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askSlim Market Week Brief 03/19/26 - Analysis of Financial Markets

Steve MillerApr 15, 2026

The creator discusses the current weak stock market conditions, influenced by geopolitical events and inflation fears, leading to a flight to cash and a bearish outlook on gold and silver. He analyzes SPY using cycle analysis, presenting both a low-probability bullish scenario and a high-probability bearish scenario for the stock market, anticipating further declines into August. The creator also highlights strong performance in the energy sector (USO, XLE, EOG, XOP, Devon, Valero) and weakness in technology (XLK), financials (XLF), and specific companies like Tesla and Arc Innovation.

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Tickers discussed in this post

LVSBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Las Vegas Sands is listed among stocks with negative trade setup conditions, indicating a bearish outlook.

ALKBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Alaska Air Group is noted as having negative trade setup conditions, reflecting a bearish outlook for the airline stock.

CCLBearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Carnival Corp is listed among stocks with negative trade setup conditions, indicating a bearish sentiment.

IESCBullishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Solar Edge Technologies is identified as a very bullish stock, currently performing well within the energy sector.

ATIBearishLow ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

The creator expresses skepticism about investing in the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), listing it among negatively performing assets and questioning its continued investment appeal.

TSLABearishMedium ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Tesla is listed among the negative trade setup conditions, indicating a bearish outlook for the stock.

VLOBullishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Valero Energy is noted as a very bullish stock in the energy sector, currently thriving due to high oil prices but facing potential headwinds if the geopolitical conflict ends.

DVNBullishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

Devon Energy is identified as a very bullish stock within the energy sector, currently benefiting from high oil prices but susceptible to a downturn if the geopolitical situation resolves.

EOGBullishHigh ConvictionSignal-backedSecondary

EOG Resources is highlighted as a very bullish energy stock, benefiting from current market conditions but vulnerable to a decline if oil prices fall.

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Tracked calls opened from this post

VLO
buy opened Apr 15, 2026
+0.00%
EOG
buy opened Apr 15, 2026
+0.00%
DVN
buy opened Apr 15, 2026
+0.00%
IESC
buy opened Apr 15, 2026
+29.54%