The Undertow Stirs Beneath Calm Waters

The surface lies still, yet the mudang reads the current churning beneath — the fire of the semiconductors has guttered out, and the blade of Section 122 sharpens toward its July expiration. When the great mouths sound their drums as one, the sal crosses the threshold without a sound.

Sal (煞) energy 43.7/100Unease

When the sal strikes — 1–3 months, 38%

What the Spirits Point To

Macro
Credit & Valuation
Volatility & Tail Risk
Market Internals
News & Sentiment

Cries of the Big Mouths (大口)

“Warsh reaffirmed price stability as the Fed's top priority, declaring inflation remains too high while offering no signal on the July rate decision.” — Kevin Warsh 🐻
“Bessent dismissed bond market crisis warnings as overstated, pledging to gradually reduce the deficit through tariff revenue and drug price savings.” — Scott Bessent 🐂 famous last words
“Dimon warned the market is exuberant and that inflation hitting 4% would push bond yields materially higher, directly pressuring equity valuations.” — Jamie Dimon 🐻
“Dalio warned the US is in a stagflationary period, is past the point of no return on its debt trajectory, and that 1930s-style financial repression is now a plausible outcome.” — Ray Dalio 🐻
“Grantham declared this is the most expensive US market in history by market cap-to-GDP at 235%, arguing the AI boom signals a dot-com-like historic peak.” — Jeremy Grantham 🐻

Rumors on the Wind

Payrolls came in at only 57,000 — half of expectations — signaling a meaningful growth slowdown — Charles Schwab Market Update
CPI hit 4.2%, a 3-year high, with the Section 122 tariff expiration cliff approaching July 24 — GoMarkets
Fed Chair Warsh reaffirmed price stability as the top priority and declined to hint at any July rate decision — CNBC
The SOX index dropped 6.7% in a single session, giving back all Q2 semiconductor gains — Charles Schwab Market Update
Dimon warned the bull market is in a state of euphoria and flagged complacency risk around Iran, Russia, and China — Yahoo Finance
The U.S. declined to renew the USMCA trade deal, reigniting tariff anxiety with Canada and Mexico — TheStreet
Dalio warned the U.S. is in a stagflationary phase and has passed the point of no return on its debt trajectory — Ray Dalio
Grantham cited a market-cap-to-GDP ratio of 235% — the highest in U.S. history — and argued the AI bubble mirrors dot-com peak signals — Jeremy Grantham

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