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30 Mar 2026

Balance of Power: 2026 Midterms - Polymarket

Democrat sweep = 50% odds Source: C.Barraud

30 Mar 2026

One war, 7 global shortages

Source: ADAM @AdameMedia Katusa Research

30 Mar 2026

All 7 members of the Magnificent Seven are down on the year

(-8% for Apple to -26% for Microsoft) and underperforming the average stock in the S&P 500 (which is down -1%) by a wide margin.Source: Charlie Bilello

27 Mar 2026

Technical corner by TME ->

$SPX S&P 500 is trading just below range lows, with the 21-day crossing the 200-day MA. The déjà vu setup remains in play for now. A slightly lower close risks accelerating the move to the downside.

27 Mar 2026

Turkey central bank reserves

Turkey’s centralbank sold or swapped roughly 60 tons of gold (over $8 billion) following the Iran conflict to secure foreign exchange or liras via swap agreements, contributing to sharp downward pressure on gold prices. Source: Augur Infinity

27 Mar 2026

After the second-strongest bull market since at least 1974, gold is coming extremely close to bear market territory.

Source: Bespoke

27 Mar 2026

Since the war began, Goldman's Matt Kaplan notes that Thursday/Friday have seen dramatic losses relative to the rest of the week...

Source: zerohedge

27 Mar 2026

US 10 year flirting with the huge 4.4% level. A decisive close above this resistance area and rates risk squeezing more.

Source: TME

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