Episode 2026-05-26

You're listening to Seven Horns A I — your A I-powered market update. It's Monday, May twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six, and US cash markets were closed today for Memorial Day. Today marked a unique trading day for investors. While Wall Street's cash equity markets observed the Memorial Day holiday, futures contracts for the major US indices were actively trading, painting a distinctly bullish picture. Friday's session, the last cash trading day, saw the S&P five hundred edged up zero point three seven percent, extending its winning streak to eight consecutive weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average posted a stronger gain, rising zero point five eight percent to close at a new record above fifty thousand five hundred seventy-nine. The Nasdaq composite, however, was held back slightly, gaining just zero point one nine percent. Throughout Friday, the market saw a steady, low-volatility drift higher, opening slightly in the green and grinding upward without significant reversals. Fast forward to today's holiday session, and US futures stole the show. The S&P five hundred futures rose nearly one percent, the Dow futures advanced about zero point nine four percent, and Nasdaq one hundred futures advanced one point three seven percent. This rally was largely fueled by optimism surrounding potential US-Iran peace talks, with reports suggesting a breakthrough in negotiations. This broader global risk-on sentiment pushed the M S C I All Country World Index to an all-time high. Looki