The VIX is expected to rise into the high 20s or 30s in August, indicating a potential increase in implied volatility before the market sell-off concludes.
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askSlim Market Week 07/024/26 - Analysis of Financial Markets
Jul 24, 2026
This segment from Ask Slim Market Week features Katie's analysis of XLE, the SPDR Energy ETF, using the cycle low timing tracker. She highlights that XLE is within its cycle timing window and showing evidence of forming a weekly cycle trough, with positive momentum and cycle phasing conditions. The analysis suggests XLE is poised to move from 'bottom pending' to 'bottom confirmed' by the end of the week.
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The NASDAQ gave a significant warning of declines, with projections of 1800 points down to 26850, and a potential for a much worse correction before a Q4 recovery.
The creator believes the current S&P 500 rebound is unlikely to hold and expects a lower low into early August, signaling a warning.
Tesla had a huge earnings miss with revenues crashing, massive capital spending, and over a billion dollar negative cash flow, leading to poor stock performance.
Alphabet beat deceptive numbers due to AI stock investments, but had its first negative cash flow ever based on capital expenditures.
Silver is mentioned as an asset whose cycle analysis is expected to show synchronicity with gold and monthly charts, suggesting an important bottom formation.
The creator anticipates a temporary rally in the gold market followed by a significant decline, projecting troughs in late September to early October.