February 5, 2026 S&P 500 futures +0.2% Thursday morning after a mixed U.S. session on Wednesday. The S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 closed lower, but the equal-weight S&P rose nearly 0.9% to a fresh record, underscoring continued broadening. Semiconductors were the main drag, while software fell for a seventh straight session. Select cyclicals and […]
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January 13, 2026 S&P futures −0.2% after U.S. equities finished higher Monday, reversing an early dip. Small caps outperformed again, extending the early-2026 broadening / pro-cyclical rotation theme. Strength on Monday was seen in big tech, retail favorites, momentum leaders, metals, memory, semicaps, restaurants, staples, and industrial multis, while consumer finance lagged. Overnight, Asian markets
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January 12, 2026 S&P futures off 0.6% in Monday morning trading after U.S. equities finished strongly higher in the first full week of 2026, with all major indexes up >1.5% and small caps leading (Russell 2000 +4.5%+). Overnight, Asian markets were higher with Greater China outperforming, while Europe slipped ~0.3%. Treasuries sold off, with long-end
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January 8, 2026 S&P futures −0.25% in Thursday morning trading following a mostly lower close Wednesday, with stocks ending near session lows. Pro-cyclical leaders that had recently outperformed—financials, semis, and industrials—came under pressure, while Mag 7 stocks held up better. Overnight, Asian markets were mostly lower, led by Japan (−1.5%+), while European equities fell ~0.3%.
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November 3, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% following a strong October in which the S&P 500 rose for a sixth straight month and the Nasdaq for a seventh. Asian equities were higher overnight (South Korea +3% to a record), while Europe gained ~0.5%. Treasuries firmed slightly with front-end yields −2 bp. Dollar Index +0.1%, gold +0.3%,
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October 6, 2025 S&P futures +0.3% after U.S. equities ended mixed on Friday, though the S&P 500 extended its winning streak to six sessions and all major indexes posted weekly gains of over 1%. Outperformers included pharma, semiconductors, China tech, utilities, builders, rails, and machinery, while big tech was mixed — NVDA stood out with
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September 12, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% in quiet Friday premarket after Thursday’s gains pushed the S&P and Nasdaq to fresh ATHs. Week shaping up for moderate index gains. European markets softer, Asia mixed. Treasuries steady to weaker at the short end after a big flattening move this week. Dollar +0.2%, gold +0.2%, Bitcoin +0.4%,
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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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April 28, 2025 S&P futures down 0.1% Monday morning following last week’s sharp rally, where the S&P 500 gained over 4.5% to its highest level since Liberation Day, led by Mag 7 strength. Asian markets were mixed overnight, while European equities opened higher by ~0.5%. Treasuries were steady to slightly weaker. Dollar index up 0.2%,
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S&P futures are down 1.6% Monday after US equities closed lower Friday, capping a down week despite a strong January. Asian and European markets are sharply lower, with Taiwan down over 3.5% and Japan and South Korea off more than 2.5%. Treasury yields are rising on stagflation concerns, the dollar is up 1%, Bitcoin futures
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