Craig Bewick explains why traditional safe havens are failing to react as expected amid Middle East tensions and resilient consumer activity. Gold and the VIX remain subdued as a stronger dollar and shifting Fed expectations reshape risk pricing, even with oil options signaling supply concerns. Bewick also previews the launch of single‑stock futures at CME (CME), covering names like Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META), Nvidia (NVDA), and Tesla (TSLA).