🧭 The Tactical Allocation Weekly Update (June 27 2026)
Markets were closed Friday June 19 in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. This update reflects Thursday's closing prices.
🧩 This Week’s Allocation:
📉 Gold briefly broke below $4,000 this week.
₿ Bitcoin fell under $60,000.
🚁 Iran shot drones at ships on Friday afternoon.
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📉 Equities
The Nasdaq Composite posted its fifth consecutive losing session on Friday as investors rotated out of key technology stocks and into more defensive areas of the market. The tech-heavy index dropped 0.24% to close at 25,297.62, while the S&P 500 ticked down 0.05% to 7,354.02. The S&P 500 slid nearly 2% on the week, while the Nasdaq fell 4.6% in the period. The Dow outperformed, rising 0.6% week to date.
The catalyst for the week-long technology selloff was a combination of factors arriving in rapid succession. Global tech stocks tumbled as investors questioned AI valuations and rising data center costs. Asian stock markets fell sharply, led by a selloff in technology shares as investors grew concerned that recent gains had pushed valuations too high. Trading in South Korea was temporarily halted after an 8% decline in the benchmark Kospi index triggered a circuit breaker. Then came the IPO news. Chip stocks were weaker after a New York Times report that OpenAI is considering delaying its IPO to next year because of SpaceX’s poor performance following its debut and overall volatility in AI-related shares.
₿ Bitcoin
Bitcoin closed Friday at $59,609, breaking below the $60,000 level for the first time since the Iran war began. The asset has been tracking risk sentiment closely throughout the week’s AI and tech selloff, with institutional flows rotating away from speculative assets into defensive positions. Bank of America now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three times before the end of 2026, a forecast that has added sustained pressure on risk assets including Bitcoin throughout the week.
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🥇 Gold
Gold futures with August delivery dipped below $4,000 for the first time in seven months, deepening their downturn amid a broader stock market slump. Oil prices continued their decline Wednesday, with Brent crude futures losing 4.33% to settle at $73.74 per barrel, seeing its lowest level since before the U.S. and Israel first launched airstrikes against Iran. The collapse in oil prices, while positive for inflation expectations, has removed the energy-driven safe-haven premium that had supported gold since February. The combination of falling oil, a stronger dollar, and rate hike expectations has created the most challenging environment for gold since before the Iran war began.
By Friday’s close, gold had recovered partially from its sub-$4,000 lows to settle near $4,085, though it remains significantly below last week’s levels.
🧠 The Bigger Picture
AI valuations questioned globally. An OpenAI IPO potentially delayed. Iran drones in the Strait on a Friday afternoon. Three Fed rate hikes now expected from Bank of America. Gold briefly below $4,000. The Nasdaq posting five consecutive losing sessions for the second time in three weeks.
This is not a calm market. It has not been a calm market since February.
Goldman Sachs’ head of Americas equities execution said he still believes the market is in “buy the dip” mode, noting that retail investors have been the most consistent buyers of equities in 2026. Whether that conviction holds against a backdrop of hawkish Fed expectations, AI valuation concerns, and a ceasefire that may be unraveling is the question heading into next week.
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