May 2026 | Monthly Market Scan Report

Dear Reader,

I hope you had a good May 2026 - here is our quarterly free newsletter - lets have a look into our "Monthly Market Scan Report" of May 2026.

Let me summarize May 2026:

May 2026 was dominated by two major themes: institutional accumulation in AI-related assets and high geopolitical volatility in the energy market.

The strongest capital flows continued into AI infrastructure, semiconductors, software, and data center-related companies. The semiconductor sector significantly outperformed, with strong participation
from institutional investors and continued optimism around AI spending and earnings growth. Technology remained the primary engine behind new market highs in major U.S. indices.

Monthly Scan Update: 

Based on May 2026 flow data and institutional activity trends, capital was clearly concentrated in: 

SPY ETF –   500 US large caps
 BAI ETF –  AI Innovation & Tech
IGV ETF –  Software companies
 UFO ETF –  Procure Space ETF
 TAN ETF –  Solar ETF
 SOXX ETF –  Semiconductor ETF
EWY ETF – South Korea equities
 

We decided to have a closer look on EWY ETF which is well supported at Strike 150 Dollars for June 2026.

Read the full overview in our "Monthly Freedom Income Market Scan Report" attached. 

How to read the Scan:

We prefer ETFs over individual stock investments.
Red is institutional DownVolume and Green is institutional UpVolume.
We avoid taking positions when earnings releases fall within the trading period.
We do not prefer direct investments; instead, we focus on selling put options with strike prices below the monthly chart level indicating an institutional UpVolume signal.
This approach is allowing us to generate premium income while positioning ourselves to acquire the ETF at a favorable price aligned with institutional demand.
We operate using cash-secured positions only.

Until next time,
--Gerold