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Trading Environment Market driven primarily by geopolitical headlines, creating significant intraday volatility. Broad market gains fueled by optimism around a potential ceasefire in Iran. Lower oil prices providing a tailwind for equities but pressuring the energy sector. Strong leadership from mega-cap, technology, and communication services stocks. Underperformance in defensive sectors like energy and consumer staples. Positive market breadth with advancers outpacing decliners. Key indices testing major technical levels, like the 200-day moving average. Resilient economic data (employment, retail sales) suggests underlying strength. Prior month (March) was marked by negative sentiment, broad declines, and P/E multiple compression despite rising earnings. Specific momentum stocks exhibit choppy, high-volume action, making tape reading difficult. Outlook & Advice Geopolitical developments, especially the Iran conflict, remain the most critical factor for market dire...