The markets have “deal on” fever. Here is a one-day tick chart of Brent Crude.
The “deal on” hype machine is now in high gear.
*TRUMP SAYS IRAN TALKS COULD HAPPEN OVER NEXT TWO DAYS: NYP
If a deal happens that opens the strait, and everything starts moving, these markets are correctly priced.
No deal … things could get “interesting.”
The S&P 500 all-time closing high was January 27, 2026, at 6,978.60.
AS I write this S&P 500 is 6,955, less than 14 points away now.
The last six months of closing the S&P 500. The green annotation shows it is up ~10% is 10 trading days.
Last night I posted this chart of TLT’s volume and noted it only traded 12.720M shares, the lowest daily volume since January 2023 (and this INCLUDES holidays). I suggested this was a signal of waning interest in the bond market right now.
With 1 hour left in today’s trading, TLT has traded only 9.2M shares. Unless TLT has a run in this hour, another new three low might be in the offing.