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Good morning! In today’s issue, we’ll dig into the all of the latest moves and highlight what they mean for you right now. Along the way, you’ll find insights you can put to work immediately
Stock Market Debriefing
All five daily updates told the same story: equities were under pressure the entire week.
Index declines stacked up:
Dow: –0.8% to –1.6% range across the week
S&P 500: –0.8% to –1.6%
Nasdaq: consistently the weakest at –1.2% to –2.3%
Russell: choppy but mostly red
VIX: repeatedly up +10–14% on multiple days
Tech was hit hardest: NVDA, AMD, AVGO, MSFT, META, AMZN all had multiple red sessions.
Micron and core AI-exposed names saw the most aggressive selling, with MU posting a brutal –5% to –10% range in a single day.
Defensives stood out: Costco, Kraft Heinz, AT&T, and Walmart had moments of strength.
Recession-light fears and rate expectations caused rotation away from high-valuation names.
Weekly Pulse: This was a defensive week, plain and simple — rising volatility and selling pressure across growth.
Crypto Debriefing
Crypto took the hardest hits this week across your five updates:
Bitcoin slid from the $100K+ region down toward the mid-$80Ks, closing the week with a double-digit drawdown.
Ethereum dropped meaningfully too, giving up the $4K area and settling into the high $2K–low $3K range across the final two sessions.
XRP, BNB, and Solana all posted steep 7–15% weekly declines.
On-chain data early in the week showed accumulation, but by the end, sentiment turned into caution + de-risking.
No major news bombshells — this was pure market rotation, not structural fear.
Weekly Pulse: Crypto acted like high beta — correcting sharply when equities sold off and VIX spiked.
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Real Estate Debriefing
Across the week’s updates, real estate remained one of the least volatile asset classes:
Mortgage rates ticked higher, keeping affordability tight and moderating demand in several metros.
Institutional buyers showed interest in industrial, logistics, and data-center REITs, especially during early-week dips.
No major new catalysts shifted overall sentiment — the space is still defined by rate sensitivity and local-market bifurcation.
Investors with cash quietly continued increasing exposure to value-add commercial and build-to-rent plays as prices soften.
Weekly takeaway: Real estate didn’t move fast — but it stayed strategic. Slow movers win when volatility hits broader markets.
Resource Debriefing
Resources had the calmest week compared to equities and crypto:
Energy
WTI and Brent fluctuated between –2% drops early in the week and modest rebounds later.
Natural Gas swung sharply, down –5% early, then positive late week.
Gasoline and Heating Oil followed similar patterns.
Metals
Gold held firm above $4,000, gaining modestly across most sessions.
Silver showed small but consistent weekly strength, hovering in the mid-$50 range.
Platinum and Palladium bounced slightly after early-week softness.
Weekly Pulse: Commodities were stable hedges while other markets shook — exactly what investors needed.
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