yesterday the S&P 500 slipped to 7,511, a 1.5-…

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]]><![CDATA[Vix intraday alert jun16 · MD]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/vix-intraday-alert-jun16-mdhttps://www.dds.finance/p/vix-intraday-alert-jun16-mdTue, 16 Jun 2026 19:14:01 GMT

VIX Intraday Alert - June 16, 2026 - let’s go into FOMC!

VIX Intraday Alert - June 16, 2026

When you read this, you might be watching the afternoon tape in New York, or just opening your screens somewh…

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]]><![CDATA[Short U.S. Market Update - June 16, 2026]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-16-2026https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-16-2026Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:07:20 GMT

Today’s market is highly unhedged - which is dangerous and volatile.

After Monday’s strong session, with the US-Iran peace deal sending the index up 1.65% to close at 7,554 and the Dow to a record, t…

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]]><![CDATA[The War in Iran Is Ending. We Are Not Going Back to Normal.]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-war-in-iran-is-ending-we-arehttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-war-in-iran-is-ending-we-areMon, 15 Jun 2026 23:34:01 GMT
The energy shockwave, start to finish. Brent and WTI daily spot through the 2026 US-Israel war on Iran. From a roughly $71 pre-war base, Brent spot ran all the way to $138 at the April 7 peak - the l…

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]]><![CDATA[This week short market outlook - Jun 15 - Jun 18 (yes, no Friday)]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/this-week-short-market-outlook-junhttps://www.dds.finance/p/this-week-short-market-outlook-junMon, 15 Jun 2026 21:17:31 GMT
Short U.S. Market Update - June 15, 2026. The S&P 500’s recovery off the June 10 Iran-war low, the rejection at 7,580, and the catalysts stacked into the week ahead.

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]]><![CDATA[Short U.S. Market Update - June 15, 2026]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-15-2026https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-15-2026Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:53:03 GMT

The market is opening hot. After Friday’s close at 7,431, futures are pointing up around 1.2% to 1.4% pre-market, which puts price right at the one level that decides everything today: 7,525. And the…

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]]><![CDATA[The VIX: When Wall Street Starts Sweating - Part 1 (The “Fear Gauge,” Decoded for Humans - Upgraded version)]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-vix-when-wall-street-starts-sweating-2e9https://www.dds.finance/p/the-vix-when-wall-street-starts-sweating-2e9Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:05:36 GMTThe wildest stock markes moves are either when VIX is super high or is super low. That’s why you should deeply understand what is VIX and how to use it to your advantage. But it may take years to ful…

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]]><![CDATA[Short U.S. Market Update - June 12, 2026]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-12-2026https://www.dds.finance/p/short-us-market-update-june-12-2026Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:08:26 GMT

Short U.S. Market Update - June 12, 2026.

When you read this, you might be wrapping up the week in New York, or sitting down with a late dinner somewhere in Asia waiting for the next session to roll a…

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]]><![CDATA[The Second Wave Just Hit Europe - And The Oil Isn’t Done]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-second-wave-just-hit-europe-andhttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-second-wave-just-hit-europe-andFri, 12 Jun 2026 07:55:49 GMT
Eurozone inflation monitor, May 2026 flash report. Headline 3.2% (highest since September 2023), services jumping to 3.5%, core climbing to 2.5%, energy near 11% - while Brent crude dipped from its A…

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]]><![CDATA[US Inflation Just Broke 4% - and the Oil Price Is Falling on a Ceasefire That Hasn’t Been Signed]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/us-inflation-just-broke-4-and-thehttps://www.dds.finance/p/us-inflation-just-broke-4-and-theThu, 11 Jun 2026 21:46:06 GMTSo another peace deal with Iran came today. We even had another Strait of Hormuz opening. But inflation is going up and up and up and up!

Today’s missing open is … “The Strait of Hormuz remains open f…

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]]><![CDATA[Korea Tripled in a Year. The Chart Just Broke.]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/korea-tripled-in-a-year-the-charthttps://www.dds.finance/p/korea-tripled-in-a-year-the-chartWed, 10 Jun 2026 23:31:11 GMT

The ₩-trillion question. The KOSPI’s parabolic 2026 melt-up ran straight into a circuit-breaker crash and a broken trendline. One index, two chip stocks, a 17-year-low won and a Middle-East war - the…

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]]><![CDATA[The 7,300 Trap: Why the June 9 Crash did happen - and What the Charts Say Happens Next]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-7300-trap-why-the-june-9-crashhttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-7300-trap-why-the-june-9-crashTue, 09 Jun 2026 20:56:00 GMT

The June 9 air pocket - one session, five ways to see why it was set up to break.” Top-left: the S&P 500’s real 15-minute path - a reversal from the open to a one-month low of 7,237.85 at 12:30 ET, t…

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]]><![CDATA[The S&P 500 Is at 7,400 and Running on One Engine. Here’s the Market Map to December 2026.]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-s-and-p-500-is-at-7400-and-runninghttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-s-and-p-500-is-at-7400-and-runningMon, 08 Jun 2026 23:33:53 GMT

The one-engine market. The S&P 500 sits at a record while AI and semiconductors do nearly all the lifting and four crosscurrents tug at the tape. Sources: FRED (S&P 500, Brent, BLS, Fed), Dallas Fed,…

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]]><![CDATA[FIFA World Cup 2026? What is the relation with that America Added 172,000 Jobs in May 2026. So Why Does It Still Feel Like There Are No Jobs? ]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/fifa-world-cup-2026-what-is-the-relationhttps://www.dds.finance/p/fifa-world-cup-2026-what-is-the-relationMon, 08 Jun 2026 09:11:58 GMT
May payrolls beat hard, but the labor market was not broad. The strength clustered in hospitality, local government, and health care while hiring churn stayed weak. Made by Data Driven Stocks / @stoc…

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]]><![CDATA[The Volatility Bomb Nobody Hedged: Why the Market Crashed on Friday, June 5, 2026 - and Why I Bought VIX Calls Two Days Early. Then after a S&P 500 -2.64%, Nasdaq -4.18%, VIX +39.7%]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-volatility-bomb-nobody-hedgedhttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-volatility-bomb-nobody-hedgedSat, 06 Jun 2026 19:48:57 GMT
June 5, 2026 was not a normal red day. The S&P 500 fell 2.64%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 4.18%, the chip gauge collapsed roughly 10%, the leveraged SOXL air-pocketed 30.5%, and the VIX closed +39.…

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]]><![CDATA[The Helium Choke Point Behind AI Chips]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-helium-choke-point-behind-aihttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-helium-choke-point-behind-aiMon, 01 Jun 2026 12:31:47 GMT

World helium supply recovered after 2020, but it is still tiny, concentrated, and tied to specialized logistics. The chip angle is not about balloons. It is about cooling, process stability, and prio…

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]]><![CDATA[The RAM Crisis Is Real - But Not Where Everyone Thinks]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-ram-crisis-is-real-but-not-wherehttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-ram-crisis-is-real-but-not-whereSun, 31 May 2026 09:19:04 GMT
Global DRAM revenue cratered to $52B in 2023, then climbed to roughly $153.6B in 2025 (summing TrendForce’s quarterly vendor-revenue tables; other trackers range from about $129B to $166B). The rebou…

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]]><![CDATA[The Strait That Broke the Disinflation: How a 21-Mile Chokepoint Dragged U.S. Inflation Back to 3.8%]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-strait-that-broke-the-disinflationhttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-strait-that-broke-the-disinflationFri, 29 May 2026 15:14:11 GMT
Three inflation gauges - CPI, PCE and PPI - all turning higher again as Brent crude spikes. The April 2026 readings (released in May) put headline CPI and PCE at 3.8% and producer prices at 6.0% year…

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]]><![CDATA[The AI cashflow pipeline: how Amazon, Microsoft and Meta route their cash straight into NVIDIA. A Dot-com CISCO style cash-flow mechanics]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/the-ai-cashflow-pipeline-how-amazonhttps://www.dds.finance/p/the-ai-cashflow-pipeline-how-amazonMon, 25 May 2026 11:07:43 GMT
The full picture - hyperscaler free cash flow shrinking, NVIDIA’s exploding, combined capex on a ~4.7x ramp in four years, and Amazon’s capex now eating 170% of operating cash flow in a single quarte…

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]]><![CDATA[Can Venezuela Save the World From the Strait of Hormuz? The 20 Million Barrel Reality Check Wall Street Is Ignoring]]>https://www.dds.finance/p/can-venezuela-save-the-world-fromhttps://www.dds.finance/p/can-venezuela-save-the-world-fromSun, 24 May 2026 13:52:51 GMT

20 million barrels a day cannot be replaced by 1.23. Hormuz crude-and-condensate transit by origin in 2024 alongside Venezuela’s April 2026 export rate and its all-time 1997 production peak. Sources:…

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