What drove the stock market last week — before and after SpaceX's historic IPO
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Desk Brief
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: What drove the stock market last week — before and after SpaceX's historic IPO. The successful debut of Elon Musk's rocket company wiped away a week of anxiety.
Market snapshot: SPY +0.54%, QQQ +0.59%, VIX -9.05%, DXY -0.11%.
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.