The Weekend Rip
Happy Weekend!

The market spent the week grinding lower as the Iran war and Hormuz risk drove an oil shock, keeping energy and defense as the only reliable upside while most risk assets sagged. A bad jobs print and rising unemployment stoked stagflation fears and rate‑cut bets, but policy noise, tariff‑refund uncertainty, and private‑credit stress kept sentiment defensive. AI headlines stayed loud yet unforgiving, with big beats and big guidance still punished while selective semiconductor winners outperformed.

Let’s recap and prep you for the week ahead. 📝

Monday 💥: Markets tried to rebound but stayed volatile as the new U.S.-Israel Iran campaign, reported leadership decapitation, and escalating retaliation around Gulf energy infrastructure drove a sharp geopolitical risk premium into oil and defense names. Energy and security-linked stocks rallied while airlines and broader risk assets lagged, with traders bracing for a prolonged conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption risk despite decent U.S. manufacturing data. AI remained a secondary battleground: Nvidia moved to lock in optical supply with a $4B photonics investment, while post-close winners and losers split hard across speculative tech and defense-adjacent names.

Tuesday ⚠️: Markets stayed under pressure as the Iran war narrative escalated, oil spiked intraday, and shipping risk through Hormuz pushed fresh inflation anxiety into equities despite some late-session stabilization in energy prices. Earnings reactions were unforgiving again, with CrowdStrike and GitLab delivering solid numbers but getting punished on guidance and “not-good-enough-for-AI” sentiment, while Moderna ripped after clearing a major patent overhang with a multibillion-dollar settlement. The tape remains headline-driven and defensive, with geopolitical risk, commodity volatility, and selective single-stock squeezes overwhelming broader risk appetite.

Wednesday ⚔️: Stocks pushed higher with tech leading even as the Iran war entered day four, a failed War Powers vote signaled a longer campaign, and oil‑war risk stayed elevated across energy and defense names. Macro undercurrents were mixed with a cautious Beige Book and weak ADP, while crypto rallied on Bitcoin strength and Kraken gaining Fed access as a real bank. After the bell, Broadcom’s upbeat guidance steadied AI capex fears, while Okta and Rigetti saw the familiar “beat then debate” reaction.

Thursday 🙁 : Markets reversed lower as the Iran war dragged on, oil tagged $81, and tariff-refund headlines added policy noise just as AI trade speculation drove sharp single‑stock moves. Broadcom’s results offered a brief AI‑capex relief signal while The Trade Desk ripped on OpenAI ad‑tech chatter, but the broader tape stayed fragile into Friday’s jobs print. After hours, Costco held steady, Marvell’s beat‑and‑raise revived custom‑silicon optimism, and Nvidia’s China export whiplash re‑entered the narrative.

Friday 😦 : Stocks fell hard as a shock of Feb job losses and oil above $90 amplified stagflation fears while the Iran war disrupted Hormuz flows and kept energy as the only place with momentum. The February payroll miss and rising unemployment cemented rate‑cut expectations, but equity sentiment stayed defensive as private‑credit gating and policy uncertainty piled on. Marvell and energy names were bright spots, while semis, airlines, and most cyclicals took the hit.

🤩 This week’s Stocktwits Top 25 showed how momentum movers fared vs. the indexes.

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THE BRIEF

Need a concise summary of what’s going on this week? Look no further. Here’s a rundown of this week’s earnings and economic data.

Earnings This Week

Above is a quick summary. Check out the full Stocktwits earnings calendar for the other names reporting this week.

Economic Calendar

In addition to the above, check out this week’s complete list of economic releases.

Written Format Week of March 9, 2026

Monday:Macro: FOMC Press Release (9:00 AM ET). 📊
Pre-Market Earnings: $FCEL, $DDD, $ZIM, $UMAC, $CBRL, $ELTK, $BTM. ☀️
After-Market Earnings: $ZVRA, $CRBP, $MYO, $AGEN, $ATXS, $ANIX, $ENSC, $HPE, +25 more. 🌙

Tuesday:Macro: Existing Home Sales (9:00 AM ET), FOMC Press Release (9:00 AM ET). 📊
Pre-Market Earnings: $NIO, $NUWE, $BNTX, $UEC, $ZIM, $EH, $ESPR, $IPWR, +1 more. ☀️
After-Market Earnings: $LOGC, $ORCL, $GRPN, $NSPR, $INDP, $ASRT, $BODI, $ERNA, +15 more. 🌙

Wednesday:Macro: Research Consumer Price Index (9:00 AM ET), FOMC Press Release (9:00 AM ET). 📊
Pre-Market Earnings: $SERV, $KPLT, $CVKD, $KLXE, $BWEN, $CPB, $OPFI, $BBW, +3 more. ☀️
After-Market Earnings: $SKLZ, $PATH, $LPCN, $QNRX, $SFIX, $ORGN, $EVOK, $CLRB, +12 more. 🌙

Thursday:Macro: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (9:00 AM ET), Monthly State Retail Sales (9:00 AM ET), FOMC Press Release (9:00 AM ET). 📊
Pre-Market Earnings: $SNDL, $PLX, $GAMB, $VFF, $CCLD, $FUTU, $JG, $CREX, +6 more. ☀️
After-Market Earnings: $VXRT, $BLNK, $ADBE, $OGEN, $S, $GLBS, $ITRM, $VUZI, +31 more. 🌙

Friday:Macro: State Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (9:00 AM ET), Trimmed Mean PCE Inflation Rate (9:00 AM ET), Gross Domestic Product (9:00 AM ET), FOMC Press Release (9:00 AM ET), Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (9:00 AM ET), Personal Income and Outlays (9:00 AM ET). 📊
After-Market Earnings: $VEON, $SMLR, $GOSS. 🌙

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