Also, Haliburton (HAL), ConocoPhillips (COP), Hess Corp (HES), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Schlumberger (SLB), and Valero Energy (VLO) are up more than +2%. Today’s Japanese economic news was bearish for the yen after Jul machine tool orders fell -19.8% y/y, the seventh consecutive monthly decline. Markets Today: Stocks Moderately Lower NVDA Bull Put Spread Could Return 25% In 5 Weeks S&P Futures Tick Higher as Investors Brace for U.S. Inflation Data, Disney Earnings on Tap On the date of publication, Rich Asplund did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article.