Power Hour

Published on July 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM

U.S. stock indices are bleeding heavily heading into the final hour of trading, as a hawkish sweep from the newly released FOMC June minutes cements a "higher-for-longer" interest rate landscape. The broader market remains deeply fractured by a sharp risk-off rotation following the sudden breakdown of the U.S.–Iran ceasefire, sending oil prices soaring and driving money out of risk assets. 

📉 Equity Benchmarks in the Power Hour

  • S&P 500 Index (^GSPC): Down 0.33% at 7,478.83. The index is testing its lowest intraday levels after failing to reclaim its 20-day exponential moving average post-Fed release. 
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI): Down roughly 1% (losing over 540 points). Heavy cyclical and retail exposure are dragging the blue-chip index down under the weight of surging crude oil futures. 
  • Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC): Extending a severe multi-session drawdown. A staggering $2 trillion semiconductor sector sell-off has hit a critical, make-or-break technical inflection point. 

🪙 Crypto & Sticked Assets

  • Bitcoin (BTC): Dropped 2.69% over the last 24 hours to $61,623.84. The digital asset completely erased its early July recovery momentum as algorithmic desks treat crypto purely as a high-beta risk play amid Middle East supply shocks. 
  • Strive Inc. (ASST): Sinking 3.16% to $12.29. Highly correlated to the down-trending Bitcoin tape, the stock is pinned near its intraday low of $11.99 as institutional liquidity thins out into the closing bell. 

🛢️ Commodities Squeeze

  • Crude Oil (WTI): Consolidating its massive breakout above $75 per barrel. The global supply picture has completely warped following the White House's total revocation of Iran's oil export waivers. 

Would you like to map out the exact post-market support zones for the Nasdaq, or check the overnight futures setups heading into tomorrow's Asian session?

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