📈 This Week at Investor Central Club: Volatility, Tensions, FOMC & Big Moves

Hey traders,

We had another action-packed week in the markets — from inflation data and wild earnings swings to geopolitical uncertainty that moved the tape. Here’s your recap of what’s happened so far, and a reminder: Markets are closed Tomorrow (Juneteenth!) and will be open Friday!

🔥 Market Movers & Breaking Headlines

📉 CPI Report
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a cooldown in inflation, with headline CPI rising 0.0% month-over-month and core CPI up just 0.2%. This helped spark a relief rally as traders gained confidence that the Fed may be able to pivot later this year. Rate cut odds have ticked higher as a result.

📊 PPI Report
The Producer Price Index (PPI) came in hotter than expected, with core PPI rising 0.2% and headline up 0.5% month-over-month. While CPI eased inflation worries, the PPI print reminded investors that inflation volatility is far from over.

💻 Oracle ($ORCL) Earnings
Oracle delivered a strong earnings beat, announcing new partnerships with Microsoft and OpenAI to expand its cloud offerings. The stock jumped, showing tech investors that cloud infrastructure still has room to grow.

🎮 GameStop ($GME) Share Offering
GameStop raised over $2 billion through an at-the-market share offering after its recent meme stock spike. The move poured cold water on the hype, and $GME gave back most of its gains by week’s end.

🏡 RH ($RH) Earnings Beat
RH surprised with an earnings beat, citing stronger-than-expected demand and margin improvements. The high-end retail sector is still alive — and RH’s results gave bulls a reason to cheer.

🌍 Middle East Conflict
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East flared again, increasing market volatility. Oil and defense stocks caught a bid while broader sentiment stayed cautious.

🏦 FOMC Meeting TODAY! — What to Watch

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve tomorrow as they announce their latest interest rate decision.

🕒 FOMC Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 18
 📢 Time: 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET
 📄 What’s Expected:

• No rate change is widely expected

• Traders are focused on updated economic projections, the dot plot, and Powell’s tone during the press conference

🔍 Key Questions:

• Will Powell hint at a rate cut timeline?

• How will they interpret the recent CPI cool-off vs. hot PPI?

• Will they acknowledge geopolitical risks and their impact on policy?

📈 Volatility Alert:
The FOMC event often sparks rapid moves in the market — be sure to tune into STAX AI and Discord for real-time insights and flow alerts.

🎥 We'll also cover the aftermath live in our next Closing Bell — stay tuned!

🎥 Closing Bell LIVE — Watch Last Week’s Replays

We had two FIRE LIVE Stream sessions last week for Closing Bell, where we broke down market action, discussed STAX flow in real-time, and shared trading setups:

📍 Tuesday: Watch here
 📍 Wednesday: Watch here

💰 STAX 1K Challenge Update: $NU and $WULF

Our STAX 1K Challenge continues to deliver high-conviction setups using STAX AI flow confirmation.

• $NU — STAX Unusual prints showed us unusual Puts being bought- the position is currently down, but we’re still holding strong!

• $WULF — Flow caught the move early, and saw some small gains at the beginning. These calls are down a little right now, but we’ve got confidence in our analysis and continue to wait for our gains.

🧠 Full backtesting and data breakdown coming soon in our STAX AI recap video.

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See you in the Discord and on the next livestream.

Stay sharp,
— Investor Central Team