CME Single-Stock Futures Gain Traction: NVIDIA Leads Mega-Cap Tech Volume Ahead of Earnings A new U.S. equity-futures market is taking shape, giving traders direct futures access to the companies that exert the greatest influence on mega-cap technology and the Nasdaq-100. Less than one month after CME Group launched its new Single Stock futures, the early figures show a … [Read more...] about CME Single-Stock Futures: NVIDIA Leads Early Volume
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Market Volatility Is Confirmed—but the Market Has Not Broken Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings
August 25, 2026: Volatility is now visible across mega-cap technology, Musk-linked stocks, long-duration bonds and crude oil. The important distinction is that the market is repricing risk, but it is not yet behaving as though investors expect a deep or disorderly decline. The capital markets have entered a more demanding phase. Investors are no longer rewarding every growth … [Read more...] about Market Volatility Is Confirmed—but the Market Has Not Broken Ahead of NVIDIA Earnings
CME Single Stock Futures Launch Today: 55 U.S. Stocks and 22 Micro Contracts
CHICAGO, July 27, 2026 — CME Group has launched a new family of financially settled Single Stock futures, giving market participants access to futures contracts tied to 55 leading U.S. stocks. The rollout includes 55 standard-sized contracts and Micro versions on 22 selected companies. The new contracts began trading for the Monday, July 27 trade date following their Sunday … [Read more...] about CME Single Stock Futures Launch Today: 55 U.S. Stocks and 22 Micro Contracts
Is a Top Forming in the AI Stock Market Bubble? China’s Open-Source Challenge and Nasdaq Risk
Market analysis current as of the July 20, 2026 U.S. close. The AI stock market bubble is being tested from two directions at once. China’s increasingly capable and inexpensive open-weight AI models are challenging the premium pricing of U.S. platforms, while American technology companies are committing extraordinary sums to data centers, processors, electricity and … [Read more...] about Is a Top Forming in the AI Stock Market Bubble? China’s Open-Source Challenge and Nasdaq Risk