Bulls push the S&P 500 back near records — here’s what drove the market last week
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Meridian Research Desk highlights today's dominant market regime, the primary catalyst from wire coverage, and the operational levels that confirm or invalidate the current base case.
Lead catalyst: Bulls push the S&P 500 back near records — here’s what drove the market last week. The combination of higher oil prices and bond market volatility nearly snapped the S&P 500's winning streak.
Market snapshot: SPY +0.39%, QQQ +0.42%, VIX -0.36%, DXY +0.13%.
Base case: continuation setups remain valid while participation stays broad and volatility contained.
Invalidation: if breadth narrows and VIX/DXY press higher, trim weaker risk quickly.
Risk focus: no major stress signal yet, but invalidation discipline remains mandatory.
What to watch next: follow cross-asset confirmation before increasing position size.