Daily market signals from Brad Roth: THOR Funds & Host of Behind the Ticker Podcast. $THIR $THLV
May 4, 2026
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4 min read
Oil is up nearly four percent on tanker news. Materials carries the quiet half of the capex bill.
May 3, 2026
6 min read
Mega-cap earnings split. The capex bill is now $725 billion.
May 1, 2026
AWS grew 28% year over year, the fastest pace in three years. The stock fell anyway. Utilities and Industrials sit at the top of the lineup.
Apr 30, 2026
Alphabet ripped after the bell. Meta gave back nine percent on the AI capex raise. The Dow leads pre-market while the Nasdaq absorbs the gap.
Apr 29, 2026
Crude keeps rallying on Trump's Iran threats. Futures bounce back from the chip selloff.
Apr 28, 2026
3 min read
Trump cancelled Iran negotiations Saturday. Microsoft and Meta print Wednesday. The morning has the rotation to match.
Apr 27, 2026
Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon report this week.
Apr 26, 2026
5 min read
Both systems expanded to near full equity exposure this week. The Strait of Hormuz just got a twelve-month timeline.
Apr 24, 2026
Nasdaq futures up nearly 1% on earnings relief. The Dow CEO says the shipping lane won't clear for almost a year.
Apr 23, 2026
The latest rebalance expanded both books.
Apr 22, 2026
Microsoft and Alphabet report after the close. The system's two biggest positions own both names.
Apr 21, 2026
Iran seized a vessel and walked from peace talks Monday. Tuesday pre-market, S&P 500 futures are up 0.35%.
Apr 20, 2026
Oil reverses 5% higher and stocks give back some of Friday's records.
Apr 19, 2026
Five days from Hormuz blockade to S&P all-time highs.
Apr 17, 2026
Wall Street printed fresh highs while crude climbs back toward triple digits.
Apr 16, 2026
THOR Index Rotation steps back in, Low Volatility swaps defensives for cyclicals — with the S&P within pennies of a new record.
Apr 15, 2026
Both THOR systems sit risk off awaiting Wednesday rebalance.
Apr 14, 2026
Futures rebound on Iran diplomacy whispers. Both THOR systems stay parked in cash.
Apr 13, 2026
Hormuz blockade in effect. Energy repricing underway.
Apr 12, 2026
Markets rallied 3.6% on ceasefire hopes. Iran hasn't agreed to anything yet.
Apr 10, 2026
Inflation expectations jump a full percentage point while Vance sits down with Iran in Islamabad
Apr 9, 2026
Hormuz toll demands, a 50% tariff threat, and Core PCE all land the same morning
Apr 8, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
Trump's Iran ultimatum expires tonight. Both THOR strategies are sitting in cash.
Apr 6, 2026
Tariff escalation met with a shrug. For now.
