August 22, 2025 S&P futures up 0.2% Friday, after the S&P 500 fell for a fifth straight session Thursday, its longest losing streak since January. Mag 7 also extended losses. Asia traded mixed with strength in Greater China, while Australia and India lagged. Europe up ~0.3%. Treasuries slightly weaker with yields up ~1 bp, dollar […]
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August 21, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Thursday after US equities extended losses Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling for a fourth straight session. Mag 7 again led declines, down over 1% for a second day. Asia was mixed (Australia higher, Japan and Hong Kong lower), while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries weakened with yields up
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August 20, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Wednesday after US equities extended losses Tuesday, with the S&P 500 logging its biggest drop since Aug 1 and falling for a third straight session. Big tech and AI names remained under pressure while cyclicals held up better. Asia was mixed (Japan -1.5%, China +1%), Europe little changed.
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August 19, 2025 Low vol. stocks have lagged since equities have put in their low in early April of 2025. While we can see from our sector performance chart (below) that this has affected the performance of traditional low vol. sectors in a negative way, it has also had a deleterious impact on the Financial
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August 19, 2025 S&P futures are flat Tuesday after US equities ended little changed Monday, with META weaker while TSLA and NVDA outperformed. Industrials were mixed as metals, parcels, and casual diners lagged, while small caps, managed care, airlines, semicap equipment, and machinery outperformed. Asia traded mostly lower overnight, while Europe gained 0.6%. Treasuries were
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August 18, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Monday following last week’s record highs but softer Friday close led by semis, banks, and machinery. Asia mostly higher with Shanghai Composite at its strongest since 2015 and Nikkei at a new record, while Europe trades lower. Treasuries firmer with yields down 2–3 bp, dollar index up 0.1%,
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COMMENTARY: Overall, the S&P500’s weekly gain of 0.94% reflected a balancing act between strong corporate earnings, mixed inflation data, stabilizing consumer indicators, evolving Fed policy expectations, and sector-specific moves tied to trade and regulation. Resilience from “dip buyers” amid pockets of caution further contributed to the index’s strength. Health Care was the top performing sector
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August 17, 2025 In last week’s missive, we noted the narrowing breadth of the bull market as the number of S&P 500 constituents trading above their 200-day moving average remains below 60% which is a lackluster reading with the Index recording several all-time high closes since the beginning of July. We’ve also noted that since
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August 15, 2025 The S&P 500 continues to sit at or near all-time highs despite some clear challenges to economic activity and input price levels. We want to take this time of relative calm to talk about how to get high dividend exposure as a sector investor. The highest yielding sectors have been structural laggards
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August 15, 2025 S&P futures +0.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities ended mostly lower Thursday, though the S&P 500 eked out a gain to a third straight ATH. Big tech provided support with AMZN a standout, while small caps and sectors including apparel, machinery, builders, building materials, industrial metals, and China tech lagged. Asia mixed
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