S&P futures are down 0.5% Tuesday morning after major U.S. indexes finished mostly lower Monday, though breadth was better, with the equal-weight S&P 500 outperforming by roughly 70 bp and 7 of 11 sectors higher. The main story remains the momentum unwind, with semis and memory again the notable laggards, while Energy, Financials, Staples, software, […]
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S&P futures are down 0.3% Monday morning after Friday’s broad selloff, when all major U.S. indexes fell more than 1% and semis/memory were notable laggards. The weakness left most major indexes lower for the week. Global tone remains softer, with Japan and Hong Kong both down roughly 1% overnight and Europe off about 0.4%. Treasuries
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Sector leadership remains narrow as AI infrastructure, energy security and defense spending support Technology, Industrials, Utilities and Energy. A broader bull market needs better breadth, easing inflation pressure and stronger earnings participation beyond AI-linked industries. Inflation risk still looks elevated.
COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 finished the week essentially flat, returning just 0.13%, as a strong mid-week rally faded into Friday’s session. Markets were pulled in competing directions by several notable developments: oil prices surged amid continued disruptions to global energy supply linked to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while a Trump-Xi summit in
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Value still has the YTD scoreboard, but Growth has the spark: higher yields, energy inflation, and geopolitical risk favor cheaper cash-flow stories, while AI monetization, rate stabilization, and semiconductor demand could quickly restore Growth leadership if investors get proof soon enough.
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S&P futures are down 1.1% Friday morning after U.S. equities finished higher Thursday. Networking, banks, private equity, and dollar stores outperformed, while Mag 7 was mixed and metals, aerospace, and financial data services lagged. Global risk tone is weaker, with South Korea down more than 6%, Japan off nearly 2%, Hong Kong down more than
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We look at Factset’s recent thematic etf momentum study, “Thematic Momentum Strategies: Enhancing Returns Using Momentum-Based Rotation and Thematic Performance Drivers” by Stephen Malinak, Ph.D., and place it in the context of current thematic flow and return dynamics.
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Thursday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly higher Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closing at fresh all-time highs. Semis and Mag 7 led again, though breadth remained weak, with the equal-weight S&P lagging the cap-weighted index by roughly 100 bp. Global markets are mixed, with South Korea
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S&P futures are up 0.2% Wednesday morning after U.S. equities finished mostly lower Tuesday, with memory, semis, and other AI-linked themes leading the decline. Travel/leisure, builders, apparel, and trucking also lagged, though 6 of 11 sectors still finished higher, led by Energy, big banks, biopharma, and staples retailers. Global tone is firmer, with Asia mostly
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For sector investors, the message is: stay exposed to AI leadership but add defensive ballast and avoid sectors most exposed to higher energy costs, higher rates, consumer weakness, and policy uncertainty.
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