Ananke Pre-Market Teaser — Mon Oct 26

Ananke Pre-Market Teaser — Mon Oct 26

Monday’s open finds Wall Street catching its breath after a bruising Friday. Futures point modestly higher, Europe is up, and Asia split overnight — but nobody is calling the selloff over, with the Fed deciding Wednesday.

The weekend’s two loudest stories pull in opposite directions. Oil is easing from Friday’s surge toward $101 as US-Iran tensions look less hot, while Elon Musk’s warning about smaller AI-infrastructure firms has neocloud stocks under early pressure — growth’s latest wobble in a week that brings Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and the big oil majors to the earnings stage.

Ananke’s read going into the bell is defensive. The market’s long-term regime reads Strong Short, the model is short $SPY$ and $TQQQ$, long only $USO$ (+15.42% since Oct 1), and flat on chips and gold after Friday morning’s closes. Style-wise, value small-caps still lead per the model (VALUE_STRONG since Oct 8), even though Friday’s tape tilted marginally to growth — $QQQ$ flat against $IWM$ down 0.33%.

Pick-a-side: into Wednesday’s Fed decision — A) the defensive stance keeps winning as earnings and the Fed disappoint, or B) mega-cap earnings spark a bounce that forces the shorts to cover. Which side are you on?

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