Pre-Market Summary – Oct 23, 2026
Oct 23 pre-market: S&P futures -0.5% after Thursday's AI rout as oil hits a five-month high and tower stocks jump on SpaceX talks. Wick's calls for the close.
Category: Geopolitics
Crude Trading Explained
A practical guide to trading crude oil: WTI vs Brent, futures vs ETFs, contango roll decay, the weekly inventory calendar, sizing and simple playbooks.
Post-Market Summary – Oct 22, 2026
The Nasdaq fell 2.6%, its worst day since June, as AI-spending fears returned and Brent topped $113. Treasurys rallied. Our morning calls: 9 of 10 hit.
The Grand Bargain: Witkoff, Putin, Li Qiang and Whether One Deal Moves All the Wars (Market Impact)
US-Russia grand bargain talks, Putin and Li Qiang, Iran and Hormuz: what a Ukraine deal means for oil, defense, gold, EUR and wheat, plus Wick's scenario pick.