April 20, 2026 7:52am

Oil prices rise as conflict escalates, maintain a defensive positions

“The only question with Monday trade, assuming news doesn’t change again, will be the extent of the market pullback?” <CNBC>

Pre-open Signals: HOLD, don’t SELL into Negativity

Never leave retail investor uninformed … I say what others won’t, so you can KNOW what others can’t!

Let’s see how the news “plays out”

Say/write less, mean more …

Friday’s RMi Closing Bell: The Strait is clear … https://www.regmedinvestors.com/articles/14387

I chose to speak-up when many analysts, brokers and commentators have shut-up!

 

Remember that overnight action in futures don't necessarily translate into actual trading in today’s regular stock market session.

 

Monday: The pre-open Dow futures are DOWN-0.56% or (-279 points), the S&P futures are DOWN -0.50% (-35 points) and the Nasdaq futures are DOWN -0.46% or (122- points)

  • U.S. stock futures declined as Iranian war escalates, Monday, 4/20
  • European equities and bourses slid
  • Asia Pacific markets mostly rose

Economic Data: It’s still all about oil pricing

  • None

 

Henry’omics: We need to more than consider the market’s setting to grasp the micro re “our” universe of cell and gene therapy companies

  • Friday: The Dow closed UP +868.71 points or +1.79%, the S&P closed UP +84.78 points or +1.20% while the Nasdaq closed UP +365.776 points or +1.52%
  • Thursday: The Dow closed UP +115.00 points or +0.24%, the S&P closed UP +18.33 points or +0.26% while the Nasdaq closed UP +86.687 points or +0.36%
  • Wednesday: The Dow closed DOWN -72.27 points or -0.17%, the S&P closed UP +55.57 points or +0.80% while the Nasdaq closed UP +378.9347 points or +1.60%
  • Tuesday: The Dow closed UP +317.56 points or +0.60%, the S&P closed UP +81.15 points or +1.18% while the Nasdaq closed UP +455.347 points or +1.96%
  • Monday: The Dow closed UP +301.68 points or +0.63%, the S&P closed UP +69.35 points or +1.02% while the Nasdaq closed UP +280.842 points or +1.23%
  • Last week: The S&P 500 is up +4.5%,the Dow is up +3.2% and the Nasdaq is up +6.8%.
  • The previous week: The S&P gained +3.6%, the Dow +3% and the Nasdaq ascended +4.7%

 

Q2/26 – 1 neutral, 3 negative, 6 positive closes and 1 holiday

  • Q1 – March – 9 positive and 13 negative closes
  • February – 1 market holiday, 11 positive and 8 negative closes
  • January – 2 holiday, 2 neutral, 9 negative and 9 positive closes 

 

Companies in my headlights – It’s your decision; I provide ideas and context

I post about “indication intelligence” looking toward investment conferences … to assist investors with insight into sector vulnerabilities and strengths.  A dictionary definition of “indicate” refers to something less than a certainty; an indication could be a signal of being oversold or overbought, a recommendation, or grounds for inferring or a basis for believing.

  • Watch, wait for a when if any moves

 

The BOTTOM LINE: Welcome to my world of defining the “grey’ in our universe!

Welcome to my world of defining the “grey’ in our universe!

  • I hate to be so negative or contrarian but, this is a NO spin zone and facts and truth are its products; I can always be WRONG but, I am mostly EARLY!
  • if I wanted to be liked, I wouldn’t have been an analyst/journalist.


April 3rd Week:

  • 4/17 - Friday closed positive with 33 incliners, 5 decliners and 2 flats
  • 4/16 - Thursday closed negative with 12 incliners, 26 decliners and 2 flats
  • 4/15 – Wednesday closed positive with 26 incliners, 12 decliners and 2 flats
  • 4/14 - Tuesday closed positive with 32 incliners, 6 decliners and 2 flats
  • 4/13 - Monday closed positive with 33 incliners, 5 decliners and 2 flats

April – 2nd week

  • 4/10 - Friday closed negative with 7 incliners, 30 decliners and 3 flats
  • 4/9 - Thursday closed positive with 24 incliners, 13 decliners and 3 flats
  • 4/8 – Wednesday closed positive with 27 incliners, 8 decliners and 5 flats
  • 4/7 – Tuesday closed negative with 15 incliners, 21 decliners and 4 flats
  • 4/6 - Monday closed positive with 20 incliners, 18 decliners and 2 flats

April – 1st week

  • 4/3 – Friday was a market holiday
  • 4/2 - Thursday closed neutral with 19 incliners, 19 decliners and 2 flats
  • 4/1 – Wednesday closed positive with 29 incliners, 8 decliners and 3 flats

 

As the leading voice of cell and gene therapy investors; I am NOT always a doom and gloom analyst/journalist but a man who has been “there” (BUY, SELL, VC and multiple operating roles) with the gray hair and a readership following with real numbers to prove it!

  • I am more frequently right than consequentially wrong; if I wanted to be liked, I wouldn’t have been an analyst/journalist.

 

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