Weekly NASDAQ Model Update - May 17, 2026: +27% CAGR Since 1999 - Today’s Signals & Stance
Our Tactical NASDAQ Model turned $10K into over $6 million with 27% annual returns since 1999 - crushing the NASDAQ. This week’s update reveals the model’s current position, market signals, and more.
📅 Date: 17.05.2026
The winning streak is over.
After six consecutive weekly gains, markets pulled back on Friday as the Iran war reasserted itself as the dominant market risk. The Nasdaq dropped 1.54% to 26,225 and the S&P 500 fell 1.24% to 7,408. The Dow shed 537 points. Brent crude climbed back above $109 per barrel.
The week itself was not a disaster. Early in the week both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh all-time highs as money continued to flow into tech. The semiconductor index printed a record close. Cerebras Systems debuted on Nasdaq and surged 68% in its first session. Microsoft surged 4% after Bill Ackman revealed Pershing Square had built a position. The AI trade looked unstoppable.
Then Friday happened.
Investors grew increasingly concerned about the prolonged Iran conflict and its effect on energy prices. Intel fell 5%. AMD and Micron dropped 3-4% each. Nvidia lost 2%. Boeing extended its selloff. The concern is not that the ceasefire has broken down — it has not. The concern is that oil above $100 is starting to feed through into inflation expectations, which limits the Fed’s ability to cut rates and puts a ceiling on equity valuations.
The Charles Schwab weekly outlook flagged the same dynamic: new all-time highs but breadth deteriorating, Treasury yields breaching key levels, and a potential air pocket now that Q1 earnings season is winding down. The next major catalyst is not obvious.
The market is not broken. But it is showing the first signs of fatigue after a historic six-week recovery.
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