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The trigger details are empty - no name, description, or meta. This is a scheduled trigger that runs at 9-17 (9 AM to 5 PM) on weekdays (1-5). It seems to be a market hours monitoring trigger. Let me check if there are any skill files or strategy files that might give me more context about what I should be doing during these scheduled runs.

Let me install the space storage tools and check for any instructions or strategy files.

This is a scheduled trigger running at 11 AM EDT on a weekday (Wednesday, July 15, 2026). The trigger runs every hour from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays. Let me look at the blog index and strategies to understand what I should be doing. Let me also check the most recent blog posts to understand the current state.

Let me read the blog index, the strategies README, and the most recent blog posts to understand the current state and what actions I should take.

Let me get more news, specifically looking for PPI data and market-related news. Let me also fetch some of the key articles.

Let me get earlier news from today to find the PPI data and market open news.

I found key news. Let me fetch some of the most important articles:

1. "These 10 Stocks Rallied as Producer Inflation Plunged: Here's Why" - PPI fell 0.3% in June, the softest since April 2025
2. "Bitcoin Hits $65,000 on Cooling Producer Price Inflation" - confirms PPI was soft
3. "Dow Gains Over 150 Points; Morgan Stanley Profit Tops Views" - market update
4. "Fed Chair Warsh Says..." multiple headlines from his Senate testimony
5. "SK Hynix Stock Drops 7% Premarket" - SKHY profit-taking
6. "'Big Short' Investor Steve Eisman Says AI Has 'No Moats'" - AI bubble warning
7. "Apple Intelligence Finally Cleared for China" - AAPL news
8. "Apple Hunts for AI Chip Acquisitions" - AAPL needs NVIDIA
9. "Fed's Williams Says..." - inflation expectations not flashing warning
10. "China's EV Taxi Boom Is Giving the World's Biggest Oil Importer a Buffer Against Strait Of Hormuz Supply Shocks" - oil/Iran
11. EIA oil inventory data - crude draw 1.692M vs 1.8M est, gasoline draw 1.533M vs 0.8M est, distillates build 4.556M vs 0.1M est
12. "Fed Chair Warsh Says He Will Be Very Interested In What Inspector General Finds About VC Chair Bowman's Post-FOMC Dinner" - ethics controversy
13. "PNC Raises 2026 Outlook on Strong Lending, Record Fee Revenue" - bank earnings
14. "Johnson & Johnson Finds Growth Beyond Legacy Drugs, Lifts 2026 Outlook" - JNJ earnings
15. "Elevance Health's Small Outlook Boost Disappoints, Stock Sinks" - managed care selloff
16. "Dell Nears Record High as Analysts Bet on Stronger AI Server Demand" - DELL
17. "Intel... first chipmaker to deploy ASML's High-NA EUV system" - INTC
18. "Microsoft Gives Salespeople Tips to Knock Down Anthropic, OpenAI" - MSFT competitive
19. "Chamath Palihapitiya Sees 'Very Obvious Industrial Logic' in SpaceX Acquiring Tesla" - TSLA/SpaceX
20. "PayPal, Veradermics, Alibaba And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Wednesday" - PYPL $53B acquisition

Let me fetch a few key articles for more details.

Now I have a comprehensive picture of the market. Let me also check the blog index to see if there's an existing blog to update.

Now I have all the information I need. Let me write the blog post and update the index. Let me compile the key market data:

Market Indices (as of ~11:07 AM ET, July 15, 2026):

• SPY: $753.43 (+0.20% from prev close $751.94)
• QQQ: $715.62 (-0.57% from prev close $719.71) — NASDAQ lagging
• DIA: $526.22 (+0.28% from prev close $524.75) — Dow up
• GLD: $372.31 (+0.06% from prev close $372.08)
• TLT: $84.27 (+0.23% from prev close $84.08)

Key Stock Prices:

• NVDA: $209.63 (-1.02% from $211.79)
• AAPL: $324.14 (+2.92% from $314.93) — big rally on China AI Intelligence approval
• MSFT: $394.82 (+2.56% from $384.94)
• GOOGL: $368.66 (+2.54% from $359.55)
• AMZN: $253.87 (+2.58% from $247.50)
• META: $677.01 (+2.42% from $661.04)
• TSLA: $396.59 (+0.11% from $396.17)
• JPM: $347.93 (+1.44% from $342.97) — Q2 beat
• MS: $228.93 (+0.35% from $228.13) — Q2 beat
• PNC: $254.02 (+0.91% from $251.74) — raised outlook
• JNJ: $252.58 (-0.47% from $253.77) — beat but slight pullback
• ELV: $384.48 (-10.63% from $430.21) — CRASHED on disappointing guidance
• SKHY: $173.68 (-10.43% from $193.90) — profit-taking after IPO
• INTC: $102.35 (-5.02% from $107.76) — faded from open despite ASML milestone
• DELL: $406.10 (-11.30% from $457.83) — CRASHED from record high
• MRVL: $209.55 (-5.82% from $222.49) — semis selling off
• BLK: $1099.83 (+7.12% from $1026.58) — Q2 beat
• BX: $129.77 (+4.16% from $124.60)
• NEM: $94.85 (-0.19% from $94.77) — roughly flat
• AEM: $142.18 (-1.55% from $144.43)
• B: $35.90 (-1.56% from $36.47)
• HOOD: $114.02 (+0.47% from $113.49)
• SHOP: $124.46 (-0.93% from $125.63)
• BE: $232.59 (-4.46% from $243.43)
• BNS: $89.60 (+0.69% from $88.98)
• CLSK: $13.62 (+1.49% from $13.42)
• LCID: $5.47 (+18.40% from $4.62) — denied bankruptcy
• PYPL: $55.33 (+16.82% from $47.37) — $53B acquisition proposal
• BABA: $118.71 (+5.68% from $112.34) — Apple Intelligence China

Key News:

1. PPI fell 0.3% MoM in June — softest since April 2025, vs estimates of flat. This follows yesterday's CPI which posted steepest monthly decline since April 2020. Very disinflationary.
2. Fed Chair Warsh Senate testimony — productivity improvements structurally disinflationary, AI is long-term job creator, doesn't view one-time AI price change as necessarily inflationary, reform coming to bank supervision, interested in IG findings about VC Chair Bowman's post-FOMC dinner, went over and above ethics agreements
3. Fed's Williams — medium-term inflation expectations not "flashing a warning sign," delinquencies stabilized at prepandemic levels, K-shaped economy is real
4. Steve Eisman "Big Short" — AI has "no moats," not a recipe for longevity, customers switch freely between chatbots, $500B software debt wall in 2028-2029, zero chance of rate cut this year (inflation ~3.5%), Polymarket 81% chance zero cuts, 17% chance AI bubble burst
5. Apple Intelligence cleared for China — Alibaba's Qwen AI model powers it, BABA +5.68%, AAPL +2.92%
6. Apple hunting for AI chip acquisitions — M2 Ultra chips insufficient, forcing NVIDIA reliance, Baltra chip delayed
7. SK Hynix drops 7% — profit-taking after $26.5B US listing debut, but analysts see memory shortage supporting (DRAM suppliers meeting only 75-80% of demand, could fall to 60% in 2027), Barclays Overweight $330 PT
8. Intel — first chipmaker to deploy ASML High-NA EUV for laptop processors, but stock faded -5%
9. Dell nears record high then CRASHES — Evercore raised target to $500, but stock fell -11% from yesterday's $457.83
10. Microsoft gives salespeople tips to knock down Anthropic, OpenAI — competitive AI landscape
11. Chamath Palihapitiya — sees "very obvious industrial logic" in SpaceX acquiring Tesla
12. Morgan Stanley Q2 beat — EPS $3.46 vs $2.91 est, revenue $21.35B vs $19.64B est
13. JPMorgan Q2 beat — adjusted EPS $6.14, managed revenue $58.02B, analysts raised PTs
14. PNC raises 2026 outlook — $4.85 adjusted EPS, record fee revenue
15. J&J beats Q2 — raises full-year guidance, sales top $25B, oncology and MedTech strength
16. Elevance Health CRASHES — beats Q2 but conservative guidance raise triggers managed-care selloff (ELV -10.63%, dragging UNH, MOH, CNC, OSCR)
17. EIA oil data — crude draw 1.692M (vs 1.8M est), gasoline draw 1.533M (vs 0.8M est), distillates build 4.556M (vs 0.1M est)
18. China's EV taxi boom — buffer against Strait of Hormuz supply shocks
19. Bank of Canada — holds rate at 2.25%, economy showing signs of improvement
20. Bitcoin hits $65,000 on cooling PPI, Ethereum tops $1,900
21. Empire State manufacturing — rose 10 points to 15.6 in July
22. Mortgage applications — declined 2.7% week-over-week
23. BofA credit card — delinquency rate 1.28% at June end, charge-off rate 2.22% in June
24. Lucid denies bankruptcy — stock +18%
25. PayPal — $53B acquisition proposal, stock +16.82%
26. CleanSpark — climbing on lease agreement with global tech company
27. FCC repeals broadcast audience cap — win for Nexstar
28. Brussels prepares fresh Google fines — Big Tech enforcement increasing
29. Amazon courts China sellers — US customs-friendly warehouses

Market Summary:

• Dow up ~150 points (0.31%) at open, DIA +0.28%
• S&P 500 up 0.43% at open, SPY +0.20%
• Nasdaq up 0.71% at open but QQQ has FADED to -0.57% — semis and tech pulling it down
• Consumer discretionary +1.3%, Health care -0.4%
• Oil up 1% to $80.16, Gold up 0.1% to $4,070.80
• Silver down 0.4% to $58.865, Copper up 0.3% to $6.40
• Bitcoin $65,269, Ethereum $1,900+
• Japan Nikkei +1.49%, Hong Kong Hang Seng +1.40%, Shanghai -0.29%, India +0.17%
• Eurozone STOXX 600 +0.2%, Spain IBEX -0.4%, London FTSE -0.1%, Germany DAX -0.5%, France CAC +0.2%

Account Status:

• Portfolio Value: $97,131.87
• Cash: $97,131.87
• Buying Power: $388,527.48
• Open Positions: 0
• Total P&L: -$2,868.13 (-2.87%)

Now let me write the blog post and update the index.

This is a scheduled trigger running at 12:00 PM ET on July 15, 2026. The previous turn was at 11:07 AM. I need to do a midday market update. Let me fetch the latest news, market data, and account status, then write a blog post.

Let me gather the latest data.

Now I have all the data I need for the midday update. Let me compile the key changes since the 11 AM update:

Market Indices at ~12:00 PM ET (vs 11 AM):

• SPY: $752.67 (was $753.43 at 11 AM) — slightly lower, now +0.10% from prev close $751.94
• QQQ: $714.81 (was $715.62 at 11 AM) — slightly lower, now -0.68% from prev close $719.71
• DIA: $525.76 (was $526.22 at 11 AM) — slightly lower, now +0.19% from prev close $524.75
• GLD: $371.33 (was $372.31 at 11 AM) — lower, now -0.20% from prev close $372.08
• TLT: $84.33 (was $84.27 at 11 AM) — slightly higher, now +0.30% from prev close $84.08

Key Stock Changes (12 PM vs 11 AM):

• NVDA: $208.64 (was $209.63) — further decline, -1.49% from prev close
• AAPL: $326.28 (was $324.14) — higher, +3.60% from prev close
• MSFT: $397.34 (was $394.82) — higher, +3.22% from prev close
• GOOGL: $371.73 (was $368.66) — higher, +3.39% from prev close
• AMZN: $254.73 (was $253.87) — slightly higher, +2.93% from prev close
• META: $683.69 (was $677.01) — higher, +3.43% from prev close
• TSLA: $395.23 (was $396.59) — lower, -0.24% from prev close
• JPM: $349.09 (was $347.93) — higher, +1.78% from prev close
• MS: $226.84 (was $228.93) — lower, -0.56% from prev close
• PNC: $254.69 (was $254.02) — slightly higher, +1.17% from prev close
• JNJ: $251.30 (was $252.58) — lower, -0.97% from prev close
• ELV: $389.39 (was $384.48) — bounced off lows, -9.49% from prev close
• SKHY: $171.10 (was $173.68) — lower, -11.76% from prev close
• INTC: $100.79 (was $102.35) — lower, -6.47% from prev close
• DELL: $403.77 (was $406.10) — lower, -11.81% from prev close
• MRVL: $207.10 (was $209.55) — lower, -6.91% from prev close
• BLK: $1098.20 (was $1099.83) — slightly lower, +6.96% from prev close
• BX: $129.68 (was $129.77) — roughly flat, +4.08% from prev close
• NEM: $94.07 (was $94.85) — lower, -0.74% from prev close
• AEM: $140.94 (was $142.18) — lower, -2.41% from prev close
• B: $35.63 (was $35.90) — lower, -2.31% from prev close
• HOOD: $114.93 (was $114.02) — higher, +1.27% from prev close
• SHOP: $125.09 (was $124.46) — slightly higher, -0.43% from prev close
• BE: $228.61 (was $232.59) — lower, -6.09% from prev close
• BNS: $89.56 (was $89.60) — roughly flat, +0.65% from prev close
• CLSK: $13.39 (was $13.62) — lower, -0.22% from prev close
• LCID: $5.53 (was $5.47) — higher, +19.70% from prev close
• PYPL: $54.92 (was $55.33) — lower, +15.97% from prev close
• BABA: $118.74 (was $118.71) — roughly flat, +5.71% from prev close
• BAC: $61.65 — +1.68% from prev close $60.63
• C: $134.91 — +1.22% from prev close $133.29
• ASML: $1760.73 — -0.87% from prev close $1776.13

Key New News Since 11 AM:

1. Fed Chair Warsh continues testimony — "If there were a disappointment on what AI could do, much of the AI-related CAPEX investments still have alternative uses" — interesting nuance on AI capex risk
2. Warsh: "Surge in AI investment, AI-company valuations is notable; corporate earnings look to be broadening out" — positive on earnings breadth
3. Warsh: Monetary aggregates "not perfect, but good cross-check" — if had used them in 2021 might have seen inflation sooner
4. Warsh: Will take consideration of both Fed mandates when taking on task force recommendations
5. Iran's Foreign Ministry: "No plans for negotiations at the moment, focused on defence" — escalation continues
6. US Military refutes Iran's claim it hit civilian wheat storage site in Hoveyzeh on July 14
7. Anthropic planning IPO investor meetings as listing nears — Bloomberg
8. Direxion launches 2X SK Hynix leveraged ETF — SKHL/SKHX — bullish signal for SKHY
9. ASML still gets 1/5 of revenue from China despite chip war
10. ASML plans price increases for chipmaking equipment, despite TSMC resistance
11. Intel reached "very important milestone" with $400M chipmaking machine, ASML CEO says — already shipping chips made with most advanced machine
12. Jim Cramer: Intel is his No. 1 stock — and ASML's No. 3 customer
13. Bank of America posts record Q2 earnings — RBC raises PT to $65, says will grow further as yield curve steepens
14. RBC raises JPM PT to $370 (Outperform)
15. RBC reiterates C (Citigroup) Outperform, $150 PT
16. Citigroup lowers MSFT PT to $570 (Buy), lowers NOW PT to $156 (Buy), lowers MCD PT to $335 (Buy)
17. Citigroup raises LLY PT to $1600 (Buy)
18. Lionsgate Studios surging — acquisition interest from Bolero Group and Banijay
19. Bitcoin tops $65,000 despite record-high social disinterest — driven by dovish Fed remarks and soft inflation
20. Delta Air Lines inks 5-year agreement with Shell Aviation for sustainable aviation fuel
21. Cintas Q4 earnings call transcript released
22. PNC Q2 earnings call transcript released

Key Observations:

• Mega-caps CONTINUE to rip higher: AAPL now +3.60%, GOOGL +3.39%, META +3.43%, MSFT +3.22%, AMZN +2.93%
• Semis CONTINUE to sell off: DELL -11.81%, SKHY -11.76%, MRVL -6.91%, INTC -6.47%, BE -6.09%, NVDA -1.49%
• The divergence is WIDENING, not narrowing
• SPY barely green (+0.10%), QQQ now -0.68% — Nasdaq getting hit hard by semis
• Gold miners fading: NEM -0.74%, AEM -2.41%, B -2.31%
• Banks holding strong: JPM +1.78%, BAC +1.68%, C +1.22%, PNC +1.17%
• ELV bounced slightly off lows ($389 vs $384 at 11 AM) but still -9.49%
• Iran says "no plans for negotiations" — escalation continues, oil likely to stay elevated
• Anthropic IPO nearing — more AI competition
• Direxion launching 2X SKHY ETF — institutional interest in memory chips

Let me write the blog post now.