Iran talks collapsed, the US naval blockade on Hormuz is live, and oil opens with a +7% gap-up. Tuesday’s March PPI completes the inflation picture after CPI printed +3.3%. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, TSMC, and Netflix all report in a five-session week with no breathing room. The RADAR Week Ahead maps regime, technicals across 8 core assets, macro calendar, positioning, and scenarios for a week that may define the tone of Q2.
Wall Street staged the biggest rally of the year on a US-Iran ceasefire that lasted twelve hours. WTI crashed 16.4% — worst since 2020 — then bounced as Hormuz re-closed and Israel launched 100+ airstrikes on Lebanon. The market bought a peace that never existed.
Short week, long risk. Houthis enter the war, Trump tells the FT he wants Iran’s oil, VIX explodes to 31, and Nonfarm Payrolls drop on Good Friday with markets shut. The FINBEAR plan is defensive — and the timer is already running.
RADAR DAILY™ FINBEAR — March 18, 2026 📡 RADAR DAILY™ FINBEAR — March 18, 2026 <a id=”index”></a> 📑 Index # Section Go 1 In 20 Seconds ⚡ 2 Key Indicators Dashboard 📌 3 Executive Summary 🎯 4 Larijani Killed 🏛️ 5 Fed Day 💰 6 Oil & SPR 🔋 7 Meta Cuts 16,000 🧾 8 […]