Market Signals

ECOPETROL COMPLETES $1.2 BILLION BRAZILIAN OIL DEAL - YAHOO

RUSSIAN STRIKE KILLS 3 IN UKRAINE AS ZELENSKYY FACES PRESSURE AT HOME - ALJAZEERA

CHINESE NATIONAL IN BLUE STATE CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTION UNDER ANOTHER MAN'S NAME: DOJ - FOX

PAYPAL: GET READY FOR A NEW TAKEOVER OFFER FROM STRIPE/ADVENT - SEEKINGALPHA

OPPOSITION LEADER BLASTS LEE'S PRAISE OF TRUMP'S DECISION TO REDUCE S. KOREA-U.S. DRILLS - YONHAP

NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR MEETS AMERICAN BIZ COMMUNITY IN S. KOREA - YONHAP

FROM SAND TO "THINKING" SMART MATERIALS, ZHANG CHAOYANG AND PHYSICIST LIU RUOWEI REVEAL THE UNDERLYING LOGIC OF THE WORLD. - QBITAI

CBOE Volatility Index $14.89 ↓ 6.0% 5th %ile (extreme_greed)

CSI 300 Index ($CSI300) $4588.70 ↓ 2.9% 2th %ile

ICE BofA MOVE Index $71.26 ↓ 5.0% 61th %ile (fear)

CBOE Gold Volatility $26.68 ↑ 11.3% 70th %ile (fear)

CBOE Nasdaq Volatility $22.04 ↓ 2.3% 8th %ile (extreme_greed) • KXNASDAQ100Y 4.0% — 32,000 to 32,499.99

VIX of VIX $86.53 ↓ 6.8% 5th %ile (extreme_greed)

Solana USD ($SOLANA) $85.15 ↑ 10.6% 96th %ile

Ethereum USD ($ETHER) $2246.65 ↑ 17.2% 100th %ile

Bitcoin USD ($BITCOIN) $69146.93 ↑ 6.9% 85th %ile

RESEARCHERS SAY OPENAI REVOKED THEIR ACCESS TO LIMITED CYBER PROGRAM - TECH

USS LINCOLN WOES HIGHLIGHT US NAVY LIMITS IN PROLONGED IRAN WAR: EXPERTS - ALJAZEERA

FLOWERS FOODS Q2 2026 EARNINGS PREVIEW - SEEKINGALPHA

ROSS STORES Q2 2027 EARNINGS PREVIEW - SEEKINGALPHA

OSI SYSTEMS Q4 2026 EARNINGS PREVIEW - SEEKINGALPHA

TOYOTA'S SUCCESSIVE CHIEFS PRESS ON WITH FOUNDER'S DREAM OF FLYING - NIKKEI

POCKET'S POPULAR AI NOTETAKER LAUNCHED 8 MONTHS AGO. REVENUE IS SOARING, BUT CAN IT LAST? - BUSINSIDER

$FRMI (FERMI) — 8-K: FRMI Q2 FY26 EPS beats consensus by +33.6% at -$0.04 vs -$0.06 est.

$AIT (APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOG..) — 8-K: AIT Q4 FY26 EPS $3.17 beats consensus $2.92 by +8.7%.

JAPAN TO CONSTRUCT FIRST LARGE SHIPBUILDING DOCK SINCE 2017 - NIKKEI

AI TOOL LETS RESEARCHERS 'VIBE CODE' IN THE QUANTUM REALM - NATURE

NIGERIA'S DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY DATA CENTER DAMAGED IN STORM - TECH

ANOTHER AI REACHAROUND? MARVELL SHARES RIP ON CHIPS-FOR-WARRANTS DEAL WITH GOOGLE - ZEROHEDGE

OPENAI TRAILS ANTHROPIC AS LOSSES DEEPEN AND ALTMAN PAUSES FRONTIER AI TRAINING - COINDESK

JAPAN TO HAVE ITS FIRST LARGE SHIPBUILDING DOCK SINCE 2017 - NIKKEI

SOUTH KOREA’S SK HYNIX ANNOUNCES BUYBACK AFTER STOCK CRASHES 50% IN TWO MONTHS, WIPES OFF MASSIVE RETAIL WEALTH - ECONOMICTIMES

DISENGAGEMENT: TRUMP VOWS NEW STRATEGY TO 'STRANGLE' IRAN OVER TIME - ZEROHEDGE

CBOE Gold Volatility $23.98 ↓ 4.5% 16th %ile (complacency)

TRUMP HITS PAUSE ON CANADA TARIFFS THREAT, AND HINTS AT REVIVAL OF KEYSTONE XL OIL PIPELINE PROJECT - GUARDIAN

HYPERSCALER SIGNS 20-YEAR LEASE FOR 50MW OF GOODMAN'S TSUKUBA TECH CENTRAL DATA CENTER - TECH

State Street Technology Select ($XLK) $185.62 ↓ 2.5% 67th %ile

VOLUME SHOCKER: MFS ADDED 1 CRORE+ SHARES TO 8 STOCKS IN JULY '26; RALLY UP TO 76% - ECONOMICTIMES

KRAKEN ADDS U.S. STOCKS IN EUROPE AS TRADFI-CRYPTO DIVIDE BLURS - COINDESK

AI CHIP STOCKS WERE RIDING HIGH. HERE’S WHY MICRON AND OTHERS ARE NOW PULLING BACK. - MARKETWATCH

YANGTZE RIVER DELTA LAUNCHES MULTIMODAL EXPRESS FREIGHT ROUTES TO BEIJING-TIANJIN-HEBEI REGION - ECNS

RAILTEL CORPORATION SHARES RALLY 5% AFTER BAGGING RS 166.8 CRORE EPFO ORDER - ECONOMICTIMES

IRAN WEIGHS ATTACKING U.S. MILITARY TARGETS IN EUROPE IF TRUMP ESCALATES WAR - REPORT - SEEKINGALPHA

CBOE Volatility Index $15.84 ↑ 4.3% 25th %ile (neutral)

WHY THE TRUMP-BACKED CRYPTO VENTURE IS DISTANCING ITSELF FROM HONG KONG AI AGGREGATOR WORLDCLAW - COINDESK

TRUMP EXPECTED TO NOMINATE WHITE HOUSE AIDE HEIDI OVERTON AS FDA COMMISSIONER - SEEKINGALPHA

SOYBEANS RALLYING TO START THE WEEK, WITH BEAN OIL LEADING THE CHARGE - YAHOO

CRUDE PRICES SLIGHTLY LOWER AS OIL SUPPLIES TRANSIT THROUGH THE PERSIAN GULF - YAHOO

CBOE Nasdaq Volatility $22.56 ↑ 4.9% 10th %ile (complacency) • KXNASDAQ100Y 4.0% — 32,000 to 32,499.99

ALLSPRING UTILITIES AND HIGH INCOME FUND RAISES DIVIDEND BY 0.1% TO $0.0879/SHARE - SEEKINGALPHA