March 31, 2026 ELEV8 Model Input Scores: April 2026 The table below shows the ELEV8 model’s scores for April. March’s big developments revolved around the initiation and escalation of military conflict in the Middle East between Iran, Israel and the US. The resultant oil price spike has been a boon to Energy exposures while the […]
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March 31, 2026 S&P futures up 0.8% Tuesday morning after a mostly weaker Monday session, with momentum and small caps under pressure. Memory names led declines, while semis, airlines, machinery, and logistics also lagged, though breadth was better with 8 of 11 sectors higher. Asian markets mostly lower (South Korea -4%+), Europe +0.4%. Treasuries firmer
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March 30, 2026 S&P futures up 0.4% Monday morning after U.S. equities fell >1.5% Friday, marking a fifth straight weekly decline. Asian markets mostly weaker (Japan, South Korea ~-3%) while China was modestly higher; Europe up ~0.4%. Treasuries firmer (yields -2–3 bp), dollar +0.1%, yen stronger on intervention talk. Gold +0.8%, Bitcoin +1.5%, and crude
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Stagflation signals from March PMIs—business activity at an 11-month low, selling prices rising at the fastest clip since August 2022—favor sectors with pricing power. Energy, utilities, and staples lead defensively, while software remains vulnerable to AI disruption repricing.
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 declined -2.1% for the week ending March 27, 2026, as markets faced renewed pressure from rising interest rates and persistent inflation concerns. Stronger-than-expected economic data pushed Treasury yields higher, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve may keep policy restrictive for longer. At the same time, a notable rebound in commodity prices—particularly
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Cash flow investing is evolving beyond a single factor into a multi-dimensional framework. From COWZ’s deep value tilt to VFLO’s balanced approach and SCHD’s income discipline, investors can now target valuation, durability, and shareholder return within a unified cash flow allocation.
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March 27, 2026 S&P futures little changed Friday morning after giving back earlier gains, following Thursday’s sharp selloff—S&P’s biggest decline since the Iran conflict began. Momentum (-~4%) and growth (-~2.5%) led the downside with big tech, semis, and memory under pressure, while energy, insurance, alts, med-tech, and pockets of software showed relative strength. Asian markets
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Investors are rotating toward energy cash flows, biotech catalysts, and AI infrastructure while funding positions through outflows in broad index ETFs and precious metals, reflecting a shift toward resilience as elevated oil prices and rising yields pressure demand-sensitive and rate-exposed sectors.
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March 26, 2026 S&P futures down 0.8% Thursday morning following Wednesday’s gains, with prior strength led by small caps, most-shorted names, and Mag 7. Biotech (M&A), transports, industrial metals, PE, and payments also outperformed, while memory, software, energy, homebuilders, ag chemicals, and managed care lagged. Asian markets mostly weaker (South Korea, China lagging), Europe down
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March 25, 2026 S&P futures up 0.8% Wednesday morning following a mixed-to-weaker session Tuesday, where big tech and software lagged while small caps, semis, banks, industrial metals, and chemicals outperformed. Global markets are stronger with Asia broadly higher (Japan +~3%) and Europe up ~1.5%. Treasuries are rallying with front-end yields down 6–7 bp after Tuesday’s
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