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Bar chart showing weekly percentage decline for Nasdaq (-2.1%), DAX (-1.2%), and Dow (-0.8%) for the week ending Friday, August 21

Week ahead: markets go quiet before Warsh's first Jackson Hole test

DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq all closed out a second straight weekly decline on Friday, and this week's real event isn't a data print, it's Kevin Warsh's first keynote as Fed chair at Jackson Hole on Friday, with Wednesday's GDP and PCE double-header setting the stage for it.

August 24, 2026 · 5 min · Clear Head Trading
Bar chart showing DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq percentage pullback from this week's highs to Tuesday's close: Nasdaq -1.9%, DAX -0.9%, Dow -0.7%

Week ahead: DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq stall as bond yields spike

DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq are all pulling back from record highs as a surge in long-dated bond yields and rising oil prices hit stocks together, with today's FOMC minutes and a wave of retail earnings the week's real tests.

August 19, 2026 · 5 min · Clear Head Trading
Bar chart showing weekly percentage gains: Nasdaq +5.2%, Dow +2.9%, DAX +2.8%

Week ahead: DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq after a record-breaking week

DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq all closed near records last week, but a heavy US inflation calendar and rising oil prices over the Strait of Hormuz take over as the story this week.

August 10, 2026 · 4 min · Clear Head Trading
Bitcoin vs Gold, 2015 to 2026, log scale

Worth a read: what five years of crypto cycles taught one trader the hard way

A recommended read on the difference between learning a market regime and learning a market law, and why Bitcoin halving in 2026 despite crypto-friendly policy proves the point.

July 22, 2026 · 2 min · Clear Head Trading
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