August 29, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Friday after U.S. equities rose Thursday, with the S&P closing above 6,500 for the first time. Strength came from semis, software, networking, banks, credit cards, brokers, travel & leisure, and energy. Asia traded mixed (Greater China higher, Japan weaker), while Europe is down ~0.7%. Treasuries weaker with curve steepening […]
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August 28, 2025 As investor continue to digest NVDA’s earnings report and position for the next leg of the AI trade, we wanted to call out some emerging near-term weakness in another key Technology theme in our column today. Cyber Security stocks and thematic funds have been retracing their YTD gains over the past 2-months,
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August 28, 2025 S&P futures little changed Thursday after U.S. equities closed higher Wednesday with the S&P 500 at a new ATH. Software, banks, energy, retail, and travel & leisure led gains, while most-shorted and tariff-exposed names also outperformed. Asia mixed overnight (Shanghai, Japan, Australia, South Korea higher; Hong Kong, Taiwan weaker). Europe +0.2%. Treasuries
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August 27, 2025 S&P futures flat Wednesday after U.S. equities gained Tuesday, with the S&P finishing just below its ATH. Leaders included A&D, pharma, semis, travel, credit cards, and apparel, while small caps and retail favorites also outperformed. Asia mixed (China weaker, Japan/South Korea/Australia higher), Europe little changed. Treasuries steady to slightly weaker long end.
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August 26, 2025 The S&P 500 is showing some signs of rotation below the surface despite the index price continuing to sit near all-time highs. The story of August has been profit taking from the Tech Sector, specifically AI hyper-scalers and other attendant parts of the AI eco-system. The Fed has made dovish noises which
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August 25, 2025 S&P futures –0.1% Tuesday after U.S. equities slipped Monday, giving back part of Friday’s broad rally. Rails, beverages, pharma, and housing retailers lagged. Asia mostly lower (HK, SK, Japan weak), Europe –0.8% with France under pressure. Treasuries mixed with curve steepening as long-end yields rose 2–4 bp. Dollar –0.1%, gold +0.1%, Bitcoin
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August 25, 2025 S&P futures –0.3% Monday AM after Friday’s sharp rebound, which snapped a five-day S&P losing streak with all major indexes up >1.5% and small caps leading. Cyclicals, housing, meme/short baskets, regional banks, and Bitcoin-linked stocks outperformed. Asia mostly higher (Hang Seng +2%, Shanghai +1.5%), while Europe trades ~0.5% lower (UK closed). Treasuries
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August 24, 2025 On Friday, we talked about the retracement of Growth shares playing out over the near-term and concluded with the point that the Fed would play a pivotal role in the 2nd half of the year. We only needed to wait hours for Powell’s Jackson Hole speech to move the markets. This time,
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 surged 1.5% on Friday alone, nearly offsetting midweek losses and finishing up 0.27%. Due to Friday’s Jackson Hole speech by Fed chairman Powell, the markets raised the probability of a rate cut to nearly 90–91% for the Fed’s September. That, combined with solid economic activity and broad-based sector gains, translated into
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August 22, 2025 To put it as simply as possible, Tech sector shares are correcting from near-term overbought territory after a strong thrust off the April lows. To tip our hand on the punch line, it’s too early to tell if you should go into the bunker for a while. However, it is clear that,
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