📈 Market Volatility & Technicals

$SPX/$SPY show a looming Dragonfly Doji, signaling a potential reversal. 引用[1]
$VIX is launching March volatility, closing 50% higher this week. A rapid squeeze typically brings the bottom sooner. 引用[7]
Anticipated a rough close into an uncertain weekend, and it delivered. 引用[6]
$VIX closed at its highest level since the April 2025 tariff war. 引用[9]
February-March market drops are seasonal, healthy corrections, observed in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025, and now 2026, creating discounted entry points. 引用[11]

💻 Tech & AI Sector Dynamics

Oracle + OpenAI have scrapped Texas AI data center expansion plans, potentially clearing the path for Meta to lease the site. Nvidia is reportedly brokering talks and deposited $150M with Crusoe. 引用[2]
Oracle’s gigawatt data center delivery to OpenAI is delayed from 2027 to 2028 due to labor/material shortages; funding issues are also likely a contributing factor. 引用[8]

Trader discipline is paramount; restraint offers an edge. Avoid impulse buys born of boredom to safeguard capital. The market persists, your capital may not. 引用[3]
Had a solid week finding good setups and locking in profits, but fumbled two green trades by not moving stops to breakeven. 引用[4]
Achieve peace with a trade’s potential outcome before initiating the position. 引用[5]

$CL’s price action mirrors $SI on 01/26: wide range, high volume, and volatility post-parabolic move. If it closes with a tombstone daily candle next week or breaches $78.5, I’ll open a large position of 1-month OTM puts. 引用[10]