Is the stock market topping — or just catching its breath?

This week, equity markets face a triple threat: an Iranian strike rattling geopolitical risk assets, an Anthropic AI capability announcement that hammered IBM, CrowdStrike, financials, and SaaS stocks, and a technical picture showing the S&P 500 slipping below both its 20- and 50-day moving averages.

Lance Roberts breaks down the bull and bear case in full.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO

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0:00 - INTRO

1:05 - Market Over Reaction to Iran Hits?

6:54 - The Potential for Building a Market Topping

13:27 - Impact of Oil Prices on Inflation

18:11 - The Energy Stocks Heat Map

20:40 - The Iran Situation

23:03 - Gauging the Risk

24:56 - The Bearish Scenario

29:23 - The Bullish Scenario

37:04 - What We're Doing Now

39:08 - Be Cautious With Positioning

42:12 - Coming Attractions

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