Wednesday's rally lasted 24 hours. Oil back at $79.

Wednesday markets rallied.

Iran ceasefire talks reported. Oil steadied. Everyone exhaled.

24 hours later:

$DJI ( ▲ 2.29% ) : -900 points (-1.9%)

$SPY ( ▲ 2.57% ) : -1%

$QQQ ( ▲ 3.23% ) : -0.7%

Oil: Back to $79 (WTI), $84 (Brent)

The relief rally lasted one day.

Nothing, actually.

Iran war: Still going (day 6)

Strait of Hormuz: Still effectively blocked

Trump's insurance offer: Didn't work

Oil infrastructure: Getting hit again

Markets just realized Wednesday's optimism was premature.

Oil up 6% today alone.

WTI hit $79 (highest since mid-2022).

Biggest weekly gain since Russia-Ukraine invasion March 2022.

$79 oil isn't a spike anymore. It's becoming structural.

China suspended fuel exports (prioritizing domestic).

Japan requesting strategic petroleum reserve release.

Strait still blocked despite Trump's guarantee.

Translation: Inflation pressure building again.

Here's what most people missed today:

10-year Treasury yield jumped 18 basis points this week.

Biggest weekly jump since May.

But here's the tell:

Only 5 basis points from inflation expectations.

12 basis points from real yields rising.

What that means in English:

Investors aren't just pricing inflation.

They're demanding higher compensation to hold long-term bonds (term premium).

They're cutting Fed rate cut expectations.

Bond market saying: "This oil spike isn't temporary. Fed can't cut rates."

While everything sold off, software rallied.

$IGV ( ▲ 2.96% ) (software ETF): +5% over 5 days

$SPY ( ▲ 2.57% ) -1% same period

$CRM ( ▲ 0.87% ) : +5%

$INTU ( ▲ 0.7% ) : +5%

$ADBE ( ▲ 0.69% ) : +3%

$CRWD ( ▲ 2.56% ) : +3%

Why?

AI disruption fears fading (for now).

Anthropic announced integrations that help software companies, not hurt them.

Short covering after brutal February.

Does it last? Unknown. But it's the counterintuitive move happening.

Not panic.

Not chase Wednesday's rally (good thing).

Not sell quality positions because Dow dropped 900.

What they did:

Checked positions hitting 50% profit (closed them).

Identified quality stocks at technical support.

Sold cash-secured puts where setups made sense.

Collected elevated premium from spiking volatility.

What they didn't do:

React emotionally to every headline.

Try to predict if tomorrow rallies or sells off.

Waste hours screening 500 stocks for opportunities.

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Oil spiking (inflation = volatility = premium).

Software bouncing (contrarian opportunities).

Jobs report Friday (market-moving).

Iran war continuing (elevated IV).

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Software at oversold RSI.

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