AI leadership remains compelling, but fragile: investors are rewarding the infrastructure layer while questioning downstream winners. A durable strategy owns capex beneficiaries, broadens exposure into power and infrastructure, and uses rebalancing, collars or puts to hedge a crowded exit risk.
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S&P futures are down 0.2% Tuesday morning after U.S. equities finished mixed Monday. Software, select semis, memory, and Energy outperformed, while Mag 7, Utilities, airlines, retail, and Staples lagged. Global tone is firmer, with Hong Kong up roughly 2.5% and Europe up about 1%. Treasuries are firmer, with yields down 2–3 bp, the dollar is
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S&P futures are up 0.2% Monday morning after the S&P 500 posted its ninth straight weekly gain and finished May up more than 5%. The index has now rallied roughly 16% over the past two months. Global tone is firmer, with South Korea’s Kospi up more than 3.5%, Japan nearly 1% higher, and Europe up
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May marked the AI recognition phase: investors embraced a long-term build-out of compute, software, power and infrastructure, while narrow equity leadership reflected uncertainty over which incumbents can adapt—and which large legacy businesses face systemic disruption from AI-native competitors over time
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 delivered a strong gain of 1.43% for the week ending May 29, 2026, supported by encouraging economic data, resilient corporate earnings, and renewed optimism surrounding artificial intelligence-related investments. Investors responded positively to signs that inflation continues to moderate while economic growth remains steady. In addition, expectations that the Federal Reserve
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The TOP3 Model is leaning into the Technology bull market. It is hedged for inflation with complimentary exposures to Industrial and Materials sectors.
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The Elev8 Model remains long Tech. shares into June with expectations of the bull continuing in the near-term.
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S&P futures are up 0.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Thursday, with the S&P 500 rising for a sixth straight session to another record high. Semis, software, most-shorted names, retail favorites, drones/defense, healthcare, retail/apparel, dollar stores, and industrial metals led the tape. Global markets are firmer, with South Korea up more than
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This week’s headlines continue to frame the market around AI compute strength, AI infrastructure investment, Iran/Hormuz uncertainty, higher long-term yields, and a Fed that is less comfortable signaling rate cuts while inflation remains above target. The latest FactSet Returns and Flow data through 5/28 show a market that is still risk-positive, but increasingly selective. This
S&P futures are down 0.1% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished narrowly mixed Wednesday, though the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still eked out fresh record highs. Momentum slipped after a five-day run, and money-center banks lagged, while Consumer Discretionary was the standout, with retail/apparel, restaurants, travel/tourism, and homebuilders outperforming. Global tone is softer, with Hong
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