March 7, 2025 S&P 500 futures are up 0.3% in early trading, attempting a rebound after Thursday’s sharp selloff, which marked the S&P’s biggest pullback of the year for the second time this week. Big Tech continued to struggle, with Nvidia (NVDA) under heavy pressure, pushing the Mag 7 into correction territory. Asian markets were […]
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February 18, 2025 S&P futures +0.2% Tuesday morning after a mixed but positive week for U.S. equities, led by big tech. Asian markets mostly higher, with Hong Kong extending its rally, though mainland China declined. European markets narrowly mixed. Treasuries weaker, 10-year yields above 4.50%. Dollar index +0.3%. Gold +0.8%. Bitcoin futures -0.8%. WTI crude
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One of the most popular categories of funds available to investors are those offering thematic exposure. This category leverages a specific theme or themes that have gained traction economically and within popular culture. Thematic ETFs range from the speculative (ARKX Space Exploration & Innovation ETF) to things we take for granted (Global X Infrastructure Development
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The first Tactical Tuesday Report of 2025 rolls out as investors are looking to accumulate equities on year-end 2024 weakness. The S&P 500 entered 2025 with near-term breadth measures showing signs of potential selling exhaustion as >80% of stocks had seen prices pushed below their respective 50-day moving averages in December (chart below, middle panel).
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S&P futures up 0.6% in Monday morning trading, building on Friday’s rally that saw the S&P snap a five-day losing streak with major indices up over 1%. Despite Friday’s bounce, US equities ended mostly down for the week. Treasuries slightly weaker with the curve bull steepening. Dollar index down 0.3%, gold off 0.4%, Bitcoin futures
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S&P futures up 0.1% Monday morning following a mostly lower week for US equities. Small-caps, rate-sensitive sectors, industrial metals, and banks lagged, while big tech outperformed, led by GOOGL-US, though NVDA-US saw pressure. Asian markets mostly lower, with Shenzhen and Hang Seng declining on weak China activity data. South Korea also slipped after early gains
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S&P futures are up 0.3% Friday morning following Thursday’s pullback. Stocks are on track to finish the week mostly lower, though tech provides some support. Asian markets were weaker, with Greater China underperforming as the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite fell over 2%. European markets are up 0.3%. Treasuries are slightly weaker, the dollar index
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S&P futures are down 0.2% Thursday morning after US equities closed mostly higher Wednesday, with big tech and semis leading gains. The Nasdaq hit another record high, surpassing 20K. Asian markets were mostly up overnight, led by Japan, South Korea, and China’s Shenzhen. European markets are slightly higher (~0.1%). Treasuries weakened, with yields up 2-3
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Consolidation at the sector level is getting long in the tooth, but we continue to give the Technology shares the benefit of the doubt.
We are seeing some signs of “AI fatigue” in the stock charts that comprise the Technology Sector
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