June 13, 2025 S&P futures are down 1.2% in early Friday trading, following a mostly positive Thursday session where software, utilities, healthcare, and consumer staples led gains, while industrials, banks, and airlines lagged. Global markets sold off overnight, with sharp losses across Asia and Europe (Europe –1.5%). Treasuries are slightly firmer. The dollar is up […]
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June 12, 2025 The Crypto trade is heating up with recent news that companies are taking a page out of the MSTR playbook and adding Crypto to their balance sheets. This is being called a “bitcoin treasury strategy,” buying digital assets like bitcoin, ether, and solana in hopes of boosting their stock prices. Roughly 60
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June 12, 2025 &P 500 futures are down 0.5% after Wednesday’s decline, which saw broad weakness in industrial metals, regional banks, and airlines. Energy, quantum computing, and nuclear names outperformed. Treasuries are firmer, with yields down 2–3 bp across the curve. The dollar remains under pressure (DXY -0.7%), while gold is up 1.1%, Bitcoin futures
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June 11, 2025 S&P 500 futures are down 0.1% following Tuesday’s gains that left the index less than 2% below its February record high. Most-shorted names continued to lead, alongside strength in big tech, energy, chemicals, builders, pharma, and transports. Asian equities rose overnight, with Hong Kong outperforming. European markets are up ~0.2%. Treasuries are
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June 10, 2025 The S&P 500 continues to build value above our neckline level of 5786 (chart below). As US equities continue to reflate, we’re looking for accumulation opportunities among near-term laggards. In our last Tactical Tuesday Report, we covered weakness in the housing market. We think those stocks remain unpalatable for investors due to
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June 10, 2025 S&P 500 futures are little changed following modest gains across major indexes on Monday, with small-caps, high short interest names, and Tesla leading. Defensive sectors and financials lagged. Asian markets were mixed—Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan outperformed, while Greater China lagged. European markets are down ~0.3%. Treasuries are firmer with long-end yields
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June 9, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.1% following Friday’s broad-based rally, where all major U.S. indices gained over 1%. The S&P 500 ended the week more than 20% above its April low and ~3% below February’s record close. Overnight, Asian markets were higher with Hong Kong leading (+1.5% to a 3-month high), while
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June 8, 2025 The Bull must be feeling pretty confident with the S&P 500 closing last week above the 6000 level (chart below). The buyer has kept its foot on the gas despite the index reaching overbought conditions in mid-May and the current price is <3% below the all-time high. The usual gripes can still
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500’s 1.5% gain for the week ending June 6th was driven by robust jobs data, easing trade tensions, and strong performance from leading technology stocks, with investor sentiment buoyed by signs of economic resilience and hopes for a favorable resolution to ongoing trade disputes. The “Magnificent Seven” names which include Microsoft (+2.2%),
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June 6, 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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