https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/58616920-292e-46b3-86d6-6f2f9eef64bc Hey folks, welcome back to Verified Investing. In today’s breaking news update, we are looking at massive geopolitical escalations: the Strait of Hormuz is closed as of Saturday morning following reports of Iran firing on a tanker. With ships turning around, we are looking at an immediate shock to the energy markets and a likely aggressive gap-up for U.S. Oil by Sunday night. But what does this mean for the equities market? Friday gave us a massive rally, driving the S&P 500 to new highs—but right into a major resistance parallel that has marked the top of this market for the last six years. We dive deep into the charts to break down this perfect storm. I’m giving it to you straight: we cover the institutional options expiration trap, how extreme "fear and greed" retail sentiment plays into market tops, and exactly what key levels to watch on the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Oil charts as we head into next week. Optimized Timestamps 00:00 - Breaking News: Strait of Hormuz Closed & Iran Tanker Attack 00:58 - S&P 500 Chart Analysis: Hitting the Major Parallel Resistance 02:49 - Geopolitical Escalation: Will the Markets Panic on Monday? 03:49 - U.S. Oil Chart Breakdown: Price Targets & Sunday Night Gap Up 04:56 - The Options Expiration Trap: How Institutions Play Retail Traders 07:02 - NASDAQ Technical Analysis & Next Logical Pullback Zones 07:54 - Market Sentiment Check: Extreme Bullishness & Contrarian Indicators Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:36:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://serfdomalley.com https://serfdomalley.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/58616920-292e-46b3-86d6-6f2f9eef64bc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://serfdomalley.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.