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8 Apr 2026

Last year’s price drop of -18.9% was way bigger than this selloff’s -9.1% max drawdown, but this year’s valuation pullback (-18.4%) is almost the same as what we’ve seen last year (-19.5%)

Source: Daily Chartbook

7 Apr 2026

SPX is pushing slightly above the downtrend, testing the 21-day MA.

A close above could turn this into a squeeze setup, but 6700 (futures) remains the key resistance to watch. More here. Source: TME

7 Apr 2026

Is this a warning sign of a private credit crisis, or just market panic?

Blue Owl Capital, often considered a poster child for the private credit boom, closed at a record low as worries grow about the health of the $1.8tn market. The stock fell 1.4% to $8.45, slipping below its previous low from late 2022. It is now down 68% from its all-time high. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

2 Apr 2026

The Gulf "is now home to both the best-performing global bourse over the past month and the worst"

"Dubai’s main stock index is the world’s worst performer so far in March .. Oman’s benchmark surged to the top of global rankings" Source: Ziad Daoud, Bloomberg

2 Apr 2026

No TACO YET

*TRUMP: MUST COMPLETE MISSION IN IRAN *TRUMP: GETTING VERY CLOSE TO FINISHING JOB IN IRAN *TRUMP: WE WILL FINISH THE JOB VERY FAST *TRUMP: WILL HIT IRAN EXTREMELY HARD OVER NEXT 2-3 WEEKS *TRUMP SAYS US WILL HIT IRAN'S ELECTRIC PLANTS IF NO DEAL Everything that was rallying on peace hopes sold off immediately. Asian markets cratering overnight. Japan down 2.4%. South Korea down 4.2%. Oil surging back above $105 after briefly dipping on peace hopes. Source: Jim Bianco, CNBC

2 Apr 2026

Chinese government bonds have sidestepped a global debt sell-off since the start of the Iran war, emerging as a haven from soaring energy prices and rising global inflation.

Source: FT

2 Apr 2026

Here are the current sensitivity measures to the oil price

Source: David Ingles, Bloomberg

2 Apr 2026

Last chance to buy nvidia $NVDA at a sub-20 forward PE ?

Source: Matt Cerminaro, TME

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