Wall Street is pulling back from record highs as fresh fighting in the Middle East sends oil prices sharply higher. The S&P 500 fell four tenths of one percent... the Dow dropped one point one percent... and the Nasdaq slipped two tenths of one percent after the United Arab Emirates said it came und | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-16-00-2026-05-04

US manufacturing activity contracted more sharply than expected ... S and P Global's manufacturing PMI fell to forty seven point seven ... down from forty eight point nine last month. In a widely reported development, Anthropic has struck a one point five billion dollar deal with Wall Street firms t | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-15-00-2026-05-04

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7200.82, up 0.9% on the day... VIX at 18.27... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $80,468, up 2.2% in the past 24 hours. Tax Revenue is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitoring and | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-30-2026-05-04

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7138.80, down 0.5% on the day... VIX at 17.95... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $80,436, up 2.2% in the past 24 hours. Tax Revenue is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitoring an | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-14-00-2026-05-04

Stocks are stumbling from renewed Iran tensions with the SPX trading at 7138.80, down nearly half a percent on the session... President Trump says Iran has taken some shots in the Strait of Hormuz but caused no damage and is urging South Korea to join the mission after one of its vessels was hit... | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-13-30-2026-05-04

US stocks are pulling back from record highs as investors weigh the risks from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. SPX is trading at 7138.80, down 0.49 percent on the session. VIX is at 17.95, down 0.39 percent from the previous close. S and P G | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-13-00-2026-05-04

SPX is trading at 7138.80, down nearly half a percent on the session as worrisome patterns emerge under the surface. The equal-weighted S&P 500 is flashing troubling signals even as headline indexes sit near all-time highs. New York Fed President Williams says risks to both sides of the Fed's mandat | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-30-2026-05-04

SPX is trading at 7138.80, down nearly half a percent on the session as investors weigh fresh economic data. The VIX is at 17.95, down about four tenths of one percent from the previous close. Bitcoin is currently trading at 79998, up 1.69 percent in the last 24 hours. In the US market, total vehicl | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-12-00-2026-05-04

Markets quiet this hour — SPX at 7138.80, down 0.5% on the day... VIX at 17.95... No significant market-moving developments in the past thirty minutes. Bitcoin is trading at $79,712, up 1.2% in the past 24 hours. Fed Williams Speech is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monit | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-30-2026-05-04

Markets are quiet across all regions this hour. Bitcoin is trading at $79,712, up 1.2% in the past 24 hours. No major market-moving developments to report. New Car Registrations YoY is on the economic calendar within the next few hours. We are monitoring and will break in if anything develops. I am | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-11-00-2026-05-04