OPENING US: Geopolitics and Financial Results Dictate Market Pace

The American session opened on Monday amid speculation about escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. American index futures are reacting with moderate declines, limiting losses to a maximum of 0.5%.

More significant fluctuations are observed in bond and oil markets. Bond yields are up by over 1% in the medium-term segment (1 to 5 years), oil is temporarily up by 3%, and Brent crude has crossed $111 per barrel.

The Iranian news agency FARS reported striking an unidentified American warship with two missiles as the ship allegedly attempted to pass through the strait. In response, an anonymous U.S. administration official told Axios that no such attack had occurred.

All of this is part of the “Project Freedom”, announced on Sunday by D. Trump – a military operation aimed at, in a manner that has not yet been clearly defined, creating the necessary conditions for the military escort of commercial ships through the strait.

Macroeconomic Data

The Census Bureau will release U.S. durable goods orders and industrial orders for March today, half an hour after the session opens.

• The market expects the annualized change in durable goods orders to improve, rising from -1.2% to 0.8%.
• Industrial orders are expected to increase by 0.5% compared to 0% the previous month.

NASDAQ 100 (D1)

The index remains in a strong upward trend, hovering near its historical highs. The RSI is rising into overbought territory (76). If sellers regain control, the first strong support level is at the Fibonacci level of 23.6%. Source: xStation5

Company News

• Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB.US) exceeded market expectations, reporting earnings per share of $7.878 and revenue of $93.68 billion under new CEO Greg Abel. Cash reserves reached $397.38 billion, with share buybacks totaling $234 million. The stock showed little reaction.
• GameStop (GME.US) rose over 6% in pre-market after announcing a $56 billion acquisition offer for the e-commerce platform eBay (about a 20% premium to the market valuation). eBay’s stock surged over 7% in pre-market.
• Palantir (PLTR.US) will report first-quarter 2026 results after the close. Analysts expect annualized earnings per share to be around $0.28 and revenue to exceed $1.5 billion.
• Norwegian Cruise (NCLH.US) provided disappointing forecasts for Q2 and the full year, with the stock falling over 7% and weighing on the sector.
• Celcuity (CELC.US) surged over 15% after reporting results from the next phase of clinical trials for its breast cancer drug.

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