JUL · ISSUE 31 · July 29, 2026

KEY WEEK

Four giants in 48 hours

The Fed, four of the Mag-7, and inflation, all in one week.

FOMC

WED

35% hike odds

META + MSFT

WED

after the close

AMZN + AAPL

THU

after the close

THE NUMBER

±6.3%

↕ the move options are pricing for the most volatile name

The market is pricing swings of 3.3% to 6.3% in each tech giant via their options. With the Fed that same Wednesday, the risk of a double hit is real.

DATA

ZOOM IN

48 hours

48h

▲ 4 of the world's 7 biggest report back to back

It's like cramming three months of news into two evenings. Any large position this week is a five-sided coin flip.

Between Wednesday's close and Thursday's, nearly a quarter's worth of catalysts stack up: four giants and a rate decision.

CATALYST: — An event capable of sharply moving an asset's price.
BINARY: — An outcome with two paths: up or down, no clear middle.

SIMPLE RULE

The market doesn't buy the past

“The market doesn't reward yesterday's profit: it punishes or rewards tomorrow's outlook. And this week that outlook lands four times.”

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There was already a warning: one giant beat earnings and was still punished for its AI spending. The market watches the guidance, not the closed quarter.

GUIDANCE: — A company's forecast for its next quarters.
CAPEX: — Capital spending (factories, chips, data centers).

IMPLIED MOVE

WHAT'S AT STAKE

How much each giant expects to move

Four of five clear a 'normal' day with room to spare. The market already knows these evenings will hurt or thrill.

The move options are pricing for each event. The taller the bar, the more nervous the market is about that name.

OPTIONS: — Contracts giving the right to buy or sell; their price reveals market fear.
VOLATILITY: — How much a price is expected to swing.

WHAT TO WATCH

FOUR KEYS

Four things that will decide the week

THE CAPEX GUIDANCE
One giant already beat earnings and fell for announcing more AI spending. Repeat that pattern and the market punishes even good numbers.
THE IMPLIED MOVES
Options are pricing 3.3% to 6.3% per name. That's the scare the market already takes for granted before reading a single figure.
A FED WITH NO ROADMAP
An FOMC with no projections and a 35% chance of a hike. The uncertainty isn't the decision, it's the missing script.
THE DOUBLE HIT
If Wednesday brings a hawkish Fed and soft tech guidance together, the market takes two blows in one evening.

It isn't just whether they beat. These four factors matter more than the quarter's headline number.

FOMC: — The Fed committee that sets interest rates.
PROJECTIONS: — The chart where the Fed signals where it sees future rates (dot-plot).

BREAKDOWN

WHAT MOVES IT

What rules this week (illustrative)

MAG-7 EARNINGSFour giants in 48 hours50%

THE FED DECISIONNo projections, 35% hike odds35%

INFLATION (CORE PCE)The Fed's preferred gauge15%

Half the weight is pure company risk, the other half is macro. A rare cocktail to see inside five days.

A rough split of how much each event weighs on market mood. Not an exact measure, a compass.

CORE PCE: — Inflation excluding food and energy; what the Fed uses for its 2% target.
MACRO: — The big economic data: rates, inflation, employment.

CALENDAR

NEXT 3 DAYS

The five events that move the week

WED JUL 29 · 14:00 ET	FOMC · RATE DECISION	High	No dot-plot. A 35% hike probability already in the price.
WED JUL 29 · 14:30 ET	FED PRESS CONFERENCE	Medium	Tone matters as much as the decision: clues for September.
WED JUL 29 · AMC	META + MSFT EARNINGS	High	Implied ±5.5% and ±6.3%. The AI-spending guidance is what to watch.
THU JUL 30 · AMC	AMZN + AAPL EARNINGS	High	Implied ±6.3% and ±3.3%. They close out the round of giants.
FRI JUL 31 · 08:30 ET	CORE PCE · INFLATION	High	The Fed's preferred inflation gauge caps off the week.

Five binaries in a row. Each can turn the market in minutes, and they arrive nearly back to back.

FOMC: — The Fed committee that sets interest rates.
AMC: — After Market Close: released after Wall Street closes (16:00 ET).
ET: — Eastern Time, the New York clock where Wall Street trades.

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MAG-7: — The seven largest US tech companies by market cap.
IMPLIED: — The move options expect after an event.

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