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🌍 Global Morning Macros Snapshot PDC: 3:25 PM IST July 30 | Brief Futures Data 🏛️ Dow Futures: 52,416.8 🟢 +672.8 (+1.30%) 💻 Nasdaq Futures: 28,300.1 🟢 +893.3 (+3.26%) SHORT & MEDIUM TERM NEGATIVE 🛢️ Crude: 85.75 🔻 -1.98 (-2.26%) 🥇 Gold: 4,083.637 🟢 +16.807 (+0.41%) 💵 DXY: 100.005 🔻 📉 US 10Y: 4.651 🔻 | 📉 US 30Y: 5.194 🔻 🇮🇳 USDINR: 95.67 🔻 🇮🇳 Gift Nifty: 24,427 🟢 +77 (+0.32%) 🇮🇳 India VIX: 12.155 🔻 (-0.27%) 🌙 US Markets – Previous Close (July 30) 📈 Dow: +1.37% to 52,302 | 📈 S&P: +1.53% to 7,428 | 📈 Nasdaq: +2.42% to 25,033 • Microsoft 🚀 cloud fastest growth in 4 years; Meta recovered from weak Q3 guidance; Q2 GDP +2.7% (above estimates); crude fell 2%+ on US-Iran pause holding; Dow snapped 2-day losing streak; then after close: Amazon +9.4% AH (AWS fastest growth in 18 quarters), Apple -6% AH (weak guidance, supply constraints) --- 🔥 GEOPOLITICS & WAR — LIVE JULY 31 - US-IRAN PAUSE FRAGILE — fighting resumed late Wednesday (US intercepted Iranian surprise attack on US troops in Jordan); US launched retaliatory strikes overnight; oil spiked 6.6% intraday before closing up ~2%; pause from July 25-27 now effectively broken again. - TRUMP: "IF WE DON'T MAKE A DEAL, WE GO BACK TO SAME THING" — said Iran asked for a halt to strikes; US paused pending talks; no confirmed new ceasefire framework. - HORMUZ TRAFFIC NEAR STANDSTILL — fewer than 10 commodity ships transited Hormuz on Monday per shipping data; pre-war ~100/day. - HOUTHI DOUBLE THREAT — Houthi Saudi maritime blockade + ongoing Hormuz disruption = simultaneous Red Sea and Gulf chokepoints; Brent elevated as a result. - PCE 2.9% — inflation still well above 2% target; Fed hawkish hold (9-3, three dissenters wanted hike); September rate hike now 57.2% probability per CME. --- 🌍 WORLD MARKET HEADLINES - India Gift Nifty (July 31): 🟢 +77 (+0.32%) — positive open; Amazon blowout lifting Nasdaq; India VIX 12.155 easing. - USDINR: 95.67 — slight rupee recovery as crude eases. - Asian markets (July 30, live): Nikkei 🟢 +433 pts to 61,867 | Hang Seng 🟢 +50 to 25,858 | Shanghai 🔻 -23 to 3,804 — broadly positive on Microsoft/Amazon lift. - European markets (July 30): DAX 🔻 -41 to 25,418 | FTSE 🟢 +12 to 10,921 — mixed; Bank of England held rates. - Crude WTI 🔻 $85.75 (-2.26%) | Brent $89.61 intraday peak July 29; PDC $87.73; easing on pause-holding hopes. - Gold 🟢 $4,083 (+0.41%) | US10Y 🔻 4.651% | US30Y 🔻 5.194% — 30Y easing from 5.237% peak. --- 🇺🇸 US MARKET LATEST - Previous Close July 30: Dow +1.37% to 52,302 | S&P +1.53% to 7,428 | Nasdaq +2.42% to 25,033 | Russell +1.37% to 2,946. - Amazon 🚀 +9.4% AH — AWS fastest growth in 18 quarters; AI and custom chip businesses gaining momentum rapidly; best earnings catalyst of the week. - Apple 🔻 -6% AH — beat Q3 EPS ($2.02 vs $1.89 est) and revenue ($109.4B vs $108.65B est); but weak Q4 guidance citing "supply constraints"; iPhone +22% YoY. - Q2 GDP: +2.7% (above estimates); PCE June: +2.9% YoY (above 2% target); jobless claims 215K (steady). Gift Nifty indicated positive opening +77 points 📌 Disclaimer: 🔗 https://plutusadvisors.com/disclosure-ra.html

📢 TRILLIUM QUANT | INVESTOR GYAAN A 2x ETF Doesn't Give You Twice the Return — It Gives You Twice the Consequences 🔹 Leverage amplifies both gains and losses — but the mathematics of loss mean a 50% fall requires a 100% gain just to get back to zero 🔹 Leveraged ETFs rebalance daily — so in a volatile, choppy market they decay even if the underlying eventually recovers 🔹 Korea's retail investors put wedding deposits and college funds into 2x chip ETFs — they lost 75-80% in eight weeks. The product worked exactly as designed. Knowledge compounds too. Stay with us for more. ✨ #TrilliumQuant

📢 TRILLIUM QUANT | GLOBAL MARKET UPDATE Korea's Leveraged ETF Investors Lost Everything — And Then Some 🔹 The KODEX SK Hynix 2x Leveraged ETF fell more than 80% from its June 23 peak; the equivalent Samsung 2x product fell nearly 75% from its June 3 peak — in under 8 weeks 🔹 ₩2.3 trillion in forced liquidations hit Korean retail investors — people who invested wedding home deposits and college savings into 2x chip ETFs 🔹 The Korean government capped individual single-stock leveraged ETF holdings at 20% of total portfolio; new listings halted; higher trading costs and mandatory simulated trading requirements added Stay tuned — more on the global leveraged ETF risk story. 🚀 This is for general information only and not investment advice. Please consult a registered financial advisor before investing. #TrilliumQuant

📢 TRILLIUM QUANT | GLOBAL MARKET UPDATE The Worst Month in South Korea's Stock Market History 🔹 KOSPI fell 23% in July 2026 — its worst monthly drop ever — wiping out ₩250 trillion in market cap and triggering 7 circuit breakers; on July 28 alone it crashed 10.8% to 6,023 after China's DUV news 🔹 Samsung shed 13.4% and SK Hynix plunged 14.7% on July 28 — SK Hynix's US-listed shares closed below its own IPO price of $149 🔹 The Korean government convened an emergency "F4 meeting" — Deputy PM, Bank of Korea Governor, FSC and FSS heads — announcing stabilisation measures on July 30 Global shifts, local impact — knowledge is your best asset. More coming your way soon. ✨ #TrilliumQuant

🌍 Global Morning Macros Snapshot PDC: 3:25 PM IST July 29 | Brief Futures Data 🏛️ Dow Futures: 51,700.3 🔻 -1017 (-1.93%) SHORT TERM NEGATIVE 💻 Nasdaq Futures: 27,404.2 🔻 -472.6 (-1.69%) SHORT & MEDIUM TERM NEGATIVE 🛢️ Crude: 86.94 🟢 +2.03 (+2.39%) 🥇 Gold: 4,066.58 🟢 +31.81 (+0.79%) 💵 DXY: 100.76 🔻 📈 US 10Y: 4.688 🟢 | 📈 US 30Y: 5.216 🟢 🇮🇳 USDINR: 95.637 🔻 🇮🇳 Gift Nifty: 24,233.5 🔻 -64 (-0.26%) 🇮🇳 India VIX: 12.0275 🔻 (-0.13%) 🌙 US Markets – Previous Close (July 29) 🔻 Dow: -2.19% to 51,594 | 🔻 S&P: -1.52% to 7,316 | 🔻 Nasdaq: -1.74% to 24,442 • Worst Dow day since April 2025 — Fed held 9-3 (3 dissented for hike); 30Y soared to highest since 2007 (5.2%+); Iran intercepted "surprise attack" on US troops → Trump vowed retaliation → Brent +6.6% to $89.61; Nasdaq entered technical correction (−11% from ATH); chip rout deepened; Meta lackluster guidance; Microsoft cloud +fastest pace in 4 years --- 🔥 GEOPOLITICS & WAR — LIVE JULY 30 - IRAN SURPRISE ATTACK INTERCEPTED — US military thwarted an Iranian "surprise attack" targeting US troops in Jordan and other Middle East bases July 29; Jordan intercepted fresh barrage of Iranian missiles; US and Saudi forces struck Iranian-backed forces in Iraq killing 20+ people. - TRUMP: "WE WILL HIT IRAN HARD" — Trump vowed to retaliate; Brent jumped 6.6% to $89.61, WTI +6.4% to $84.31 during the session. - CEASEFIRE DEAD — pause that began July 25-26 lasted only 3 days; full escalation resumed; Hormuz traffic at standstill. - FED HAWKISH HOLD — Fed voted 9-3 to hold rates at 3.50-3.75%; Cleveland, Minneapolis, Dallas Fed presidents dissented for a hike — most dissents since 2016; CME FedWatch now prices 57.2% chance of September hike. --- 🌍 WORLD MARKET HEADLINES - India Gift Nifty (July 30): 🔻 -64 (-0.26%) India VIX 12.03 easing slightly; crude above $86. - USDINR: 95.637 — recovering from record lows as DXY weakens slightly. - Asian markets (July 30, live — Bloomberg 14 mins ago): MSCI Asia Pacific 🟢 +0.6% rising first time in 3 days; Kospi 🟢 +2.2%; Samsung 🟢 +4.3% (chip profit soared 250-fold); chip selloff showing signs of easing. - European markets (July 29): Stoxx 600 fell sharply post-FOMC; energy outperformed on crude spike. - Crude WTI 🟢 $86.94 (+2.39%) | Brent spiked to $89.61 intraday July 29; PDC $84.91. - Gold 🟢 $4,066 (+0.79%) | US10Y 🟢 4.688% | US30Y 🟢 5.216% — 30Y at highest since 2007. --- 🇺🇸 US MARKET LATEST - Previous Close July 29: Dow 🔻 -1,153 pts (-2.19%) to 51,594 | S&P 🔻 -1.52% to 7,316 | Nasdaq 🔻 -1.74% to 24,442 | VIX 🟢 +13.45% to 20.66. - Nasdaq 100 in technical correction — 11% below ATH; 30Y at highest since 2007; JPMorgan flagged "oversold enough for a tactical buy" with 5 tailwinds. - Live Futures July 30 (CNBC, 23 mins ago): Dow 🟢 +158 (+0.3%) | S&P 🟢 +0.4% | Nasdaq 100 🟢 +0.7% — recovering on Microsoft and Big Tech earnings after close. - Microsoft 🟢 +AH — cloud grew fastest pace in 4 years; Meta 🔻 -AH — lackluster Q3 guidance; Amazon and Apple report tonight. - Today: Q2 GDP first estimate | PCE data | Amazon and Apple earnings after close. --- Gift Nifty indicated negative opening -64 points 📌 Disclaimer: 🔗 https://plutusadvisors.com/disclosure-ra.html

📊 Participant-wise Derivatives Data 🔹 Index Futures Added + 1,342 Long Reduced - 9,441 Short Long: Short Ratio – 10:90 🔹 Stock Futures Reduced - 4,929 Long Reduced - 67,098 Short Long: Short Ratio - 55:45 FII in index futures added longs & reduced shorts & Stock futures reduced longs and shorts. 💰 Cash Market Update – 29 July 2026 (Includes Block Deals – Provisional Data) DII Net : + 998 Cr FII Net : + 2,982 Cr 🔗 Refer to the disclaimer https://www.plutusadvisors.com/disclosure-ra

📢 TRILLIUM QUANT | INVESTOR GYAAN Why 3:15 PM Is Now the Most Important Minute in F&O 🔹 Until now, the last 30 minutes of trading set the closing price — large institutions could influence it with big orders right at close 🔹 The CAS auction collects all orders and matches them at a single fair price — making last-minute manipulation far harder 🔹 For retail traders, the most important habit to build now: square off intraday positions before 3:15 PM, not 3:25 PM — your broker will close them automatically Understanding the "why" behind the numbers is half the battle. More insights coming your way. 💡 This is for general information only and not investment advice. Please consult a registered financial advisor before investing. #TrilliumQuant

📢 TRILLIUM QUANT | GLOBAL MARKET UPDATE F&O Markets Get a New Clock from August 3 — Here's What Changes 🔹 Cash market trading for F&O stocks stops at 3:15 PM sharp from August 3 — a new 20-minute Closing Auction Session (CAS) then runs from 3:15 PM to 3:35 PM to set the official closing price 🔹 F&O market closing time moves from 3:30 PM to 3:40 PM — giving derivatives traders 10 extra minutes to react to the final cash price 🔹 VWAP window for F&O closing price also shifts — from 3:00–3:30 PM to 3:10–3:40 PM; all open intraday (MIS) orders and stop-loss orders are auto-cancelled at 3:15 PM Stay tuned — more market structure updates coming your way. 📊 This is for general information only and not investment advice. Please consult a registered financial advisor before investing. #TrilliumQuant

🌍 Global Morning Macros Snapshot PDC: 3:25 PM IST July 28 | Brief Futures Data 🏛️ Dow Futures: 52,680.7 🟢 +336.4 (+0.64%) 💻 Nasdaq Futures: 27,623.7 🔻 -187.2 (-0.67%) SHORT & MEDIUM TERM NEGATIVE 🛢️ Crude: 85.15 🟢 +1.44 (+1.72%) 🥇 Gold: 4,027.74 🔻 -1.79 (-0.04%) 💵 DXY: 101.17 🔻 📉 US 10Y: 4.614 🔻 | 📉 US 30Y: 5.098 🔻 🇮🇳 USDINR: 95.7175 🔻 🌙 US Markets – Previous Close (July 28) 📈 Dow: +1.03% to 52,747 | 🟢 S&P: +0.21% to 7,428 | 🔻 Nasdaq: -0.22% to 24,876 • Dow 3-day winning streak — Coca-Cola +5%, Boeing, UPS, Visa all beat earnings; chip stocks dragged Nasdaq again — Micron -2.3%, Nvidia -5%, AMD -5.2%, SanDisk -11%; oil fell on pause in US-Iran fighting; VIX 18.21 --- 🔥 GEOPOLITICS & WAR — - IRAN ATTEMPTED SURPRISE ATTACK — US military confirmed it intercepted an Iranian "attempted surprise attack" on US troops in the Middle East overnight July 28-29; crude jumped 5% to top $83 in early Asian trade on the news. - US-IRAN PAUSE BROKEN — three days of relative calm shattered; US equity futures fell immediately on the overnight attack report; war escalation risk back front and centre. - TRUMP-NETANYAHU MEETING "EXTREMELY POSITIVE" — meeting at Oval Office July 28 described as "extremely positive" by senior Israeli official; leaders "reaffirmed ironclad commitment to ensuring Iran never has nuclear weapons"; Trump said he and Netanyahu have "a little difference" on approach but are "pretty close." - TRUMP: "WE'RE TALKING RIGHT NOW" — said Iran requested talks and the US halted strikes at Iran's request; held back on "powerful new strikes" as mediators claimed progress; peace remains possible but fragile. - HORMUZ TRAFFIC STANDSTILL — only 29 verified crossings July 24-26 per Kpler; pre-war average 100+/day; Brent posted biggest 3-day decline since April 2020 during the pause, settling at $84.09 Tuesday before the overnight attack. - UKRAINE STRUCK IRANIAN SHIP IN CASPIAN — Ukraine struck an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea Saturday, killing one sailor, wounding another; Russia condemned it; adds another friction dimension to the war. --- 🌍 WORLD MARKET HEADLINES - India (July 29, early): Gift Nifty +150 Points ; USDINR 95.717 recovering from 96.55 peak; crude jumping again on overnight attack. - Asian markets (July 29, live): Broad futures decline on Iran overnight attack — Nikkei, Kospi, ASX all tracking crude +5% and US futures lower. - European markets (July 28): Stoxx 50 futures -0.28% ahead of open; FTSE -0.18%; CAC -0.21%; DAX -0.43% — energy dragged the prior session. - Crude WTI 🟢 $85.15 (+1.72%) | Live: jumped to $83+ in Asian session on Iran attack intercept; PDC $83.71; Brent $84.09 settled Tuesday before overnight spike. - Gold 🔻 $4,027 | US10Y 🔻 4.614% | US30Y 🔻 5.098% — yields eased during pause; now reversing higher on attack news. --- 🇺🇸 US MARKET LATEST - Previous Close July 28: Dow +1.03% to 52,747 | S&P +0.21% to 7,428 | Nasdaq -0.22% to 24,876 | Russell -0.23% to 2,953. - Coca-Cola 🟢 +5% — strong Q2 beat; Boeing +3%, UPS +4%, Visa +2% — broad earnings strength; XLP consumer staples +1.5%, XLY +1.3%, XLC +1.3% led. - Chip rout deepened: Micron -2.3%, Nvidia -5%, AMD -5.2%, SanDisk -11%, SK Hynix -8.98%; AI circular financing concerns driving sustained selloff. - Live Futures July 29: Dow 🟢 +336 (+0.64%) | Nasdaq 🔻 -187 (-0.67%) SHORT & MEDIUM TERM NEGATIVE | S&P 🟢 +13.7 (+0.19%) SHORT TERM NEGATIVE — split; Dow boosted by earnings; Nasdaq hit by chips + overnight Iran attack. - Today: FOMC rate decision (11:30 PM IST) — hold at 3.50-3.75% expected; Warsh press conference key; Q2 GDP tomorrow; Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Apple all report this week. --- 📌 Disclaimer: 🔗 https://plutusadvisors.com/disclosure-ra.html

📊 Participant-wise Derivatives Data 🔹 Index Futures Reduced - 6,567 Long Reduced - 67,891 Short Long: Short Ratio – 9:91 🔹 Stock Futures Reduced - 2,30,667 Long Reduced - 1,43,685 Short Long: Short Ratio - 54:46 FII in index futures reduced longs & shorts & Stock futures reduced longs and shorts. 💰 Cash Market Update – 28 July 2026 (Includes Block Deals – Provisional Data) DII Net : + 1,664 Cr FII Net : + 755 Cr 🔗 Refer to the disclaimer https://www.plutusadvisors.com/disclosure-ra