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- US stocks fell again as the surge in oil prices extended for another week. Weekly market recap, trading week 11/2026
US stocks fell again as the surge in oil prices extended for another week. Weekly market recap, trading week 11/2026
Summary of the trading week using the most popular posts from the X platform
Global Markets Investor
March 15, 2026
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GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR’S PORTFOLIO IS 🔥UP +97%🔥 SINCE JANUARY 2024
DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:
In this series, you can find financial markets posts with the highest number of interactions from my X platform feed over the most recent week. I am aware that not everybody uses X regularly, so I thought it could provide some value to your analysis, and investment process. These posts are surrounded by extra charts, commentary and explanations of complicated topics.
US stocks had another crazy week as the conflict between the US and Iran has lasted for over 2 weeks now.
The S&P 500 erased a near +1% gain on Friday as unprecedented US strikes and fresh escalation threats sent risk assets sliding.
Brent crude closed above $100 and WTI just shy of $100, with global oil markets operating with roughly 15% less supply as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut.
Bond yields pushed higher across the curve, tightening financial conditions as energy-driven inflation fears worsened.
As a result, the US Dollar ended the week at its strongest level of the year, marking its 2nd straight weekly gain as haven demand is surging.
Interestingly, Bitcoin massively outperformed gold, standing out as the week’s strongest major macro asset.
In case you missed it, other posts from this week are listed below.
1) Weekly performance. In the first post attached, you can see last week’s performance of the major US indexes, the VIX volatility index, 10-year Treasury yield, the US Dollar, gold, silver, WTI Crude oil and Bitcoin.
- S&P 500 -1.6%
- Nasdaq -1.3%
- Russell 2000 (small caps) -1.8%
- Dow Jones -2.0%
- US 10-year Treasury yield +15 basis points
- Bank Index -4.2%
- VIX +8%, front month contract VIX futures -1%
- US Dollar index +1.6%
- Gold -2.6%
- Silver -4.3%
- WTI Crude Oil +9.2%
- Bitcoin +6.1%
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For the trading week ending March 20, key events are:
- US Industrial Production for February on Monday
- Reserve Bank of Australia rate decision on Tuesday
- US PPI Inflation for February on Wednesday
- Fed interest rate decision on Wednesday
- Bank of Canada rate decision on Wednesday
- Bank of Japan, European Central Bank and Bank of England rate decisions on Thursday
- Fed Chair Powell Speech on Saturday
Big week for central bank rate decisions ahead.
2) This might be positive news for the energy market if confirmed.
3) Hedge funds are shorting the US market, while asset managers are dumping equities at an accelerating pace. Meanwhile, retail investors are buying.
4) US financial stocks are having the worst year since the 2020 crash. Magnificent 7 stocks officially entered a correction.
5) Some additional posts that include interesting economic and financial-market data about US GDP, oil prices impact on the US economy, gold ETF flows, money supply and the US housing market.
