October 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% after U.S. equities ended mixed on Friday, though the S&P 500 extended its winning streak to six sessions and all major indexes posted weekly gains of over 1%. Outperformers included pharma, semiconductors, China tech, utilities, builders, rails, and machinery, while big tech was mixed — NVDA stood out with […]
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October 5, 2025 Equities again sit at or near all-time highs on the major indices. A supportive Fed and continued interest in AI concepts have boosted equity prices and Technology shares in the near-term. However, market breadth has narrowed at the stock level despite the advance (chart below). The mega cap. leadership embedded within the
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 advanced 1% for the week ending October 3, 2025, but it was the healthcare sector that stole the show, and clearly ate its protein this week, surging an eye-popping 6.9%. Utilities also brought some spark to portfolios, adding 2.4%. Despite the potential impact of a U.S. government shutdown, investors took the
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October 3, 2025 Equities continue to push higher as the calendar has flipped to October. The AI trade remains ascendant amidst a backdrop of an easing Fed, moderating rates and continued firm investor risk appetite. It should be no shock then that in 2025, high-beta stocks have strongly outperformed low-volatility names. We go a bit
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October 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.2% following Thursday’s gains, when the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all closed at fresh record highs. Leadership came from most-shorted stocks, semis, China tech, managed care, machinery, credit cards, and travel/leisure, while EVs, pharma, biotech, media, telecom, entertainment, and credit bureaus lagged. Overnight, Asian markets traded mostly higher, with Japan
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October 2, 2025 We introduced our Elev8 model in June of 2024 and have been running it in its current form since August 28, 2024. Each month we review the previous month’s positioning and performance to identify what worked and what needs improvement. A brief description of the Elev8 model and its inputs follows the
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October 2, 2025 In 2025, commodity prices have remained subdued despite persistent inflation concerns (chart below), a divergence rooted in slowing global demand, resilient supply, and shifting inflation dynamics. The World Bank projects that aggregate commodity prices will decline by roughly 12% in 2025, followed by another 5% drop in 2026. This weakness is especially
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October 2, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% after equities finished mostly higher on Wednesday, reversing early weakness. Gains were led by pharma, apparel, retail, data centers, and China ADRs, while medtech, financials, and airlines lagged. Overseas, Asian markets advanced with South Korea up more than 2.5% and Hong Kong gaining over 1.5%. Europe traded higher as
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October 1, 2025 S&P futures -0.5% after U.S. equities closed mostly higher Tuesday, with strong September and Q3 gains. Pharma led on PFE’s drug pricing deal with the White House, while consumer finance and travel/leisure lagged. Asian trading was mixed (South Korea outperformed, Japan lagged, Greater China shut for holiday). Europe slightly higher (+0.1%). Treasuries
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September 30, 2025 Elev8 Model Input Scores: October 2025 The table below shows the Elev8 model’s scores for October. Info Tech and Comm. Services sectors scored the highest in our model with overwhelming demand for AI and AI capex plays demonstrated in September. Investors took the Fed’s policy initiative as a cue to double-down on
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