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#TradingDay: War clouds darken  | Reuters

July 20 (Reuters) - Escalating tensions in the Middle East finally weighed on Wall Street on Monday, after investors had earlier bought back beaten-down chip stocks ahead of some big tech earnings reports later this week, while the war jitters lifted oil prices, bond yields and the dollar.

In my column today, I look at how the ​intense volatility in South Korea's chip-heavy stock market has spilled over to Wall Street. The benchmark KOSPI is tanking. Can the main U.S. ‌indices withstand the heat?


Today's Key Market Moves

STOCKS: South Korea -4.5%, Japan -4%. Europe -0.4%, UK -0.7%. Dow -0.6%, S&P 500 -0.2%, Nasdaq flat.SECTORS/SHARES: ​Eight sectors on the S&P 500 fall, three rise. Healthcare, materials -1%, comms services +0.7%. Paramount -2%, hits 17-year low; Warner Bros. Discovery -3.8% to ⁠2026 low. Global Payments +6%, Microsoft +2%, Oracle -4%.FX: Dollar up broadly vs G10 FX, but slips vs key EM units — BRL, MXN, KRW all +0.5% or more.BONDS: UK gilt yields ​up broadly, curve steepens ~4 bps. U.S. yields +4-6 bps across the curve.COMMODITIES/METALS: Oil +1%, Brent pops back above $90/bbl. Gold slips, hugs $4,000/oz.

Today's Talking Points
* $4 a gallon gas
* New broom Burnham
* M&A (in)activity


What could move markets tomorrow?
Developments in the Middle EastTaiwan exports (June)UK jobs, earnings (May/June)Potential policy announcements from ​new UK PM BurnhamGermany ZEW index (July)

https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/global-markets-trading-day-graphic-2026-07-20/
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#AndreiJikh This video by Andrei Jikh explores the recent, volatile downturn in the South Korean stock market (KOSPI) and draws parallels to potential risks in the United States economy. The South Korean Market Crash: Retail Speculation: South Korea, where…
Korean stock volatility comes to America. Can Wall Street take the heat?
July 20, 20269:00 PM GMT+8

July 20 (Reuters) - The intense volatility rocking South Korea’s chip-heavy stock market has come to America, but Wall Street has suffered only modest losses in response. Can this continue, or will the slump in semiconductors and vulnerability among highly leveraged investors cause serious damage in the U.S. as well?

The benchmark KOSPI index (.KS11), opens new tab - heavily concentrated in firms benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom, most notably the trillion-dollar megacaps Samsung (005930.KS), opens new tab and SK Hynix (000660.KS), opens new tab - is down more than 30% from its peak only a month ago, and volatility has soared. Daily moves of ‌4% or more are now regular occurrences, and 30-day realized volatility has exploded to the highest since 1998.

https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/korean-stock-volatility-comes-america-can-wall-street-take-heat-2026-07-20/
#HKMarketUpdate
<Full-day Takeaway>HSI Closes at 25,132, Down 10 pts; HSTI Closes at 4,814, Up 62 pts; LENOVO GROUP Up over 8%; MIDEA GROUP Hit New Highs; Market Turnover Rises
2026/07/21 16:12 GMT+08

At close, HSI dropped 10 pts or 0.0% to 25,132. HSTI rose 62 pts or 1.3% to 4,814. HSCEI fell 21 pts or 0.3% to 8,360. Market turnover reached $289.94 billion.

https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1534247/top-news/AAFN
#HKMarketUpdate
<H Shrs>HSI Ends Choppy Session Down 10 pts; SMIC Up 8%+; Z.AI Rebounds ~37%
2026/07/21 16:40 GMT+08

The HSI settled at 25,132, down 10 pts or 0.04% for the day. Market turnover for the full day amounted to HKD289.943 billion. The HSCEI closed at 8,360, down 21 pts or 0.25%. The HSTECH bucked the trend and closed at 4,814, up 62 pts or 1.32%.

https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1534255/top-news/AAFN
#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore stocks gain as regional markets end mixed; STI up 0.5%

Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Jul 21), with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gaining 0.5 per cent or 27.77 points to finish at 5,526.72.

Jardine Matheson : J36 +4.35% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 4.4 per cent or US$2.73 to US$65.46.

The worst performer among STI constituents was casino operator Genting Singapore : G13 -0.79%, which fell 0.8 per cent or S$0.005 to S$0.625.

The three local banks ended mixed on Tuesday. DBS : D05 +0.14% rose 0.1 per cent or S$0.10 to S$72 and UOB : U11 +0.14% was up 0.1 per cent or S$0.06 at S$42.72, while OCBC : O39 -0.17% finished 0.2 per cent or S$0.05 lower at S$28.64...

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 368 to 188, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion traded.

Key regional indices were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.04 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 3.3 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 3.6 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.1 per cent...

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-gain-regional-markets-end-mixed-sti-0-5
No B.S. Just Charts.

The institutional narrative just flipped. In today's Game Plan, Chief Market Strategist Gareth #Soloway explains why big money (Morgan Stanley) is suddenly calling semis cheap - a signal they've loaded up, giving this bounce real teeth - while software sells off in the inverse trade. Plus the S&P wedge, GM and 3M earnings, Danaher, Apple's short, and Bitcoin's breakout.

📊 COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
🟢 Semiconductors - After weak closes Fri/Mon, institutions flipped the narrative (Morgan Stanley: semis are cheap) - a sustainable bounce. Cycle top likely in, but Micron could bounce toward $1,000
🔵 S&P 500 - In a bullish wedge (holding the ascending trendline). Hold it and it's bullish consolidation; break it and it's a failed breakout / bigger correction
🔵 10-Year Yield - Above 4.6% into next week's Fed meeting (expected pat)
🔵 GM - Beat earnings on falling costs but flat - rising oil threatens the cost-driven bull case
🔵 3M (MMM) - Higher pre-market; a possible day-trade to ~$177.50 but no swing
🟢 Danaher (DHR) - A rare ~15% drop = emotion = opportunity; $164-$161 for a day-trade buy, a possible swing below $159
🔴 Apple (AAPL) - The short (given at $330-$335) is playing out; trendline resistance back to 2024, inverse to the semis - a semi bounce pulls Apple back
🟢 Marvell (MRVL) - A ~40%+ drop into a gap fill, now bouncing to ~$206
🔴 Software (CRM, NOW) - Selling off inverse to semis; CRM topped exactly as Marvell bottomed
🟢 LIT / Cameco (CCJ) / Oklo (OKLO) - LIT a clean bounce setup (gapping up); CCJ filled a gap and may bounce; OKLO a swing-service favorite
🔴 Citigroup (C) - Broke down as flagged; a bounce to the broken line, then short
🔵 Gold - Coiling in a wedge that must resolve by ~August; breakout targets ~$4,375, breakdown opens $3,900 then $3,500
🔴 Silver - Caught a bid but must clear the $64-$67 trendline; major support $54
🟢 Crude Oil - Pushing up; $87 remains Gareth's short level on risk/reward
🔵 Natural Gas - A minor bid, holding its trendline but building a bear flag - now closer to 50/50
🔵 Bitcoin (BTC) - Breaking out ~$66,500; the inverse-H&S (also a cup-and-handle) targets $71K-$72K. Altcoins catching a bid

🔑 KEY TAKEAWAY: The tell is institutional: big money flipped to "semis are cheap," giving the bounce teeth (Micron toward $1,000, Marvell ~$206) - with software selling and Apple's short as the mirror. Gareth watches the S&P wedge, gold's must-resolve-by-August wedge, and Bitcoin's breakout toward $71K-$72K.

TIMESTAMPS (estimated)
0:00 - Intro: The Institutional Narrative Flip
2:00 - S&P 500: The Wedge & 10-Year Yield
5:00 - GM, 3M & Danaher: The Earnings Movers
9:00 - Apple: The Short Playing Out
11:00 - Semis & the Software Inverse Trade
14:00 - LIT, Cameco, Oklo & Citigroup
16:30 - Gold & Silver: The Wedge Into August
19:00 - Oil & Natural Gas
20:30 - Sponsor: Rumble Wallet
21:30 - Bitcoin: The Breakout Toward $71K-$72K
23:00 - Wrap-Up

#MyTradingGamePlan #VerifiedInvesting #GarethSoloway #StockMarket #TechnicalAnalysis #Semiconductors #Micron #Marvell #Apple #Danaher #Gold #Silver #Bitcoin #StockMarket2026

https://www.youtube.com/live/BOefs9onI28?is=ueRmRwKr-t4PvOse
No B.S. Just Charts. Gold is pressing on a major wedge trend line, and a confirmed breakout could open the door to $4,500, then eventually a $13,000 target in the early 2030s. In this video Gareth #Soloway breaks down the exact levels across oil, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and natural gas.

Oil is approaching Gareth's $87 WTI short level after a textbook gap fill off the lows. Gold is coiling inside a wedge that has to resolve by mid-August, with a $3,500 downside target if the line breaks the wrong way. Silver faces resistance into the $63 to $64 zone, with a step-down buy plan at $54, $50, and $46. Gareth also walks through the potential head and shoulders forming in copper and the bear flag risk in natural gas.

Everything here is technical analysis on a swing trade basis. Gareth shows you the support, the resistance, and the probability, then tells you exactly where he is a buyer and where he is a seller.

CHAPTERS (estimates, verify against final cut)
0:00​ Intro: Oil, Gold & Silver On Deck
0:43​ Top Squad & Weekend Discount Codes
1:46​ Oil: Gap Fill Low To The $87 Short Level
2:56​ How Support Becomes Resistance
3:19​ Gold: The Wedge Breakout Line In The Sand
4:12​ The $13,000 Gold Target Explained
5:03​ Gold's August Wedge Deadline & $3,500 Risk
5:28​ Silver: Resistance And The Step-Down Buy Plan
6:43​ Platinum & Palladium Support Levels
7:46​ Copper: A Possible Head And Shoulders
8:39​ Natural Gas: Support Vs. The Bear Flag
9:16​ Where To Find Exact Entries & Exits

#Gold#Oil#Silver#TechnicalAnalysis#Commodities

https://youtu.be/nuhyGtMqx5o?is=JPaWewk83q7OF6E8