$SPY / $SPX Scenarios — Tuesday, Sept 16, 2025

🔮 SPY / SPX Scenarios — Tuesday, Sept 16, 2025 🔮

🌍 Market-Moving Headlines
📉 Pre-Fed jitters: Traders square positions one day before Wednesday’s 🚩 FOMC decision + Powell presser.
💻 Mega-cap flows: Post-Apple launch chatter and AI sector sentiment keep XLK leadership in play.
🛢️ Energy watch: Crude swings remain a headline driver for inflation hedges and $XLE.
💵 Dollar steady: FX tone reflects markets bracing for Fed clarity mid-week.

📊 Key Data & Events (ET)
⏰ 🚩 8:30 AM — Retail Sales (Aug)
⏰ 9:15 AM — Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization (Aug)
⏰ 10:00 AM — Business Inventories (Jul)
⏰ 10:00 AM — NAHB Housing Market Index (Sep)

⚠️ Disclaimer: Educational/informational only — not financial advice.

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