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Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Subject: U.S. Market Outlook Update | Sharp Monday Rally and Near-Term Correction Risk
Dear SPR Premium Subscribers,
The U.S. stock market posted a sharp rally on Monday, driven by a sudden increase in expectations that several of the major negative factors weighing on the market could begin to ease.
1. Renewed Expectations for a Diplomatic Breakthrough Between the U.S. and Iran
Expectations increased that President Trump could potentially meet with the Iranian president, raising hopes for a renewed diplomatic path toward resolving the conflict.
As a result, crude oil prices fell sharply. Given that elevated oil prices have been one of the most significant sources of pressure on the market, the sudden decline in oil prices provided considerable relief regarding inflationary pressures and the broader interest-rate outlook.
2. Lower Treasury Yields Supported Technology Stocks
The decline in oil prices and the resulting improvement in inflation expectations also contributed to a decline in the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield.
This created a more favorable environment for technology and growth stocks, with buying pressure becoming concentrated in the technology sector and contributing to the broader market's gains.
3. Strong Buying in AI and Semiconductor Stocks
Buying interest was particularly strong in AI and semiconductor-related stocks, which became a major driver of the market's advance.
One notable catalyst was renewed interest in Meta's "Muse" personal AI agent, which reinforced expectations that the broader adoption of AI agents could create another significant increase in demand for AI computing capacity.
Importantly, the market reaction was not limited to Meta itself. The expectation that widespread adoption of AI agents could increase computational demand further spread into semiconductor-related companies such as AMD, Intel, and Arm.
This suggests that the market is beginning to consider the possibility that Agentic AI could generate greater computing demand than previously anticipated, leading to broader reassessment of the potential growth of the AI semiconductor industry.
Short-Term Market Outlook
The combination of these developments occurring simultaneously resulted in a sharp strengthening of the existing buying-side supply-demand flow on Monday.
However, the timing and magnitude of today's move are also important.
Rather than developing as a gradual rebound within the previously expected range, the market moved sharply higher in a single session. As a result, the market has now moved into a relatively overheated short-term zone, making it increasingly difficult for additional buying pressure to strengthen at the same pace.
At these levels, the probability of profit-taking and increased selling pressure also becomes higher.
Therefore, although Monday's sharp rally significantly strengthened the short-term buying flow, we believe the market is now positioned for a potential cooling-off and corrective process.
Based on the current supply-demand structure, there is a relatively high possibility that Monday's closing level could represent a near-term high, followed by a period of downside fluctuation and consolidation through Friday of this week as the market works to absorb the rapid increase in buying pressure.
The magnitude of this correction will also depend heavily on developments surrounding the U.S.-Iran situation.
The sharp decline in oil prices and the resulting market rally were largely driven by renewed expectations of diplomatic progress. If these expectations are not followed by visible diplomatic results or meaningful progress during this period, and military tensions escalate again, oil prices could rise once more.
In that scenario, the current correction could become significantly deeper, as higher oil prices would once again raise concerns over inflation, interest rates, and monetary-policy tightening.
Weekly Trend Confirmation Remains Important
As discussed in our previous email, the weekly trend had recently produced an unstable signal suggesting that the previous correction could potentially transition back into an upward trend.
However, this signal emerged suddenly following last week's expiration-related supply-demand distortion, and its reliability has therefore not yet been sufficiently established.
For this reason, this week's market behavior is particularly important.
The market needs to demonstrate that the strengthened buying pressure following Monday's rally can be sustained beyond the initial catalyst-driven move. If the market instead experiences a rapid increase in profit-taking and selling pressure, the recent signal suggesting an extension of the upward trend could quickly lose credibility.
Accordingly, investors should remain aware that the current market is entering a period in which volatility could increase sharply and the direction of the market could change rapidly.
We recommend closely monitoring the interaction between oil prices, U.S.-Iran developments, Treasury yields, and the underlying buying-versus-selling supply-demand flow throughout the remainder of the week.
We will continue to monitor these developments closely and provide an updated outlook if there is a meaningful change in the market's underlying trend or supply-demand structure.
Thank you.
SPRㅣ Stock Pretiming Report team.
All forecasts are probabilistic and subject to change as market conditions evolve. Investment decisions remain solely the responsibility of each investor.)
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