{"id":239770,"date":"2026-03-04T10:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=239770"},"modified":"2026-03-05T05:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:42:38","slug":"march-madness-in-markets-crude-oil-chip-stocks-and-critical-data-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/march-madness-in-markets-crude-oil-chip-stocks-and-critical-data-in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness in Markets: Crude Oil, Chip Stocks, and Critical Data in the Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oil prices soared to kick off March after weekend military strikes on Iran, raising geopolitical tensions and inflation expectations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earnings are also in focus as semiconductor giants Broadcom and Marvell report on the state of AI before NVIDIA\u2019s GTC conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The macro calendar heats up on Friday with February payrolls and January Retail Sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March came in like a lion. Stock market futures plunged last Sunday night following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. WTI and Brent crude oil had surged 7% by the following morning, along with big gains in gold. It remains to be seen how the Middle East situation unfolds, and President Trump suggested that this geopolitical upheaval will last significantly longer than the brief Venezuela overthrow two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March Madness is in play\u2014not just in the oil patch, but also on the data deck and with a slew of notable off-season quarterly earnings reports over the back half of this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beige-book-and-pmis-cyclicals-in-the-crosshairs-nbsp\">Beige Book and PMIs: Cyclicals in the Crosshairs&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday afternoon gets the action started. The Federal Reserve\u2019s Beige Book of regional economic activity could stir up volatility among this year\u2019s strong cyclical stocks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The monthly update comes following another solid ISM Manufacturing PMI reading released on Monday morning. While the Prices Paid subcomponent tallied its highest reading since CPI\u2019s peak in June 2022, the other parts of the survey were encouraging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-earnings-from-broadcom-and-marvell-matter-for-the-ai-trade-nbsp\">Earnings from Broadcom and Marvell Matter for the AI Trade&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eyes shift back to earnings Wednesday after the bell. That\u2019s when Broadcom (AVGO)\u2014the less-heralded mega-cap tech company&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;in the Mag 7\u2014issues its fiscal Q1 2026 numbers. Recall that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreethorizon.com\/blog\/Nvidias-Blowout-and-Retails-Resilience-in-the-Last-Big-Week-for-Q4-Earnings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NVIDIA (NVDA)<\/a>&nbsp;jumped to $203 immediately after its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreethorizon.com\/nvidia-earnings-calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q4 report<\/a>&nbsp;last Wednesday night, but the bears then sank their teeth into the world\u2019s most valuable company. CEO Jensen Huang spoke of AI factories and diversified revenue streams, but the stock shed 14% peak to trough after the report and call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How will AVGO fare? For clues, we can peek into the options market. The straddle prices in a high 8.3% post-earnings swing, according to data from Option Research &amp; Technology Services. Looking back, Broadcom plunged 11.3% after its December report, and shares are still mired in a 24% drawdown from their 52-week high.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marvell Technology (MRVL) is another chip name to watch in the days ahead. It issues Q4 revenue and profit data Thursday night. Not an S&amp;P 500 Index member, shares of the $69 billion market-cap semiconductor firm are also in bear-market territory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company has been active on the M&amp;A front, too. It acquired Celestial AI in February for $3.25 billion in one of the year\u2019s biggest tech deals. AI will surely be in focus Thursday night as the market\u2019s attention shifts from geopolitics to artificial intelligence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-costco-s-comeback-premium-multiple-premium-expectations-nbsp\">Costco\u2019s Comeback: Premium Multiple, Premium Expectations?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final big earnings play this week is Costco (COST). As tech lags, Consumer Staples remains among the top-performing sectors of the S&amp;P 500 in 2026, though COST fell precipitously from last May through year-end. The downward move was a bit perplexing, as most fundamental data appeared on track.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it was simply a valuation story\u2014the second-largest Staples constituent traded near a 50x P\/E multiple (about twice that of NVIDIA, for context). But the wholesale club company has almost always boasted a premium earnings multiple, and the stock zoomed from $844 last December to back above $1,000 heading into its fiscal Q2 report. Costco will also provide interim same-store sales data for February this Thursday AMC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jobs-and-retail-sales-a-rare-data-double-header-nbsp\">Jobs and Retail Sales: A Rare Data Double-Header&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, major macro numbers hit on Friday. In an unusual circumstance, we\u2019ll simultaneously receive the February Employment Situation at 8:30 a.m. ET and the now-dated January Retail Sales update.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our economic calendar will light up with labor market nuggets like the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings data, along with the Retail Sales report\u2019s core control sub-reading.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fodder-for-the-fed-nbsp\">Fodder for the Fed&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the nonfarm payrolls data and consumer spending figures will feed into Q1 GDP. Recall that it was just two weeks ago when the Q4 pace of economic expansion came in much weaker than expected.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soft data may tip the Fed\u2019s hand in favor of a cut\u2014potentially before Jerome Powell\u2019s term as chair is up\u2014but strong reports could keep the FOMC on hold through June. Moreover, there\u2019s upward inflation pressure heading into the spring, given the oil shock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ceos-take-the-mic\">CEOs Take the Mic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, there\u2019s a lot to digest from both a micro and macro perspective. We\u2019re also in the heart of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreethorizon.com\/blog\/2026-Themes-Emerge-Leading-Into-a-Busy-Q1-Second-Half-Investor-Conference-Season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conference season<\/a>, with four potentially market-moving Energy events in the queue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>March 16: Piper Sandler 26th Annual Energy Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 17: UBS Global Energy and Utilities Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 23: CERAWeek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 24: Bank of America Energy, Utilities &amp; Infrastructure Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These gatherings take on added importance with WTI above $70 and Brent oil not far from $80 per barrel. Listen for clues on production plans and price outlooks from oil and gas executives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, there are no major Aerospace &amp; Defense conferences in the immediate future. But there is a presentation event from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreethorizon.com\/blog\/Investor-Days-to-Watch-Q1-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Howmet Aerospace (HWM)<\/a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, March 10. The industry has been in full-fledged bull market mode, with the iShares U.S. Aerospace &amp; Defense ETF notching a new all-time high this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-gametime-nvidia-gtc-ai-nbsp\">It\u2019s Gametime! NVIDIA GTC AI&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the biggest company shindig will undoubtedly be NVIDIA\u2019s GTC AI Conference from March 16\u201319. Jensen takes the stage from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. It will be a March Madness sort of vibe, but the CEO must deliver. It\u2019s clear that expectations are high for the proverbial No. 1 S&amp;P 500 seed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bottom-line\">The Bottom Line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beware the Ides of March. Indeed, now through the 15th and beyond could be riddled with volatility, and the final month of the first quarter is already off to a wild start. Notable earnings events, major macro data, and a slew of industry-moving corporate events are on tap. Keep abreast of it all with Wall Street Horizon\u2019s industry-leading corporate event data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally Posted on March 4, 2026 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallstreethorizon.com\/blog\/March-Madness-in-Markets-Crude-Oil-Chip-Stocks-and-Critical-Data-in-the-Spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March Madness in Markets: Crude Oil, Chip Stocks, and Critical Data in the Spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Copyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2026 Wall Street Horizon, Inc. All rights reserved. Do not copy, distribute, sell or modify this document without Wall Street Horizon&#8217;s prior written consent. This information is provided for information purposes only. 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