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Middle East Situation Signals Easing, Crude Oil Plunges Over 8%, US Stock Index Futures Rebound Across the Board.

TradingKey - At 6:00 AM ET on Tuesday, during U.S. pre-market trading, as tensions in the Middle East eased, the VIX volatility index tumbled 7%. U.S. stock index futures rebounded across the board, with Nasdaq 100 futures gaining over 100 points, Dow 30 futures rising 185 points or 0.39%, and S&P 5
Tue, Mar 10

Middle East Tensions Ease, Asia-Pacific Markets Collectively Rebound, Korean Stock Index Sees Crypto-Style Surge Again.

TradingKey - The KOSPI Index closed up 5.35% at 5,532.59 points. An opening surge briefly triggered a "sidecar" curb on program buying. The Nikkei 225 Index rose more than 3.5% intraday, with gains narrowing slightly to close up 2.88% at 54,248.39.
Tue, Mar 10

Oil Market Turmoil: Stagflation Looms as Middle East Conflict Disrupts Global Capital

TradingKey - This has undoubtedly been the most surreal 24 hours for the crude oil (USOIL) market in decades. Rob Thummel, a portfolio manager at energy investment firm Tortoise Capital with 30 years of experience, described the extreme volatility in the oil market as something he has "never seen in
Tue, Mar 10

CRCL Beyond $100: Decoding the Forces Behind Circle’s 100% Rally and the Quest for $300

Circle leads crypto stocks, surging 107% over the past month to $110 and entering a critical zone.
Tue, Mar 10

JPMorgan Issues Rare Warning: US Stock Correction Risk Remains, Biggest Danger Signal Is Iran

TradingKey - As the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, Wall Street has begun reassessing the impact of geopolitical risks on global asset pricing.
Tue, Mar 10

Micron vs. Samsung vs. SK Hynix: Is MU Stock the Best Memory Stock for 2026?

TradingKey - Relying on strong AI demand, more memory per system, and sluggish supply response, 2026 will be the memory cycle. Micron Technology (MU) is now in an excellent competitive position today with HBM3E and looking to ramp HBM4E into Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platforms in the second half of 2026.
Tue, Mar 10

TSMC February Revenue NT$317.66 Billion, Taiwan Stocks Rally as Market Value Recovers NT$3 Trillion

TradingKey - On Tuesday, March 10, foundry leader TSMC (TSM) disclosed its latest revenue data: Consolidated revenue for February reached NT$317.66 billion, a 20.8% decline month-on-month but a solid 22.2% increase year-on-year. Cumulative revenue for the January-February period totaled approximately NT$718.91 billion, representing a significant increase of 29.9% compared to the same period last year.
Tue, Mar 10

Oil Prices Tumble Nearly $40 After Trump Signals End to War, Though Analysts Maintain Hormuz Strait Is the Real Decider

TradingKey - On Monday, March 9 (ET), Trump stated in an interview that the U.S.-Iran war has essentially ended, causing crude oil prices to plummet. Driven by the news, WTI and Brent crude futures, which had reached intraday highs near $120, dropped to the $80 mark.
Tue, Mar 10

Crypto’s Great Recovery: Is the Post-Conflict Surge a Sustainable Rally or a Sophisticated Bull Trap?

President Trump claimed the war is essentially over, as cryptocurrencies surged across the board and Bitcoin broke through $70,000.
Tue, Mar 10

Japan and South Korea Stocks Open Higher. Nikkei 225 Jumps Nearly 3%, KOSPI Surges Over 5%

Tensions in the Middle East have eased, fueling a sharp rebound in Japanese and South Korean stock markets, though the crisis has not been fully resolved.
Tue, Mar 10

Today’s Market Recap: Trump Hints US-Iran Basically Over, Crude Oil Plunges, US Stock Market Rebounds

TradingKey - Major U.S. stock indices rebounded collectively on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.83%, the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.81% to 6,794.34, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 0.50% to 47,740.79. During early Tuesday trading, crude oil futures briefly surged toward $120 per bar
Tue, Mar 10

Energy Storm Quenched: Oil Slumps 27% in Record Post-Policy Retreat

The United States, Japan, the G7, and others have intervened to cool down oil prices, triggering a maximum drawdown of up to 27% in crude oil prices.
Tue, Mar 10

World’s Third-Largest Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Japan May Prepare to Independently Release Oil?

TradingKey - As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, uncertainty surrounding global energy supplies is rapidly intensifying. According to media reports, the Japanese government has issued a preparation directive to the national petroleum reserve base in Shibushi, Kagoshima, instructing relevant agencies to finalize technical and logistical preparations for a crude oil release. This marks one of the clearest signals from Japanese officials to date regarding the release of strategic reserves.
Mon, Mar 9

G7 Discusses Releasing Emergency Oil Reserves, Three Major US Stock Index Futures Narrow Losses, Crude Oil Futures Prices Pull Back Sharply

TradingKey - At 9:30 AM ET, futures for the three major US stock indices narrowed their losses. This followed discussions by the G7 (the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada) regarding the release of emergency oil reserves. Following the news, crude oil futures prices retreated sharply to approximately 10%, after previously surging more than 30%.
Mon, Mar 9

Oil Prices Hit $120 as Gold Drops 3%: Are Safe Havens Failing? Analysts Call It a Market Correction

TradingKey - As the Middle East conflict enters its second week, global markets have experienced intense volatility. On Monday, international oil prices (USOIL) surged to nearly $120 per barrel, while gold prices (XAUUSD) at one point plunged 3% to $5,015 per ounce, marking the first weekly decline
Mon, Mar 9

Gold Loses Favor, Is Cash the Only Safe Haven? Dollar Index Hits 100 Mark.

TradingKey - Amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the US Dollar Index continues to strengthen, briefly challenging the 100 level. Meanwhile, gold—a traditional safe-haven asset—appears to have lost its safe-haven appeal. Since the U.S. strike on Iran on February 28, gold gapped higher but subsequently retreated, erasing all gains from the week preceding the conflict.
Mon, Mar 9

Jensen Huang’s Bold Message: DRAM Fabs Should Expand, Nvidia Will Buy It All.

TradingKey - Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang recently delivered a powerful signal to global memory chip manufacturers at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference: expand production with confidence, as Nvidia will take all available supply.
Mon, Mar 9

Non-Farm Payrolls Miss, Oil Prices Surge, Fed Mired in Dilemma of Rising Inflation and Soaring Unemployment

TradingKey - U.S. non-farm payrolls saw a net decrease of 92,000 in February, far missing expectations and marking the second monthly contraction since 2020. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down previous figures by a total of 69,000.
Mon, Mar 9

Nasdaq Goes "Limitless" on BTC ETF — But the Market Says No

Nasdaq stock unlocks were overshadowed by Middle East tensions; capital continues to flow into the crude oil market, while Bitcoin prices lack key support.
Mon, Mar 9

Weak Payrolls and Surging Oil Prices: Which Way Should the Fed’s Policy Balance Tilt?

TradingKey - The Federal Reserve is caught in a policy dilemma: facing the tangible pressure of a cooling labor market on one side and latent inflationary risks from surging energy prices on the other. Whether to maintain a restrictive high-interest-rate stance to curb inflation or pivot to early rate cuts to bolster employment has become a significant challenge for policymakers.
Mon, Mar 9
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