Stock Market

September 21, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Stocks Surge Before the Bell as Oil Cools and the AI Trade Roars Back

As of 8:30am CT on Monday, Wall Street futures were climbing hard. Dow E-minis were up 311 points, or 0.6%, S&P 500 E-minis added 48.75 points, or 0.63%, and...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
News, Stock Market

Sunday Evening on Wall Street: Futures Reopen After the Dow’s Worst Week Since March

U.S. stock futures reopen Sunday evening at 6 p.m. ET after a week that split the market in two. The Nasdaq finished higher, the S&P 500 finished flat, and...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

Two Engines, One Metal: Inside Gold’s Record Run Above $4,300

Gold fell this week and still finished it looking like a champion. That sentence sounds strange until you have watched this market for a while. Spot gold slipped 1.22%...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
News, Stock Market

Monday’s Opening Bell: Futures, the Fed’s Speakers, and What First Trades Are Watching

U.S. stock futures reopen Sunday evening at 6 p.m. ET, and when the opening bell rings Monday morning, traders will be picking up right where Friday left them: a...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

The Rate-Hike Paradox: Why Bank Stocks Sank When Rates Went Up

The situation On Wednesday, September 16, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in three years, lifting its benchmark to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
News, Stock Market

A Quiet Calendar, a Loud Market: What Wall Street Is Watching the Week of September 21

Sunday morning has a particular kind of calm on Wall Street. The screens are dark, the futures desks are quiet, and everybody who moved markets last week is home...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Guides, Stock Market

How IPOs Actually Work, Told Through Three Stories From This Week

The question sounds simple: how does a company go public? The answer involves a regulatory filing, a roadshow, a pricing meeting, a first day of trading, and a lockup...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman; Son Howard Takes the Gavel

On Friday, September 18, a 96-year-old man wrote the letter his shareholders had been waiting for, and dreading, for years. Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway’s owners that he was...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

After the Clarity Act Died in the Senate, the SEC Opened the Door to Tokenized Stocks

The situation On Tuesday, September 16, the U.S. Senate refused to open formal debate on the Clarity Act, the long-awaited bill that would have drawn the line between digital...

September 20, 2026
Boldly Financial
Guides, Stock Market

What Is Triple Witching? A Plain-Language Guide to Wall Street’s Expiry Days

The question Friday, September 18 was a triple-witching day. That means stock-index options, stock-index futures, and individual stock-option contracts all expired on the same day, with roughly $7 trillion...