Trump just got a high-level military briefing on fresh plans to strike Iran, and markets are already pricing in the risk.

Axios is reporting that CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine spent 45 minutes with President Trump today laying out new options for | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-23-00-2026-05-01

Bitcoin ETFs are flashing a major warning sign. Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows topped four hundred ninety million dollars today as investors pulled back amid soaring oil prices, mixed Big Tech earnings, and disappointing AI growth numbers. That’s the heaviest one-day exodus in weeks and it’s raising fres | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-22-00-2026-05-01

Producer prices just cooled more than expected, and Wall Street is breathing a sigh of relief. The PPI came in at only four-tenths of a percent quarter-over-quarter, well below the nine-tenths estimate and down from the prior eight-tenths read. On a year-over-year basis, producer prices rose just th | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-21-00-2026-05-01

Builders are firing on all cylinders. S and P Global just dropped its final manufacturing PMI at 55.1, beating estimates of 54.9 and surging well above last month’s 51.6. That’s the strongest factory pulse we’ve seen in months.

Ireland’s AIB Manufacturing PMI also climbed to 54.9 from 53.7, adding | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-20-00-2026-05-01

Builders are slamming the brakes harder than expected this Labor Day. Fresh economic data just dropped showing U.S. construction activity slowed more sharply than any forecast, with new housing starts and building permits both missing estimates by a wide margin. Analysts say this is the weakest Labo | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-19-00-2026-05-01

Builders are slamming the brakes harder than expected. U.S. building permits plunged 1.3 percent in the latest month, a sharp reversal from the 2.8 percent gain analysts were looking for and the first real crack in housing since last spring.

At the same time, New Zealand’s consumer confidence just | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-18-00-2026-04-30

Builders are not the only ones losing faith. Consumer confidence in Australia just slipped again. ANZ Roy Morgan's latest reading fell below the previous 91.3 as households grapple with sticky inflation and higher borrowing costs. That weakness is feeding directly into tomorrow's SPX and VIX outlook | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-17-00-2026-04-30

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Asian markets are waking up to fresh intervention jitters as Japan’s Tokyo CPI just landed hotter than expected, keeping the yen under pressure even after yesterday’s suspected FX intervention.

At the same time, China has kicked off its five-day Golden Week holiday, meaning liquidity will be thin | RISK DISCLOSURE: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Full analysis: https://www.vixshield.com/flash/flash-16-00-2026-04-30