Friday felt like a release. Today felt like recalculation.

The S&P didn’t collapse, but it couldn’t hold early strength. The issue wasn’t growth data. It wasn’t earnings. It was mechanics.

The Court removed the broad IEEPA authority. The White House replaced it with Section 122 — capped at 15%, capped at 150 days. That sounds temporary. For CFOs guiding next quarter, it’s another variable.

That’s why equities drifted lower instead of building on Friday’s rally.

At the same time:

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Friday’s rally was emotional. Monday was operational.

Section 122 reauthorizes tariffs for 150 days. That sets a countdown clock. Importers now face a planning cliff. 

Price now, hedge now, or delay and absorb volatility.

At the same time, Section 301 is being signaled as the next step. That reintroduces sector targeting risk. Companies don’t know if they’ll be in the next list.

Then there’s the refund fight. 

Democrats want IEEPA collections refunded quickly. The White House is pushing back. That moves the issue from courtrooms into Congress.

Here’s how that flows into markets:

The market doesn’t hate tariffs as much as it hates shifting rulebooks.

The market is pricing uncertainty as a cost. If Section 122 faces an injunction, volatility resets again.

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Friday’s breadth looked like relief. Today’s flow looked like restraint.

Defensives outperformed cyclicals. That wasn’t dramatic. It was steady. Staples and utilities found buyers. Industrials faded. Software sold again.

The bond market told the clearest story. Yields drifted lower. That wasn’t optimism about growth. It was risk trimming.

Meanwhile, AI-linked names stayed fragile. 

Cybersecurity extended weakness after fresh disruption headlines. 

The selling wasn’t about revenue misses. It was about narrative risk. Anything that monetizes labor inside software is being questioned.

Oil held up better than equities. That tells you geopolitical premium hasn’t left the system.

Breadth narrowed again. Fewer names carried the index. When leadership thins, index stability hides stock-level stress.

There was also a geographic undercurrent. 

Flows continue to tilt toward Europe and Japan. That isn’t a dramatic rotation yet. But marginal capital is no longer defaulting into U.S. mega-cap automatically.

That matters.

When capital has alternatives, valuation discipline returns.

If yields fall and equities can’t rally, that favors quality and cash flow.

If software keeps selling while semis hold, the AI unwind stays selective.

Position sizing matters more when leadership narrows.

First, tariffs. 

Section 122 is active. Section 301 is being telegraphed. Tomorrow’s State of the Union becomes a pricing event. If tariffs are framed as a sustained campaign, exporters reprice fast.

Second, Iran. 

Talks resume Thursday. The Pentagon has flagged the risks of a broader operation. Oil staying firm tells you markets are not assuming a clean diplomatic outcome. Energy isn’t spiking, but it isn’t softening either.

Third, institutional credibility. 

The acting BLS commissioner publicly rejected speculation about falsified data. That statement alone tells you something: trust is now part of the macro tape.

When statistical credibility becomes a headline, risk premia widen. 

None of these are flashing red today. But they stack.

Put them together and you get tighter tolerance for surprises.

If the State of the Union signals escalation, global cyclicals reprice first.

If Iran talks deteriorate, energy and defense move before indices do.

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The refund debate isn’t political theater. It’s cash flow.

Estimates suggest between $130 billion and $170 billion in potential refunds tied to the struck-down IEEPA tariffs. That’s not trivial.

The market cares about two variables: speed and funding.

If refunds move quickly, that’s a one-time corporate cash injection. It could show up in margins or capex.

If refunds drag through litigation, they become noise. No earnings impact.

Then there’s Treasury supply. Fast refunds widen deficits. That means more issuance. In a market already sensitive to duration, that matters.

So the question isn’t “Will refunds happen?”

It’s “When?”

If they land inside this earnings cycle, equities feel it.

If they land in court calendars, rates feel it.

If refund timing becomes concrete and near-term, import-heavy retailers benefit.

If timing slips into prolonged litigation, duration becomes the pressure valve.

Friday’s question was simple: did the Supreme Court change the tariff game?

Today’s answer was clearer. It changed the authority. It didn’t change the direction.

The broadest tool is gone. A narrower one replaced it. Another one is being prepared.

At the same time, oil isn’t soft, software isn’t stable, and bonds are quietly bid.

Now the tape heads into two catalysts that can override everything: tomorrow night’s address and Wednesday’s Nvidia print.

If Nvidia validates demand, the market can ignore Washington briefly.

If it doesn’t, policy risk moves to the front of the screen.

The ruling is old news. The replacement is the trade.

This is no longer about tariffs in theory. It is about guidance, inventory, and capital allocation under a shifting rulebook.

Stay nimble.