9 PM After-Hours Flash: Lenz outlines sales force reaching 15,000 eye care professionals by quarter end as VIZZ adoption actions roll out (NASDA

Bitcoin is trading at 81680 dollars and is down six tenths of a percent over the past 24 hours as traders digest the latest headlines out of the Middle East. In the Asian market traders are watching heightened geopolitical risk after multiple outlets reported that Pakistan allowed Iranian military planes to park on its airbases to shield them from potential US strikes while President Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on life support after rejecting Tehran's latest proposal. That tension is keeping a bid under crude as any escalation could tighten supply yet the lack of immediate breakthroughs is also weighing on risk sentiment with European pre-market futures pointing to a cautious open. In the US market the Trump administration has asked an appeals court to pause a ruling that struck down the ten percent global tariffs so the levies can remain in place during the legal fight something that could keep the dollar supported and equities on edge heading into tomorrow's session. SPX closed at 7412.84 while the VIX sits at 18.38. Russell's Morning Outlook is right around the corner — stay with VixShield. I am your VixShield news reporter.