Bulls, Bears and the Bell | The Jackson Hole Hangover: Tech Slumps as Yields Spike

The closing bell has rung on a brutal Friday on Wall Street, capping off the S&P 500’s worst week since March. In this post-market wrap-up, Joe and Jane break down the market's "Jackson Hole Hangover" as traders digest the Federal Reserve's warnings of elevated interest rates stretching well into 2027.

What we cover in this episode:

• • The Yield Spike & Tech Fallout: How the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 4.4% triggered a wave of selling in growth giants like Microsoft and Apple, and what a massive blocks of December puts on NVIDIA tells us about market sentiment.
  • The "Old Economy" Rotation: Why smart money is rotating out of the "Magnificent Seven" and seeking shelter in Energy, Healthcare, and Consumer Staples.
  • Geopolitics & Crude: Brent Crude settles above $85 a barrel heading into the long weekend—introducing a fresh inflationary headwind the Fed did not want to see.
  • Monday’s Game Plan: Why the small-cap Russell 2000 (IWM) holding its 50-day moving average might offer a brave contrarian play for early next week.

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