March 24, 2025 S&P futures are up 1.1% Monday morning, near premarket highs, following a mostly higher finish for U.S. equities last week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both broke four-week losing streaks, despite ongoing underperformance from big tech. Treasuries are weaker with yields up 3–4 bps, while the dollar index is down 0.2%. Gold […]
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We remain skeptical of equities current attempt at a rally. No signs of enthusiasm for discounted Growth themes at these levels so far. Financials are acting better among bull market exposures.
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COMMENTARY: The S&P 500 index got some help during Wednesday and Friday’s trading sessions to stop five weeks in a row of losses, to eke out a fifty-basis point gain for the week. The index has been swimming against the tide of the “Mag-7” stocks showing their worst-performing quarter in two years. The Energy Sector
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Rotation away from Growth continues. We think there’s more upside for commodities related stocks in the near-term which supports continued outperformance in the Value trade. We will be looking closely at performance of defensive sectors and factors vs. those that offer exposure to Growth to try and sus out the next potential pivot for the US equity market. We don’t have high conviction signals to move off a defensive posture in our positioning yet.
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March 21, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.4% in early Friday trading, reversing modest gains seen earlier in the session. This comes after U.S. equities finished mostly lower on Thursday in a quiet session with little macro news. Despite the choppy tone, major indexes are still on track to finish the week higher, led by
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March 20, 2025 S&P futures are down 0.6% Thursday morning, giving back earlier gains after Wednesday’s rally saw the S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 all climb over 1%. Growth and momentum stocks led the move, with all 11 sectors finishing higher and the VIX dropping below 20 for the first time since February. Treasuries are
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March 19, 2025 S&P futures up 0.1% Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s pullback, which ended a brief two-day bounce. Big tech underperformed, with all Mag 7 stocks now down YTD and the group off more than 16%. Asian and European markets mixed. Treasuries steady, dollar up 0.4%, gold down 0.2%, and Bitcoin up 2.0%. WTI crude
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March 18, 2025 The S&P 500 is attempting a rally with yesterday’s positive close marking the first consecutive positive closes since the current correction began on February 19. Discretionary shares continue to see performance nosedive vs. the S&P 500 while buyers are starting to kick the tires on Tech shares here. The sector performance chart
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March 18, 2025 S&P futures down 0.4% in Tuesday premarket trading, near session lows. Follows Monday’s second straight gain, the S&P’s first two-day win streak since Feb. 19, with equal-weight S&P and cyclicals outperforming while Mag 7 lagged. Asian markets extended gains for a third session, with Hong Kong (+2.5%) and Japan (+1%) leading. European
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March 17, 2025 S&P futures down 0.4% following Friday’s sharp rally, which marked the S&P’s best daily performance since Trump’s 2024 election win. Despite the bounce, the index still logged its fourth consecutive weekly decline. Asian markets mostly higher, with South Korea, Japan, and Australia leading gains, while European markets are mixed. Treasuries firmer, with
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